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Jonathan Valley Elementary

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Jonathan Valley Elementary ranks 601 st of 1490 North Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

601^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,490 North Carolina Elementary Schools

Better than 60% of North Carolina elementary schools

Summary

Jonathan Valley Elementary is a public elementary school in Waynesville, North Carolina, serving 345 students in grades PK-5. The school is part of the Haywood County Schools district, which is ranked 54 out of 242 districts in the state and has a 4-star rating.

Jonathan Valley Elementary generally performs well, ranking in the top half of North Carolina elementary schools over the past 10 years. The school's mathematics proficiency rates are above the state average, but its reading proficiency rates are lower. Despite having a very high percentage of students from low-income backgrounds, the school's performance for this subgroup is relatively strong compared to other schools in the state. The school also has a relatively low student-teacher ratio, suggesting it may have access to more resources and support for its students.

Compared to nearby schools, Jonathan Valley Elementary outperforms Meadowbrook Elementary and Hazelwood Elementary, particularly in mathematics. However, the nearby Riverbend Elementary school significantly outperforms Jonathan Valley across all subject areas and grade levels. The schools in the neighboring Jackson County district generally perform worse than Jonathan Valley, especially in mathematics.

336

Students ?

13.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,398

Per pupil spending ?

98.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

410 Hall Drive
Waynesville, NC 28785

(828) 926-3207

District: Haywood County Schools

Students who attend Jonathan Valley Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Waynesville Middle
High:	Tuscola High

Racial breakdown:

White:

86.6%

Hispanic:

8.9%

Two or more races:

2.4%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 77th percentile in 2015 → 60th in 2025

Strengths

✓Above the North Carolina median (60th percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 17 percentile points since 2015

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

!Near the bottom of Haywood County Schools's ranking

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school59%

District avg64%

North Carolina avg57%

601^st of 1,490

North Carolina public elementary schools ?

Top 40%▼ down 17 pts since 2015

From top 23% (2015) to top 40% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

6^th of 8Elementary Schools in the Haywood County Schools

54^th of 242Haywood 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	57.7	601 of 1490	59.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	72.8	361 of 1505	76.0%	★★★★☆
2023	65.4	496 of 1502	67.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	60.3	588 of 1514	61.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	61.9	542 of 1489	63.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	66.1	472 of 1473	68.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	62.6	542 of 1434	62.2%	★★★☆☆
2017	79.2	243 of 1429	83.0%	★★★★☆
2016	81.1	207 of 1425	85.5%	★★★★☆
2015	74.5	334 of 1440	76.8%	★★★★☆
2014	84.6	173 of 1390	87.6%	★★★★☆
2013	75.8	287 of 1403	79.5%	★★★★☆
2012	87.9	70 of 1388	95.0%	★★★★★
2011	80.1	201 of 1381	85.4%	★★★★☆
2010	79.7	202 of 1363	85.2%	★★★★☆
2009	82.9	155 of 1354	88.6%	★★★★☆
2008	71.5	322 of 1324	75.7%	★★★★☆
2007	80.2	171 of 1293	86.8%	★★★★☆
2006	82.6	137 of 1276	89.3%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2022	51.3	240 of 634	62.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	36.0	402 of 646	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	41.3	503 of 878	42.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	43.7	471 of 897	47.5%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	61.5	518 of 1451	64.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	73.1	315 of 1455	78.4%	★★★★☆
2023	60.4	552 of 1459	62.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	49.7	718 of 1458	50.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	61.6	498 of 1440	65.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	65.4	462 of 1424	67.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	61.4	562 of 1405	60.0%	★★★☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2019	64.6	227 of 612	62.9%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	53.4	621 of 1437	56.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	79.5	163 of 1450	88.8%	★★★★☆
2023	65.0	412 of 1437	71.3%	★★★★☆
2022	52.8	602 of 1366	55.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	60.3	416 of 1329	68.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	63.0	431 of 1361	68.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	62.5	447 of 1332	66.4%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	50.8	706 of 1450	51.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	69.2	400 of 1464	72.7%	★★★★☆
2023	67.9	408 of 1461	72.1%	★★★★☆
2022	66.5	448 of 1464	69.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	60.0	549 of 1444	62.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	63.5	479 of 1430	66.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	64.5	481 of 1413	66.0%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	37.7	796 of 1172	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	51.4	586 of 1166	49.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	45.0	688 of 1183	41.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	36.6	811 of 1194	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	37.8	755 of 1172	35.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	47.5	655 of 1183	44.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	47.1	683 of 1178	42.0%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Female (2025)64th percentile+5 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2019)63rd percentile-5 vs school

Disabled (2022)62nd percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)57th percentile-3 vs school

Male (2025)51st percentile-8 vs school

White (2025)32nd percentile-28 vs school

By subject vs North Carolina (2024-2025) ?

Science71%+9 vs state

Mathematics66%+5 vs state

Reading49%-3 vs state

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by a parent
Sunday, January 17, 2021

Love this school.. My child is in 5th grade and has been there since K. All the teachers she has had have been great!!! Close Quote

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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
Jonathan Valley Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	410 Hall Drive	Waynesville	28785	Haywood County	Haywood County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(828) 926-3207	336	24	13.8	98.5%	291 (86.6%)	2 (0.6%)	30 (8.9%)	2 (0.6%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.4%)	57.7	601^st of 1490 public elementary schools	59.7%		72.8	361^st of 1505 public elementary schools	76.0%	240	69.8	61.4	66.7				39.7	52.6	57.8				71.1		$10,398	$995	$9,403
Hazelwood Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1111 Plott Creek Road	Waynesville	28786	Haywood County	Haywood County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(828) 456-2406	490	29	16.6	98.6%	395 (80.6%)	3 (0.6%)	70 (14.3%)	3 (0.6%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.1%)	62.7	514^th of 1490 public elementary schools	65.5%		68.3	439^th of 1505 public elementary schools	70.8%	75	70.6	71.1	61.5				44.7	57.8	56.4				69.2		$9,672	$1,194	$8,479
Junaluska Elementary	Public	K-5	2238 Asheville Road	Waynesville	28786	Haywood County	Haywood County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(828) 456-2407	428	27	15.6	99.3%	354 (82.7%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (9.3%)	5 (1.2%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (6.1%)	85	174^th of 1490 public elementary schools	88.3%		80.8	230^th of 1505 public elementary schools	84.7%	56	86.0	72.1	72.1				66.3	76.5	65.6				75.4		$9,950	$1,085	$8,865
Riverbend Elementary	Public	K-5	71 Learning Lane	Clyde	28721	Haywood County	Haywood County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(828) 627-6565	204	14	15.0	98.5%	193 (94.6%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (4.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	94.5	57^th of 1490 public elementary schools	96.2%		97.6	12^th of 1505 public elementary schools	99.2%	45	93.1	93.9	80.0				75.9	81.8	80.0				85.7		$10,871	$924	$9,947
Clyde Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4182 Old Clyde Road	Clyde	28721	Haywood County	Haywood County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(828) 627-2206	523	36	14.7	99.4%	436 (83.4%)	5 (1.0%)	54 (10.3%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (4.6%)	40.8	903^rd of 1490 public elementary schools	39.4%		54.3	675^th of 1505 public elementary schools	55.1%	228	69.8	43.3	48.7				50.0	43.3	43.6				55.1		$11,365	$1,942	$9,424
Bethel Elementary	Public	K-5	4700 Old River Road	Canton	28716	Haywood County	Haywood County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(828) 646-3448	537	31	17.5	98.7%	480 (89.4%)	2 (0.4%)	39 (7.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (2.8%)	78	279^th of 1490 public elementary schools	81.3%		77.9	283^rd of 1505 public elementary schools	81.2%	4	75.0	73.6	80.0				45.7	65.9	68.9				83.3		$9,186	$1,048	$8,138
North Canton Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	60 Thompson St	Canton	28716	Haywood County	Haywood County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(828) 646-3444	332	20	16.8	98.8%	283 (85.2%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (9.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (4.5%)	72.1	361^st of 1490 public elementary schools	75.8%		78.8	264^th of 1505 public elementary schools	82.5%	97	84.0	66.0	74.5				60.0	63.8	53.2				63.8		$11,227	$1,320	$9,907
Meadowbrook Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	85 Morningstar Rd	Canton	28716	Haywood County	Haywood County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(828) 646-3445	198	12	16.7	98.0%	170 (85.9%)	6 (3.0%)	17 (8.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.5%)	35.2	996^th of 1490 public elementary schools	33.2%		61.1	562^nd of 1505 public elementary schools	62.7%	434	74.3	58.8	35.0				42.9	52.9	45.0				30.0		$11,254	$1,792	$9,462
Scotts Creek School	Public	PK, KG-8	516 Parris Branch	Sylva	28779	Jackson County	Jackson County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(828) 631-2740	422	29	14.6	98.6%	290 (68.7%)	9 (2.1%)	75 (17.8%)	6 (1.4%)	12 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (7.1%)	32.3	1051^st of 1490 public elementary schools	29.5%		31.5	1072^nd of 1505 public elementary schools	28.8%	21	24.1	40.4	40.8	38.0	44.2	22.4	27.8	42.6	63.3	50.0	48.8	51.0	75.5	73.5	$9,973	$1,203	$8,770
Cherokee Central Elementary School	Public	K-5	130 Ravensford Drive	Cherokee	28719	Swain County	Cherokee Central Elementary School	(n/a)	No	No	Yes	(828) 554-5020	607	94	6.4	99.5%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	607 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)

Frequently Asked Questions about Jonathan Valley Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Jonathan Valley Elementary?

Students at Jonathan Valley Elementary are 87% White, 9% Hispanic, 2% Two or more races.

What district is Jonathan Valley Elementary in?

Haywood County Schools

What schools do graduates of Jonathan Valley Elementary attend?

Students who attend Jonathan Valley Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Waynesville Middle
High : Tuscola High

How many students attend Jonathan Valley Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 336 students attended Jonathan Valley Elementary.

Is Jonathan Valley Elementary a good school?

Jonathan Valley Elementary ranks 601^st of 1490 North Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

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