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Enrollment
422
Elementary
DISTRICT 455 · STATE 467
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·JACKSON COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 370234001007
Scotts Creek School
516 Parris Branch, Sylva, NC 28779 · (828) 631-2740 · Jackson County
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL422 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 32% 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.
- C+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
14.7:1
29 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.6:1 · STATE 14.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
99%
416 students
DISTRICT 96% · 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 | 33 | 8% |
| Grade 1 | 35 | 8% |
| Grade 2 | 40 | 9% |
| Grade 3 | 53 | 13% |
| Grade 4 | 55 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 47 | 11% |
| Grade 6 | 50 | 12% |
| Grade 7 | 43 | 10% |
| Grade 8 | 48 | 11% |
This year's kindergarten class (33) is 31% smaller than its 8th grade class (48).
Student demographics
49%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 55% · 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
47.1%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
34.5%
NC avg 52.2%
What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 47 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 35 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
47.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.7%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-1.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 47% 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 Scotts Creek School
Scotts Creek School's state test result (47.0% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scotts Creek School this school | 422 | 98.6% | 47.0% |
| Churchland Elementary Lexington | 441 | 99.3% | 44.8% |
| Childers Elementary Lincolnton | 418 | 97.1% | 52.6% |
| Cool Spring Elementary Cleveland | 447 | 99.3% | 73.9% |
| West End Elementary West End | 413 | 99.3% | 80.0% |
| Pisgah Forest Elementary Brevard | 431 | 99.3% | 58.2% |
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 Scotts Creek School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 47.0% | #900 of 1,297 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 34.5% | #1,211 of 1,296 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 47.1% | #722 of 1,300 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 422 | #828 of 1,485 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.7:1 | #661 of 1,377 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 49.0% | #1,002 of 1,379 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 98.6% | #817 of 1,414 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -6.0% | #748 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
422
-63 (-13%) vs 2020
+1% since 1990-91, when it was 416
Student : Teacher
14.7:1
was 15.7:1
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 | 422 | 28.7 | 14.7:1 | 99% (416) |
| 2023-24 | 438 | 36 | 12.2:1 | 66% (289) |
| 2022-23 | 451 | 32.2 | 14.0:1 | 70% (314) |
| 2020-21 | 485 | 31 | 15.7:1 | 56% (270) |
| 2017-18 | 449 | 30.2 | 14.9:1 | 63% (285) |
| 2015-16 | 492 | 32 | 15.4:1 | 65% (321) |
| 2010-11 | 497 | 30 | 16.6:1 | 58% (287) |
| 2000-01 | 439 | 27 | 16.3:1 | 46% (201) |
| 1990-91 | 416 | 27 | 15.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Scotts Creek School.
Since 2017-18: students down 6% (449 to 422); teachers down 5% (30.2 to 28.7).
About Scotts Creek School
Scotts Creek School is a medium-sized elementary school in North Carolina, located in Sylva. Grades offered run from pre-K through 8, with 422 students enrolled.
Scotts Creek School is run by Jackson County Public Schools, whose 9 schools enroll 3,444 students.
At 69%, White students outnumber all other groups at Scotts Creek School combined. Other students are 18% Hispanic, 7% multiracial, 3% Native American, and 2% Black. By comparison, Jackson County residents are about 79% White. The chance that two students picked at random at Scotts Creek School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 49%.
With 28.7 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, the ratio at Scotts Creek School was 14.7:1. Elementary schools in North Carolina have a similar average ratio of 14.9:1. Scotts Creek School's free or reduced-price lunch eligibility rate is 99%. That is close to the 96% average for public schools in Jackson County.
The allk12 Grade for Scotts Creek School is C. Compared with North Carolina public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 32% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Based on its free or reduced-price lunch share, the BeatsExpectations model predicts an average proficiency rate on state tests of 48.7% for Scotts Creek School. The school posts 47.0%, 1.8 points below the prediction.
Federal survey data for Jackson County show that median household income is about $55,815, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 31% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 10%. A total of 11 public schools operate in Jackson County, serving about 3,823 students.
Jackson Community School is the public school closest to Scotts Creek School, about 0.9 miles away. Inside a five-mile radius, there are 4 other public schools. The average proficiency across nearby scored schools is 48.0%; Scotts Creek School's is 47.0%, ranking 3rd of 6.
The school's setting, by NCES definition, is Rural: Fringe: in rural territory close to an urban area.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, the student count declined from 485 to 422.
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Jackson County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
43,771
Census ACS
Median income
$55,815
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
31%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
11
3,823 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Jackson County Public Schools
- Smoky Mountain High SchoolHigh · 881 students
- Fairview SchoolElementary · 797 students
- Cullowhee Valley SchoolElementary · 570 students
- Smokey Mountain ElementaryElementary · 340 students
- Blue Ridge SchoolElementary · 144 students
- Blue Ridge Early CollegeHigh · 127 students
Other schools in Sylva
- Smoky Mountain High SchoolHigh · 881 students
- Fairview SchoolElementary · 797 students
- Jackson Co Early CollegeHigh · 113 students
- Jackson Community SchoolHigh · 50 students
Nearby schools
- Jackson Community School0.9 mi · 50
- Fairview School3.8 mi · 797
- Smoky Mountain High School4.0 mi · 881
- Jackson Co Early College4.5 mi · 113
- Catamount School6.8 mi · 64
- Cullowhee Valley School8.0 mi · 570
Frequently asked questions
About Scotts Creek SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Scotts Creek School?
Scotts Creek School enrolls approximately 422 students in grades PK-08.
Is Scotts Creek School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Scotts Creek School is an elementary school covering grades PK-08.
How many students per teacher at Scotts Creek School?
Approximately 14.7:1 students per teacher at Scotts Creek School.
How diverse is Scotts Creek School?
Scotts Creek School reports a student body of 69% White, 18% Hispanic, 2% Black, 1% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Who oversees Scotts Creek School?
Scotts Creek School is overseen by Jackson County Public Schools in Jackson County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.