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Peachtree Elementary

Q: Is Peachtree Elementary a good school?

Peachtree Elementary ranks 231 st of 1490 North Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

231^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,490 North Carolina Elementary Schools

Better than 84% of North Carolina elementary schools

Summary

Peachtree Elementary is a public elementary school located in Murphy, North Carolina, serving grades PK-5 with a total enrollment of 168 students. Despite having an exceptionally high percentage of students from low socioeconomic backgrounds, with over 95% qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, Peachtree Elementary consistently ranks among the top 25% of North Carolina elementary schools, with a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

The school's academic performance is particularly impressive, with proficiency rates in Mathematics, Reading, and Science significantly higher than the Cherokee County Schools district and the state averages across all grade levels. For example, in 2024-2025, Peachtree Elementary's 3rd-grade Mathematics proficiency rate was 84%, compared to 56.6% for the district and 64.1% for the state. This consistent high performance can be attributed to the school's effective teaching strategies, small class sizes, and targeted support for its students.

While the nearby schools in the Cherokee County district generally perform below the state average, Peachtree Elementary stands out as a high-performing outlier, consistently outperforming both the district and state in academic proficiency. This contrast highlights the potential for Peachtree Elementary to serve as a model for effective practices that could be replicated in other schools within the district to improve overall educational outcomes.

166

Students ?

11.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,802

Per pupil spending ?

97.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

30 Upper Peachtree Road
Murphy, NC 28906-9192

(828) 837-2479

District: Cherokee County Schools

Students who attend Peachtree Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Murphy Middle
High:	Murphy High

Racial breakdown:

White:

85.5%

Hispanic:

7.2%

Two or more races:

4.2%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 85th percentile in 2015 → 84th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the North Carolina average (73% vs 57% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 16% of North Carolina elementary schools

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Cherokee County Schools

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school73%

District avg53%

North Carolina avg57%

231^st of 1,490

North Carolina public elementary schools ?

Top 16%▼ down 1 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 5Elementary Schools in the Cherokee County Schools

138^th of 242Cherokee County Schools among North Carolina districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	81.5	231 of 1490	84.5%	★★★★☆
2024	71.2	384 of 1505	74.5%	★★★★☆
2023	81.0	216 of 1502	85.6%	★★★★☆
2022	73.3	347 of 1514	77.1%	★★★★☆
2021	67.5	436 of 1489	70.7%	★★★★☆
2019	69.3	418 of 1473	71.6%	★★★★☆
2018	71.0	381 of 1434	73.4%	★★★★☆
2017	80.8	211 of 1429	85.2%	★★★★☆
2016	78.4	260 of 1425	81.8%	★★★★☆
2015	81.4	212 of 1440	85.3%	★★★★☆
2014	56.3	598 of 1390	57.0%	★★★☆☆
2013	41.5	823 of 1403	41.3%	★★☆☆☆
2012	63.1	546 of 1388	60.7%	★★★☆☆
2011	62.3	581 of 1381	57.9%	★★★☆☆
2010	53.3	730 of 1363	46.4%	★★☆☆☆
2009	68.7	427 of 1354	68.5%	★★★☆☆
2008	61.7	518 of 1324	60.9%	★★★☆☆
2007	64.0	468 of 1293	63.8%	★★★☆☆
2006	60.7	526 of 1276	58.8%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	82.3	188 of 1451	87.0%	★★★★☆
2024	63.1	497 of 1455	65.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	80.1	212 of 1459	85.5%	★★★★☆
2022	70.1	377 of 1458	74.1%	★★★★☆
2019	61.4	530 of 1424	62.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	44.2	848 of 1405	39.6%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	95.0	19 of 1437	98.7%	★★★★★
2024	84.6	100 of 1450	93.1%	★★★★★
2023	87.4	74 of 1437	94.9%	★★★★★
2018	98.2	3 of 1332	99.8%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	93.7	56 of 1450	96.1%	★★★★★
2023	80.4	218 of 1461	85.1%	★★★★☆
2022	54.1	653 of 1464	55.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	68.0	415 of 1444	71.3%	★★★★☆
2018	92.0	64 of 1413	95.5%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	59.0	464 of 1172	60.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	53.0	555 of 1166	52.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	68.3	338 of 1183	71.4%	★★★★☆
2022	47.3	646 of 1194	45.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	43.4	673 of 1172	42.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	43.3	723 of 1183	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	52.8	598 of 1178	49.2%	★★☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)99th percentile+14 vs school

Male (2025)96th percentile+12 vs school

Female (2025)87th percentile+3 vs school

White (2025)60th percentile-24 vs school

By subject vs North Carolina (2024-2025) ?

Science81%+19 vs state

Mathematics79%+19 vs state

Reading65%+12 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				EOG Mathematics (2025)			EOG Reading (2025)			EOG Science (2025)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	EOG Mathematics 3rd Grade	EOG Mathematics 4th Grade	EOG Mathematics 5th Grade	EOG Reading 3rd Grade	EOG Reading 4th Grade	EOG Reading 5th Grade	EOG Science 5th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Peachtree Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	30 Upper Peachtree Road	Murphy	28906	Cherokee County	Cherokee County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(828) 837-2479	166	14	11.6	97.6%	142 (85.5%)	2 (1.2%)	12 (7.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (4.2%)	81.5	231^st of 1490 public elementary schools	84.5%		71.2	384^th of 1505 public elementary schools	74.5%	153	84.0	70.6	81.0	66.7	47.1	76.2	81.0	$14,802	$1,757	$13,045
Murphy Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	315 Valley River Avenue	Murphy	28906	Cherokee County	Cherokee County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(828) 837-2424	467	39	11.9	99.4%	386 (82.7%)	11 (2.4%)	18 (3.9%)	6 (1.3%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	42 (9.0%)	52.9	692^nd of 1490 public elementary schools	53.6%		46.1	817^th of 1505 public elementary schools	45.7%	125	61.0	53.7	54.3	44.2	58.2	58.6	68.6	$12,640	$1,376	$11,264
Martins Creek Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1459 Tobe Stalcup Road	Murphy	28906	Cherokee County	Cherokee County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(828) 837-2831	137	9	14.6	97.8%	122 (89.1%)	3 (2.2%)	6 (4.4%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.2%)	36.1	979^th of 1490 public elementary schools	34.3%		67.9	444^th of 1505 public elementary schools	70.5%	535	50.0	33.3	50.0	45.0	53.3	54.2	50.0	$14,033	$1,512	$12,522
Hayesville Elementary	Public	3-5	72 Elementary School Drive	Hayesville	28904	Clay County	Clay County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(828) 389-8586	280	19	14.7	98.9%	242 (86.4%)	1 (0.4%)	24 (8.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (4.6%)	64.2	495^th of 1490 public elementary schools	66.8%		75.7	318^th of 1505 public elementary schools	78.9%	177	68.9	71.8	50.0	50.4	71.8	57.0	67.4	$10,584	$1,072	$9,511
Hayesville Primary School	Public	PK, KG-2	698 Anderson St	Hayesville	28904	Clay County	Clay County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(828) 389-3763	375	25	15.0	99.2%	317 (84.5%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (10.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (4.8%)								(n/a)
Andrews Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	205 Jean Christy Ave.	Andrews	28901	Cherokee County	Cherokee County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(828) 321-4415	330	23	14.3	99.1%	250 (75.8%)	12 (3.6%)	47 (14.2%)	2 (0.6%)	4 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (4.5%)	22.4	1236^th of 1490 public elementary schools	17.0%		24.6	1200^th of 1505 public elementary schools	20.3%	36	42.4	48.2	21.8	33.9	58.9	27.3	45.5	$12,783	$1,671	$11,111
Ranger Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	101 Hardy Truett Road	Murphy	28906	Cherokee County	Cherokee County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(828) 644-5111	264	20	13.3	98.9%	241 (91.3%)	2 (0.8%)	13 (4.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.0%)	55.3	648^th of 1490 public elementary schools	56.5%		64	508^th of 1505 public elementary schools	66.2%	140	55.3	68.3	69.7	38.3	56.1	51.5	78.8	$11,981	$1,248	$10,733
Robbinsville Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	54 Moose Branch Road	Robbinsville	28771	Graham County	Graham County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(828) 479-9850	521	37	14.1	99.4%	405 (77.7%)	3 (0.6%)	27 (5.2%)	2 (0.4%)	76 (14.6%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.5%)	24.3	1198^th of 1490 public elementary schools	19.6%		37.7	973^rd of 1505 public elementary schools	35.3%	225	24.1	58.0	32.6	19.5	47.8	41.6	59.3	$13,368	$1,813	$11,555

Frequently Asked Questions about Peachtree Elementary

What schools do graduates of Peachtree Elementary attend?

Students who attend Peachtree Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Murphy Middle
High : Murphy High

Is Peachtree Elementary a good school?

Peachtree Elementary ranks 231^st of 1490 North Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Peachtree Elementary?

Students at Peachtree Elementary are 86% White, 7% Hispanic, 4% Two or more races, 2% American Indian, 1% African American.

What district is Peachtree Elementary in?

Cherokee County Schools

How many students attend Peachtree Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 166 students attended Peachtree Elementary.

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