Enrollment
198
Elementary
DISTRICT 319 · STATE 467
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ALLEGHANY COUNTY SCHOOLS·NCES 370012000039
Piney Creek Elementary
559 Piney Creek Sch Road, Piney Creek, NC 28663 · (336) 359-2988 · Alleghany County
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL198 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 65% of North Carolina public elementary schools
- BTest 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
14.3:1
14 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.5:1 · STATE 14.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
98%
195 students
DISTRICT 99% · 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 | 18 | 9% |
| Kindergarten | 14 | 7% |
| Grade 1 | 24 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 19 | 10% |
| Grade 3 | 25 | 13% |
| Grade 4 | 18 | 9% |
| Grade 5 | 26 | 13% |
| Grade 6 | 16 | 8% |
| Grade 7 | 19 | 10% |
| Grade 8 | 19 | 10% |
This year's kindergarten class (14) is 26% smaller than its 8th grade class (19).
Student demographics
19%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
Piney Creek Elementary→Alleghany High
Based on grade levels within Alleghany 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
54.4%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
59.7%
NC avg 52.2%
What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 54 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 60 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
59.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.8%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+11.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 60% 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 Piney Creek Elementary
Piney Creek Elementary's state test result (59.8% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Piney Creek Elementary this school | 198 | 98.5% | 59.8% |
| Meadowbrook Elementary Canton | 198 | 98.0% | 46.0% |
| Nancy Reynolds Elementary School Westfield | 192 | 97.4% | 58.7% |
| Bennett School Bennett | 187 | 98.4% | 73.3% |
| Sandy Ridge Elementary School Sandy Ridge | 213 | 98.6% | 49.6% |
| Riverbend Elementary Clyde | 204 | 98.5% | 84.4% |
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 Piney Creek Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 59.8% | #505 of 1,297 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 59.7% | #616 of 1,296 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 54.4% | #469 of 1,300 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 198 | #1,381 of 1,485 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 98.5% | #833 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
198
+20 (+11%) vs 2020
+16% since 1990-91, when it was 171
Student : Teacher
14.3:1
was 12.7:1
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 | 13.8 | 14.3:1 | 98% (195) |
| 2023-24 | 191 | 13 | 14.7:1 | 56% (107) |
| 2022-23 | 185 | 13.3 | 13.9:1 | 55% (102) |
| 2020-21 | 178 | 14 | 12.7:1 | 42% (74) |
| 2017-18 | 161 | 14 | 11.5:1 | 53% (85) |
| 2015-16 | 168 | 15 | 11.2:1 | 98% (165) |
| 2010-11 | 185 | 11 | 16.8:1 | 54% (99) |
| 2000-01 | 170 | 20 | 8.5:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 171 | 14 | 12.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Piney Creek Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students up 23% (161 to 198); teachers down 1% (14 to 13.8).
About Piney Creek Elementary
Piney Creek Elementary, a small elementary school, is located in Piney Creek, North Carolina. It reported 198 students in pre-K through 8 in 2024-25. Elementary schools in North Carolina average about 467 students, which makes this school 58% below average.
Piney Creek Elementary reports to Alleghany County Schools, which has 4 schools and 1,352 students.
The share of White students at Piney Creek Elementary is 89%. Other groups include 9% Hispanic. In Alleghany County overall, the White share is about 89%. The diversity index for Piney Creek Elementary is 19%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
Piney Creek Elementary has 13.8 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff and a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.3:1. The ratio is within a point of the 14.9:1 average for elementary schools in North Carolina. The school has 98% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. That is in line with the 99% average for public schools in Alleghany County.
Piney Creek Elementary earns a B+ on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 65% of North Carolina public elementary schools.
The school's average proficiency rate across its state test results is 59.8%. For its free or reduced-price lunch share, the predicted value is 48.8%.
In Alleghany County, home to about 11,174 people, the median household earns about $47,172 a year, roughly 24% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 9%. Piney Creek Elementary shares Alleghany County with 3 other public schools.
Grayson Highlands is the nearest public school to Piney Creek Elementary, about 9.2 miles away. On proficiency, Piney Creek Elementary is behind the 65.0% nearby average, ranking 7th of 9.
Under the NCES locale system, Piney Creek Elementary is Rural: Remote.
Federal enrollment counts rose from 178 (2020-21) to 198 (2024-25). There were more students per teacher in 2024-25 (14.3:1) than in 2020-21 (12.7:1).
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Alleghany County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
11,174
Census ACS
Median income
$47,172
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
24%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
4
1,352 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Alleghany County Schools
- Sparta ElementaryElementary · 523 students
- Alleghany HighHigh · 395 students
- Glade Creek ElementaryElementary · 236 students
Nearby schools
- Grayson Highlands9.2 mi · 156
- Grayson County High10.1 mi · 461
- Independence Middle10.1 mi · 280
- Sparta Elementary10.3 mi · 523
- Alleghany High10.3 mi · 395
- Independence Elementary10.6 mi · 287
Frequently asked questions
About Piney Creek ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Piney Creek Elementary?
Piney Creek Elementary enrolls approximately 198 students in grades PK-08.
What grades does Piney Creek Elementary serve?
Piney Creek Elementary serves grades PK-08.
How many students per teacher at Piney Creek Elementary?
Approximately 14.3:1 students per teacher at Piney Creek Elementary.
What is the student diversity at Piney Creek Elementary?
Student demographics at Piney Creek Elementary are roughly 89% White, 9% Hispanic, 1% Black, 2% Two or more.
What district is Piney Creek Elementary in?
Piney Creek Elementary is part of Alleghany County Schools.
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