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Norwood Elementary

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Norwood Elementary ranks 706 th of 1492 North Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

706^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,492 North Carolina Elementary Schools

Better than 53% of North Carolina elementary schools

Summary

Norwood Elementary is a K-5 school in Norwood, NC, serving 354 students in Stanly County Schools, where nearly all students (99.15%) come from low-income households. Norwood has shown a clear upward performance trajectory since 2022-2023, moving from the bottom fifth of North Carolina elementary schools to the 53rd percentile overall (3 stars). This academic rise has been accompanied by a major drop in chronic absenteeism, which fell from 43.4% in 2021-2022 to just 14.1% in 2024-2025, significantly better than the district’s 19.7% and the state’s 24.2%.

Within a 15-mile radius, Norwood sits squarely in the middle of a widely varied group of similarly high-poverty schools. Higher-performing neighbors like Millingport Elementary and Oakboro Choice STEM consistently earn 4 stars, while lower-performing schools like Central Elementary and East Albemarle Elementary are near the bottom of the state. One of Norwood’s standout strengths is its 4th grade, where math proficiency (75.9%) outpaces the district (63.6%), the state (61.4%), and even higher-ranked Millingport Elementary (69.4%). However, the school loses momentum by 5th grade, where reading proficiency (47.4%) and science proficiency (61.4%) trail state averages (55.3% and 67.7%, respectively).

For a school with near-universal poverty, Norwood performs well with its low-income students, ranking at the 53rd percentile statewide for this subgroup. However, there are notable differences in how student groups perform relative to statewide peers: female students rank significantly higher than male students. Because these patterns transcend simple demographics, they point to specific instructional and engagement challenges rather than socioeconomic destiny. Sustaining the recent attendance gains and focusing on the 5th-grade transition are the clearest opportunities. If Norwood Elementary can solve this upper-elementary slowdown, it has a realistic path toward joining the higher-performing tier of nearby schools like Badin Elementary in the coming years.

354

Students ?

15.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

Community Eligibility

All students receive free meals (2024-25) ?

93.8%

Kindergartners up to date on all required vaccines (2025-26)

Exemptions: 0% (any vaccine)

400 South Main St
Norwood, NC 28128

(704) 961-4000

District: Stanly County Schools

Students who attend Norwood Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	South Stanly Middle
High:	South Stanly High

Racial breakdown:

White:

64.1%

Hispanic:

15.0%

African American:

11.6%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 37th percentile in 2016 → 53rd in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 16 percentile points since 2016

✓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 (2025-2026) ?

This school60%

District avg62%

North Carolina avg61%

706^th of 1,492

North Carolina public elementary schools ?

Top 47%▲ up 16 pts since 2016

From bottom 37% (2016) to top 47% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

100^th of 246Stanly 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
2026	51.5	706 of 1492	52.7%	★★★☆☆
2025	52.7	699 of 1490	53.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	46.8	803 of 1505	46.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	22.9	1209 of 1502	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	30.5	1082 of 1514	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	29.8	1025 of 1489	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	39.6	924 of 1473	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	27.3	1117 of 1434	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	39.8	913 of 1429	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2016	41.7	901 of 1425	36.8%	★★☆☆☆
2015	33.9	1022 of 1440	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	31.7	988 of 1390	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	26.4	1088 of 1403	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	58.8	626 of 1388	54.9%	★★★☆☆
2011	62.8	573 of 1381	58.5%	★★★☆☆
2010	62.1	573 of 1363	58.0%	★★★☆☆
2009	61.2	587 of 1354	56.6%	★★★☆☆
2008	56.7	602 of 1324	54.5%	★★★☆☆
2007	57.3	603 of 1293	53.4%	★★★☆☆
2006	62.5	490 of 1276	61.6%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	57.8	307 of 918	66.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	13.9	891 of 933	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	9.8	916 of 927	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	13.5	882 of 896	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	12.2	914 of 949	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2019	73.7	126 of 878	85.6%	★★★★☆
2018	57.9	296 of 897	67.0%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	55.3	627 of 1447	56.7%	★★★☆☆
2025	59.8	553 of 1451	61.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	45.2	798 of 1455	45.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	28.7	1105 of 1459	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	29.0	1086 of 1458	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	31.1	986 of 1440	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	48.2	777 of 1424	45.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	29.5	1082 of 1405	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2024	25.3	795 of 951	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	50.4	674 of 1434	53.0%	★★★☆☆
2025	57.1	537 of 1437	62.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	50.0	696 of 1450	52.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	23.0	1216 of 1437	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	35.3	926 of 1366	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	25.6	1034 of 1329	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	46.0	772 of 1361	43.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	33.9	957 of 1332	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	47.1	772 of 1451	46.8%	★★☆☆☆
2025	44.2	823 of 1450	43.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	47.5	791 of 1464	46.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	18.9	1254 of 1461	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	32.3	1027 of 1464	29.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	28.8	1011 of 1444	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	32.7	1064 of 1430	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	29.3	1090 of 1413	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	34.2	825 of 1146	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	37.7	797 of 1172	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	29.6	898 of 1166	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	10.3	1133 of 1183	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	22.9	1015 of 1194	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	22.4	984 of 1172	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	34.9	850 of 1183	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	17.2	1093 of 1178	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

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 (2019)86th percentile+48 vs school

African American (2025)67th percentile+13 vs school

Female (2026)57th percentile+4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)53rd percentile~ school

Male (2026)47th percentile-6 vs school

White (2026)28th percentile-25 vs school

Hispanic (2024)16th percentile-30 vs school

By subject vs North Carolina (2025-2026) ?

Mathematics66%+3 vs state

Science61%-6 vs state

Reading53%-3 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				EOG Mathematics (2026)						EOG Reading (2026)						EOG Science (2026)		Vaccination (2025-26)		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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	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	Vaccination: Kindergartners up to date on all required vaccines	Vaccination: Exemption rate	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
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	—	227 (64.1%)	41 (11.6%)	53 (15.0%)	6 (1.7%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (7.3%)	51.5	706^th of 1492 public elementary schools	52.7%		52.7	699^th of 1490 public elementary schools	53.1%	7	69.2	75.9	54.4				50.8	63.0	47.4				61.4		93.8%	0%	$8,500	$935	$7,565
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	—	244 (64.4%)	48 (12.7%)	34 (9.0%)	16 (4.2%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (9.2%)	49.6	737^th of 1492 public elementary schools	50.6%		52.8	695^th of 1490 public elementary schools	53.4%	42	70.8	54.5	62.5				50.0	43.9	59.4				71.9		94.9%	1.7%	$8,983	$974	$8,009
Mount Gilead Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	100 School Street	Mount Gilead	27306	Montgomery County	Montgomery County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 439-5411	190	11	17.2	95.3%	59 (31.1%)	89 (46.8%)	12 (6.3%)	9 (4.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (11.1%)	4.1	1472^nd of 1492 public elementary schools	1.3%		9.6	1427^th of 1490 public elementary schools	4.2%	45	26.1	17.6	32.4				34.8	29.4	27.0				27.0		96%	0%	$11,225	$1,647	$9,578
Ansonville Elementary	Public	K-6	9104 Hwy 52 N	Ansonville	28170	Anson County	Anson County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(704) 826-8337	158	11	14.6	—	76 (48.1%)	58 (36.7%)	10 (6.3%)	6 (3.8%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (4.4%)	35.6	990^th of 1492 public elementary schools	33.6%		51.4	721^st of 1490 public elementary schools	51.6%	269	40.0	72.7	33.3	44.4			60.0	66.7	25.0	44.4			37.5		100%	0%	$12,916	$1,926	$10,991
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	—	47 (18.0%)	146 (55.9%)	33 (12.6%)	11 (4.2%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (8.8%)	4.3	1469^th of 1492 public elementary schools	1.5%		6.6	1452^nd of 1490 public elementary schools	2.6%	17	29.8	19.6	31.7				36.2	19.6	26.8				29.3		98.1%	1.9%	$10,004	$1,532	$8,473
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	—	174 (33.1%)	174 (33.1%)	84 (16.0%)	17 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	75 (14.3%)	19.4	1287^th of 1492 public elementary schools	13.7%		21.8	1247^th of 1490 public elementary schools	16.3%	40	35.4	59.3	44.6				34.2	44.4	40.2				43.4		94.4%	2.8%	$9,432	$1,366	$8,066
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	—	289 (80.3%)	14 (3.9%)	35 (9.7%)	6 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (4.4%)	48.7	751^st of 1492 public elementary schools	49.7%		51.9	712^th of 1490 public elementary schools	52.2%	39	75.0	54.2	54.1				62.5	58.3	45.9				57.4		96.4%	2.4%	$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	—	288 (81.6%)	9 (2.5%)	35 (9.9%)	4 (1.1%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (4.5%)	80.8	234^th of 1492 public elementary schools	84.3%		83	204^th of 1490 public elementary schools	86.3%	30	87.0	84.8	63.8	68.2	79.3	86.7	69.6	76.1	68.1	68.2	86.2	93.3	76.6	93.3	97.8%	2.2%	$8,393	$828	$7,565
Badin Elementary	Public	K-5	47 Henderson St	Badin	28009	Stanly County	Stanly County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(704) 961-3900	411	29	14.2	—	281 (68.4%)	56 (13.6%)	15 (3.6%)	10 (2.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (11.7%)	76.7	285^th of 1492 public elementary schools	80.9%		85.2	169^th of 1490 public elementary schools	88.7%	116	76.5	78.8	74.2				54.1	65.9	75.8				84.8		94%	6%	$8,304	$1,053	$7,251
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%)	84	190^th of 1492 public elementary schools	87.3%		85.7	161^st of 1490 public elementary schools	89.2%	29	82.1	69.4	84.6				78.6	75.0	63.2				84.6		94.9%	5.1%	$10,684	$1,258	$9,426

Frequently Asked Questions about Norwood Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Norwood Elementary?

Students at Norwood Elementary are 64% White, 15% Hispanic, 12% African American, 7% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

What district is Norwood Elementary in?

Stanly County Schools

How many students attend Norwood Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 354 students attended Norwood Elementary.

Is Norwood Elementary a good school?

Norwood Elementary ranks 706^th of 1492 North Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What schools do graduates of Norwood Elementary attend?

Students who attend Norwood Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : South Stanly Middle
High : South Stanly High

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2025–26 graduation rates (updated)NewNov 2, 2026

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the North Carolina Dept of Public Instruction.

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