📍 400 South Main St, Norwood, Stanly County, 28128
Norwood Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Norwood, Stanly County. The school has 342 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Stanly County Schools school district. It serves grades K–5 in a rural setting. The school employs 22 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 15.6:1. 32% of students are proficient in reading. 27% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
Norwood Elementary enrolls 342 students across grades K–5. The student body is 48% male and 52% female. A teaching staff of 22 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 15.6:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 63% White, 17% Black or African American and 11% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 217 | 63% |
| Black or African American | 57 | 17% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 39 | 11% |
| Two or more races | 23 | 6.7% |
| Asian | 5 | 1.5% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
339 of the school's 342 students (99%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 339 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.
Norwood 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 33, state house district 67.
Norwood 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 342 students, Norwood Elementary is close to the district average of about 380 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Distant