Andrews Elementary

Located at 205 Jean Christy Ave., in Andrews, North Carolina, Andrews Elementary is a modestly sized primary school that works with 330 students (grades pre-K through 5), run under Cherokee County Schools. Enrollment runs roughly 29% smaller than the state mean of about 467.

Cherokee County Schools comprises 13 schools with combined enrollment of 2,992 students; Andrews Elementary is among them.

Demographically, Andrews Elementary lists that 76% of the student body identifies as White. Beyond that, the school lists 14% Hispanic, 5% multiracial, 4% Black. By comparison, Cherokee County as a whole is about 91% White, so the school skews meaningfully less White than its surroundings.

On the income-and-resources front, On paper, Andrews Elementary has 23 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 14.3:1. The state averages about 14.9:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. An estimated 99% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Andrews Elementary sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 48.6%; this one delivers 40.1%.

Across the wider county, Cherokee County reports that the typical household earns roughly $53,628 per year, about 24% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 7%. Andrews Elementary is one of 13 public schools in Cherokee County (combined enrollment of about 2,992 students).

Nearest neighbor: Andrews High, around 0.2 miles off. Within five miles, there are 2 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Andrews Elementary comes 6th of 8 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 49.8%.

Geographically, the school is in a rural area.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Andrews Elementary has ticked down 9%, going from 362 students in 2018 to 330 in 2025. The White share of enrollment decreased from 81% to 76% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio loosened from 12.1:1 in 2018 to 14.3:1 today.

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