Candor Elementary

Summary:

Candor Elementary is a public elementary school serving grades PK-5 in Candor, North Carolina, with a student population of 374. The school is part of the Montgomery County Schools district, which is ranked 194 out of 242 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Candor Elementary consistently underperforms compared to the state and its own district averages on standardized tests, with proficiency rates in Math and Reading well below state levels. The school has been ranked in the bottom 10-15% of North Carolina elementary schools in recent years, with a 0 or 1 out of 5 star rating from SchoolDigger. Its performance is particularly low for certain student subgroups, such as White students and English Language Learners. Candor Elementary also has an extremely high percentage of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 83.59% to 95.99% in recent years, indicating a very high level of economic disadvantage among the student population.

Compared to nearby schools in the Montgomery County and Moore County districts, such as Page Street Elementary and West End Elementary, Candor Elementary's performance is significantly lower, with higher academic proficiency rates, better school rankings, and lower percentages of students from low-income backgrounds. Addressing the challenges faced by Candor Elementary, which likely stem from its high-poverty student population, will require targeted, comprehensive support from the school, district, and state.


Detail:

Public PK, KG-5

 414 S Main
       Candor, NC  27229-8327


(910) 974-4582

District: Montgomery County Schools

SchoolDigger Rank:
1410th of 1,505 North Carolina Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $9,774 Help


Students who attend Candor Elementary usually attend:

Middle:    East Middle

Student/teacher ratio:  16.2 Help
Number of students:  353

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
67.1%
African American:
16.7%
White:
11.3%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  99.2% Help


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Performance Trends
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Compare Details Candor Elementary ranks worse than 93.7% of elementary schools in North Carolina. It also ranks 4th among 5 ranked elementary schools in the Montgomery County Schools District. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 11.22. (See more...)
Student Body
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Compare Details Candor Elementary has the largest elementary school student body size in the Montgomery County Schools District. Racial makeup is: Hispanic (67.1%), African American (16.7%), White (11.3%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 99.2% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. This is the highest percentage in the Montgomery County Schools District. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Candor Elementary is 16.2. 3 elementary schools in the Montgomery County Schools District have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)
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Finance
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Candor Elementary is $9,774, which is the lowest among 6 elementary schools in the Montgomery County Schools District!
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Candor Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Candor Elementary 1410th of 1505 North Carolina public elementary schools. (See Candor Elementary in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:


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Montgomery County Schools:

SchoolDigger ranks Montgomery County Schools 194th of 242 North Carolina school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Candor Elementary

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Rank History for all students at Candor Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2006 30.79 996th 1276 21.9%
2007 38.94 913th 1293 29.4%
2008 35.42 927th 1324 30.0%
2009 37.38 946th 1354 30.1%
2010 46.37 834th 1363 38.8%
2011 37.54 955th 1381 30.8%
2012 45.64 829th 1388 40.3%
2013 40.58 835th 1403 40.5%
2014 34.96 935th 1390 32.7%
2015 44.48 833rd 1440 42.2%
2016 24.52 1153rd 1425 19.1%
2017 32.68 1038th 1429 27.4%
2018 34.24 1020th 1434 28.9%
2019 37.79 972nd 1473 34.0%
2021 18.03 1242nd 1489 16.6%
2022 23.03 1208th 1514 20.2%
2023 11.32 1399th 1502 6.9%
2024 11.22 1410th 1505 6.3%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Candor Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 51.18 160th 421 62.0%
2019 51.78 192nd 497 61.4%
2021 33.84 256th 385 33.5%
2023 14.74 500th 514 2.7%
2024 24.73 460th 533 13.7%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Candor Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 54.66 593rd 1332 55.5%
2019 57.95 525th 1361 61.4%
2021 33.87 892nd 1329 32.9%
2022 40.15 847th 1366 38.0%
2023 20.27 1262nd 1437 12.2%
2024 16.79 1333rd 1450 8.1%
See the entire list of Best North Carolina Elementary Schools for Low Socio Economic Status Students!

Rank History for Female students at Candor Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 36.08 991st 1405 29.5%
2019 31.66 1045th 1424 26.6%
2021 15.78 1270th 1440 11.8%
2022 18.95 1278th 1458 12.3%
2023 12.31 1361st 1459 6.7%
2024 13.49 1348th 1455 7.4%
See the entire list of Best North Carolina Elementary Schools for Female Students!

Rank History for Disabled students at Candor Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 30.53 678th 897 24.4%
2019 28.75 689th 878 21.5%
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Rank History for Male students at Candor Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 34.25 1016th 1413 28.1%
2019 44.55 835th 1430 41.6%
2021 24.00 1104th 1444 23.5%
2022 30.87 1049th 1464 28.3%
2023 14.03 1340th 1461 8.3%
2024 13.11 1359th 1464 7.2%
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Rank History for African American students at Candor Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 46.84 488th 927 47.4%
2019 56.20 357th 949 62.4%
2022 48.53 420th 927 54.7%
2023 25.10 761st 933 18.4%
2024 20.93 814th 924 11.9%
See the entire list of Best North Carolina Elementary Schools for African American Students!

Rank History for Hispanic students at Candor Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 55.79 336th 851 60.5%
2019 57.66 327th 865 62.2%
2021 35.36 558th 843 33.8%
2022 40.52 538th 893 39.8%
2023 24.50 762nd 915 16.7%
2024 26.63 771st 951 18.9%
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Rank History for White students at Candor Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 21.25 1050th 1178 10.9%
2021 11.61 1126th 1172 3.9%
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Data source: test scores: North Carolina Dept of Public Instruction, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

Candor Elementary Test Scores
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Data source: North Carolina Dept of Public Instruction

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Enrollment information for Candor Elementary

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 153 181 0 1 0 n/a n/a 0 335
1989 178 175 0 17 0 n/a n/a 0 370
1990 177 169 0 31 0 n/a n/a 0 377
1991 177 167 1 38 1 n/a n/a 0 384
1992 159 152 2 53 0 n/a n/a 0 366
1993 140 143 1 89 0 n/a n/a 0 373
1994 139 131 0 92 0 n/a n/a 0 362
1995 149 153 0 124 0 n/a n/a 0 426
1996 149 153 0 124 0 n/a n/a 0 426
1997 122 151 0 134 0 n/a n/a 0 407
1998 138 169 1 162 1 n/a n/a -20 451
1999 138 171 1 186 0 n/a n/a 0 496
2000 134 184 1 223 0 n/a n/a 0 542
2001 124 172 0 247 0 n/a n/a 0 543
2002 117 162 1 318 0 n/a n/a 0 598
2003 117 162 1 318 0 n/a n/a 0 598
2004 112 130 1 354 0 n/a n/a 0 597
2005 102 135 1 395 0 n/a n/a 0 633
2006 102 126 3 357 0 n/a n/a 0 588
2007 120 118 2 424 0 n/a n/a 6 670
2008 105 113 2 427 0 n/a n/a 10 657
2009 62 86 0 233 0 n/a n/a 0 381
2010 51 82 0 240 0 n/a n/a 0 373
2011 55 64 1 216 0 0 3 0 339
2012 51 56 1 191 1 0 1 0 301
2013 66 57 1 213 2 0 4 0 343
2014 62 51 1 208 2 0 4 0 328
2015 62 70 1 214 3 0 4 0 354
2016 65 68 0 227 0 0 6 0 366
2017 60 78 0 251 0 0 12 0 401
2018 63 84 1 253 0 0 13 0 414
2019 58 88 0 264 0 0 15 0 425
2020 54 86 0 255 1 0 14 0 410
2021 53 74 0 242 1 0 14 0 384
2022 46 64 1 219 1 0 17 0 348
2023 46 71 2 229 3 0 23 0 374
2024 40 59 3 237 3 0 11 0 353

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Candor Elementary

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 335 20.0 16.7 51.9
1989 370 19.0 19.4 49.2
1990 377 20.0 18.8 56.8
1991 384 20.0 19.2 55.7
1992 366 15.0 24.4 45.9
1993 373 23.0 16.2 61.4
1994 362 24.0 15.1 67.7
1995 426 25.0 17.0 62.2
1996 426 25.0 17.0 62.2
1997 407 26.0 15.7 65.1
1998 451 32.0 14.1 68.6
1999 496 29.0 17.1 81.5
2000 542 29.0 18.7 76
2001 543 29.0 18.7 84.2
2002 598 44.0 13.6 85.8
2003 598 44.0 13.6 85.8
2004 597 44.0 13.6 86.3
2005 633 44.0 14.4 87.8
2006 588 44.0 13.4 99.5
2007 670 n/a n/a 92.9
2008 657 46.5 14.1 91.5
2009 381 28.5 13.4 94.8
2010 373 29.0 12.9 92.2
2011 339 27.5 12.3 99.1
2012 301 21.9 13.7 98.7
2013 343 19.7 17.3 92.4
2014 328 20.7 15.7 n/a
2015 354 22.0 16.0 92.9
2016 366 22.0 16.6 93.4
2017 401 25.5 15.6 92
2018 414 26.0 15.9 94.2
2019 425 23.6 17.9 89.9
2020 410 24.9 16.4 91.5
2021 384 21.9 17.4 83.6
2022 348 23.8 14.5 86.2
2023 374 21.6 17.2 96
2024 353 21.7 16.2 99.2

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Candor Elementary

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 335 20.0 16.7 51.9
1989 370 19.0 19.4 49.2
1990 377 20.0 18.8 56.8
1991 384 20.0 19.2 55.7
1992 366 15.0 24.4 45.9
1993 373 23.0 16.2 61.4
1994 362 24.0 15.1 67.7
1995 426 25.0 17.0 62.2
1996 426 25.0 17.0 62.2
1997 407 26.0 15.7 65.1
1998 451 32.0 14.1 68.6
1999 496 29.0 17.1 81.5
2000 542 29.0 18.7 76
2001 543 29.0 18.7 84.2
2002 598 44.0 13.6 85.8
2003 598 44.0 13.6 85.8
2004 597 44.0 13.6 86.3
2005 633 44.0 14.4 87.8
2006 588 44.0 13.4 99.5
2007 670 n/a n/a 92.9
2008 657 46.5 14.1 91.5
2009 381 28.5 13.4 94.8
2010 373 29.0 12.9 92.2
2011 339 27.5 12.3 99.1
2012 301 21.9 13.7 98.7
2013 343 19.7 17.3 92.4
2014 328 20.7 15.7 n/a
2015 354 22.0 16.0 92.9
2016 366 22.0 16.6 93.4
2017 401 25.5 15.6 92
2018 414 26.0 15.9 94.2
2019 425 23.6 17.9 89.9
2020 410 24.9 16.4 91.5
2021 384 21.9 17.4 83.6
2022 348 23.8 14.5 86.2
2023 374 21.6 17.2 96
2024 353 21.7 16.2 99.2

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
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Per Pupil Expenditures for Candor Elementary

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $1,668 (17.1%) $8,106 (82.9%) $9,774

Data source: North Carolina Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Candor Elementary

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 972nd of 1473 Elementary schoolsRanks 1399th of 1502 Elementary schools
 27.2%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
3rd Grade Mathematics (Candor Elementary)56.937.1
 19.8%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Montgomery County Schools)53.844.2
 9.6%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (North Carolina)64.361.1
 3.2%
3rd Grade Reading (Candor Elementary)48.328.6
 19.7%
   3rd Grade Reading (Montgomery County Schools)4831.5
 16.5%
   3rd Grade Reading (North Carolina)56.848
 8.8%
4th Grade Mathematics (Candor Elementary)65.330.4
 34.9%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Montgomery County Schools)56.940.7
 16.2%
   4th Grade Mathematics (North Carolina)57.355.3
 2%
4th Grade Reading (Candor Elementary)65.333.9
 31.4%
   4th Grade Reading (Montgomery County Schools)62.544.4
 18.1%
   4th Grade Reading (North Carolina)57.355.3
 2%
5th Grade Mathematics (Candor Elementary)33.828
 5.8%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Montgomery County Schools)45.130.5
 14.6%
   5th Grade Mathematics (North Carolina)60.255.9
 4.3%
5th Grade Reading (Candor Elementary)36.424
 12.4%
   5th Grade Reading (Montgomery County Schools)44.231.6
 12.6%
   5th Grade Reading (North Carolina)54.648
 6.6%
5th Grade Science (Candor Elementary)64.938
 26.9%
   5th Grade Science (Montgomery County Schools)67.153.5
 13.6%
   5th Grade Science (North Carolina)72.665.3
 7.3%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students425374
 12%
African American8871
 19.3%
American Indian03
Asian02
Hispanic264229
 13.3%
Pacific Islander00
White5846
 20.7%
Two or More Races1523
 53.3%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients89.9%96%
 6.1%


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Frequently Asked Questions about Candor Elementary

In the 2023-24 school year, 353 students attended Candor Elementary.

Students who attend Candor Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : East Middle

Students at Candor Elementary are 67% Hispanic, 17% African American, 11% White, 3% Two or more races.

Candor Elementary ranks in the bottom 6.3% of North Carolina elementary schools.


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