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Elkin City Schools

Surry County, North Carolina · Grades PK-12

Address
202 West Spring St, Elkin, NC 28621
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NCES agency ID
3701380
State LEA ID
NC-861
3
Schools
1,212
Students
82
Teachers (FTE)
15.5:1
Student–teacher ratio
0
Low-performing schools
51.6%
EL making progress

Enrollment and school counts are the state’s 2024-2025figures where reported, otherwise the federal NCES directory.

School calendar

Term dates, holidays, breaks and teacher workdays for Elkin City Schools, as the district publishes them — with printable PDFs and calendar files you can subscribe to.

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NC School Report Card

2024-2025

Official accountability results published by the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction. School Performance Grades combine achievement (80%) with academic growth (20%).

Schools by type

School typeSchoolsAverage students
Elementary1639
High1387
Middle1186
All schools3--

School performance grades

GradeSchoolsShare
A00.0%
B133.3%
C266.7%
D00.0%
F00.0%
All graded schools3100.0%

School growth status

GrowthSchoolsShare
Exceeded266.7%
Met00.0%
Not Met133.3%

Student performance by subject

SubjectGrade-level proficientCareer & college ready
NC Math 389.5%62.8%
English II77.2%50%
Science (grades 5 & 8)67.2%48.2%
Mathematics (grades 3–8)55.1%38.2%
Reading (grades 3–8)54%35.2%
Biology53.7%40%
NC Math 152.6%28.9%

Grade-level proficient is achievement levels 3–5; career and college ready is the higher bar of levels 4–5.

Outcomes

MeasureResult
4-year cohort graduation rate90.5%
ACT WorkKeys credential earned72%
Students completing Math III95%
Passed end-of-grade assessments45.1%
Students promoted to the next grade75.8%
Students retained in grade24.2%
English learners making progress (of 122)51.6%
Schools identified as low-performing0 of 3
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The Elkin City Schools report card as a two-page interactive PDF — bookmarked sections, donut and bar charts, and the NC DPI and NCES sources cited with working links.

Student Demographics

White 65.27%Hispanic 24.07%Two+ Races 4.74%Black 3.39%Asian 2.53%
White: 65.27% (827) Hispanic: 24.07% (305) Two+ Races: 4.74% (60) Black: 3.39% (43) Asian: 2.53% (32)
White65.27%
Hispanic24.07%
Two+ Races4.74%
Black3.39%
Asian2.53%

Gender Distribution

Total Students: 1,267
48.86%619 Female
51.14%648 Male

Student counts for Elkin City Schools, 2024-2025, from the NCES Common Core of Data. Percentages are of 1,267 students and may not total 100% because of rounding.

Students

Regular attendance 82.92%Chronically absent 17.08%
Regular attendance: 82.92% (1,063) Chronically absent: 17.08% (219)
Regular attendance82.92%
Chronically absent17.08%

Student Population

Students Counted: 1,282
9.63%122 English learners

Student indicators for Elkin City Schools, 2024-2025, from the North Carolina School Report Cards. Attendance is out of the 1,282 students DPI counted, added up from the district’s own schools. A student is chronically absent after missing 10% or more of the days enrolled; the other measures overlap it and each other.

Teachers

Experienced 88.27%Beginning 11.73%
Experienced: 88.27% (65) Beginning: 11.73% (9)
Experienced88.27%
Beginning11.73%

Licensing & Certification

Total Teachers: 73.1 FTE
98.45%Fully licensed
1.55%Emergency or provisional
13.69%10 teachers certified

Teacher figures for Elkin City Schools, 2024-2025, from the North Carolina School Report Cards. Counts are full-time equivalents, not headcount, added up from the district’s own schools. Licensing and certification percentages are each out of 73.1 FTE.

Elkin City Schools boundary map

3 campuses

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District boundaryNeighbouring districtElementaryMiddleHighOther

Click any campus for its details. District boundary from the Census school district geography published by NCES; campus locations from the NCES Common Core of Data.

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Schools in Elkin City Schools

3 schools

Directory figures are from the NCES Common Core of Data (CCD), U.S. Department of Education for 2024-2025.Methodology →