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East Franklin Elementary

Public Grades K-4

1222^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,492 North Carolina Elementary Schools

Better than 18% of North Carolina elementary schools

Summary

East Franklin Elementary is a K–4 school in Franklin, North Carolina, serving roughly 315 students in Macon County Schools. Like its closest district peers, the school serves an almost entirely low-income population—99% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch—yet it currently ranks 1,222nd of 1,492 North Carolina elementary schools, placing it in the 18th percentile with a 1-star rating for 2025–2026. That makes East Franklin the lowest-ranked elementary school in the district by a wide margin.

The school has been sliding steadily downward since 2021–2022, when it sat near the 59th percentile statewide. It has dropped in every ranking cycle since, falling to the 50th, 41st, 28th, and now 18th percentiles. Test scores trail both district and state averages in every subject tested. For example, only 44.4% of 4th graders are proficient in math, compared with about 61–62% at Iotla Valley Elementary and Cartoogechaye Elementary. In 4th grade reading, East Franklin's 42.9% proficiency rate trails Cartoogechaye's 65.7% by more than 20 points. These gaps are not explained by poverty or attendance: neighboring schools serve nearly identical populations, and East Franklin's chronic absenteeism rate of 16% is actually better than the state average of 24%.

The data also point to specific areas of concern. Fourth-grade performance falls sharply behind third-grade results, suggesting students lose ground as they advance. Subgroup outcomes are uneven: female students rank in the 8th percentile statewide, down from the 45th percentile two years earlier, while male students sit near the 36th percentile. With a favorable student-teacher ratio of 12.5 and attendance that is not a barrier, these results suggest the core challenges lie in classroom instruction and intervention quality rather than in student readiness or family circumstances. School and district leaders will need to target 4th-grade instruction and the specific student groups that are falling furthest behind.

315

Students ?

12.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

99%

Free/discounted lunch ?

100 Watauga St
Franklin, NC 28734-2628

(828) 524-3216

District: Macon County Schools

Students who attend East Franklin Elementary usually attend:

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

Racial breakdown:

White:

63.5%

Hispanic:

34.6%

Two or more races:

1.3%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 55th percentile in 2016 → 18th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the North Carolina average (46% vs 60% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (18th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 37 percentile points since 2016

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school46%

District avg56%

North Carolina avg60%

1,222^nd of 1,492

North Carolina public elementary schools ?

Bottom 18%▼ down 37 pts since 2016

From top 45% (2016) to bottom 18% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

131^st of 246Macon 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
2026	23.2	1222 of 1492	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	31.1	1072 of 1490	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	42.0	890 of 1505	40.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	50.8	755 of 1502	49.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	57.1	628 of 1514	58.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	46.4	756 of 1489	49.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	25.4	1178 of 1473	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	36.7	979 of 1434	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2017	53.6	687 of 1429	51.9%	★★★☆☆
2016	55.0	639 of 1425	55.2%	★★★☆☆
2015	40.6	896 of 1440	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2014	53.6	639 of 1390	54.0%	★★★☆☆
2013	54.8	585 of 1403	58.3%	★★★☆☆
2012	42.4	900 of 1388	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2011	39.2	932 of 1381	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2010	33.2	1020 of 1363	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	23.4	1115 of 1354	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	29.5	1016 of 1324	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	30.2	1020 of 1293	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	36.0	924 of 1276	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2019	19.5	812 of 878	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	25.6	750 of 897	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	36.0	353 of 519	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2025	27.3	451 of 563	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	42.0	282 of 533	47.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	56.4	144 of 485	70.3%	★★★★☆
2021	47.6	140 of 385	63.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	32.6	370 of 497	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	30.7	329 of 421	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	14.4	1338 of 1447	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	25.9	1161 of 1451	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	45.2	799 of 1455	45.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	62.8	507 of 1459	65.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	63.6	487 of 1458	66.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	43.8	775 of 1440	46.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	21.2	1216 of 1424	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	40.7	914 of 1405	34.9%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	21.1	879 of 981	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	30.0	739 of 961	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	44.6	527 of 951	44.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	48.6	460 of 915	49.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	64.5	226 of 893	74.7%	★★★★☆
2021	46.2	409 of 843	51.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	15.4	826 of 865	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	31.0	655 of 851	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	36.6	980 of 1434	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2025	55.4	573 of 1437	60.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	61.4	471 of 1450	67.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	56.2	568 of 1437	60.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	70.2	282 of 1366	79.4%	★★★★☆
2021	51.8	550 of 1329	58.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	24.3	1140 of 1361	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	48.2	695 of 1332	47.8%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	37.1	935 of 1451	35.6%	★★☆☆☆
2025	36.5	964 of 1450	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	39.2	912 of 1464	37.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	37.9	953 of 1461	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	50.4	712 of 1464	51.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	48.2	713 of 1444	50.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	30.5	1093 of 1430	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	35.2	1004 of 1413	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	22.8	702 of 815	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.3	775 of 801	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	11.3	1099 of 1146	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	20.8	1022 of 1172	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	30.3	890 of 1166	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	32.4	881 of 1183	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	38.2	788 of 1194	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	29.2	887 of 1172	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	20.5	1056 of 1183	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	27.8	968 of 1178	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Male (2026)36th percentile+17 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)32nd percentile+14 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)32nd percentile+14 vs school

Special Education (2026)14th percentile-4 vs school

Hispanic (2026)10th percentile-8 vs school

Female (2026)8th percentile-11 vs school

Disabled (2019)8th percentile-13 vs school

White (2026)4th percentile-14 vs school

By subject vs North Carolina (2025-2026) ?

Mathematics50%-13 vs state

Reading42%-15 vs state

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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 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
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%)	23.2	1222^nd of 1492 public elementary schools	18.1%		31.1	1072^nd of 1490 public elementary schools	28.1%	150	56.1	44.4					40.9	42.9							$10,178	$875	$9,304
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%)	50.1	726^th of 1492 public elementary schools	51.3%		41	900^th of 1490 public elementary schools	39.6%	174	61.2	62.0					54.1	57.7							$10,664	$1,364	$9,300
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%)	53.4	676^th of 1492 public elementary schools	54.7%		61.1	545^th of 1490 public elementary schools	63.4%	131	61.5	61.4					50.8	65.7							$10,078	$941	$9,137
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%)	38.3	939^th of 1492 public elementary schools	37.1%		61.2	543^rd of 1490 public elementary schools	63.6%	396	56.4	52.9					51.3	52.9							$11,730	$1,457	$10,273
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%)	30.2	1089^th of 1492 public elementary schools	27.0%		25.4	1172^nd of 1490 public elementary schools	21.3%	83	52.9	50.7	59.2	35.6	45.7	27.3	39.7	57.7	46.5	33.3	47.2	45.5	54.9	52.7	$10,392	$1,261	$9,131
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%)	20.4	1274^th of 1492 public elementary schools	14.6%		47	801^st of 1490 public elementary schools	46.2%	473	36.4	50.0		53.8			27.3	38.9		38.5					$13,938	$1,846	$12,092
Swain County West Elementary	Public	K-5	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%)	27.4	1153^rd of 1492 public elementary schools	22.7%		40.9	902^nd of 1490 public elementary schools	39.5%	251	45.5	62.3	47.6				33.3	62.3	33.3				54.8		$10,938	$1,448	$9,491
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%)	36.2	977^th of 1492 public elementary schools	34.5%		49.6	749^th of 1490 public elementary schools	49.7%	228	62.5	43.6	63.5	55.2	62.3	80.2	55.6	41.5	42.7	47.9	64.9	65.1	57.3	83.7	$8,533	$860	$7,673
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%)	42.8	861^st of 1492 public elementary schools	42.3%		43.5	860^th of 1490 public elementary schools	42.3%	1	38.7	68.2	36.4	47.4	61.9	46.7	61.3	72.7	59.1	50.0	71.4	86.7	50.0	100.0
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%)	5.5	1460^th of 1492 public elementary schools	2.1%		9.1	1434^th of 1490 public elementary schools	3.8%	26	27.6	31.0	17.5	28.6	20.9	11.4	27.6	24.1	27.5	42.9	34.9	31.4	22.5	42.9	$11,755	$1,735	$10,021

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Is East Franklin Elementary a good school?

East Franklin Elementary ranks in the bottom 18.1% of North Carolina elementary schools.

What is the racial makeup of East Franklin Elementary?

Students at East Franklin Elementary are 63% White, 35% Hispanic, 1% Two or more races.

What schools do graduates of East Franklin Elementary attend?

Students who attend East Franklin 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 East Franklin Elementary in?

Macon County Schools

How many students attend East Franklin Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 315 students attended East Franklin Elementary.

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