Enrollment
198
Elementary
DISTRICT 381 · STATE 467
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HAYWOOD COUNTY SCHOOLS·NCES 370204002160
Meadowbrook Elementary
85 Morningstar Rd, Canton, NC 28716 · (828) 646-3445 · Haywood County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY31-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL198 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 29% of North Carolina public elementary schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats 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
16.8:1
12 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.9:1 · STATE 14.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
98%
194 students
DISTRICT 98% · STATE 82%
Community
0
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 | 16 | 8% |
| Kindergarten | 28 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 30 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 35 | 18% |
| Grade 3 | 35 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 17 | 9% |
| Grade 5 | 37 | 19% |
This year's kindergarten class (28) is 24% smaller than its 5th grade class (37).
Student demographics
25%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 28% · 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
53.2%
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 53 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
46.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.9%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-2.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 46% 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 Meadowbrook Elementary
Meadowbrook Elementary's state test result (46.0% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Meadowbrook Elementary this school | 198 | 98.0% | 46.0% |
| Piney Creek Elementary Piney Creek | 198 | 98.5% | 59.8% |
| Bennett School Bennett | 187 | 98.4% | 73.3% |
| Nancy Reynolds Elementary School Westfield | 192 | 97.4% | 58.7% |
| Roaring River Elementary School Roaring River | 190 | 98.4% | 62.2% |
| Brier Creek Elementary Thomasville | 210 | 98.6% | 65.4% |
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 Meadowbrook Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina | In Haywood County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 46.0% | #937 of 1,297 | #8 of 8 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 53.2% | #810 of 1,296 | #8 of 8 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 44.7% | #797 of 1,300 | #8 of 8 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 198 | #1,383 of 1,485 | #8 of 8 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 98.0% | #908 of 1,414 | #8 of 8 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -31.0% | #85 of 937 | #1 of 6 |
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
198
-21 (-10%) vs 2020
-28% since 1990-91, when it was 275
Student : Teacher
16.8:1
was 12.9:1
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 | 198 | 11.8 | 16.8:1 | 98% (194) |
| 2023-24 | 207 | 15.2 | 13.6:1 | 99% (204) |
| 2022-23 | 218 | 15 | 14.5:1 | 65% (142) |
| 2020-21 | 219 | 17 | 12.9:1 | 38% (84) |
| 2017-18 | 287 | 20 | 14.3:1 | 62% (178) |
| 2015-16 | 324 | 22 | 14.7:1 | 59% (191) |
| 2010-11 | 343 | 24 | 14.3:1 | 60% (207) |
| 2000-01 | 333 | 23 | 14.5:1 | 41% (135) |
| 1990-91 | 275 | 22 | 12.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Meadowbrook Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 31% (287 to 198); teachers down 41% (20 to 11.8).
About Meadowbrook Elementary
Meadowbrook Elementary operates as a small elementary school in Canton, North Carolina. A federal count lists 198 students at the school, in pre-K through 5. An average school in this group (elementary schools in North Carolina) has about 467 students.
Haywood County Schools counts 6,476 students in its 15 schools, and Meadowbrook Elementary is one of them.
The student body at Meadowbrook Elementary is 86% White. Other groups make up 9% Hispanic and 3% Black. The school's diversity index is 25%, meaning two students picked at random have a 25% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Meadowbrook Elementary counts 11.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, about 16.8 students for each one. This ratio sits 1.9 above the 14.9:1 average for elementary schools in North Carolina. About 98% of students at the school meet free or reduced-price lunch income limits. For comparison, public schools in Haywood County average 99%.
allk12 grades Meadowbrook Elementary a C. The grade compares the school only with North Carolina public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
Meadowbrook Elementary's average proficiency rate on state tests of 46.0% is 2.9 points below the 48.9% the model predicts from its lunch-eligibility share.
According to the American Community Survey, in Haywood County, the median household income is $61,912, roughly 30% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 9%. There are 16 public schools in Haywood County, enrolling about 7,092 students in all.
Pisgah High is located about 1.0 miles from Meadowbrook Elementary. Around the school, 6 other public schools are within five miles. On proficiency, Meadowbrook Elementary is behind the 63.4% nearby average, ranking 8th of 8.
Locale: Town: Fringe. In NCES terms, the school is in a town close to an urbanized area.
Federal data show a 10% enrollment decrease, from 219 in 2020-21 to 198 in 2024-25. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 12.9:1 to 16.8:1.
Community posts for Meadowbrook Elementary can cover school safety, transportation, and start times. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
Haywood County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
62,662
Census ACS
Median income
$61,912
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
30%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
16
7,092 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Haywood County Schools
- Tuscola HighHigh · 873 students
- Pisgah HighHigh · 859 students
- Waynesville MiddleMiddle · 727 students
- Bethel ElementaryElementary · 537 students
- Clyde ElementaryElementary · 523 students
- Hazelwood ElementaryElementary · 490 students
Other schools in Canton
- Pisgah HighHigh · 859 students
- Bethel ElementaryElementary · 537 students
- Canton MiddleMiddle · 475 students
- North Canton ElementaryElementary · 332 students
Other Meadowbrook Elementary schools
12 other US public schools in 11 states are named Meadowbrook Elementary. Meadowbrook Elementary is the 13th largest of the 13.
- MEADOWBROOK ELEMENTARYGOLDEN VALLEY, MN · 792 students
- MEADOWBROOK ELEMENTARY SCHOOLGAINESVILLE, FL · 791 students
- MEADOWBROOK ELEMENTARY SCHOOLFORT LAUDERDALE, FL · 693 students
- MEADOWBROOK ELEMENTARYGLADSTONE, MO · 529 students
- Meadowbrook Elementary SchoolNOVI, MI · 518 students
Nearby schools
- Pisgah High1.0 mi · 859
- Canton Middle1.2 mi · 475
- North Canton Elementary2.2 mi · 332
- Bethel Elementary4.0 mi · 537
- Clyde Elementary4.0 mi · 523
- Bethel Middle4.8 mi · 254
Frequently asked questions
About Meadowbrook ElementaryHow large is Meadowbrook Elementary?
Meadowbrook Elementary enrolls approximately 198 students in grades PK-05.
Is Meadowbrook Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Meadowbrook Elementary is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many teachers does Meadowbrook Elementary have?
Meadowbrook Elementary employs 12 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 16.8:1.
How diverse is Meadowbrook Elementary?
Meadowbrook Elementary reports a student body of 86% White, 9% Hispanic, 3% Black, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees Meadowbrook Elementary?
Meadowbrook Elementary is overseen by Haywood County Schools in Haywood County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.