Top Rankings
Elkin City Schools School District ranks among the top 20% of public school district in North Carolina for:
Category
Attribute
Reading/Language Arts Proficiency
Highest reading/language arts proficiency (Top 20%)
Graduation Rate
Highest graduation rate (Top 5%)
For the 2024 school year, there is 1 public preschool serving 600 students in Elkin City Schools School District. This district's average pre testing ranking is 9/10, which is in the top 20% of public pre schools in North Carolina.
Public Preschool in Elkin City School School District have an average math proficiency score of 48% (versus the North Carolina public pre school average of 39%), and reading proficiency score of 61% (versus the 42% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 26% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is less than the North Carolina public preschool average of 58% (majority Black and Hispanic).
Overview
This School District
This State (NC)
# Schools
4 Schools
976 Schools
# Students
1,283 Students
449,714 Students
# Teachers
94 Teachers
32,939 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
14:1
14:1
District Rank
Elkin City Schools School District, which is ranked within the top 30% of all 319 school districts in North Carolina (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2020-2021 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 95% has stayed relatively flat over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#77 out of 321 school districts
(Top 30%)
(Top 30%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
50%
42%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
65%
47%
Graduation Rate
≥95%
85%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.46
0.72
# American Indian Students
2 Students
6,715 Students
% American Indian Students
n/a
1%
# Asian Students
17 Students
16,990 Students
% Asian Students
1%
4%
# Hispanic Students
259 Students
98,653 Students
% Hispanic Students
20%
22%
# Black Students
39 Students
113,088 Students
% Black Students
3%
25%
# White Students
908 Students
188,648 Students
% White Students
71%
42%
# Hawaiian Students
n/a
659 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
n/a
# Two or more races Students
58 Students
24,961 Students
% of Two or more races Students
5%
6%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
22
21,054
# Students in K Grade:
92
72,400
# Students in 1st Grade:
82
69,634
# Students in 2nd Grade:
105
71,332
# Students in 3rd Grade:
95
68,518
# Students in 4th Grade:
100
67,887
# Students in 5th Grade:
87
65,758
# Students in 6th Grade:
107
4,881
# Students in 7th Grade:
102
3,622
# Students in 8th Grade:
99
3,587
# Students in 9th Grade:
112
226
# Students in 10th Grade:
108
242
# Students in 11th Grade:
103
194
# Students in 12th Grade:
69
379
# Ungraded Students:
-
-
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $10,943 in this school district is less than the state median of $11,354. The school district revenue/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $10,767 is less than the state median of $11,785. The school district spending/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
Total Revenue
$14 MM
$17,307 MM
Spending
$14 MM
$17,964 MM
Revenue / Student
$10,943
$11,354
Spending / Student
$10,767
$11,785
Best Elkin City Schools School District Public Preschools (2024)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Elkin Elementary School
(Math: 48% | Reading: 61%)
Rank:
Rank:
8/
Top 30%10
135 Old Virginia Rd
Elkin, NC 28621
(336) 835-2756
Elkin, NC 28621
(336) 835-2756
Grades: PK-6
| 600 students
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