Swain County West Elementary

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Swain County West Elementary ranks 810 th of 1502 North Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public K-5

4142 Hwy 19 West
Bryson City, NC 28713

(828) 488-2119

District: Swain County Schools

SchoolDigger Rank:
810^th of 1,502 North Carolina Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $10,938

Students who attend Swain County West Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Swain County Middle School
High:	Swain County High School

Student/teacher ratio: 12.9

Number of students: 403

Racial breakdown:

White:

74.7%

American Indian:

9.4%

Hispanic:

7.4%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 99.3%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Swain County West Elementary ranks worse than 53.9% of elementary schools in North Carolina. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2023 the calculated Average Standard Score was 47.26. (See more...)

Student Body

Compare Details Racial makeup is: White (74.7%), American Indian (9.4%), Hispanic (7.4%). (See more...)

Compare Details 99.3% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Swain County West Elementary is 12.9. (See more...)

Compare Swain County West Elementary employs 31.1 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Swain County West Elementary is $10,938.

Schooldigger 2023 Rankings:

Swain County West Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Swain County West Elementary 810^th of 1502 North Carolina public elementary schools. (See Swain County West Elementary in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

Low Socio Economic Status students:

Female students:

Male students:

White students:

Swain County Schools:

SchoolDigger ranks Swain County Schools 146^th of 243 North Carolina school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Swain County West Elementary

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Rank History for all students at Swain County West Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NC State Percentile
2006	43.40	817^th	1276	36.0%
2007	57.53	597^th	1293	53.8%
2008	66.10	421^st	1324	68.2%
2009	62.39	564^th	1354	58.3%
2010	67.25	461^st	1363	66.2%
2011	66.54	481^st	1381	65.2%
2012	57.44	655^th	1388	52.8%
2013	63.21	467^th	1403	66.7%
2014	74.21	321^st	1390	76.9%
2015	68.35	447^th	1440	69.0%
2016	43.08	875^th	1425	38.6%
2017	54.98	663^rd	1429	53.6%
2018	42.67	879^th	1434	38.7%
2019	52.86	716^th	1473	51.4%
2021	58.86	596^th	1489	60.0%
2022	47.64	782^nd	1514	48.3%
2023	47.26	810^th	1502	46.1%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Swain County West Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NC State Percentile
2018	47.00	717^th	1332	46.2%
2019	51.06	652^nd	1361	52.1%
2021	69.69	260^th	1329	80.4%
2022	57.16	517^th	1366	62.2%
2023	56.44	563^rd	1437	60.8%

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Rank History for Female students at Swain County West Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NC State Percentile
2018	49.87	747^th	1405	46.8%
2019	48.84	764^th	1424	46.3%
2021	57.13	576^th	1440	60.0%
2022	43.85	816^th	1458	44.0%
2023	35.85	951^st	1459	34.8%

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Rank History for Disabled students at Swain County West Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NC State Percentile
2018	42.95	482^nd	897	46.3%
2019	56.66	285^th	878	67.5%
2021	60.30	170^th	646	73.7%
2022	59.42	168^th	634	73.5%

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Rank History for Gifted and Talented students at Swain County West Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NC State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2022	53.17	322^nd	500	35.6%

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Rank History for Male students at Swain County West Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NC State Percentile
2018	37.56	966^th	1413	31.6%
2019	56.24	637^th	1430	55.5%
2021	58.34	572^nd	1444	60.4%
2022	51.20	704^th	1464	51.9%
2023	61.32	541^st	1461	63.0%

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Rank History for White students at Swain County West Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NC State Percentile
2018	21.84	1040^th	1178	11.7%
2019	29.79	938^th	1183	20.7%
2021	36.39	779^th	1172	33.5%
2022	27.03	961^st	1194	19.5%
2023	31.82	888^th	1183	24.9%

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Data source: test scores: North Carolina Dept of Public Instruction, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

Data source: North Carolina Dept of Public Instruction

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Enrollment information for Swain County West Elementary

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1992	360	0	0	0	18	n/a	n/a	-1	377
1993	384	1	0	1	21	n/a	n/a	18	425
1994	404	2	0	2	21	n/a	n/a	20	449
1995	409	0	1	3	26	n/a	n/a	0	439
1996	409	0	1	3	26	n/a	n/a	0	439
1997	421	0	0	5	34	n/a	n/a	0	460
1998	409	0	1	6	26	n/a	n/a	0	442
1999	350	0	1	6	25	n/a	n/a	0	382
2000	340	0	1	6	21	n/a	n/a	0	368
2001	361	0	1	7	22	n/a	n/a	0	391
2002	350	2	1	5	27	n/a	n/a	0	385
2003	350	2	1	5	27	n/a	n/a	0	385
2004	347	4	1	5	41	n/a	n/a	0	398
2005	346	3	2	1	41	n/a	n/a	0	393
2006	361	3	2	8	46	n/a	n/a	0	420
2007	350	2	3	5	36	n/a	n/a	3	399
2008	364	3	3	12	36	n/a	n/a	2	420
2009	377	3	2	9	38	n/a	n/a	0	429
2010	362	5	4	8	40	n/a	n/a	0	419
2011	335	3	4	13	27	1	7	0	390
2012	353	5	6	8	25	1	4	0	402
2013	347	4	6	12	32	1	7	0	409
2014	393	8	7	11	33	0	7	0	459
2015	368	6	5	15	35	0	7	0	436
2016	369	3	4	14	39	0	10	0	439
2017	350	5	6	26	39	0	14	0	440
2018	358	5	6	24	36	0	18	0	447
2019	375	4	5	22	34	0	19	0	459
2020	342	1	4	24	39	0	20	0	430
2021	341	0	2	20	42	0	17	0	422
2022	317	0	5	21	39	0	29	0	411
2023	301	1	4	30	38	0	29	0	403

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Swain County West Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1992	377	20.0	18.8	49.3
1993	425	22.0	19.3	40
1994	449	30.0	15.0	41.5
1995	439	32.0	13.7	46.5
1996	439	32.0	13.7	46.5
1997	460	33.0	13.9	42.6
1998	442	35.0	12.6	47.1
1999	382	35.0	10.9	68.1
2000	368	35.0	10.5	62.2
2001	391	35.0	11.2	55.5
2002	385	35.0	11.0	59.2
2003	385	35.0	11.0	59.2
2004	398	35.0	11.4	56
2005	393	34.0	11.6	56
2006	420	34.0	12.4	53.3
2007	399	n/a	n/a	55.1
2008	420	31.0	13.5	59.8
2009	429	30.8	13.9	n/a
2010	419	29.6	14.1	65.9
2011	390	26.6	14.6	63.3
2012	402	24.2	16.5	65.2
2013	409	24.4	16.7	62.3
2014	459	27.0	16.9	63.8
2015	436	29.0	15.0	62.6
2016	439	26.0	16.8	99.3
2017	440	29.7	14.8	99.3
2018	447	29.4	15.1	99.3
2019	459	30.2	15.1	99.3
2020	430	30.6	14.0	99.1
2021	422	30.3	13.9	98.1
2022	411	32.8	12.5	99.3
2023	403	31.1	12.9	99.3

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Swain County West Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1992	377	20.0	18.8	49.3
1993	425	22.0	19.3	40
1994	449	30.0	15.0	41.5
1995	439	32.0	13.7	46.5
1996	439	32.0	13.7	46.5
1997	460	33.0	13.9	42.6
1998	442	35.0	12.6	47.1
1999	382	35.0	10.9	68.1
2000	368	35.0	10.5	62.2
2001	391	35.0	11.2	55.5
2002	385	35.0	11.0	59.2
2003	385	35.0	11.0	59.2
2004	398	35.0	11.4	56
2005	393	34.0	11.6	56
2006	420	34.0	12.4	53.3
2007	399	n/a	n/a	55.1
2008	420	31.0	13.5	59.8
2009	429	30.8	13.9	n/a
2010	419	29.6	14.1	65.9
2011	390	26.6	14.6	63.3
2012	402	24.2	16.5	65.2
2013	409	24.4	16.7	62.3
2014	459	27.0	16.9	63.8
2015	436	29.0	15.0	62.6
2016	439	26.0	16.8	99.3
2017	440	29.7	14.8	99.3
2018	447	29.4	15.1	99.3
2019	459	30.2	15.1	99.3
2020	430	30.6	14.0	99.1
2021	422	30.3	13.9	98.1
2022	411	32.8	12.5	99.3
2023	403	31.1	12.9	99.3

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.

Finances

Per Pupil Expenditures for Swain County West Elementary

Year	Expenditures from Federal Funds	Expenditures from State and Local Funds	Total Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019	$1,448 (13.2%)	$9,490 (86.8%)	$10,938

Data source: North Carolina Department of Education

Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Swain County West Elementary

The coronavirus has had a profound impact on education in America. Learning shifted online overnight, attendance numbers dwindled, and enrollment decreased. SchoolDigger.com is making it easier for you to better assess how COVID-19 has impacted your school. Through the collection of pre-pandemic (2019) and current data, SchoolDigger.com is sharing test scores, enrollment numbers and school demographics from schools across the country – and we make it easy to see how impacted schools compare locally and statewide.

Rankings

Rank Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)	Rank Post pandemic (2022-2023)	Change (%)
Ranks 716^th of 1473 Elementary schools	Ranks 810^th of 1502 Elementary schools	5.3%

Test Scores

	% proficient Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)	% proficient Post pandemic (2022-2023)	Change (%)
3rd Grade Mathematics (Swain County West Elementary)	69.5	63.6	5.9%
3rd Grade Mathematics (Swain County Schools)	73.7	56.8	16.9%
3rd Grade Mathematics (North Carolina)	64.3	61.1	3.2%
3rd Grade Reading (Swain County West Elementary)	62.2	56.1	6.1%
3rd Grade Reading (Swain County Schools)	63.2	52	11.2%
3rd Grade Reading (North Carolina)	56.8	48	8.8%
4th Grade Mathematics (Swain County West Elementary)	57.4	43.1	14.3%
4th Grade Mathematics (Swain County Schools)	56.4	41.5	14.9%
4th Grade Mathematics (North Carolina)	57.3	55.3	2%
4th Grade Reading (Swain County West Elementary)	47.5	43.1	4.4%
4th Grade Reading (Swain County Schools)	46.6	45.5	1.1%
4th Grade Reading (North Carolina)	57.3	55.3	2%
5th Grade Mathematics (Swain County West Elementary)	65.6	57.1	8.5%
5th Grade Mathematics (Swain County Schools)	65.6	50	15.6%
5th Grade Mathematics (North Carolina)	60.2	55.9	4.3%
5th Grade Reading (Swain County West Elementary)	52.2	26.5	25.7%
5th Grade Reading (Swain County Schools)	53.5	33.6	19.9%
5th Grade Reading (North Carolina)	54.6	48	6.6%
5th Grade Science (Swain County West Elementary)	67.8	79.6	11.8%
5th Grade Science (Swain County Schools)	70.7	68.2	2.5%
5th Grade Science (North Carolina)	72.6	65.3	7.3%

Student Body

	Number of students Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)	Number of students Post pandemic (2022-2023)	Change (%)
Total Students	459	403	12.2%
African American	4	1	75%
American Indian	34	38	11.8%
Asian	5	4	20%
Hispanic	22	30	36.4%
Pacific Islander	0	0
White	375	301	19.7%
Two or More Races	19	29	52.6%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	99.3%	99.3%	0.1%

Schools Near Swain County West Elementary

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2023)				Ranking (2022)				EOG Mathematics (2023)						EOG Reading (2023)						EOG Science (2023)		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 (2023)	Statewide Rank (2023)	State Percentile (2023)	SchoolDigger Rating (2023)	Average Standard Score (2022)	Statewide Rank (2022)	State Percentile (2022)	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
Swain County West Elementary	Public	K-5	4142 Hwy 19 West	Bryson City	28713	Swain County	Swain County Schools	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(828) 488-2119	403	31	12.9	99.3%	301 (74.7%)	1 (0.2%)	30 (7.4%)	4 (1.0%)	38 (9.4%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (7.2%)	47.3	810^th of 1502 public elementary schools	46.1%		47.6	782^nd of 1514 public elementary schools	48.3%	28	63.6	43.1	57.1				56.1	43.1	26.5				79.6		$10,938	$1,448	$9,491
Mountain Discovery	Public, Charter	K-8	890 Jenkins Branch Rd N	Bryson City	28713	Swain County	Mountain Discovery Charter School	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(828) 488-1222	174	11	16.0		134 (77.0%)	3 (1.7%)	1 (0.6%)	1 (0.6%)	21 (12.1%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (8.0%)	46.8	816^th of 1502 public elementary schools	45.7%		48.8	761^st of 1514 public elementary schools	49.7%	55	56.3	50.0	47.6	50.0	62.5	57.9	31.3	70.0	42.9	38.9	62.5	73.7	71.4	94.7
Swain County East Elementary	Public	K-5	4747 Ela Rd	Bryson City	28713	Swain County	Swain County Schools	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(828) 488-0939	339	26	12.8	69.9%	162 (47.8%)	1 (0.3%)	15 (4.4%)	2 (0.6%)	104 (30.7%)	0 (0.0%)	55 (16.2%)	35.6	996^th of 1502 public elementary schools	33.7%		42.8	867^th of 1514 public elementary schools	42.7%	129	49.2	39.2	44.3				47.5	49.0	39.3				59.0		$12,145	$1,906	$10,238
Smokey Mountain Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	884 US Hwy 441N	Whittier	28789	Jackson County	Jackson County Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(828) 497-5535	353	25	14.1	77.9%	158 (44.8%)	2 (0.6%)	50 (14.2%)	5 (1.4%)	98 (27.8%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (11.3%)	9.9	1422^nd of 1502 public elementary schools	5.3%		13.5	1381^st of 1514 public elementary schools	8.8%	41	19.2	27.3	13.2	41.4	26.9	16.7	23.1	33.3	23.7	31.0	35.8	50.0	23.7	56.7	$11,755	$1,735	$10,021
Iotla Valley Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	1166 Iotla Church Road	Franklin	28734	Macon County	Macon County Schools	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(828) 524-2938	403	31	12.9	71.0%	337 (83.6%)	2 (0.5%)	46 (11.4%)	4 (1.0%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.0%)	35.7	993^rd of 1502 public elementary schools	33.9%		34.5	1019^th of 1514 public elementary schools	32.7%	26	41.7	44.3					46.4	51.4							$10,664	$1,364	$9,300
Cherokee Central Elementary School	Public	K-5	130 Ravensford Dr	Cherokee	28719	Swain County	Cherokee Central Elementary School	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(828) 554-5020	625	31	20.4	99.5%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	625 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
East Franklin Elementary	Public	K-4	100 Watauga St	Franklin	28734	Macon County	Macon County Schools	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(828) 524-3216	360	31	11.6	99.2%	237 (65.8%)	0 (0.0%)	109 (30.3%)	2 (0.6%)	4 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.2%)	50.8	755^th of 1502 public elementary schools	49.7%		57.1	628^th of 1514 public elementary schools	58.5%	127	61.8	64.5					35.5	53.9							$10,178	$875	$9,304
Cartoogechaye Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	3295 Old Murphy Road	Franklin	28734	Macon County	Macon County Schools	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(828) 524-2845	349	27	12.9	60.2%	272 (77.9%)	5 (1.4%)	61 (17.5%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.3%)	55.1	669^th of 1502 public elementary schools	55.5%		64.4	508^th of 1514 public elementary schools	66.4%	161	60.3	49.3					52.4	59.7							$10,078	$941	$9,137
Fairview Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	251 Big Orange Way	Sylva	28779	Jackson County	Jackson County Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(828) 586-2819	762	50	15.2	58.0%	569 (74.7%)	11 (1.4%)	95 (12.5%)	10 (1.3%)	29 (3.8%)	1 (0.1%)	47 (6.2%)	70.9	393^rd of 1502 public elementary schools	73.8%		71.6	377^th of 1514 public elementary schools	75.1%	16	67.5	78.4	69.8	68.5	64.0	49.4	53.8	64.9	51.2	51.1	45.3	55.3	70.9	71.8	$8,533	$860	$7,673
Scotts Creek Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	516 Parris Branch	Sylva	28779	Jackson County	Jackson County Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(828) 631-2740	451	32	14.0	69.6%	323 (71.6%)	6 (1.3%)	78 (17.3%)	5 (1.1%)	12 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (6.0%)	28.4	1116^th of 1502 public elementary schools	25.7%		35.7	992^nd of 1514 public elementary schools	34.5%	124	42.0	34.5	34.8	43.1	27.7	23.5	32.0	41.4	30.4	49.0	42.6	39.2	67.4	72.5	$9,973	$1,203	$8,770

Frequently Asked Questions about Swain County West Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Swain County West Elementary?

Students at Swain County West Elementary are 75% White, 9% American Indian, 7% Hispanic, 7% Two or more races.

How many students attend Swain County West Elementary?

In the 2022-23 school year, 403 students attended Swain County West Elementary.

What district is Swain County West Elementary in?

Swain County Schools

What schools do graduates of Swain County West Elementary attend?

Students who attend Swain County West Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Swain County Middle School
High : Swain County High School

Is Swain County West Elementary a good school?

Swain County West Elementary ranks 810^th of 1502 North Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

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