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Sugar Loaf Elementary

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Sugar Loaf Elementary ranks 873 rd of 1490 North Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

873^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,490 North Carolina Elementary Schools

Better than 41% of North Carolina elementary schools

Summary

Sugar Loaf Elementary is a public elementary school located in Taylorsville, North Carolina, serving 194 students in grades K-5. It is part of the Alexander County Schools district, which is ranked 99 out of 242 school districts in the state and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Over the past several years, Sugar Loaf Elementary has seen fluctuations in its statewide ranking, ranging from 282nd to 922nd out of over 1,400 North Carolina elementary schools. In the 2024-2025 school year, the school ranked 873rd, with a 2-star rating. Compared to the district and state, Sugar Loaf Elementary has generally performed below average in mathematics and reading proficiency across grades 3-5, with some exceptions in certain years and grade levels. For example, in 2022-2023, the school outperformed the district and state in mathematics proficiency for grades 3-5, but underperformed in reading proficiency.

Sugar Loaf Elementary has seen significant disparities in the performance of different student subgroups, particularly for White students and students of low socioeconomic status. In the 2024-2025 school year, the school ranked 953rd out of 1,172 North Carolina elementary schools for White students and 946th out of 1,437 for low socioeconomic status students, both with 1-star and 2-star ratings, respectively. In contrast, the school's ranking for female and male students was higher, at 922nd and 785th out of 1,451 and 1,450 schools, respectively, with 2-star ratings. Additionally, the school has seen a significant increase in the percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, from 36.54% in 2021-2022 to 98.45% in 2023-2024, suggesting a high concentration of students from low-income families.

196

Students ?

16.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,272

Per pupil spending ?

98.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

3600 NC Hwy 16N
Taylorsville, NC 28681-9126

(828) 632-2192

District: Alexander County Schools

Students who attend Sugar Loaf Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	East Alexander Middle
High:	Alexander Central High

Racial breakdown:

White:

82.7%

Two or more races:

8.2%

African American:

5.6%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 78th percentile in 2015 → 41st in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the North Carolina average (52% vs 57% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 37 percentile points since 2015

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school52%

District avg55%

North Carolina avg57%

873^rd of 1,490

North Carolina public elementary schools ?

Bottom 41%▼ down 37 pts since 2015

From top 22% (2015) to bottom 41% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th of 7Elementary Schools in the Alexander County Schools

99^th of 242Alexander County Schools among North Carolina districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	42.3	873 of 1490	41.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	44.8	839 of 1505	44.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	76.1	297 of 1502	80.2%	★★★★☆
2022	61.0	568 of 1514	62.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	66.5	449 of 1489	69.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	70.2	403 of 1473	72.6%	★★★★☆
2018	76.7	282 of 1434	80.3%	★★★★☆
2017	63.7	513 of 1429	64.1%	★★★☆☆
2016	65.9	456 of 1425	68.0%	★★★☆☆
2015	75.6	312 of 1440	78.3%	★★★★☆
2014	68.8	413 of 1390	70.3%	★★★★☆
2013	70.1	354 of 1403	74.8%	★★★★☆
2012	69.7	415 of 1388	70.1%	★★★★☆
2011	69.8	407 of 1381	70.5%	★★★★☆
2010	76.4	271 of 1363	80.1%	★★★★☆
2009	69.3	414 of 1354	69.4%	★★★☆☆
2008	68.9	369 of 1324	72.1%	★★★★☆
2007	55.7	638 of 1293	50.7%	★★★☆☆
2006	59.5	548 of 1276	57.1%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	38.5	922 of 1451	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	46.7	771 of 1455	47.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	74.5	307 of 1459	79.0%	★★★★☆
2022	64.2	474 of 1458	67.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	55.3	602 of 1440	58.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	71.7	355 of 1424	75.1%	★★★★☆
2018	70.3	388 of 1405	72.4%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	38.3	946 of 1437	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	54.5	608 of 1450	58.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	84.6	98 of 1437	93.2%	★★★★★
2022	73.6	230 of 1366	83.2%	★★★★☆
2021	78.9	167 of 1329	87.4%	★★★★☆
2019	76.4	202 of 1361	85.2%	★★★★☆
2018	86.3	80 of 1332	94.0%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	46.5	785 of 1450	45.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	43.2	848 of 1464	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	73.6	320 of 1461	78.1%	★★★★☆
2022	56.0	626 of 1464	57.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	72.0	361 of 1444	75.0%	★★★★☆
2019	68.2	408 of 1430	71.5%	★★★★☆
2018	80.7	201 of 1413	85.8%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	26.0	953 of 1172	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.3	978 of 1166	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	60.1	461 of 1183	61.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	38.0	792 of 1194	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	43.5	671 of 1172	42.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	54.2	546 of 1183	53.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	57.4	516 of 1178	56.2%	★★★☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Male (2025)46th percentile+4 vs school

Female (2025)36th percentile-5 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)34th percentile-7 vs school

White (2025)19th percentile-23 vs school

By subject vs North Carolina (2024-2025) ?

Science63%~ state avg

Mathematics58%-3 vs state

Reading42%-10 vs state

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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 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
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%)	42.3	873^rd of 1490 public elementary schools	41.4%		44.8	839^th of 1505 public elementary schools	44.3%	34	55.6	54.5	63.3	25.0	54.5	50.0	63.3	$10,272	$854	$9,417
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%)	48.4	769^th of 1490 public elementary schools	48.4%		63.5	518^th of 1505 public elementary schools	65.6%	251	84.8	72.5	48.4	45.5	52.5	41.9	32.3	$12,141	$1,707	$10,434
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%)	40	918^th of 1490 public elementary schools	38.4%		40.8	917^th of 1505 public elementary schools	39.1%	1	63.6	35.7	62.5	39.4	53.6	50.0	50.0	$12,059	$1,416	$10,642
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%)	35.2	997^th of 1490 public elementary schools	33.1%		33.2	1043^rd of 1505 public elementary schools	30.7%	46	46.4	46.0	47.5	30.4	66.7	47.5	52.5	$9,824	$1,202	$8,623
Moravian Falls Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2001 Moravian Falls Rd	Moravian Falls	28654	Wilkes County	Wilkes County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 838-4077	257	16	15.8	98.4%	131 (51.0%)	9 (3.5%)	92 (35.8%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (9.3%)	88.5	131^st of 1490 public elementary schools	91.2%		94.5	53^rd of 1505 public elementary schools	96.5%	78	97.4	75.0	88.9	61.5	84.4	62.2	82.2	$10,558	$1,631	$8,927
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%)	33.6	1022^nd of 1490 public elementary schools	31.4%		24.2	1204^th of 1505 public elementary schools	20.0%	182	52.8	61.5	42.6	36.1	51.3	40.4	53.2	$10,578	$975	$9,603
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%)	51	731^st of 1490 public elementary schools	50.9%		44.6	843^rd of 1505 public elementary schools	44.0%	112	73.7	60.0	65.4	42.1	35.0	53.8	53.8	$11,469	$1,103	$10,366
Boomer-Ferguson Elementary School	Public	K-5	556 Boomer-Ferguson Sch Rd	Boomer	28606	Wilkes County	Wilkes County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 651-8900	111	7	15.7	97.3%	85 (76.6%)	6 (5.4%)	8 (7.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (10.8%)	39.4	928^th of 1490 public elementary schools	37.7%		21.3	1261^st of 1505 public elementary schools	16.2%	333	36.4	65.2	64.7	31.8	30.4	52.9	70.6	$12,571	$1,753	$10,817
Wilkesboro Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1248 School St	Wilkesboro	28697	Wilkes County	Wilkes County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 838-4261	405	24	16.8	99.3%	251 (62.0%)	16 (4.0%)	73 (18.0%)	12 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	52 (12.8%)	59.9	565^th of 1490 public elementary schools	62.1%		75.7	315^th of 1505 public elementary schools	79.1%	250	56.7	56.4	70.3	44.8	61.8	65.6	67.2	$9,993	$1,301	$8,692
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%)	73.3	340^th of 1490 public elementary schools	77.2%		74	344^th of 1505 public elementary schools	77.1%	4	76.8	56.7	69.6	58.0	61.2	62.0	84.6	$9,332	$688	$8,643

Frequently Asked Questions about Sugar Loaf Elementary

Is Sugar Loaf Elementary a good school?

Sugar Loaf Elementary ranks 873^rd of 1490 North Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What schools do graduates of Sugar Loaf Elementary attend?

Students who attend Sugar Loaf Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : East Alexander Middle
High : Alexander Central High

What is the racial makeup of Sugar Loaf Elementary?

Students at Sugar Loaf Elementary are 83% White, 8% Two or more races, 6% African American, 3% Hispanic.

What district is Sugar Loaf Elementary in?

Alexander County Schools

How many students attend Sugar Loaf Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 196 students attended Sugar Loaf Elementary.

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