Schools in Aquadale · Stanly County Schools
Aquadale’s public schools score below 55% of North Carolina districts
The public schools Aquadale’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, trail 55% of North Carolina’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they sit near the middle.
36%beats similar-income towns
Reading proficiency
42%
▼ 5 pts vs NC 47%
2020–21
Math proficiency
38%
▼ 4 pts vs NC 42%
2020–21
Graduate on time
89%
▲ 1 pts vs NC 88%
class of 2020
Spent per student
$11.5K
▼ 12% vs NC $13.0K
FY2024
Students per teacher
13.0
NC 16.1 · smaller classes
Schools
1
379 students
The School Grade
How Aquadale compares
C+ Test scoresB− Graduation
North Carolina school districts we grade (318)Better than 45%
Lower resultsHigher results
North Carolina towns with similar household incomes (326)Better than 36%
High confidence. Built on 4,284 tested students and a graduating class of 630; ordinary year-to-year swings are unlikely to change it.
How the School Grade works
- Results, not inputs. Math and reading proficiency on North Carolina’s state tests against the state average, plus the four-year graduation rate. Spending and class size are shown but don’t count. Tests: 2020–21; graduation: class of 2020.
- The whole path. A town’s grade follows its kids through every district that serves it, weighted by students tested. Tests count 60%, graduation 40%.
- Graded within the state. Each state writes its own tests, so districts are compared with the rest of North Carolina only. A+ is the top 5%, A the next 10%, A− the next 10%, the B range the next 30%, the C range the next 30%, D the rest.
- What a grade can’t tell you. Test results track family income, so we also compare towns with similar incomes. Visit, ask other parents, and read neighbor reviews. It’s our own summary of U.S. Department of Education data, not an official rating.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Aquadale.
5 schools teach 6th grade in Aquadale’s district. Which one depends on your address: West Stanly Middle School, North Stanly Middle, South Stanly Middle and Albemarle Middle and more.
5 schools teach 7th grade in Aquadale’s district. Which one depends on your address: West Stanly Middle School, North Stanly Middle, South Stanly Middle and Albemarle Middle and more.
5 schools teach 8th grade in Aquadale’s district. Which one depends on your address: West Stanly Middle School, North Stanly Middle, South Stanly Middle and Albemarle Middle and more.
6 schools teach 9th grade in Aquadale’s district. Which one depends on your address: West Stanly High, North Stanly High, South Stanly High and Albemarle High and more.
6 schools teach 10th grade in Aquadale’s district. Which one depends on your address: West Stanly High, North Stanly High, South Stanly High and Albemarle High and more.
6 schools teach 11th grade in Aquadale’s district. Which one depends on your address: West Stanly High, North Stanly High, South Stanly High and Albemarle High and more.
6 schools teach 12th grade in Aquadale’s district. Which one depends on your address: West Stanly High, North Stanly High, South Stanly High and Albemarle High and more.
The path, start to finish
PK–5Aquadale ElementaryStanly County Schools
6–85 middle schoolsDepends on your address
9–126 high schoolsDepends on your address
The district
Each district’s own page has its spending, test scores, enrollment and every school.
Test scores · 2020–21
Well below the state in reading
Reading42%
State average 47.2%
Math38%
State average 41.9%
Every school in Aquadale
1 school. Grades are based on state tests and graduation. Any other ratings are made by neighbors.
Elementary
Also serving Aquadale · in other towns
West Stanly Middle School
B−662 students17:1Rate it →
North Stanly Middle
C471 students17:1Rate it →
South Stanly Middle
C402 students17:1Rate it →
Albemarle Middle
C−355 students14:1Rate it →
Oakboro Choice STEM
B353 students14:1Rate it →
West Stanly High
A800 students18:1Rate it →
North Stanly High
A−568 students15:1Rate it →
South Stanly High
B442 students16:1Rate it →
Albemarle High
C414 students14:1Rate it →
Stanly STEM Early College
C+189 students32:1Rate it →
Stanly Early College High
B188 students24:1Rate it →
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Within reach
Colleges →Colleges near Aquadale
There’s no college in Aquadale, but 8 are within 30 miles. The closest is Stanly Community College in Albemarle, 8 miles away.
Stanly Community CollegeCommunity college · Public · Albemarle
8 mi858 students
South Piedmont Community CollegeCommunity college · Public · Polkton
15.5 mi2,368 students
Pfeiffer UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Misenheimer
18.3 mi755 students
Wingate UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Wingate
20.6 mi3,090 students
Montgomery Community CollegeCommunity college · Public · Troy
22.2 mi877 students
Cabarrus College of Health SciencesUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Concord
26 mi597 students
University of North Carolina at CharlotteUniversity or college · Public · Charlotte
29.2 mi27,318 students
Charlotte Christian College and Theological SeminaryUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Charlotte
29.3 mi9 students
Straight-line distance from the center of Aquadale. Degree-granting colleges with students on campus · College Scorecard · IPEDS.
School data: U.S. Department of Education (NCES, EDFacts, F-33 school finance). The School Grade is our own summary of state test results and graduation rates, graded within North Carolina. Stars are from neighbors.