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Enrollment
431
Elementary
DISTRICT 358 · STATE 467
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·TRANSYLVANIA COUNTY SCHOOLS·NCES 370453000796
Pisgah Forest Elementary
1076 Ecusta Rd, Brevard, NC 28712 · (828) 877-4481 · Transylvania County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL431 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 61% 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
11.4:1
38 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.3:1 · STATE 14.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
99%
428 students
DISTRICT 98% · 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 | 18 | 4% |
| Kindergarten | 52 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 81 | 19% |
| Grade 2 | 78 | 18% |
| Grade 3 | 75 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 53 | 12% |
| Grade 5 | 74 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (52) is 30% smaller than its 5th grade class (74).
Student demographics
45%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 40% · 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
53.8%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
63.5%
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 64 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
58.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.5%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+9.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 58% 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 Pisgah Forest Elementary
Pisgah Forest Elementary's state test result (58.2% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pisgah Forest Elementary this school | 431 | 99.3% | 58.2% |
| Childers Elementary Lincolnton | 418 | 97.1% | 52.6% |
| West End Elementary West End | 413 | 99.3% | 80.0% |
| Churchland Elementary Lexington | 441 | 99.3% | 44.8% |
| Mulberry Elementary School North Wilkesboro | 419 | 99.3% | 66.4% |
| Scotts Creek School Sylva | 422 | 98.6% | 47.0% |
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 Pisgah Forest Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 58.2% | #559 of 1,297 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 63.5% | #520 of 1,296 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 53.8% | #491 of 1,300 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 431 | #807 of 1,485 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.4:1 | #49 of 1,377 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 44.5% | #1,096 of 1,379 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 99.3% | #395 of 1,414 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -15.5% | #393 of 937 |
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
431
+4 (+1%) vs 2020
-21% since 2000-01, when it was 544
Student : Teacher
11.4:1
was 12.2:1
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 | 431 | 37.8 | 11.4:1 | 99% (428) |
| 2023-24 | 466 | 36.3 | 12.9:1 | 99% (463) |
| 2022-23 | 464 | 36.2 | 12.8:1 | 69% (318) |
| 2020-21 | 427 | 35 | 12.2:1 | 51% (216) |
| 2017-18 | 510 | 34.4 | 14.8:1 | 54% (274) |
| 2015-16 | 555 | 32 | 17.3:1 | 61% (341) |
| 2010-11 | 549 | 35 | 15.7:1 | 53% (291) |
| 2000-01 | 544 | 33 | 16.5:1 | 37% (201) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Pisgah Forest Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 15% (510 to 431); teachers up 10% (34.4 to 37.8).
About Pisgah Forest Elementary
This page covers Pisgah Forest Elementary, a mid-sized elementary school in Brevard, North Carolina. The school counted 431 students in 2024-25, covering pre-K through 5.
Transylvania County Schools, which runs Pisgah Forest Elementary, has 9 schools and 3,205 students.
More than half of the students at Pisgah Forest Elementary are White (71%). The next largest groups are 20% Hispanic, 4% multiracial, and 3% Black. In Transylvania County overall, about 88% of residents are White. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Pisgah Forest Elementary scores 45%.
With 37.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, the student-to-teacher ratio is about 11.4:1. Elementary schools in North Carolina have an average ratio of 14.9:1. Student poverty is often measured by lunch eligibility; at Pisgah Forest Elementary, 99% qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. That is in line with the 99% average for public schools in Transylvania County.
Pisgah Forest 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 61% of North Carolina public elementary schools.
A school with Pisgah Forest Elementary's lunch-eligibility share in North Carolina is predicted to score 48.5%. Pisgah Forest Elementary scores 58.2%, 9.7 points above that line.
The county, Transylvania County, is where the school is located. The median household earns about $66,184 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 40%, and about 9% of people live in poverty. Counting Pisgah Forest Elementary, Transylvania County has 10 public schools.
Davidson River School sits about 0.1 miles from Pisgah Forest Elementary. There are 5 other public schools within five miles. Compared with its nearest neighbors, Pisgah Forest Elementary ranks 2nd of 7 on average proficiency.
Its location is classified as Town: Distant by the National Center for Education Statistics.
The student count changed little between 2020-21 (427) and 2024-25 (431).
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Transylvania County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
33,691
Census ACS
Median income
$66,184
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
40%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
10
3,640 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Transylvania County Schools
- Brevard HighHigh · 799 students
- Brevard ElementaryElementary · 524 students
- Brevard MiddleMiddle · 472 students
- Rosman ElementaryElementary · 344 students
- Rosman HighHigh · 254 students
- Rosman MiddleMiddle · 187 students
Other schools in Brevard
- Brevard HighHigh · 799 students
- Brevard ElementaryElementary · 524 students
- Brevard MiddleMiddle · 472 students
- Davidson River SchoolHigh · 61 students
Nearby schools
- Davidson River School0.1 mi · 61
- Brevard Academy1.4 mi · 435
- Brevard Middle1.6 mi · 472
- Brevard Elementary2.4 mi · 524
- Brevard High3.2 mi · 799
- Etowah Elementary7.7 mi · 302
Frequently asked questions
About Pisgah Forest ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Pisgah Forest Elementary?
Pisgah Forest Elementary enrolls approximately 431 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Pisgah Forest Elementary serve?
Pisgah Forest Elementary serves grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Pisgah Forest Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Pisgah Forest Elementary is approximately 11.4:1 (38 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Pisgah Forest Elementary?
Pisgah Forest Elementary reports a student body of 71% White, 20% Hispanic, 3% Black, 4% Two or more.
Who oversees Pisgah Forest Elementary?
Pisgah Forest Elementary is overseen by Transylvania County Schools in Transylvania County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.