Best Public Schools in Collettsville, NC

Summary:

Collettsville, North Carolina is home to a single elementary school, Collettsville School, which serves grades PK-8 with a total enrollment of 339 students. The school is part of the Caldwell County Schools district, which is ranked 141 out of 242 districts in the state and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Collettsville School's academic performance on state End-of-Grade (EOG) tests is mixed compared to the Caldwell County and North Carolina averages. In mathematics, the school outperforms the district and state in 3rd, 7th, and 8th grades, but underperforms in 4th, 5th, and 6th grades. In reading, Collettsville School outperforms the district and state in 7th and 8th grades, but underperforms in 3rd, 4th, 5th, and 6th grades. In science, the school outperforms the district and state in 5th and 8th grades.

Collettsville School serves a community with significant economic challenges, as indicated by the extremely high percentage of students (99.12%) receiving free or reduced-price lunch. The school's per-student spending for the 2018-2019 school year was $9,454, and the student-teacher ratio is 14.8, slightly lower than the state average. These factors suggest that the school may face resource and staffing challenges, which could contribute to the inconsistent academic performance across grade levels.

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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 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
Collettsville School	Public	PK, KG-8	4690 Collettsville School Rd	Collettsville	28611	Caldwell County	Caldwell County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(828) 754-6913	321	20	16.3	98.8%	299 (93.1%)	1 (0.3%)	10 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.4%)	37.9	952^nd of 1490 public elementary schools	36.1%		54.3	678^th of 1505 public elementary schools	55.0%	274	70.3	44.8	53.5	48.7	62.2	56.8	40.5	41.4	46.5	41.0	54.1	62.2	55.8	64.9	$9,454	$800	$8,654

Cities Near Collettsville

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Lenoir	8.52 mi	14	392^nd
Blowing Rock	9.87 mi	1	10^th
Crossnore	12.09 mi	1	211^th
Newland	12.23 mi	5	399^th
Banner Elk	13.5 mi	1	7^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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