Best Elkin Public Schools (2025-26)

For the 2025-26 school year, there are 5 public schools serving 1,525 students in Elkin, NC (there are 2 private schools, serving 32 private students). 98% of all K-12 students in Elkin, NC are educated in public schools (compared to the NC state average of 92%).

The top-ranked public schools in Elkin, NC are C B Eller Elementary School, Elkin High School and Elkin Middle School. Overall testing rank is based on a school's combined math and reading proficiency test score ranking.

Elkin, NC public schools have an average math proficiency score of 61% (versus the North Carolina public school average of 51%), and reading proficiency score of 62% (versus the 50% statewide average). Schools in Elkin have an average ranking of 9/10, which is in the top 20% of North Carolina public schools.

Minority enrollment is 29% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is less than the North Carolina public school average of 57% (majority Black and Hispanic).