Best Public Schools in Andrews, NC

Summary:

The city of Andrews, North Carolina is home to 3 schools serving students from elementary through high school: Andrews Elementary, Andrews High, and Andrews Middle. These schools exhibit a range of performance, with Andrews Middle standing out as the highest-performing and Andrews Elementary as the lowest-performing.

Andrews Middle School is the standout, ranking 217 out of 784 North Carolina middle schools and receiving a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger. It outperforms the Cherokee County Schools district and state averages in mathematics and science proficiency. In contrast, Andrews Elementary has lower proficiency rates in mathematics and reading compared to the district and state, and the highest free/reduced lunch rate at 99.14%, indicating significant economic disadvantages among its student population.

The data also reveals disparities in student-teacher ratios, with Andrews Elementary having the highest ratio at 14, while Andrews High has a better ratio of 15.4. These differences in resources and performance suggest potential equity concerns within the Cherokee County Schools district, presenting opportunities for targeted interventions and resource allocation to address the disparities observed across the schools in Andrews.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2023)				Ranking (2022)				EOC Biology (2023)	EOC English II (2023)	EOC Math I (2023)	EOC Math III (2023)	EOG Mathematics (2023)						EOG Reading (2023)						EOG Science (2023)		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 (2023)	Statewide Rank (2023)	State Percentile (2023)	SchoolDigger Rating (2023)	Average Standard Score (2022)	Statewide Rank (2022)	State Percentile (2022)	Rank Change from Previous Year	EOC Biology End of Course	EOC English II End of Course	EOC Math I End of Course	EOC Math III End of Course	EOG Mathematics 3rd Grade	EOG Mathematics 4th Grade	EOG Mathematics 5th Grade	EOG Mathematics 6th Grade	EOG Mathematics 7th Grade	EOG Mathematics 8th Grade	EOG Reading 3rd Grade	EOG Reading 4th Grade	EOG Reading 5th Grade	EOG Reading 6th Grade	EOG Reading 7th Grade	EOG Reading 8th Grade	EOG Science 5th Grade	EOG Science 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Andrews Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	205 Jean Christy Ave.	Andrews	28901	Cherokee County	Cherokee County Schools	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(828) 321-4415	350	25	14.0	99.1%	269 (76.9%)	14 (4.0%)	41 (11.7%)	2 (0.6%)	5 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (5.4%)	25.1	1173^rd of 1502 public elementary schools	21.9%		34.5	1018^th of 1514 public elementary schools	32.8%	155					30.2	35.4	28.1				28.3	45.8	43.8				62.5		$12,783	$1,671	$11,111
Andrews High	Public	9-12	50 High School Drive	Andrews	28901	Cherokee County	Cherokee County Schools	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(828) 321-5415	225	15	15.4	62.7%	187 (83.1%)	2 (0.9%)	17 (7.6%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (7.6%)	49	298^th of 626 public high schools	52.4%		35.6	394^th of 621 public high schools	36.6%	96	59.1	67.8	34.9	53.2															$14,037	$1,030	$13,007
Andrews Middle	Public	6-8	2750 Business Hwy 19	Andrews	28901	Cherokee County	Cherokee County Schools	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(828) 321-5762	187	13	13.9	70.1%	150 (80.2%)	4 (2.1%)	24 (12.8%)	2 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (3.7%)	68.7	217^th of 784 public middle schools	72.3%		62.8	265^th of 786 public middle schools	66.3%	48								61.9	73.9	50.8				44.4	59.4	49.2		89.8	$9,750	$1,000	$8,751

Cities Near Andrews

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Murphy	6.62 mi	10	154^th
Robbinsville	9.48 mi	3	399^th
Hayesville	10.2 mi	4	107^th
Topton	10.58 mi	1
Franklin	20.78 mi	10	288^th

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the North Carolina Dept of Public Instruction.

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