📍 206 N 3rd Street, Albemarle, Stanly County, 28001
Central Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Albemarle, Stanly County. The school has 546 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Stanly County Schools school district. It serves grades K–5 in a small-town setting. The school employs 34.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 15.7:1. 26% of students are proficient in reading. 25% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
Central Elementary enrolls 546 students across grades K–5. The student body is 55% male and 45% female. A teaching staff of 34.8 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 15.7:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 35% Black or African American, 34% White and 14% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 190 | 35% |
| White | 187 | 34% |
| Two or more races | 75 | 14% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 72 | 13% |
| Asian | 21 | 3.8% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
543 of the school's 546 students (99%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 543 qualify for free lunch and 0 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.
Central Elementary is located in a small-town setting (NCES locale: Town, 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 33, state house district 66.
Central Elementary is one of 23 schools in Stanly County Schools, based in Albemarle, North Carolina. The district serves 8,743 students district-wide and employs 539 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 546 students, Central Elementary is larger than the district average of about 380 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Town - Distant