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Best Public Schools in Alexander County, NC

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Schools

4,344

Students

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Top rankedAlexander Early College58^th of 662 North Carolina high schools

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Biggest riser

Hiddenite Elementary up 78 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Hiddenite Elementary 14.7 students per teacher

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				EOC Biology (2026)	EOC English II (2026)	EOC Math I (2026)	EOC Math III (2026)	EOG Mathematics (2026)						EOG Reading (2026)						EOG Science (2026)		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 (2025)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	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
Alexander Central High	Public	9-12	223 School Drive	Taylorsville	28681	Alexander County	Alexander County Schools	No	No	No	No	(828) 632-7063	1,254	79	15.9	99.8%	992 (79.1%)	59 (4.7%)	129 (10.3%)	10 (0.8%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	62 (4.9%)	38.3	415^th of 662 public high schools	37.3%		48.8	310^th of 641 public high schools	51.6%	105	52.9	61.4	40.4	58.4															$10,255	$776	$9,479
Bethlehem Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	7900 NC Hwy 127	Taylorsville	28681	Alexander County	Alexander County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(828) 495-8198	435	26	16.9	99.1%	335 (77.0%)	11 (2.5%)	43 (9.9%)	19 (4.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (6.0%)	72.4	370^th of 1492 public elementary schools	75.2%		73.3	340^th of 1490 public elementary schools	77.2%	30					75.0	69.8	61.3				67.6	66.7	66.1				77.4		$9,332	$688	$8,643
Taylorsville Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	100 7th Street SW	Taylorsville	28681	Alexander County	Alexander County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(828) 632-3072	241	14	17.7	98.8%	131 (54.4%)	36 (14.9%)	39 (16.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (14.5%)	46.1	801^st of 1492 public elementary schools	46.3%		48.4	769^th of 1490 public elementary schools	48.4%	32					71.4	80.0	53.8				57.1	60.0	43.6				41.0		$12,141	$1,707	$10,434
Hiddenite Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	374 Sulphur Springs Road	Hiddenite	28636	Alexander County	Alexander County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(828) 632-2503	370	25	14.7	99.2%	235 (63.5%)	10 (2.7%)	100 (27.0%)	12 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.5%)	39.1	919^th of 1492 public elementary schools	38.4%		35.2	997^th of 1490 public elementary schools	33.1%	78					52.5	47.1	51.7				45.9	39.2	58.3				80.0		$9,824	$1,202	$8,623
Ellendale Elementary	Public	K-5	175 Ellendale Park Lane	Taylorsville	28681	Alexander County	Alexander County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(828) 632-4866	168	11	14.9	98.2%	144 (85.7%)	5 (3.0%)	4 (2.4%)	4 (2.4%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (6.0%)	23.5	1214^th of 1492 public elementary schools	18.6%		40	918^th of 1490 public elementary schools	38.4%	296					46.9	52.9	45.8				25.0	55.9	41.7				45.8		$12,059	$1,416	$10,642
Stony Point Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	311 Stony Point School Road	Stony Point	28678	Alexander County	Alexander County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(704) 585-6981	237	14	17.4	98.7%	171 (72.2%)	9 (3.8%)	41 (17.3%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	13 (5.5%)	29.5	1104^th of 1492 public elementary schools	26.0%		51	731^st of 1490 public elementary schools	50.9%	373					56.4	44.4	78.3				38.5	38.9	34.8				65.2		$11,469	$1,103	$10,366
Sugar Loaf Elementary	Public	K-5	3600 NC Hwy 16N	Taylorsville	28681	Alexander County	Alexander County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(828) 632-2192	196	12	16.8	98.5%	162 (82.7%)	11 (5.6%)	6 (3.1%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (8.2%)	31.7	1062^nd of 1492 public elementary schools	28.8%		42.3	873^rd of 1490 public elementary schools	41.4%	189					72.0	52.8	64.7				36.0	36.1	41.2				51.5		$10,272	$854	$9,417
West Alexander Middle	Public	6-8	85 Bulldog Lane	Taylorsville	28681	Alexander County	Alexander County Schools	No	No	No	No	(828) 495-4611	467	29	16.3	99.4%	382 (81.8%)	10 (2.1%)	39 (8.4%)	12 (2.6%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	22 (4.7%)	70.8	203^rd of 778 public middle schools	73.9%		79.5	141^st of 773 public middle schools	81.8%	62								59.6	70.0	76.3				51.6	60.0	69.6		82.2	$8,079	$717	$7,362
Wittenburg Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	7300 Church Road	Taylorsville	28681	Alexander County	Alexander County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(828) 632-2395	294	17	17.3	99.0%	228 (77.6%)	11 (3.7%)	37 (12.6%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (5.4%)	37.7	948^th of 1492 public elementary schools	36.5%		33.6	1022^nd of 1490 public elementary schools	31.4%	74					43.6	45.9	62.8				43.6	45.9	53.5				72.1		$10,578	$975	$9,603
East Alexander Middle	Public	6-8	1285 White Plains Road	Hiddenite	28636	Alexander County	Alexander County Schools	No	No	No	No	(828) 632-7565	510	31	16.3	98.8%	375 (73.5%)	27 (5.3%)	83 (16.3%)	5 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (3.9%)	51.1	388^th of 778 public middle schools	50.1%		53.2	356^th of 773 public middle schools	53.9%	32								52.6	60.6	50.6				44.1	63.3	58.0		65.9	$8,161	$691	$7,470
Alexander Early College	Public	9-12	345 Industrial Blvd	Taylorsville	28681	Alexander County	Alexander County Schools	No	No	No	No	(828) 632-8221	172	6	28.6	98.3%	122 (70.9%)	3 (1.7%)	34 (19.8%)	9 (5.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.3%)	91.9	58^th of 662 public high schools	91.2%		87.2	96^th of 641 public high schools	85.0%	38	95.3	95.4	88.0	95.6															$6,455	$116	$6,339

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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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