Enrollment
166
Elementary
DISTRICT 273 · STATE 467
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CHEROKEE COUNTY SCHOOLS·NCES 370078000324
Peachtree Elementary
30 Upper Peachtree Road, Murphy, NC 28906 · (828) 837-2479 · Cherokee County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL166 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
11.7:1
14 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.2:1 · STATE 14.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
98%
162 students
DISTRICT 97% · 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
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. 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
63.5%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
78.1%
NC avg 52.2%
What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 64 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 78 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
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of NC schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
72.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
49.0%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+23.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 72% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 49% typical for North Carolina schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 23 points, placing it in North Carolina's top 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
166
+11 (+7%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
11.7:1
was 10.3:1
% White
86%
was 89%
% Hispanic
7%
was 6%
% Black
1%
was 1%
% Asian
0%
was 0%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About Peachtree Elementary
Peachtree Elementary is one of the rural-scale K-5 schools in Murphy, North Carolina, run under Cherokee County Schools, with 166 students on its rolls from grades pre-K through 5. That puts it 64% leaner than the typical public school in North Carolina, which averages around 467 students.
Peachtree Elementary is one of 13 schools operated by Cherokee County Schools, a district that caters to 2,992 students overall.
Demographically, Peachtree Elementary logs that nearly all students (86%) are White. The remainder looks like 7% Hispanic, 4% multiracial.
Looking at the economic backdrop, The school currently runs with 14 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 11.7:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 14.9:1, putting Peachtree Elementary tighter than the state norm the norm. Roughly 98% of students at Peachtree Elementary qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.
After controlling for student poverty, Peachtree Elementary is in the OUTPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations model, which fits a per-state line through proficiency and FRL share. Schools with this campus's poverty mix typically land near 49.0%; this one delivers 72.3%, a residual of +23.3 points.
In the broader community, census data for Cherokee County shows the typical household earns roughly $53,628 per year, 24% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 7%. Across Cherokee County's 13 public schools (combined enrollment of about 2,992 students), Peachtree Elementary is one campus in the mix.
The closest other public school is Tri-County Early College High, roughly 2.2 miles away. Within five miles, there are 5 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Peachtree Elementary at 2nd of 8; the average score across the group is 58.9%.
Geographically, the school is in a small-town area.
Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Peachtree Elementary has climbed 7%, going from 155 students in 2018 to 166 in 2025. Class-load math has rose: from 10.3:1 in 2018 to 11.7:1 in 2025.
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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 HighHigh · 229 students
Other schools in Murphy
- Murphy ElementaryElementary · 467 students
- Murphy HighHigh · 424 students
- Murphy MiddleMiddle · 353 students
- Ranger ElementaryElementary · 264 students
- Tri-County Early College HighHigh · 153 students
- Hiwassee Dam HighHigh · 137 students
Nearby schools
- Tri-County Early College High2.2 mi · 153
- The Oaks Academy2.2 mi · 43
- Murphy Middle4.0 mi · 353
- Murphy High4.1 mi · 424
- Murphy Elementary4.8 mi · 467
- Martins Creek Elementary6.5 mi · 137
Frequently asked questions
About Peachtree ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Peachtree Elementary?
Peachtree Elementary enrolls approximately 166 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Peachtree Elementary serve?
Peachtree Elementary serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many teachers does Peachtree Elementary have?
Peachtree Elementary employs 14 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 11.7:1.
How diverse is Peachtree Elementary?
Peachtree Elementary reports a student body of 86% White, 7% Hispanic, 1% Black, 4% Two or more.
What district is Peachtree Elementary in?
Peachtree Elementary is part of Cherokee County Schools.
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