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Piney Creek Elementary

Alleghany County Schools · Alleghany County

Address
559 Piney Creek Sch Road, Piney Creek, NC 28663
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Grades served
PK-8
NCES school ID
370012000039
198
Students
13.8
Teachers (FTE)
14.3:1
Student–teacher ratio
C
Performance grade
67
Performance score
Exceeded
Academic growth
11.2%
Chronically absent
43.8%
Economically disadvantaged

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Location and nearby schools

10 nearest

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Piney Creek ElementaryElementaryMiddleHighOther
  1. Sparta ElementaryElementary · Grades PK-810.3 mi
  2. Alleghany HighHigh · Grades 9-1210.3 mi
  3. Mountain View ElementaryElementary · Grades PK-6 · Ashe County Schools11.1 mi
  4. Ashe County MiddleMiddle · Grades 7-8 · Ashe County Schools12.8 mi
  5. Blue Ridge ElementaryElementary · Grades K-6 · Ashe County Schools14.0 mi
  6. Ashe County Early College HighHigh · Grades 9-13 · Ashe County Schools14.3 mi
  7. Ashe County HighHigh · Grades 9-12 · Ashe County Schools14.5 mi
  8. Westwood ElementaryElementary · Grades K-6 · Ashe County Schools17.1 mi
  9. Glade Creek ElementaryElementary · Grades PK-818.3 mi
  10. Traphill Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades K-5 · Wilkes County Schools20.7 mi

How Piney Creek Elementary compares

Its 2024–25 performance score of 67 against comparable schools. Percentile is the share of that group scoring lower.

All North Carolina public schools65th percentile
Higher than 65% · rank 809 of 2,483
North Carolina elementary schools68th percentile
Higher than 68% · rank 422 of 1,419
Alleghany County Schools50th percentile
Higher than 50% · rank 2 of 4

Chronic absence is lower here than at 87% of the 2,482 North Carolina schools reporting it.

Performance score since 2014

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Score down 13 points since 2014 (80 → 67). Met or exceeded expected growth in 8 of 10 years, exceeding it in 4. No grades were issued for 2020 or 2021.

YearScoreGradeGrowthAchievement
202567CExceeded61.6
202460CMet56
202369CExceeded63.1
202253DNot Met51.5
201981BExceeded79
201878BExceeded75
201767CNot Met67
201675BMet75
201580BMet79
201480BMet79

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 Alleghany County Schools for district totals.

Student Demographics

White 89.39%Hispanic 8.59%Two+ Races 1.52%Black 0.51%
White: 89.39% (177) Hispanic: 8.59% (17) Two+ Races: 1.52% (3) Black: 0.51% (1)
White89.39%
Hispanic8.59%
Two+ Races1.52%
Black0.51%

Gender Distribution

Total Students: 198
46.97%93 Female
53.03%105 Male

Student counts for Piney Creek Elementary, 2024-2025, from the NCES Common Core of Data. Percentages are of 198 students and may not total 100% because of rounding.

Students

Regular attendance 88.8%Chronically absent 11.2%
Regular attendance: 88.8% (167) Chronically absent: 11.2% (21)
Regular attendance88.8%
Chronically absent11.2%

Student Population

Students Counted: 188
43.8%Economically disadvantaged

Student indicators for Piney Creek Elementary, 2024-2025, from the North Carolina School Report Cards. Attendance is out of the 188 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 100%
Experienced: 100% (12)
Experienced100%

Licensing & Certification

Total Teachers: 12.5 FTE
100%Fully licensed
0%Emergency or provisional
10.67%1 teachers certified

Teacher figures for Piney Creek Elementary, 2024-2025, from the North Carolina School Report Cards. Counts are full-time equivalents, not headcount. Licensing and certification percentages are each out of 12.5 FTE.

NC School Report Card

2024-2025

Student performance by subject

SubjectGrade-level proficientCareer & college ready
Science (grades 5 & 8)76.7%41.9%
Mathematics (grades 3–8)59.7%41.9%
Reading (grades 3–8)54.4%25.6%

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
Mathematics (grades 3–8)40.3%17.7%30.6%11.3%
Reading (grades 3–8)45.6%28.8%19.2%6.4%
Science (grades 5 & 8)23.3%34.9%32.6%9.3%

Academic growth

MeasureStatusGrowth indexScore
OverallExceeds Expected Growth3.1587.8

Teachers

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

MeasureValue
Total teachers12.46
Experienced teachers12.46 (100%)
Beginning teachers0 (0%)
Holding a standard license12.46 (100%)
Emergency or provisional licenses0 (0%)
National Board certified1.33

Students

MeasureValue
Chronically absent (21 of 188)11.2%
Economically disadvantaged43.8%

School environment

MeasureValue
Devices per student0.77
Library books per student47.47
Students have device accessNo
Devices may go homeNo
Wireless access points per classroom1.46

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 Piney Creek Elementary report card PDF

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Piney Creek Elementary'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.