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Best Elementary Schools in Cherokee County, NC

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At a glance

Schools

1,364

Students

Top rankedPeachtree Elementary512^th of 1,492 North Carolina elementary schools

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Biggest riser

Martins Creek Elementary up 425 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Peachtree Elementary 11.6 students per teacher

SchoolDigger ratings

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				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	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
Andrews Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	205 Jean Christy Ave.	Andrews	28901	Cherokee County	Cherokee County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(828) 321-4415	330	23	14.3	99.1%	250 (75.8%)	12 (3.6%)	47 (14.2%)	2 (0.6%)	4 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (4.5%)	30.2	1090^th of 1492 public elementary schools	26.9%		22.4	1236^th of 1490 public elementary schools	17.0%	146	48.2	33.9	52.9	35.7	42.9	51.0	80.4	$12,783	$1,671	$11,111
Martins Creek Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1459 Tobe Stalcup Road	Murphy	28906	Cherokee County	Cherokee County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(828) 837-2831	137	9	14.6	97.8%	122 (89.1%)	3 (2.2%)	6 (4.4%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.2%)	61.6	554^th of 1492 public elementary schools	62.9%		36.1	979^th of 1490 public elementary schools	34.3%	425	87.5	47.6	57.9	83.3	63.6	57.9	57.9	$14,033	$1,512	$12,522
Murphy Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	315 Valley River Avenue	Murphy	28906	Cherokee County	Cherokee County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(828) 837-2424	467	39	11.9	99.4%	386 (82.7%)	11 (2.4%)	18 (3.9%)	6 (1.3%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	42 (9.0%)	59.4	592^nd of 1492 public elementary schools	60.3%		52.9	692^nd of 1490 public elementary schools	53.6%	100	65.9	65.3	68.2	63.4	63.9	56.1	59.1	$12,640	$1,376	$11,264
Peachtree Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	30 Upper Peachtree Road	Murphy	28906	Cherokee County	Cherokee County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(828) 837-2479	166	14	11.6	97.6%	142 (85.5%)	2 (1.2%)	12 (7.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (4.2%)	64.3	512^th of 1492 public elementary schools	65.7%		81.5	231^st of 1490 public elementary schools	84.5%	281	66.7	78.3	68.8	60.0	78.3	56.3	50.0	$14,802	$1,757	$13,045
Ranger Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	101 Hardy Truett Road	Murphy	28906	Cherokee County	Cherokee County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(828) 644-5111	264	20	13.3	98.9%	241 (91.3%)	2 (0.8%)	13 (4.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.0%)	45.1	823^rd of 1492 public elementary schools	44.8%		55.3	648^th of 1490 public elementary schools	56.5%	175	64.1	38.0	65.0	61.5	38.0	57.5	75.0	$11,981	$1,248	$10,733

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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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