Enrollment
229
High
DISTRICT 197 · STATE 761
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CHEROKEE COUNTY SCHOOLS·NCES 370078000318
Andrews High
50 High School Drive, Andrews, NC 28901 · (828) 321-5415 · Cherokee County
GRADES 09–12HIGH43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL229 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 39% of North Carolina public high schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded North Carolina public high schools
Student : Teacher
24.0:1
10 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.4:1 · STATE 19.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
98%
224 students
DISTRICT 97% · STATE 82%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 68 | 30% |
| Grade 10 | 50 | 22% |
| Grade 11 | 59 | 26% |
| Grade 12 | 52 | 23% |
Student demographics
33%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 30% · STATE 71% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
NC EOG / EOC 2024-25 . % Grade Level Proficient (Level 3+)English Language Arts
44.7%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
43.1%
NC avg 52.2%
What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 45 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 43 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all North Carolina schools, those numbers are about 51 and 52.
Source: NC EOG / EOC. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
39.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
49.0%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-9.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 40% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 49% typical for North Carolina schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among North Carolina's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Andrews High
Andrews High's state test result (39.5% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Andrews High this school | 229 | 97.8% | 39.5% |
| Madison Early College High Marshall | 270 | 98.9% | 76.7% |
| Haywood Early College Clyde | 177 | 98.3% | N/A |
| Wilkes Early College High School Wilkesboro | 265 | 98.9% | 73.5% |
| McDowell Early College Marion | 241 | 98.8% | 80.8% |
| Rosman High Rosman | 254 | 98.8% | 51.6% |
Matched among North Carolina high schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Andrews High ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 39.5% | #309 of 468 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 43.1% | #170 of 464 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 44.7% | #340 of 448 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 229 | #458 of 598 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 24.0:1 | #411 of 473 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 33.0% | #441 of 474 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 97.8% | #305 of 527 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +1.8% | #146 of 164 |
Ranked against other public high schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
229
+26 (+13%) vs 2020
-53% since 1990-91, when it was 492
Student : Teacher
24.0:1
was 13.5:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 229 | 9.5 | 24.0:1 | 98% (224) |
| 2023-24 | 222 | 15.7 | 14.2:1 | 99% (219) |
| 2022-23 | 225 | 14.5 | 15.5:1 | 63% (141) |
| 2020-21 | 203 | 15 | 13.5:1 | 32% (65) |
| 2017-18 | 225 | 20.1 | 11.2:1 | 50% (112) |
| 2015-16 | 280 | 21 | 13.3:1 | 60% (167) |
| 2010-11 | 287 | 16 | 17.9:1 | 62% (178) |
| 2000-01 | 274 | 24 | 11.4:1 | 30% (83) |
| 1990-91 | 492 | 32 | 15.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Andrews High.
Since 2017-18: students up 2% (225 to 229); teachers down 53% (20.1 to 9.5).
About Andrews High
Among the schools in Andrews, North Carolina, is Andrews High, a small high school. School enrollment was 229 students in 2024-25, in grades 9 through 12. For comparison, high schools in North Carolina average about 761 students.
Cherokee County Schools operates 13 schools. Combined enrollment is 2,992 students.
Andrews High enrolls a student body that is 81% White. The rest of enrollment is 11% Hispanic and 7% multiracial. Census estimates put the White share of Cherokee County's population at about 91%. The chance that two students picked at random at Andrews High belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 33%.
Federal records show a student-to-teacher ratio of 24.0:1 at Andrews High, with 9.5 full-time-equivalent teachers. Among high schools in North Carolina, the typical ratio is 19.6:1. The count of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch equals 98% of enrollment. Across public schools in Cherokee County, the average is about the same, 98%.
Measured against North Carolina public high schools, Andrews High receives a C+. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
On the allk12 BeatsExpectations measure, Andrews High is 9.4 points below the average proficiency rate on state tests predicted for its free or reduced-price lunch share: 39.5% actual, 49.0% predicted. That is outside both the top and bottom 10% in North Carolina.
Federal survey data for Cherokee County show that median household income is about $53,628, about 24% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 7%. A total of 13 public schools operate in Cherokee County, serving about 2,992 students.
Of nearby public schools, Andrews Elementary is the closest, at about 0.2 miles. The count of other public schools within five miles is 2. On proficiency, Andrews High is behind the 49.9% nearby average, ranking 7th of 8.
Andrews High is in rural territory far from an urban area, a location NCES labels Rural: Remote.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, the student count climbed from 203 to 229. There were more students per teacher in 2024-25 (24.0:1) than in 2020-21 (13.5:1).
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Cherokee County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
29,562
Census ACS
Median income
$53,628
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
24%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
13
2,992 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Cherokee County Schools
- Murphy ElementaryElementary · 467 students
- Murphy HighHigh · 424 students
- Murphy MiddleMiddle · 353 students
- Andrews ElementaryElementary · 330 students
- Ranger ElementaryElementary · 264 students
- Andrews MiddleMiddle · 167 students
Other schools in Andrews
- Andrews ElementaryElementary · 330 students
- Andrews MiddleMiddle · 167 students
Other Andrews High schools
3 other US public schools in 4 states are named Andrews High. Andrews High is the 4th largest of the 4.
- Andrews High SchoolANDREWS, TX · 1,193 students
- Andrews HighAndrews, SC · 471 students
- ANDREWS HIGH SCHOOLPOMPANO BEACH, FL · 376 students
Nearby schools
- Andrews Elementary0.2 mi · 330
- Andrews Middle1.5 mi · 167
- Robbinsville Elementary9.1 mi · 521
- Robbinsville High9.4 mi · 332
- Robbinsville Middle9.4 mi · 243
- Peachtree Elementary9.9 mi · 166
Frequently asked questions
About Andrews HighHow large is Andrews High?
Andrews High enrolls approximately 229 students in grades 09-12.
Is Andrews High an elementary, middle, or high school?
Andrews High is a high school covering grades 09-12.
How many teachers does Andrews High have?
Andrews High employs 10 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 24.0:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Andrews High?
At Andrews High, the student body is approximately 81% White, 11% Hispanic, 1% Black, 0% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Who oversees Andrews High?
Andrews High is overseen by Cherokee County Schools in Cherokee County.
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