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
A
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Scored higher than 92% of North Carolina public elementary schools
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ABeats 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
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, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 14 | 8% |
| Kindergarten | 33 | 20% |
| Grade 1 | 25 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 29 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 25 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 18 | 11% |
| Grade 5 | 22 | 13% |
This year's kindergarten class (33) is 50% larger than its 5th grade class (22).
Student demographics
26%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
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 →
Schools most like Peachtree Elementary
Peachtree Elementary's state test result (72.3% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Peachtree Elementary this school | 166 | 97.6% | 72.3% |
| Black Mountain Elementary Black Mountain | 163 | 96.9% | 58.3% |
| Kings Creek Elementary Lenoir | 153 | 98.0% | 37.0% |
| Pinnacle Elementary School Pinnacle | 162 | 98.1% | 68.2% |
| Bennett School Bennett | 187 | 98.4% | 73.3% |
| Nancy Reynolds Elementary School Westfield | 192 | 97.4% | 58.7% |
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 Peachtree Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 72.3% | #179 of 1,297 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 78.1% | #151 of 1,296 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 63.5% | #252 of 1,300 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 166 | #1,414 of 1,485 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 97.6% | #956 of 1,414 |
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
166
+12 (+8%) vs 2020
-37% since 1990-91, when it was 264
Student : Teacher
11.7:1
was 11.8:1
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 | 166 | 14.2 | 11.7:1 | 98% (162) |
| 2023-24 | 168 | 12.8 | 13.1:1 | 98% (165) |
| 2022-23 | 144 | 12.2 | 11.8:1 | 98% (141) |
| 2020-21 | 154 | 13 | 11.8:1 | 96% (148) |
| 2017-18 | 155 | 15 | 10.3:1 | 93% (144) |
| 2015-16 | 156 | 13 | 12.0:1 | 98% (153) |
| 2010-11 | 162 | 15 | 10.8:1 | 76% (123) |
| 2000-01 | 219 | 16 | 13.7:1 | 54% (119) |
| 1990-91 | 264 | 14 | 18.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Peachtree Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students up 7% (155 to 166); teachers down 5% (15 to 14.2).
About Peachtree Elementary
At 30 Upper Peachtree Road in Murphy, North Carolina, Peachtree Elementary operates as a small elementary school. Grades offered run from pre-K through 5, with 166 students enrolled. For comparison, elementary schools in North Carolina average about 467 students.
Cherokee County Schools has a total of 13 schools and 2,992 students, Peachtree Elementary among them.
Peachtree Elementary's enrollment is 86% White. The next largest groups are 7% Hispanic and 4% multiracial. The school's diversity index is 26%, meaning two students picked at random have a 26% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Federal staffing data show 14.2 full-time-equivalent teachers at Peachtree Elementary and a ratio of 11.7:1. This ratio sits 3.2 below the 14.9:1 average for elementary schools in North Carolina. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility covers 98% of students. That tracks the 98% average for public schools in Cherokee County.
allk12 grades Peachtree Elementary an A. The grade compares the school only with North Carolina public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
Peachtree Elementary is in the top 10% of North Carolina schools on the allk12 BeatsExpectations measure. Based on its free or reduced-price lunch share, the model predicts an average proficiency rate on state tests of 49.0%. The school's actual rate is 72.3%, 23.3 points higher.
Recent Census Bureau figures for Cherokee County show that the median household income is $53,628, 24% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Peachtree Elementary is one of 13 public schools in the county.
The school nearest to Peachtree Elementary is Tri-County Early College High, at a distance of about 2.2 miles. A five-mile radius around the school includes 5 other public schools. By average proficiency, Peachtree Elementary is 2nd among 8 schools close by.
NCES describes the area around Peachtree Elementary as Rural: Remote, meaning in rural territory far from an urban area.
Enrollment is up 8% from 2020-21, when Peachtree Elementary had 154 students, to 2024-25, when it had 166.
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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
Other Peachtree Elementary schools
One other US public school is named Peachtree Elementary. Peachtree Elementary is the 2nd largest of the 2.
- Peachtree Elementary SchoolPeachtree Corners, GA · 689 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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