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Ellenboro Elementary School

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Ellenboro Elementary School ranks 163 rd of 1490 North Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

163^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,490 North Carolina Elementary Schools

Better than 89% of North Carolina elementary schools

Summary

Ellenboro Elementary School is a public elementary school serving grades PK-5 in Ellenboro, North Carolina, with 558 students. It is part of the Rutherford County Schools district, which is ranked 73 out of 242 districts in the state and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger. Ellenboro Elementary has consistently been ranked in the top 40% of North Carolina elementary schools over the past 10 years, with a current ranking of 163 out of 1,490 schools.

Ellenboro Elementary School stands out for its exceptional academic performance, consistently outperforming the Rutherford County and North Carolina averages in standardized test scores across all grade levels and subjects. For example, in 2024-2025, 87.5% of 3rd graders were proficient or better in Math, compared to 81% for Rutherford County and 64.1% for the state. The school also excels in supporting various student subgroups, ranking in the top 5% of North Carolina elementary schools for Low Socioeconomic Status students and in the top 12% for Female students. Additionally, Ellenboro Elementary maintains a relatively low student-teacher ratio, ranging from 13.6 to 15 students per teacher in recent years, which likely contributes to its academic success.

Despite serving a predominantly economically disadvantaged population, with over 99% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, Ellenboro Elementary is able to achieve exceptional academic results, outperforming most of the nearby schools in the Rutherford County district, as well as some schools in the neighboring Cleveland County district. For example, Ellenboro's 3rd grade Math proficiency rate in 2024-2025 was 87.5%, compared to 80.8% at Harris Elementary, 78.4% at Mt. Vernon-Ruth Elementary, and 75.8% at Forest City-Dunbar Elementary. This suggests the school has effective strategies in place to support and uplift its students, regardless of their socioeconomic background.

567

Students ?

18.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$9,921

Per pupil spending ?

97.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

813 Piney Mountain Church Rd
Ellenboro, NC 28040

(828) 453-8185

District: Rutherford County Schools

Students who attend Ellenboro Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	East Rutherford Middle School
High:	East Rutherford High School
	Rutherford Early College High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

77.1%

Two or more races:

9.2%

Hispanic:

7.4%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 78th percentile in 2015 → 89th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the North Carolina average (75% vs 57% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 11% of North Carolina elementary schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 11 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school75%

District avg66%

North Carolina avg57%

163^rd of 1,490

North Carolina public elementary schools ?

Top 11%▲ up 11 pts since 2015

From top 22% (2015) to top 11% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 10Elementary Schools in the Rutherford County Schools

73^rd of 242Rutherford 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	85.7	163 of 1490	89.1%	★★★★☆
2024	78.8	263 of 1505	82.5%	★★★★☆
2023	70.1	407 of 1502	72.9%	★★★★☆
2022	60.5	583 of 1514	61.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	66.2	457 of 1489	69.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	77.6	270 of 1473	81.7%	★★★★☆
2018	80.2	224 of 1434	84.4%	★★★★☆
2017	80.5	217 of 1429	84.8%	★★★★☆
2016	69.2	411 of 1425	71.2%	★★★★☆
2015	75.2	321 of 1440	77.7%	★★★★☆
2014	71.5	369 of 1390	73.5%	★★★★☆
2013	56.6	565 of 1403	59.7%	★★★☆☆
2012	75.8	280 of 1388	79.8%	★★★★☆
2011	76.6	260 of 1381	81.2%	★★★★☆
2010	64.7	514 of 1363	62.3%	★★★☆☆
2009	62.3	566 of 1354	58.2%	★★★☆☆
2008	70.0	350 of 1324	73.6%	★★★★☆
2007	76.5	235 of 1293	81.8%	★★★★☆
2006	74.0	275 of 1276	78.4%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2022	45.2	285 of 634	55.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	28.6	501 of 646	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	73.4	127 of 878	85.5%	★★★★☆
2018	74.4	118 of 897	86.8%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	87.2	125 of 1451	91.4%	★★★★★
2024	74.5	290 of 1455	80.1%	★★★★☆
2023	68.4	408 of 1459	72.0%	★★★★☆
2022	63.9	478 of 1458	67.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	71.3	348 of 1440	75.8%	★★★★☆
2019	82.7	170 of 1424	88.1%	★★★★☆
2018	80.0	226 of 1405	83.9%	★★★★☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	70.7	81 of 710	88.6%	★★★★☆
2024	58.7	335 of 669	49.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	49.9	433 of 582	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	69.9	66 of 500	86.8%	★★★★☆
2021	57.1	268 of 494	45.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	63.8	246 of 612	59.8%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	92.7	34 of 1437	97.6%	★★★★★
2024	87.8	64 of 1450	95.6%	★★★★★
2023	84.3	101 of 1437	93.0%	★★★★★
2022	74.0	225 of 1366	83.5%	★★★★☆
2021	69.7	262 of 1329	80.3%	★★★★☆
2019	75.8	212 of 1361	84.4%	★★★★☆
2018	81.0	144 of 1332	89.2%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	81.2	218 of 1450	85.0%	★★★★☆
2024	79.3	245 of 1464	83.3%	★★★★☆
2023	69.3	388 of 1461	73.4%	★★★★☆
2022	55.9	627 of 1464	57.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	60.0	550 of 1444	61.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	71.8	348 of 1430	75.7%	★★★★☆
2018	79.0	230 of 1413	83.7%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	64.8	177 of 821	78.4%	★★★★☆
2024	48.4	344 of 801	57.1%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	63.9	403 of 1172	65.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	51.1	590 of 1166	49.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	49.1	625 of 1183	47.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	35.4	825 of 1194	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	44.6	652 of 1172	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	62.0	437 of 1183	63.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	64.6	410 of 1178	65.2%	★★★☆☆

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)98th percentile+9 vs school

Female (2025)91st percentile~ school

Gifted and Talented (2025)89th percentile~ school

Male (2025)85th percentile-4 vs school

Special Education (2025)78th percentile-11 vs school

White (2025)66th percentile-23 vs school

Disabled (2022)55th percentile-6 vs school

By subject vs North Carolina (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics81%+20 vs state

Science79%+17 vs state

Reading67%+14 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
Ellenboro Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	813 Piney Mountain Church Rd	Ellenboro	28040	Rutherford County	Rutherford County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(828) 453-8185	567	30	18.7	97.4%	437 (77.1%)	36 (6.3%)	42 (7.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	52 (9.2%)	85.7	163^rd of 1490 public elementary schools	89.1%		78.8	263^rd of 1505 public elementary schools	82.5%	100	87.5	75.9	79.8	67.5	70.9	62.9	78.9	$9,921	$1,677	$8,244
Forrest W. Hunt Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	100 Forrest Hunt Drive	Forest City	28043	Rutherford County	Rutherford County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(828) 245-2161	460	24	19.2	98.3%	265 (57.6%)	37 (8.0%)	92 (20.0%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	64 (13.9%)	62.6	521^st of 1490 public elementary schools	65.0%		63.8	511^th of 1505 public elementary schools	66.0%	10	78.5	63.9	70.1	58.5	55.7	47.8	58.2	$10,377	$1,479	$8,898
Forest City-Dunbar Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	286 Learning Parkway	Forest City	28043	Rutherford County	Rutherford County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(828) 245-4978	459	25	18.4	98.3%	140 (30.5%)	161 (35.1%)	89 (19.4%)	8 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	61 (13.3%)	72.3	357^th of 1490 public elementary schools	76.0%		78	278^th of 1505 public elementary schools	81.5%	79	75.8	91.4	55.7	56.1	82.7	44.3	67.2	$12,235	$3,287	$8,948
Cliffside Elementary School	Public	K-5	4016 US Hwy 221-A	Cliffside	28024	Rutherford County	Rutherford County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(828) 288-2235	188	13	14.9	94.7%	133 (70.7%)	11 (5.9%)	32 (17.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (5.9%)	86.7	150^th of 1490 public elementary schools	89.9%		91.5	95^th of 1505 public elementary schools	93.7%	55	89.5	71.4	84.0	63.2	76.2	68.0	80.0	$11,539	$1,925	$9,614
Sunshine Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	231 Toney Road	Bostic	28018	Rutherford County	Rutherford County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(828) 245-0658	217	13	16.4	98.6%	197 (90.8%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (4.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (4.6%)	68	427^th of 1490 public elementary schools	71.3%		74.1	340^th of 1505 public elementary schools	77.4%	87	82.1	48.1	76.0	57.1	51.9	64.0	76.0	$12,481	$1,748	$10,733
Springmore Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	616 McBrayer Homestead Road	Shelby	28152	Cleveland County	Cleveland County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(704) 476-8235	618	41	15.1	99.5%	445 (72.0%)	77 (12.5%)	63 (10.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (5.2%)	82.2	212^th of 1490 public elementary schools	85.8%		77.4	290^th of 1505 public elementary schools	80.7%	78	77.9	81.3	88.4	46.5	67.3	69.8	86.0	$9,568	$1,145	$8,422
Harris Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3330 US 221 S Hwy	Forest City	28043	Rutherford County	Rutherford County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(828) 248-2354	434	27	16.1	95.9%	367 (84.6%)	5 (1.2%)	37 (8.5%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (5.3%)	80.1	242^nd of 1490 public elementary schools	83.8%		80.6	232^nd of 1505 public elementary schools	84.6%	10	80.8	78.3	65.5	60.3	75.4	65.5	67.2	$9,551	$1,364	$8,186
Mt. Vernon-Ruth Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2785 Hudlow Road	Forest City	28043	Rutherford County	Rutherford County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(828) 287-4792	231	13	17.6	98.7%	182 (78.8%)	8 (3.5%)	15 (6.5%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (10.8%)	56.7	616^th of 1490 public elementary schools	58.7%		61.9	545^th of 1505 public elementary schools	63.8%	71	78.4	46.2	67.6	37.8	53.8	51.4	83.8	$11,338	$1,542	$9,796
Spindale Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	161 N Oak St	Spindale	28160	Rutherford County	Rutherford County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(828) 286-2861	337	20	16.4	95.3%	168 (49.9%)	96 (28.5%)	39 (11.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (10.1%)	32.8	1040^th of 1490 public elementary schools	30.2%		40.7	919^th of 1505 public elementary schools	38.9%	121	67.4	45.3	56.9	46.5	38.5	40.4	37.9	$10,759	$1,904	$8,854
Union Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1440 Union Church Road	Shelby	28150	Cleveland County	Cleveland County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(704) 476-8250	413	30	13.6	99.3%	248 (60.0%)	95 (23.0%)	27 (6.5%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (9.7%)	56.9	613^th of 1490 public elementary schools	58.9%		52.7	704^th of 1505 public elementary schools	53.2%	91	76.2	58.4	73.4	36.5	49.4	54.7	68.8	$10,135	$1,538	$8,597

Frequently Asked Questions about Ellenboro Elementary School

What schools do graduates of Ellenboro Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Ellenboro Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : East Rutherford Middle School
High : East Rutherford High School
High : Rutherford Early College High School

What is the racial makeup of Ellenboro Elementary School?

Students at Ellenboro Elementary School are 77% White, 9% Two or more races, 7% Hispanic, 6% African American.

What district is Ellenboro Elementary School in?

Rutherford County Schools

How many students attend Ellenboro Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 567 students attended Ellenboro Elementary School.

Is Ellenboro Elementary School a good school?

Ellenboro Elementary School ranks 163^rd of 1490 North Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

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