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What's the most underrated thing about Iotla Valley Elementary that outsiders don't know?
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Enrollment
408
Elementary
DISTRICT 386 · STATE 467
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MACON COUNTY SCHOOLS·NCES 370276001140
Iotla Valley Elementary
1166 Iotla Church Road, Franklin, NC 28734 · (828) 524-2938 · Macon County
GRADES PK–04ELEMENTARY41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL408 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 41% of North Carolina public elementary schools
- C+Test 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 elementary schools
Student : Teacher
12.9:1
32 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.4:1 · STATE 14.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
99%
405 students
DISTRICT 84% · STATE 82%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 39 | 10% |
| Kindergarten | 67 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 75 | 18% |
| Grade 2 | 92 | 23% |
| Grade 3 | 64 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 71 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (67) is 6% smaller than its 4th grade class (71).
Student demographics
33%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 43% · 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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Based on grade levels within Macon County Schools. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
NC EOG / EOC 2024-25 . % Grade Level Proficient (Level 3+)English Language Arts
47.8%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
54.3%
NC avg 52.2%
What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 48 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 54 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
50.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.5%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+2.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 51% 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 Iotla Valley Elementary
Iotla Valley Elementary's state test result (50.9% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iotla Valley Elementary this school | 408 | 99.3% | 50.9% |
| Hominy Valley Elementary Candler | 399 | 99.2% | 59.1% |
| Leicester Elementary Leicester | 399 | 98.7% | 52.1% |
| Bogue Sound Elementary Newport | 416 | 99.3% | 76.1% |
| Davis-Townsend Elementary Lexington | 430 | 99.3% | 61.6% |
| King Elementary School King | 383 | 99.0% | 39.0% |
Matched among North Carolina elementary 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 Iotla Valley Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 50.9% | #790 of 1,297 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 54.3% | #784 of 1,296 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 47.8% | #697 of 1,300 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 408 | #875 of 1,485 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.9:1 | #212 of 1,377 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 32.8% | #1,254 of 1,379 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 99.3% | #436 of 1,414 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +4.9% | #271 of 369 |
Ranked against other public elementary 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
408
+36 (+10%) vs 2020
+104% since 1990-91, when it was 200
Student : Teacher
12.9:1
was 12.4:1
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 | 408 | 31.6 | 12.9:1 | 99% (405) |
| 2023-24 | 417 | 34 | 12.3:1 | 99% (414) |
| 2022-23 | 403 | 31.2 | 12.9:1 | 71% (286) |
| 2020-21 | 372 | 30 | 12.4:1 | 55% (203) |
| 2017-18 | 389 | 31.3 | 12.4:1 | 63% (245) |
| 2015-16 | 398 | 33 | 12.1:1 | 70% (278) |
| 2010-11 | 256 | 21 | 12.2:1 | 64% (165) |
| 2000-01 | 156 | 15 | 10.4:1 | 67% (104) |
| 1990-91 | 200 | 10 | 20.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Iotla Valley Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students up 5% (389 to 408); teachers up 1% (31.3 to 31.6).
About Iotla Valley Elementary
Iotla Valley Elementary is an elementary school with a street address in Franklin, North Carolina. Students in pre-K through 4 attend, and enrollment is 408 students.
Iotla Valley Elementary is part of a district of 12 schools: Macon County Schools, with 4,469 students.
About 80% of the student body at Iotla Valley Elementary is White. Smaller groups are 16% Hispanic and 3% multiracial. The school's diversity index is 33%, meaning two students picked at random have a 33% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Staffing totals 31.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 12.9:1. That is lower than the 14.9:1 average for elementary schools in North Carolina. A measure often used for student poverty, free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, stands at 99%. Among public schools in Macon County, the average eligibility rate is 82%.
The allk12 Grade for Iotla Valley Elementary is C+. Compared with North Carolina public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 41% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Based on student poverty, the model expects 48.5% at Iotla Valley Elementary; the school's average proficiency rate on state tests is 50.9%.
Macon County has these Census figures: the median household income is $59,061, about 28% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 6% of residents are in poverty. In all, Macon County has 12 public schools and roughly 4,469 students.
The nearest other public school, East Franklin Elementary, is about 3.6 miles away. Inside a five-mile radius, there are 4 other public schools. Iotla Valley Elementary is 4th of 7 nearby schools by average proficiency rate.
The school's locale code, Rural: Fringe, means it is in rural territory close to an urban area.
Federal data show a 10% enrollment rise, from 372 in 2020-21 to 408 in 2024-25.
Conversations here can range across enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
Macon County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
37,941
Census ACS
Median income
$59,061
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
28%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
12
4,469 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Macon County Schools
- Franklin HighHigh · 996 students
- Mountain View IntermediateMiddle · 614 students
- Macon Middle SchoolMiddle · 576 students
- South Macon ElementaryElementary · 465 students
- Cartoogechaye ElementaryElementary · 354 students
- Highlands SchoolCombined · 344 students
Other schools in Franklin
- Franklin HighHigh · 996 students
- Mountain View IntermediateMiddle · 614 students
- Macon Middle SchoolMiddle · 576 students
- South Macon ElementaryElementary · 465 students
- Cartoogechaye ElementaryElementary · 354 students
- East Franklin ElementaryElementary · 315 students
Nearby schools
- East Franklin Elementary3.6 mi · 315
- Macon Virtual Academy3.9 mi · 44
- Franklin High4.0 mi · 996
- Cartoogechaye Elementary4.4 mi · 354
- Macon Early College High School5.0 mi · 154
- Mountain View Intermediate5.4 mi · 614
Frequently asked questions
About Iotla Valley ElementaryHow many students attend Iotla Valley Elementary?
Iotla Valley Elementary enrolls approximately 408 students in grades PK-04.
What grades does Iotla Valley Elementary serve?
Iotla Valley Elementary serves grades PK-04.
How many teachers does Iotla Valley Elementary have?
Iotla Valley Elementary employs 32 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.9:1.
How diverse is Iotla Valley Elementary?
Iotla Valley Elementary reports a student body of 80% White, 16% Hispanic, 0% Black, 0% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Who oversees Iotla Valley Elementary?
Iotla Valley Elementary is overseen by Macon County Schools in Macon County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.