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Enrollment
367
Elementary
DISTRICT 252 · STATE 467
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·POLK COUNTY SCHOOLS·NCES 370372002230
Tryon Elementary School
100 School Place, Tryon, NC 28782 · (828) 859-6584 · Polk County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL367 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 73% 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.
- A-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
13.7:1
27 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.0:1 · STATE 14.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
99%
364 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 | 44 | 12% |
| Kindergarten | 48 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 56 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 54 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 59 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 48 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 58 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (48) is 17% smaller than its 5th grade class (58).
Student demographics
53%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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Tryon Elementary School→Polk County Middle School
Based on grade levels within Polk 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
57.9%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
69.5%
NC avg 52.2%
What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 58 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 70 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
62.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.5%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+13.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 62% 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 Tryon Elementary School
Tryon Elementary School's state test result (62.1% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tryon Elementary School this school | 367 | 99.2% | 62.1% |
| Norwood Elementary Norwood | 354 | 99.2% | 56.9% |
| Huntsville Elementary Madison | 389 | 97.4% | 45.9% |
| West Pine Elementary West End | 383 | 99.2% | 70.5% |
| Stoneville Elementary Stoneville | 413 | 99.3% | 48.4% |
| Tryon Elementary Bessemer City | 336 | 97.6% | 45.0% |
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 Tryon Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 62.1% | #441 of 1,297 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 69.5% | #345 of 1,296 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 57.9% | #384 of 1,300 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 367 | #1,008 of 1,485 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.7:1 | #407 of 1,377 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 53.5% | #917 of 1,379 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 99.2% | #521 of 1,414 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -8.0% | #670 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
367
-7 (-2%) vs 2020
-19% since 1990-91, when it was 455
Student : Teacher
13.7:1
was 12.1:1
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 | 367 | 26.7 | 13.7:1 | 99% (364) |
| 2023-24 | 386 | 30 | 12.9:1 | 99% (383) |
| 2022-23 | 407 | 30.5 | 13.4:1 | 99% (404) |
| 2020-21 | 374 | 31 | 12.1:1 | 99% (371) |
| 2017-18 | 399 | 33 | 12.1:1 | 99% (396) |
| 2015-16 | 425 | 33 | 12.9:1 | 99% (422) |
| 2010-11 | 445 | 29 | 15.3:1 | 58% (256) |
| 2000-01 | 513 | 35 | 14.7:1 | 32% (163) |
| 1990-91 | 455 | 31 | 14.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Tryon Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 8% (399 to 367); teachers down 19% (33 to 26.7).
About Tryon Elementary School
Students in Tryon, North Carolina, attend Tryon Elementary School, a small elementary school. It teaches 367 students in pre-K through 5. That is 21% below the average of about 467 students for elementary schools in North Carolina.
Tryon Elementary School falls under Polk County Schools, which has 7 schools enrolling 2,110 students.
At Tryon Elementary School, 65% of students are White. The remaining students are 17% Hispanic, 10% Black, and 7% multiracial. Census figures show Polk County is about 87% White. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Tryon Elementary School scores 53%.
Tryon Elementary School has 26.7 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of about 13.7:1. By comparison, the average for elementary schools in North Carolina is 14.9:1. A common income measure, free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, is 99% at Tryon Elementary School. The figure for public schools in Polk County is close, at 99%.
Among North Carolina public elementary schools, Tryon Elementary School outscored 73%, which works out to a B+ on the allk12 Grade.
In North Carolina, Tryon Elementary School is in the middle band of BeatsExpectations: 62.1% actual against a predicted 48.5%.
In Polk County, where the school is located, the median household earns about $67,758 a year, 36% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 11% of people live in poverty. Counting Tryon Elementary School, Polk County has 7 public schools.
O. P. Earle Elementary, about 4.6 miles away, is the closest public school. Other public schools within five miles number 4. Ranked by average proficiency, Tryon Elementary School places 2nd out of 5 schools in its immediate area.
Tryon Elementary School is in a town some distance from an urbanized area, a location NCES labels Town: Distant.
Enrollment at Tryon Elementary School was 374 in 2020-21 and 367 in 2024-25, a change of less than 3%. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 12.1:1 to 13.7:1.
The allk12 page for Tryon Elementary School lets the school community talk about athletics, class schedules, and weather closures. You can also rate the school on this page.
Polk County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
19,891
Census ACS
Median income
$67,758
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
36%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
7
2,110 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Polk County Schools
- Polk County High SchoolHigh · 596 students
- Polk County Middle SchoolMiddle · 454 students
- Polk Central Elementary SchoolElementary · 379 students
- Saluda Elementary SchoolElementary · 142 students
- Sunny View Elementary SchoolElementary · 120 students
- Polk County Early CollegeHigh · 52 students
Other Tryon Elementary schools
2 other US public schools in 2 states are named Tryon Elementary. Tryon Elementary School is the largest of the 3.
- Tryon ElementaryBessemer City, NC · 336 students
- TRYON ELEMENTARYTRYON, NE · 20 students
Nearby schools
- O. P. Earle Elementary4.6 mi · 424
- Landrum Middle4.8 mi · 218
- Polk County Early College4.8 mi · 52
- Polk County High School4.8 mi · 596
- Saluda Elementary School5.9 mi · 142
- Landrum High6.8 mi · 526
Frequently asked questions
About Tryon Elementary SchoolHow large is Tryon Elementary School?
Tryon Elementary School enrolls approximately 367 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Tryon Elementary School serve?
Tryon Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Tryon Elementary School?
Approximately 13.7:1 students per teacher at Tryon Elementary School.
How diverse is Tryon Elementary School?
Tryon Elementary School reports a student body of 65% White, 17% Hispanic, 10% Black, 1% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Who oversees Tryon Elementary School?
Tryon Elementary School is overseen by Polk County Schools in Polk County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.