📍 414 S Main, Candor, Montgomery County, 27229
Candor Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Candor, Montgomery County. The school has 374 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Montgomery County Schools school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in a rural setting. The school employs 21.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 17.3:1. 27% of students are proficient in reading. 17% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
Candor Elementary enrolls 374 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 49% male and 51% female. A teaching staff of 21.6 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 17.3:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 61% Hispanic or Latino, 19% Black or African American and 12% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 229 | 61% |
| Black or African American | 71 | 19% |
| White | 46 | 12% |
| Two or more races | 23 | 6.1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 3 | <1% |
| Asian | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
359 of the school's 374 students (96%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 342 qualify for free lunch and 17 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Candor Elementary is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Distant). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district NC-80, state senate district 29, state house district 66.
Candor Elementary is one of 11 schools in Montgomery County Schools, based in Troy, North Carolina. The district serves 3,587 students district-wide and employs 220 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 374 students, Candor Elementary is close to the district average of about 326 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Distant