Sparta Elementary

Set in Sparta, North Carolina, Sparta Elementary is a reasonably sized elementary campus, overseen by Alleghany County Schools. It hosts 523 students across grades pre-K through 8.

Alleghany County Schools runs 4 schools in total, collectively educating 1,352 students. Sparta Elementary is one of those campuses.

Demographically, Sparta Elementary records that White students make up the majority at 62%; the rest looks like 35% Hispanic, 2% multiracial. By comparison, Alleghany County as a whole is about 89% White, so the school skews considerably less White than its surroundings.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 43 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 12.2:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 14.9:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Around 99% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

After controlling for student poverty, Sparta Elementary performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 48.5%, the actual is 42.5%, a residual of -5.9 points.

In the surrounding community, census data for Alleghany County shows median household income runs about $47,172, 24% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 9%. Across Alleghany County's 4 public schools (combined enrollment of about 1,352 students), Sparta Elementary is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Alleghany High, around 0.3 miles off. Within ten miles, there are 5 other public schools, a sparser pattern than typical urban areas. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Sparta Elementary at 9th of 9; the average score across the group is 63.3%.

Sparta Elementary operates from a small-town location.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Sparta Elementary has decreased 11%, going from 588 students in 2018 to 523 in 2025. Over the same period, the Hispanic share expanded from 28% to 35%.

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