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Cartoogechaye Elementary

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Cartoogechaye Elementary ranks 545 th of 1490 North Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-4

545^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,490 North Carolina Elementary Schools

Better than 63% of North Carolina elementary schools

Summary

Cartoogechaye Elementary is a public elementary school in Franklin, North Carolina, serving grades PK-4 with a total enrollment of 332 students. The school is part of the Macon County Schools district, which is ranked 113 out of 242 districts in the state.

Cartoogechaye Elementary consistently outperforms the Macon County Schools district and the state of North Carolina in both mathematics and reading proficiency across grades 3 and 4. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, 70% of 3rd-grade students were proficient or better in mathematics, compared to 59.7% for the district and 64.1% for the state. The school also performs better than the state in terms of student subgroup performance, particularly for Hispanic and disabled students. However, the school's performance for female and white students has been relatively lower.

Another key factor is the significant increase in the percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, from 28.89% in 2021-2022 to 99.1% in 2023-2024. This high percentage of economically disadvantaged students is a notable difference compared to the surrounding Jackson County Public Schools district, where the free and reduced lunch rates range from 55.83% to 99.51%. Additionally, Cartoogechaye Elementary has maintained a relatively low student-teacher ratio, ranging from 11.2 to 12.9 over the past few years, which is lower than the nearby East Franklin Elementary and South Macon Elementary schools.

354

Students ?

14.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,078

Per pupil spending ?

99.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

3295 Old Murphy Road
Franklin, NC 28734-1036

(828) 524-2845

District: Macon County Schools

Students who attend Cartoogechaye Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Macon Middle School
	Mountain View Intermediate
High:	Franklin High
	Macon Early College High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

72.3%

Hispanic:

21.5%

Two or more races:

4.5%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 65th percentile in 2015 → 63rd in 2025

Strengths

✓Above the North Carolina median (63rd percentile)

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school60%

District avg54%

North Carolina avg57%

545^th of 1,490

North Carolina public elementary schools ?

Top 37%▼ down 1 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 4Elementary Schools in the Macon County Schools

113^th of 242Macon 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	61.1	545 of 1490	63.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	51.5	721 of 1505	52.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	55.1	669 of 1502	55.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	64.4	508 of 1514	66.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	75.3	314 of 1489	78.9%	★★★★☆
2019	54.6	681 of 1473	53.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	52.8	699 of 1434	51.3%	★★★☆☆
2017	60.6	565 of 1429	60.5%	★★★☆☆
2016	65.9	457 of 1425	67.9%	★★★☆☆
2015	63.3	509 of 1440	64.7%	★★★☆☆
2014	59.0	556 of 1390	60.0%	★★★☆☆
2013	83.1	188 of 1403	86.6%	★★★★☆
2012	78.1	243 of 1388	82.5%	★★★★☆
2011	75.2	288 of 1381	79.1%	★★★★☆
2010	65.3	498 of 1363	63.5%	★★★☆☆
2009	62.4	563 of 1354	58.4%	★★★☆☆
2008	76.3	254 of 1324	80.8%	★★★★☆
2007	81.6	145 of 1293	88.8%	★★★★☆
2006	79.3	186 of 1276	85.4%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2021	72.0	89 of 646	86.2%	★★★★☆
2019	64.9	199 of 878	77.3%	★★★★☆
2018	77.0	100 of 897	88.9%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	58.6	573 of 1451	60.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	47.0	765 of 1455	47.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	49.0	759 of 1459	48.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	60.4	540 of 1458	63.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	78.6	247 of 1440	82.8%	★★★★☆
2019	48.8	765 of 1424	46.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	52.2	703 of 1405	50.0%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	37.4	633 of 961	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	51.2	439 of 951	53.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	85.6	66 of 843	92.2%	★★★★★
2019	39.2	557 of 865	35.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	54.2	358 of 851	57.9%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	58.7	509 of 1437	64.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	47.2	773 of 1450	46.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	50.2	716 of 1437	50.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	68.9	293 of 1366	78.6%	★★★★☆
2021	95.2	21 of 1329	98.4%	★★★★★
2019	47.9	727 of 1361	46.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	49.8	675 of 1332	49.3%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	60.0	545 of 1450	62.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	55.7	635 of 1464	56.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	60.7	550 of 1461	62.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	63.8	493 of 1464	66.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	68.7	406 of 1444	71.9%	★★★★☆
2019	59.2	564 of 1430	60.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	52.9	693 of 1413	51.0%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	46.9	655 of 1172	44.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	30.8	885 of 1166	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	38.2	789 of 1183	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	43.4	705 of 1194	41.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	48.8	591 of 1172	49.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	37.1	814 of 1183	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	29.0	957 of 1178	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Disabled (2021)86th percentile+7 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)65th percentile~ school

Male (2025)62nd percentile~ school

Female (2025)61st percentile-3 vs school

White (2025)44th percentile-19 vs school

Hispanic (2025)34th percentile-29 vs school

By subject vs North Carolina (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics64%~ state avg

Reading56%+4 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 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
Cartoogechaye Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	3295 Old Murphy Road	Franklin	28734	Macon County	Macon County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(828) 524-2845	354	25	14.3	99.2%	256 (72.3%)	5 (1.4%)	76 (21.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (4.5%)	61.1	545^th of 1490 public elementary schools	63.4%		51.5	721^st of 1505 public elementary schools	52.1%	176	70.0	56.9					54.3	58.5							$10,078	$941	$9,137
East Franklin Elementary	Public	K-4	100 Watauga St	Franklin	28734	Macon County	Macon County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(828) 524-3216	315	25	12.5	99.0%	200 (63.5%)	0 (0.0%)	109 (34.6%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.3%)	31.1	1072^nd of 1490 public elementary schools	28.1%		42	890^th of 1505 public elementary schools	40.9%	182	45.7	44.7					41.4	52.6							$10,178	$875	$9,304
South Macon Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	855 Addington Bridge Road	Franklin	28734	Macon County	Macon County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(828) 369-0796	465	34	13.8	99.4%	325 (69.9%)	0 (0.0%)	124 (26.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.2%)	61.2	543^rd of 1490 public elementary schools	63.6%		66.1	472^nd of 1505 public elementary schools	68.6%	71	67.9	65.9					46.9	59.8							$11,730	$1,457	$10,273
Iotla Valley Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	1166 Iotla Church Road	Franklin	28734	Macon County	Macon County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(828) 524-2938	408	32	12.9	99.3%	328 (80.4%)	2 (0.5%)	64 (15.7%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.9%)	41	900^th of 1490 public elementary schools	39.6%		51.1	729^th of 1505 public elementary schools	51.6%	171	53.0	55.6					34.8	59.7							$10,664	$1,364	$9,300
Swain County West Elementary	Public	K-6	4142 Hwy 19 West	Bryson City	28713	Swain County	Swain County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(828) 488-2119	403	26	15.7	99.3%	293 (72.7%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (6.5%)	5 (1.2%)	32 (7.9%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (11.7%)	40.9	902^nd of 1490 public elementary schools	39.5%		41.3	907^th of 1505 public elementary schools	39.7%	5	61.3	48.2	56.7				38.7	38.6	41.8				82.1		$10,938	$1,448	$9,491
Cullowhee Valley School	Public	PK, KG-8	240 Wisdom Drive	Cullowhee	28723	Jackson County	Jackson County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(828) 293-5667	570	35	16.3	99.5%	341 (59.8%)	5 (0.9%)	171 (30.0%)	3 (0.5%)	22 (3.9%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (4.9%)	25.4	1172^nd of 1490 public elementary schools	21.3%		30.5	1089^th of 1505 public elementary schools	27.6%	83	58.3	44.0	39.7	45.2	39.6	41.9	47.9	36.0	31.0	40.5	39.6	54.0	34.5	54.0	$10,392	$1,261	$9,131
Mountain Discovery	Public, Charter	K-8	890 Jenkins Branch Rd N	Bryson City	28713	Swain County	Mountain Discovery Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(828) 488-1222	221	14	16.2		174 (78.7%)	4 (1.8%)	3 (1.4%)	3 (1.4%)	17 (7.7%)	1 (0.5%)	19 (8.6%)	43.5	860^th of 1490 public elementary schools	42.3%		40.5	923^rd of 1505 public elementary schools	38.7%	63	45.5	40.9	52.2	61.9	55.0	47.6	45.5	45.5	47.8	81.0	75.0	61.9	56.5	66.7
Blue Ridge School	Public	PK, KG-6	95 Bobcat Drive	Cashiers	28717	Jackson County	Jackson County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(828) 743-2646	144	10	14.5	90.3%	78 (54.2%)	2 (1.4%)	58 (40.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.1%)	47	801^st of 1490 public elementary schools	46.2%		42	887^th of 1505 public elementary schools	41.1%	86	64.7	50.0	41.2	77.3			17.6	70.0	47.1	59.1			47.1		$13,938	$1,846	$12,092
Fairview School	Public	PK, KG-8	251 Big Orange Way	Sylva	28779	Jackson County	Jackson County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(828) 586-2819	797	48	16.5	98.0%	550 (69.0%)	11 (1.4%)	144 (18.1%)	10 (1.3%)	32 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	50 (6.3%)	49.6	749^th of 1490 public elementary schools	49.7%		61.1	563^rd of 1505 public elementary schools	62.6%	186	54.8	58.2	59.2	63.2	62.2	65.3	40.9	64.8	39.8	60.5	46.3	52.6	57.1	67.4	$8,533	$860	$7,673
Smokey Mountain Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	884 US Hwy 441N	Whittier	28789	Jackson County	Jackson County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(828) 497-5535	340	22	15.7	96.2%	125 (36.8%)	3 (0.9%)	53 (15.6%)	5 (1.5%)	111 (32.6%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (12.6%)	9.1	1434^th of 1490 public elementary schools	3.8%		8.1	1444^th of 1505 public elementary schools	4.1%	10	41.9	16.3	31.0	25.6	22.6	32.4	22.6	27.9	31.0	27.9	38.7	48.6	51.7	54.3	$11,755	$1,735	$10,021

Frequently Asked Questions about Cartoogechaye Elementary

How many students attend Cartoogechaye Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 354 students attended Cartoogechaye Elementary.

What schools do graduates of Cartoogechaye Elementary attend?

Students who attend Cartoogechaye Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Macon Middle School
Middle : Mountain View Intermediate
High : Franklin High
High : Macon Early College High School

What district is Cartoogechaye Elementary in?

Macon County Schools

What is the racial makeup of Cartoogechaye Elementary?

Students at Cartoogechaye Elementary are 72% White, 21% Hispanic, 5% Two or more races, 1% African American.

Is Cartoogechaye Elementary a good school?

Cartoogechaye Elementary ranks 545^th of 1490 North Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

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