Best Public Schools in Piney Creek, NC

Summary:

Piney Creek, North Carolina is home to a single school, Piney Creek Elementary, which serves grades PK-8 and has a total enrollment of 191 students. The school is part of the Alleghany County Schools district, which is ranked 157 out of 242 districts in North Carolina and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Piney Creek Elementary appears to be a standout school in several ways. The school has consistently outperformed the Alleghany County Schools district and the state of North Carolina in various subject areas and grade levels, particularly in mathematics for grades 7 and 8, as well as in reading for grade 8. Additionally, the school had an impressive 100% of its 8th-grade students proficient or better in EOG/Science in the 2024-2025 school year, far exceeding the district and state averages. The school's statewide ranking has also seen a significant improvement, moving from 758th to 371st out of 1,502 North Carolina elementary schools from the 2023-2024 school year to the 2022-2023 school year.

Piney Creek Elementary has a relatively low student-teacher ratio of 14.6, and its spending per student for the 2018-2019 school year was $11,143, which is higher than the national average. However, the school serves a population with significant economic challenges, as 56.02% of its students were eligible for free or reduced-price lunch in the 2023-2024 school year. This high percentage of economically disadvantaged students may present unique challenges and opportunities for the school in supporting student success.

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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
Piney Creek Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	559 Piney Creek Sch Road	Piney Creek	28663	Alleghany County	Alleghany County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 359-2988	198	14	14.3	98.5%	177 (89.4%)	1 (0.5%)	17 (8.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.5%)	42.1	878^th of 1490 public elementary schools	41.1%		49.2	758^th of 1505 public elementary schools	49.6%	120	42.3	45.5	60.0	60.0	83.3	77.8	46.2	59.1	36.0	56.3	50.0	88.9	60.0	100.0	$11,143	$1,164	$9,979

Cities Near Piney Creek

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Sparta	9.42 mi	2	359^th
Jefferson	12.67 mi	1	163^rd
Warrensville	14.42 mi	2	104^th
West Jefferson	15.91 mi	3	127^th
Ennice	17.33 mi	1	409^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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