Ellendale Elementary

Ellendale Elementary, an one-room-style elementary campus in Taylorsville, North Carolina, one of the schools within Alexander County Schools, instructs 168 students, covering grades K through 5. Enrollment runs roughly 64% smaller than the state mean of about 467.

Alexander County Schools runs 11 schools in total, collectively educating 4,344 students. Ellendale Elementary is one of those campuses.

Looking at the student body, Ellendale Elementary reports that 86% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority; the rest is composed of 6% multiracial, 3% Black, 2% Hispanic, 2% Asian. That composition is broadly in line with Alexander County as a whole.

On the income-and-resources front, Staff filings list 11 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 14.9:1 students per teacher. The state averages about 14.9:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. About 98% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Ellendale Elementary tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 48.9% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 51.4%.

In the area at large, community-level numbers for Alexander County indicate median household income runs about $65,354, roughly 17% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Ellendale Elementary is one of 12 public schools in Alexander County (combined enrollment of about 4,344 students).

West Alexander Middle is the nearest neighboring public school, about 4.2 miles from this campus. Within ten miles, there are 8 other public schools, a sparser pattern than typical urban areas. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Ellendale Elementary at 6th of 8; the average score across the group is 59.3%.

The campus sits in a small-town setting.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count contracted 41%: 283 students in 2018 compared to 168 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 90% to 86% across the same window.

On this page, posts here usually surface around classroom updates, athletics, and weather closures. Members of the school community can share what they know.