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Sunny View Elementary School

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Sunny View Elementary School ranks 492 nd of 1492 North Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

492^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,492 North Carolina Elementary Schools

Better than 67% of North Carolina elementary schools

Summary

Sunny View Elementary School is a small, rural elementary school in Mill Spring, NC, serving approximately 120 students in grades PK–5 as part of Polk County Schools, a district ranked in the 77th percentile statewide. The school itself currently ranks in the 67th percentile of North Carolina elementary schools, earning a 3-star rating — a solid result given that nearly all of its students (97.5%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.

Academically, Sunny View's performance is strongest in mathematics. Grade 4 math proficiency is 90%, well above the district's 71.6% and the state's 61.4%, and grade 5 math is also above state averages. Fourth-grade reading is another bright spot at 80% proficiency, compared to 57.7% statewide. The main challenges appear in fifth grade, where reading proficiency is 47.1% and science is 47.1% — both below district and state averages. The school is especially effective at serving economically disadvantaged students, with its low-income subgroup ranking in the 71st percentile or higher in each of the past three years.

Sunny View stands out from nearby schools in several ways. It spends $15,864 per student, the highest in its comparison group, and maintains a low student-teacher ratio of 11.8:1, lower than Tryon Elementary (13.7:1) and Polk Central Elementary (15.9:1). Chronic absenteeism has also improved dramatically, falling from 38.1% in 2022–23 to 18.5% in 2024–25, now better than the district and state averages. Compared to other local schools, Sunny View outperforms several Henderson County Schools like Sugarloaf Elementary and Dana Elementary, though Saluda Elementary (88th percentile) and Rutherfordton Elementary (88th percentile) rank higher. Because of the school's small size, year-to-year swings should be interpreted cautiously; the most reliable signals are its strong math performance, effective support for low-income students, and improving attendance.

120

Students ?

11.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

97.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

86 Sunny View School Road
Mill Spring, NC 28756-9699

(828) 894-1050

District: Polk County Schools

Students who attend Sunny View Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Polk County Middle School
High:	Polk County High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

95.8%

Hispanic:

1.7%

Two or more races:

1.7%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 54th percentile in 2021 → 67th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the North Carolina average (69% vs 61% meeting standards)

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 67th (2026) from a 54th-percentile low (2021)

✓Above the North Carolina median (67th percentile)

Worth a look

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

!Science scores 21 pts below the North Carolina average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school69%

District avg66%

North Carolina avg61%

492^nd of 1,492

North Carolina public elementary schools ?

Top 33%▼ down 12 pts since 2016

From top 21% (2016) to top 33% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

57^th of 246Polk 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	65.8	492 of 1492	67.0%	★★★☆☆
2025	60.3	562 of 1490	62.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	70.0	401 of 1505	73.4%	★★★★☆
2023	60.4	571 of 1502	62.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	64.2	513 of 1514	66.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	51.9	689 of 1489	53.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	64.4	498 of 1473	66.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	70.8	384 of 1434	73.2%	★★★★☆
2017	71.9	372 of 1429	74.0%	★★★★☆
2016	76.0	294 of 1425	79.4%	★★★★☆
2015	69.5	426 of 1440	70.4%	★★★★☆
2014	60.1	534 of 1390	61.6%	★★★☆☆
2013	85.8	149 of 1403	89.4%	★★★★☆
2012	84.0	122 of 1388	91.2%	★★★★★
2011	85.6	117 of 1381	91.5%	★★★★★
2010	86.6	97 of 1363	92.9%	★★★★★
2009	90.0	50 of 1354	96.3%	★★★★★
2008	83.8	138 of 1324	89.6%	★★★★☆
2007	86.7	68 of 1293	94.7%	★★★★★
2006	92.4	21 of 1276	98.4%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	59.9	551 of 1451	62.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	63.3	490 of 1455	66.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	61.7	526 of 1459	63.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	64.3	482 of 1424	66.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	63.9	506 of 1405	64.0%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	63.6	420 of 1437	70.8%	★★★★☆
2024	73.0	272 of 1450	81.2%	★★★★☆
2023	69.6	323 of 1437	77.5%	★★★★☆
2019	86.5	85 of 1361	93.8%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	43.6	835 of 1450	42.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	16.2	1250 of 1444	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	73.7	306 of 1430	78.6%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	50.2	590 of 1146	48.5%	★★☆☆☆
2025	34.9	828 of 1172	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	44.6	694 of 1166	40.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	40.0	762 of 1183	35.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	36.7	810 of 1194	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	30.4	867 of 1172	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	42.9	729 of 1183	38.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	48.3	660 of 1178	44.0%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)71st percentile+8 vs school

Female (2025)62nd percentile~ school

White (2026)49th percentile-19 vs school

Male (2025)42nd percentile-20 vs school

By subject vs North Carolina (2025-2026) ?

Mathematics81%+17 vs state

Reading63%+7 vs state

Science47%-21 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 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
Sunny View Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	86 Sunny View School Road	Mill Spring	28756	Polk County	Polk County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(828) 894-1050	120	10	11.8	97.5%	115 (95.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.7%)	1 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.7%)	65.8	492^nd of 1492 public elementary schools	67.0%		60.3	562^nd of 1490 public elementary schools	62.3%	70	73.3	90.0	76.5	60.0	80.0	47.1	47.1	$15,864	$1,636	$14,228
Polk Central Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2141 South NC9 Hwy	Mill Spring	28756	Polk County	Polk County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(828) 894-8233	379	24	15.9	99.2%	299 (78.9%)	20 (5.3%)	39 (10.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (5.3%)	45.5	815^th of 1492 public elementary schools	45.4%		59.6	570^th of 1490 public elementary schools	61.7%	245	56.5	56.4	69.4	48.4	60.0	53.1	59.2	$12,367	$1,550	$10,818
Edneyville Elementary	Public	K-5	2875 Pace Road	Hendersonville	28792	Henderson County	Henderson County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(828) 685-7600	405	31	13.2	99.3%	238 (58.8%)	3 (0.7%)	144 (35.6%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.5%)	15 (3.7%)	35.1	1001^st of 1492 public elementary schools	32.9%		33.4	1031^st of 1490 public elementary schools	30.8%	30	66.7	54.8	51.4	52.8	43.8	34.3	61.4	$10,529	$1,426	$9,103
Dana Elementary	Public	1-5	690 Ridge Road	Hendersonville	28792	Henderson County	Henderson County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(828) 685-7743	403	30	13.6	99.3%	157 (39.0%)	4 (1.0%)	227 (56.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	13 (3.2%)	19.9	1278^th of 1492 public elementary schools	14.3%		10.2	1419^th of 1490 public elementary schools	4.8%	141	62.0	46.4	45.8	36.0	42.0	38.9	41.7	$10,155	$1,652	$8,503
Tryon Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	100 School Place	Tryon	28782	Polk County	Polk County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(828) 859-6584	367	27	13.7	99.2%	238 (64.9%)	36 (9.8%)	64 (17.4%)	4 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (6.8%)	65.5	498^th of 1492 public elementary schools	66.6%		66.1	465^th of 1490 public elementary schools	68.8%	33	89.1	70.0	58.0	72.7	71.7	48.0	58.0	$12,033	$1,081	$10,952
Pinnacle Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1204 Painters Gap Road	Rutherfordton	28139	Rutherford County	Rutherford County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(828) 287-3440	254	16	16.0	96.5%	209 (82.3%)	14 (5.5%)	22 (8.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.5%)	53	680^th of 1492 public elementary schools	54.4%		61.5	539^th of 1490 public elementary schools	63.8%	141	91.8	69.5	54.5	73.5	61.0	39.4	53.0	$11,086	$1,573	$9,513
Rutherfordton Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	201 Bob Hardin Road	Rutherfordton	28139	Rutherford County	Rutherford County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(828) 287-3778	397	24	16.4	95.2%	279 (70.3%)	34 (8.6%)	38 (9.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	46 (11.6%)	85.5	173^rd of 1492 public elementary schools	88.4%		74.7	320^th of 1490 public elementary schools	78.5%	147	80.9	79.1	79.7	69.6	70.1	73.4	86.2	$10,825	$1,582	$9,243
Sugarloaf Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2270 Sugarloaf Rd	Hendersonville	28792	Henderson County	Henderson County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(828) 697-4600	415	31	13.5	99.3%	150 (36.1%)	19 (4.6%)	196 (47.2%)	8 (1.9%)	1 (0.2%)	6 (1.4%)	35 (8.4%)	30.4	1083^rd of 1492 public elementary schools	27.4%		27.3	1127^th of 1490 public elementary schools	24.4%	44	58.0	52.5	36.0	52.2	42.4	48.0	58.7	$10,601	$1,711	$8,890
Upward Elementary	Public	K-5	45 Education Drive	Flat Rock	28731	Henderson County	Henderson County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(828) 697-4764	389	29	13.4	99.2%	144 (37.0%)	10 (2.6%)	205 (52.7%)	6 (1.5%)	1 (0.3%)	9 (2.3%)	14 (3.6%)	20.6	1267^th of 1492 public elementary schools	15.1%		24.2	1201^st of 1490 public elementary schools	19.4%	66	52.5	37.5	46.3	36.1	41.7	50.0	51.9	$10,637	$1,538	$9,099
Saluda Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	214 E Main Street	Saluda	28773	Polk County	Polk County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(828) 894-1040	142	14	10.3	97.9%	125 (88.0%)	2 (1.4%)	10 (7.0%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.8%)	84.3	185^th of 1492 public elementary schools	87.6%		91.2	92^nd of 1490 public elementary schools	93.8%	93	559.4	100.0	63.6	100.0	80.0	54.5	72.7	$13,956	$1,586	$12,371

Frequently Asked Questions about Sunny View Elementary School

What is the racial makeup of Sunny View Elementary School?

Students at Sunny View Elementary School are 96% White, 2% Hispanic, 2% Two or more races.

What district is Sunny View Elementary School in?

Polk County Schools

Is Sunny View Elementary School a good school?

Sunny View Elementary School ranks 492^nd of 1492 North Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Sunny View Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 120 students attended Sunny View Elementary School.

What schools do graduates of Sunny View Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Sunny View Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Polk County Middle School
High : Polk County High School

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