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Elkin High

Elkin City Schools · Surry County

Address
334 Elk Spur St, Elkin, NC 28621
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Grades served
9-12
NCES school ID
370138000562
401
Students
27.5
Teachers (FTE)
14.6:1
Student–teacher ratio
B
Performance grade
81
Performance score
Exceeded
Academic growth
29.2%
Chronically absent
52.5%
Economically disadvantaged

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Elkin City Schools's school calendar for the year — first and last days, holidays, breaks and teacher workdays, which apply to Elkin High — with a printable PDF and a calendar file you can subscribe to.

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Location and nearby schools

10 nearest

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Elkin HighElementaryMiddleHighOther
  1. Elkin MiddleMiddle · Grades 7-8under 0.1 mi
  2. Elkin ElementaryElementary · Grades PK-60.3 mi
  3. Jonesville ElementaryElementary · Grades PK-5 · Yadkin County Schools1.3 mi
  4. C B Eller Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades PK-5 · Wilkes County Schools2.7 mi
  5. East Wilkes High SchoolHigh · Grades 9-12 · Wilkes County Schools4.0 mi
  6. East Wilkes Middle SchoolMiddle · Grades 6-8 · Wilkes County Schools4.0 mi
  7. Ronda-Clingman Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades PK-5 · Wilkes County Schools5.1 mi
  8. Starmount MiddleMiddle · Grades 6-9 · Yadkin County Schools6.5 mi
  9. Starmount HighHigh · Grades 9-12 · Yadkin County Schools6.6 mi
  10. Roaring River Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades PK-5 · Wilkes County Schools8.4 mi

How Elkin High compares

Its 2024–25 performance score of 81 against comparable schools. Percentile is the share of that group scoring lower.

All North Carolina public schools90th percentile
Higher than 90% · rank 231 of 2,483
North Carolina high schools74th percentile
Higher than 74% · rank 128 of 514

Chronic absence is lower here than at 28% of the 2,482 North Carolina schools reporting it.

Performance score since 2014

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Score down 3 points since 2014 (84 → 81). Met or exceeded expected growth in 10 of 10 years, exceeding it in 5. No grades were issued for 2020 or 2021.

YearScoreGradeGrowthAchievement
202581BExceeded78.8
202480BMet81.3
202378BMet79.1
202278BMet76.1
201981BExceeded79.3
201882BExceeded80.6
201783BExceeded81
201679BMet78
201579BMet79
201484BExceeded82

Rankings and trends are calculated by Back To School NC from NC DPI report card results; NC DPI publishes each school's own figures but not its standing among peers. See Elkin City Schools for district totals.

Student Demographics

White 65.84%Hispanic 24.19%Two+ Races 3.99%Black 3.49%Asian 2.49%
White: 65.84% (264) Hispanic: 24.19% (97) Two+ Races: 3.99% (16) Black: 3.49% (14) Asian: 2.49% (10)
White65.84%
Hispanic24.19%
Two+ Races3.99%
Black3.49%
Asian2.49%

Gender Distribution

Total Students: 401
46.88%188 Female
53.12%213 Male

Student counts for Elkin High, 2024-2025, from the NCES Common Core of Data. Percentages are of 401 students and may not total 100% because of rounding.

Students

Regular attendance 70.8%Chronically absent 29.2%
Regular attendance: 70.8% (293) Chronically absent: 29.2% (121)
Regular attendance70.8%
Chronically absent29.2%

Student Population

Students Counted: 414
52.5%Economically disadvantaged
6.73%27 English learners

Student indicators for Elkin High, 2024-2025, from the North Carolina School Report Cards. Attendance is out of the 414 students DPI counted. A student is chronically absent after missing 10% or more of the days enrolled; the other measures overlap it and each other.

Teachers

Experienced 95.83%Beginning 4.17%
Experienced: 95.83% (23) Beginning: 4.17% (1)
Experienced95.83%
Beginning4.17%

Licensing & Certification

Total Teachers: 24 FTE
98.79%Fully licensed
1.21%Emergency or provisional
16.67%4 teachers certified

Teacher figures for Elkin High, 2024-2025, from the North Carolina School Report Cards. Counts are full-time equivalents, not headcount. Licensing and certification percentages are each out of 24 FTE.

NC School Report Card

2024-2025

Student performance by subject

SubjectGrade-level proficientCareer & college ready
NC Math 389.5%62.8%
English II77.2%50%
Biology53.7%40%
NC Math 152.6%28.9%

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

Achievement levels

SubjectNot ProficientLevel 3Level 4Level 5
Biology46.3%13.7%23.2%16.8%
English II22.8%27.2%44.6%5.4%
NC Math 147.4%23.7%27.6%--
NC Math 310.5%26.7%33.7%29.1%

Academic growth

MeasureStatusGrowth indexScore
OverallExceeds Expected Growth4.6291

Teachers

Reported as full-time-equivalent staff, so figures carry decimals.

MeasureValue
Total teachers24
Experienced teachers23 (96%)
Beginning teachers1 (4%)
Holding a standard license23.71 (99%)
Emergency or provisional licenses0.29 (1%)
National Board certified4

Students

MeasureValue
Chronically absent (121 of 414)29.2%
Economically disadvantaged52.5%
English learners making progress (of 27)48.1%

School environment

MeasureValue
Devices per student0.67
Library books per student16.38
Students have device accessYes
Devices may go homeYes
Wireless access points per classroom2.45

Federal & state designations

DesignationApplies
Low-performing schoolNo
Recurring low-performingNo
CSI — low performingNo
CSI — low graduation rateNo
TSI — at riskNo
TSI — consistently underperformingNo

CSI is Comprehensive Support and Improvement; TSI is Targeted Support and Improvement, both federal ESSA categories.

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First page of the Elkin High report card PDF

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Elkin High's 2024-2025 report card as an interactive PDF — bookmarked sections, donut and bar charts for performance, attendance and achievement levels, and the NC DPI and NCES sources cited with working links.

Enrollment and staffing come from the NCES Common Core of Data (CCD), U.S. Department of Education for 2024-2025; performance, attendance and economic-need figures are the state's NC School Report Card for the same year. Contact the school to confirm current details.