Old Fort Elementary School

Elementary school·Grades PK-5 Old Fort, North Carolina·28762
Score
84.5/100
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#195
Among 1,256 North Carolina elementary schools
#1
In McDowell County Schools
Top 16%
In North Carolina

Score 84.5/100: better than 84% of North Carolina elementary schools on 2025-26 state tests. Schools are only compared with others of the same type in the same state. How we score schools

Performance (state tests, 2025-26)

% proficient on state tests in North Carolina, all students. Colored bars are green when the school is at or above the average for similar North Carolina schools.

English language arts
69%
Similar North Carolina schools ≈ 55%, better than 83% of them
150 students tested
Math
73%
Similar North Carolina schools ≈ 63%, better than 76% of them
150 students tested
Science
85%
Similar North Carolina schools ≈ 68%, better than 89% of them
47 students tested
All North Carolina schools (ELA / math)
57% / 59%
State average across every school type, 2025-26
All 3 published results by grade and test

As published by North Carolina Department of Public Instruction. "Hidden" means the state didn't publish the result to protect student privacy.

SubjectGradeTestResultStudents tested
English language artsAll gradesNC EOG Reading68.7150
MathAll gradesNC EOG Math73.3150
ScienceAll gradesNC EOG Science85.147

School profile

Grades
PK-5
Students
319
Type
Elementary school
Charter school
No
Program
Regular

Students

Enrollment
319
Typical elementary school: 453
Free or reduced-price lunch
—
Not reported to the federal data

District and location

City
McDowell County

Contact

Address
128 Mauney Avenue
Old Fort, NC 28762

"Typical" is the middle (median) elementary school in North Carolina. Higher or lower is not in itself better or worse. Address, phone and website are as the state reported them to the U.S. Department of Education for 2024-25, so check with the school before visiting. School details: U.S. Department of Education, Common Core of Data (enrollment 2023-24).

Nearby elementary schools

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Location

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Old Fort Elementary School at a glance

Old Fort Elementary School is a public elementary school in Old Fort, North Carolina, serving grades PK-5. It is part of McDowell County Schools. It has about 319 students (a typical North Carolina elementary school has 453).

In 2025-26 state tests, 69% in English language arts (similar schools: 55%) and 73% in math (similar schools: 63%) reached the state standard (% proficient). On our score, which compares it only with other North Carolina elementary schools, it scores 84.5 out of 100: better than 84% of them, ranking #195 of 1,256. Its English language arts result rose by 11 points from the year before. This overview is generated automatically from published state and federal data; figures are rounded, and you can check the originals via the official sources above.

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Page updated 2026-10-12.