Enrollment
241
Elementary
DISTRICT 277 · STATE 467
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ALEXANDER COUNTY SCHOOLS·NCES 370009000030
Taylorsville Elementary
100 7th Street SW, Taylorsville, NC 28681 · (828) 632-3072 · Alexander County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL241 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 48% of North Carolina public elementary schools
- B-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats 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
17.8:1
14 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.6:1 · STATE 14.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
99%
238 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 | 14 | 6% |
| Kindergarten | 39 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 42 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 37 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 35 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 41 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 33 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (39) is 18% larger than its 5th grade class (33).
Student demographics
63%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 41% · 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
47.7%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
68.8%
NC avg 52.2%
What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 48 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 69 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
53.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.7%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+5.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 54% 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 Taylorsville Elementary
Taylorsville Elementary's state test result (53.6% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Taylorsville Elementary this school | 241 | 98.8% | 53.6% |
| Stokes Stokes | 218 | 98.6% | 52.6% |
| Oak Lane Elementary Hurdle Mills | 224 | 98.7% | 61.3% |
| John W Dillard Academy Madison | 256 | 98.8% | 46.0% |
| Southwood Elementary Kinston | 218 | 98.6% | 57.5% |
| Stedman Elementary Stedman | 284 | 98.9% | 68.5% |
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 Taylorsville Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina | In Alexander County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 53.6% | #712 of 1,297 | #3 of 7 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 68.8% | #367 of 1,296 | #1 of 7 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 47.7% | #703 of 1,300 | #3 of 7 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 241 | #1,309 of 1,485 | #4 of 7 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.8:1 | #1,283 of 1,377 | N/A |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 63.5% | #554 of 1,379 | N/A |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 98.8% | #760 of 1,414 | #4 of 7 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -16.3% | #374 of 937 | #4 of 6 |
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
241
+2 (+1%) vs 2020
-47% since 1990-91, when it was 452
Student : Teacher
17.8:1
was 15.9:1
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 | 241 | 13.6 | 17.8:1 | 99% (238) |
| 2023-24 | 241 | 15 | 16.1:1 | 99% (238) |
| 2022-23 | 238 | 14.9 | 16.0:1 | 75% (178) |
| 2020-21 | 239 | 15 | 15.9:1 | 70% (168) |
| 2017-18 | 288 | 19.4 | 14.8:1 | 98% (283) |
| 2015-16 | 316 | 18 | 17.6:1 | 99% (313) |
| 2010-11 | 257 | 20 | 12.8:1 | 77% (198) |
| 2000-01 | 331 | 30 | 11.0:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 452 | 21 | 21.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Taylorsville Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 16% (288 to 241); teachers down 30% (19.4 to 13.6).
About Taylorsville Elementary
Taylorsville Elementary is a small elementary school. Its address is in Taylorsville, North Carolina. School enrollment was 241 students in 2024-25, in pre-K through 5. The average among elementary schools in North Carolina is roughly 467 students; this school is 48% smaller than that.
Alexander County Schools is the district for Taylorsville Elementary. It has 11 schools and 4,344 students.
At Taylorsville Elementary, White students make up 54% of the student body. The remaining shares are 16% Hispanic, 15% Black, and 15% multiracial. Alexander County as a whole is about 87% White, so the school's share is lower. Taylorsville Elementary's diversity index is 63%, against a US figure of 70%.
Teachers at Taylorsville Elementary total 13.6 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 17.8:1. The school has more students per teacher than the 14.9:1 average for elementary schools in North Carolina. The school counts 238 students as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, or 99%. For comparison, public schools in Alexander County average 99%.
Taylorsville Elementary is graded B- by allk12, scoring above 48% of North Carolina public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Based on student poverty, the model expects 48.7% at Taylorsville Elementary; the school's average proficiency rate on state tests is 53.6%.
According to the American Community Survey, in Alexander County, the median household income is $65,354, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 17% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 9%. There are 12 public schools in Alexander County, enrolling about 4,344 students in all.
The closest public school to Taylorsville Elementary is Alexander Central High, about 0.4 miles away. There are 4 more public schools inside five miles. Local comparison: Taylorsville Elementary ranks 3rd of 9 nearby schools, at 53.6% versus a 56.2% average.
For locale, NCES codes Taylorsville Elementary as Rural: Distant.
Enrollment in 2024-25 was 241, close to the 239 recorded in 2020-21. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 15.9:1 to 17.8:1.
Threads on this page can be about sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Alexander County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
36,412
Census ACS
Median income
$65,354
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
17%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
12
4,344 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Alexander County Schools
- Alexander Central HighHigh · 1,254 students
- East Alexander MiddleMiddle · 510 students
- West Alexander MiddleMiddle · 467 students
- Bethlehem ElementaryElementary · 435 students
- Hiddenite ElementaryElementary · 370 students
- Wittenburg ElementaryElementary · 294 students
Other schools in Taylorsville
- Alexander Central HighHigh · 1,254 students
- West Alexander MiddleMiddle · 467 students
- Bethlehem ElementaryElementary · 435 students
- Wittenburg ElementaryElementary · 294 students
- Sugar Loaf ElementaryElementary · 196 students
- Alexander Early CollegeHigh · 172 students
Other Taylorsville Elementary schools
3 other US public schools in 4 states are named Taylorsville Elementary. Taylorsville Elementary is the 4th largest of the 4.
- Taylorsville Elementary SchoolTaylorsville, KY · 661 students
- Taylorsville Elementary SchoolTaylorsville, IN · 580 students
- Taylorsville Elementary SchoolTaylorsville, GA · 494 students
Nearby schools
- Alexander Central High0.4 mi · 1,254
- Alexander Early College0.7 mi · 172
- East Alexander Middle3.4 mi · 510
- Sugar Loaf Elementary3.5 mi · 196
- Hiddenite Elementary5.3 mi · 370
- Ellendale Elementary5.4 mi · 168
Frequently asked questions
About Taylorsville ElementaryHow many students attend Taylorsville Elementary?
Taylorsville Elementary enrolls approximately 241 students in grades PK-05.
Is Taylorsville Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Taylorsville Elementary is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many teachers does Taylorsville Elementary have?
Taylorsville Elementary employs 14 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 17.8:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Taylorsville Elementary?
At Taylorsville Elementary, the student body is approximately 54% White, 16% Hispanic, 15% Black, 15% Two or more.
What district is Taylorsville Elementary in?
Taylorsville Elementary is part of Alexander County Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.