Red Cross’s public schools
Stanly County Schools has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Red Cross. Each school below is shown with its own results.
Tests spring 2022, when 100% of students in North Carolina’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools
Red Cross’s schools, in brief
School by school
8 of Red Cross’s 13 district schools with test results score above the middle of North Carolina’s 2,529 public schools. West Stanly High places highest (better than 86%); Central Elementary lowest (18%). See the path ↓
Which school depends on your street
11 elementary schools serve Red Cross, graded from C− to B+, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then one middle school and one high school: West Stanly High. See the path ↓
Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools in Red Cross, with each school’s own grade.
Pre-K in Red Cross
Aquadale Elementary
Grades PK–5 · 379 students · 13:1 students per teacher · in Norwood
6th grade in Red Cross
West Stanly Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 662 students · 17:1 students per teacher · in Locust
7th grade in Red Cross
West Stanly Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 662 students · 17:1 students per teacher · in Locust
8th grade in Red Cross
West Stanly Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 662 students · 17:1 students per teacher · in Locust
9th grade in Red Cross
West Stanly High
Grades 9–12 · 800 students · 18:1 students per teacher · in Oakboro
10th grade in Red Cross
West Stanly High
Grades 9–12 · 800 students · 18:1 students per teacher · in Oakboro
11th grade in Red Cross
West Stanly High
Grades 9–12 · 800 students · 18:1 students per teacher · in Oakboro
12th grade in Red Cross
West Stanly High
Grades 9–12 · 800 students · 18:1 students per teacher · in Oakboro
Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Stanly County Schools.
The district
Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.
Below the state in reading
Red Cross vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the North Carolina towns that share Red Cross’s borders.
Every school in Red Cross
13 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with North Carolina’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).
Questions about Red Cross’s schools
Are Red Cross’s schools good?
There’s no Schools grade for Red Cross. Stanly County Schools has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Red Cross. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 8 of its 13 district schools with test results score above the middle of North Carolina’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.
What school district is Red Cross in?
Stanly County Schools.
Where do Red Cross kids go to high school?
West Stanly High.
Parents talk
What Red Cross families are saying about school.
Looking for colleges? Colleges near Red Cross → They have their own page.
School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). Stars are from neighbors.