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Aquadale Elementary

Q: Is Aquadale Elementary a good school?

Aquadale Elementary ranks 695 th of 1490 North Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

695^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,490 North Carolina Elementary Schools

Better than 53% of North Carolina elementary schools

Summary

Aquadale Elementary is a public elementary school located in Norwood, North Carolina, serving grades PK-5 with a student population of 354. The school is part of the Stanly County Schools district, which is ranked 92 out of 242 districts in the state.

Aquadale Elementary has a very high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 38.73% to 99.15%, which is significantly higher than the nearby schools. However, the school has a relatively low student-teacher ratio, ranging from 12.1 to 12.6, which may allow for more individualized attention and support for students. Aquadale's academic performance is mixed compared to the state and district averages, with some grade levels and subjects performing better than others. For example, the school's 3rd-grade math proficiency is higher than the state and district averages, but its 4th-grade math and 5th-grade science proficiency is lower.

Compared to nearby schools in the Stanly County Schools district, Aquadale Elementary's performance is generally lower, with schools like Millingport Elementary, Locust Elementary, and Norwood Elementary outperforming it. However, Aquadale does outperform some other nearby schools, such as Central Elementary and East Albemarle Elementary, which are in the bottom quartile of North Carolina elementary schools.

379

Students ?

13.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$8,983

Per pupil spending ?

99.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

11707 NC Hwy 138
Norwood, NC 28128-7505

(704) 961-5600

District: Stanly County Schools

Students who attend Aquadale Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	South Stanly Middle
High:	South Stanly High

Racial breakdown:

White:

64.4%

African American:

12.7%

Two or more races:

9.2%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 43rd percentile in 2022 → 53rd in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 53rd (2025) from a 43rd-percentile low (2022)

✓Above the North Carolina median (53rd percentile)

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school57%

District avg60%

North Carolina avg57%

695^th of 1,490

North Carolina public elementary schools ?

Top 47%▼ down 18 pts since 2015

From top 28% (2015) to top 47% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

7^th of 11Elementary Schools in the Stanly County Schools

92^nd of 242Stanly County Schools among North Carolina districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	52.8	695 of 1490	53.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	68.1	443 of 1505	70.6%	★★★★☆
2023	46.1	829 of 1502	44.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	43.0	861 of 1514	43.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	53.9	658 of 1489	55.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	55.9	656 of 1473	55.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	77.3	268 of 1434	81.3%	★★★★☆
2017	72.6	358 of 1429	74.9%	★★★★☆
2016	69.7	400 of 1425	71.9%	★★★★☆
2015	70.5	406 of 1440	71.8%	★★★★☆
2014	70.1	386 of 1390	72.2%	★★★★☆
2013	44.7	755 of 1403	46.2%	★★☆☆☆
2012	63.5	541 of 1388	61.0%	★★★☆☆
2011	60.7	598 of 1381	56.7%	★★★☆☆
2010	40.6	925 of 1363	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2009	52.8	728 of 1354	46.2%	★★☆☆☆
2008	48.3	748 of 1324	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2007	56.6	612 of 1293	52.7%	★★★☆☆
2006	71.7	313 of 1276	75.5%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	36.8	610 of 918	33.6%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2021	48.9	250 of 646	61.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	37.9	559 of 878	36.3%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	49.9	718 of 1451	50.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	66.8	418 of 1455	71.3%	★★★★☆
2023	39.3	893 of 1459	38.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	42.8	833 of 1458	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	51.1	667 of 1440	53.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	62.3	516 of 1424	63.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	80.5	214 of 1405	84.8%	★★★★☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	57.7	380 of 710	46.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	70.5	37 of 669	94.5%	★★★★★
2021	50.1	335 of 494	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	65.3	118 of 612	80.7%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	53.1	626 of 1437	56.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	61.6	467 of 1450	67.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	36.6	964 of 1437	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	33.1	967 of 1366	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	48.9	613 of 1329	53.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	51.0	653 of 1361	52.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	72.6	263 of 1332	80.3%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	54.0	645 of 1450	55.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	64.9	472 of 1464	67.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	50.7	732 of 1461	49.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	43.0	844 of 1464	42.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	54.8	613 of 1444	57.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	49.3	757 of 1430	47.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	67.7	426 of 1413	69.9%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	42.2	732 of 1172	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	67.9	342 of 1166	70.7%	★★★★☆
2023	37.4	804 of 1183	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	28.5	940 of 1194	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	34.3	805 of 1172	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	42.9	728 of 1183	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	66.7	384 of 1178	67.4%	★★★☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Disabled (2021)61st percentile+5 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)56th percentile+3 vs school

Male (2025)56th percentile~ school

Female (2025)51st percentile-3 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2025)46th percentile-7 vs school

White (2025)38th percentile-16 vs school

African American (2025)34th percentile-20 vs school

By subject vs North Carolina (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics65%+4 vs state

Science54%-8 vs state

Reading50%-3 vs state

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Schools Near Aquadale Elementary

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				EOG Mathematics (2025)						EOG Reading (2025)						EOG Science (2025)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	EOG Mathematics 3rd Grade	EOG Mathematics 4th Grade	EOG Mathematics 5th Grade	EOG Mathematics 6th Grade	EOG Mathematics 7th Grade	EOG Mathematics 8th Grade	EOG Reading 3rd Grade	EOG Reading 4th Grade	EOG Reading 5th Grade	EOG Reading 6th Grade	EOG Reading 7th Grade	EOG Reading 8th Grade	EOG Science 5th Grade	EOG Science 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Aquadale Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	11707 NC Hwy 138	Norwood	28128	Stanly County	Stanly County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(704) 961-5600	379	29	13.0	99.2%	244 (64.4%)	48 (12.7%)	34 (9.0%)	16 (4.2%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (9.2%)	52.8	695^th of 1490 public elementary schools	53.4%		68.1	443^rd of 1505 public elementary schools	70.6%	252	70.1	54.8	70.2				46.3	56.5	46.4				54.4		$8,983	$974	$8,009
Norwood Elementary	Public	K-5	400 South Main St	Norwood	28128	Stanly County	Stanly County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(704) 961-4000	354	23	15.0	99.2%	227 (64.1%)	41 (11.6%)	53 (15.0%)	6 (1.7%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (7.3%)	52.7	699^th of 1490 public elementary schools	53.1%		46.8	803^rd of 1505 public elementary schools	46.6%	104	76.8	76.3	53.0				53.6	62.1	31.8				50.0		$8,500	$935	$7,565
Endy Elementary	Public	K-5	27670 Betty Rd	Albemarle	28001	Stanly County	Stanly County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(704) 961-3300	360	27	13.2	99.2%	289 (80.3%)	14 (3.9%)	35 (9.7%)	6 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (4.4%)	51.9	712^th of 1490 public elementary schools	52.2%		40.9	916^th of 1505 public elementary schools	39.1%	204	73.6	57.7	55.7				52.1	59.6	50.0				41.0		$9,108	$956	$8,152
Oakboro Choice STEM	Public	K-8	1244 N Main St	Oakboro	28129	Stanly County	Stanly County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(704) 961-4700	353	25	13.9	99.2%	288 (81.6%)	9 (2.5%)	35 (9.9%)	4 (1.1%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (4.5%)	83	204^th of 1490 public elementary schools	86.3%		69.9	403^rd of 1505 public elementary schools	73.2%	199	87.5	61.4	82.6	80.0	93.3	95.6	54.2	68.2	76.1	80.0	93.3	87.0	76.1	91.3	$8,393	$828	$7,565
Central Elementary	Public	K-5	206 N 3rd Street	Albemarle	28001	Stanly County	Stanly County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(704) 961-3200	525	39	13.4	99.4%	174 (33.1%)	174 (33.1%)	84 (16.0%)	17 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	75 (14.3%)	21.8	1247^th of 1490 public elementary schools	16.3%		22.3	1241^st of 1505 public elementary schools	17.5%	6	30.5	54.5	42.0				14.6	45.5	29.0				58.0		$9,432	$1,366	$8,066
East Albemarle Elementary	Public	K-5	1813 E Main Street	Albemarle	28001	Stanly County	Stanly County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(704) 961-3500	261	20	13.2	98.9%	47 (18.0%)	146 (55.9%)	33 (12.6%)	11 (4.2%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (8.8%)	6.6	1452^nd of 1490 public elementary schools	2.6%		21.8	1255^th of 1505 public elementary schools	16.6%	197	22.9	37.5	21.7				14.6	45.0	19.6				19.6		$10,004	$1,532	$8,473
New Salem Elementary	Public	K-5	6106 Hwy 205	Marshville	28103	Union County	Union County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(704) 296-3175	249	17	15.0	37.8%	222 (89.2%)	2 (0.8%)	17 (6.8%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.4%)	82.2	213^th of 1490 public elementary schools	85.7%		82.1	214^th of 1505 public elementary schools	85.8%	1	81.8	71.1	90.5				52.3	68.9	66.7				81.0		$10,320	$659	$9,661
Ansonville Elementary	Public	K-6	9104 Hwy 52 N	Ansonville	28007	Anson County	Anson County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(704) 826-8337	158	11	14.6	98.1%	76 (48.1%)	58 (36.7%)	10 (6.3%)	6 (3.8%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (4.4%)	51.4	721^st of 1490 public elementary schools	51.6%		63.6	515^th of 1505 public elementary schools	65.8%	206	82.8	33.3	63.0	61.5			34.5	25.0	57.1	61.5			66.7		$12,916	$1,926	$10,991
Millingport Elementary	Public	K-5	24198 NC Hwy 73 W	Albemarle	28001	Stanly County	Stanly County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(704) 961-4300	192	15	12.9	97.9%	138 (71.9%)	2 (1.0%)	16 (8.3%)	18 (9.4%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (8.9%)	85.7	161^st of 1490 public elementary schools	89.2%		83.4	194^th of 1505 public elementary schools	87.1%	33	67.7	82.9	93.5				64.5	65.7	80.6				87.1		$10,684	$1,258	$9,426
Locust Elementary	Public	K-5	103 School Rd	Locust	28097	Stanly County	Stanly County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(704) 961-5500	563	36	15.7	99.5%	408 (72.5%)	27 (4.8%)	88 (15.6%)	8 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (5.7%)	83	203^rd of 1490 public elementary schools	86.4%		86.3	160^th of 1505 public elementary schools	89.4%	43	72.9	69.0	89.2				59.4	64.0	75.5				89.2		$8,043	$624	$7,419

Frequently Asked Questions about Aquadale Elementary

How many students attend Aquadale Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 379 students attended Aquadale Elementary.

Is Aquadale Elementary a good school?

Aquadale Elementary ranks 695^th of 1490 North Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What schools do graduates of Aquadale Elementary attend?

Students who attend Aquadale Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : South Stanly Middle
High : South Stanly High

What is the racial makeup of Aquadale Elementary?

Students at Aquadale Elementary are 64% White, 13% African American, 9% Two or more races, 9% Hispanic, 4% Asian.

What district is Aquadale Elementary in?

Stanly County Schools

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