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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	Distance	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
South Macon Elementary	0.0mi	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
Cartoogechaye Elementary	4.3mi	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	5.5mi	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
Iotla Valley Elementary	7.9mi	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
Blue Ridge School	15.8mi	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
Cullowhee Valley School	17.5mi	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
Swain County West Elementary	19.6mi	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

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