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Taylorsville Elementary

Alexander County Schools · Alexander County

Address
100 7th Street SW, Taylorsville, NC 28681
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Grades served
PK-5
NCES school ID
370009000030
241
Students
13.6
Teachers (FTE)
17.8:1
Student–teacher ratio
C
Performance grade
56
Performance score
Not Met
Academic growth
17%
Chronically absent
68.3%
Economically disadvantaged

School calendar

Alexander County Schools's district calendar for the year — first and last days, holidays, breaks and teacher workdays, which apply to Taylorsville Elementary — 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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Taylorsville ElementaryElementaryMiddleHighOther
  1. Alexander Central HighHigh · Grades 9-120.4 mi
  2. Alexander Early CollegeHigh · Grades 9-120.7 mi
  3. East Alexander MiddleMiddle · Grades 6-83.4 mi
  4. Sugar Loaf ElementaryElementary · Grades K-53.5 mi
  5. Hiddenite ElementaryElementary · Grades PK-55.3 mi
  6. Ellendale ElementaryElementary · Grades K-55.4 mi
  7. Wittenburg ElementaryElementary · Grades PK-57.2 mi
  8. West Alexander MiddleMiddle · Grades 6-87.9 mi
  9. Stony Point ElementaryElementary · Grades PK-58.3 mi
  10. Bethlehem ElementaryElementary · Grades PK-59.2 mi

How Taylorsville Elementary compares

Its 2024–25 performance score of 56 against comparable schools. Percentile is the share of that group scoring lower.

All North Carolina public schools34th percentile
Higher than 34% · rank 1,563 of 2,483
North Carolina elementary schools36th percentile
Higher than 36% · rank 865 of 1,419
Alexander County Schools9th percentile
Higher than 9% · rank 9 of 11

Chronic absence is lower here than at 68% of the 2,482 North Carolina schools reporting it.

Performance score since 2014

025507510014151617181922232425

Score down 2 points since 2014 (58 → 56). Met or exceeded expected growth in 5 of 10 years, exceeding it in 1. No grades were issued for 2020 or 2021.

YearScoreGradeGrowthAchievement
202556CNot Met55
202462CMet59.5
202365CNot Met64.1
202267CNot Met66.8
201977BMet75.6
201875BMet75.4
201772BMet70
201671BExceeded67
201557CNot Met57
201458CNot Met57

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 Alexander County Schools for district totals.

Student Demographics

White 54.36%Hispanic 16.18%Black 14.94%Two+ Races 14.52%
White: 54.36% (131) Hispanic: 16.18% (39) Black: 14.94% (36) Two+ Races: 14.52% (35)
White54.36%
Hispanic16.18%
Black14.94%
Two+ Races14.52%

Gender Distribution

Total Students: 241
50.62%122 Female
49.38%119 Male

Student counts for Taylorsville Elementary, 2024-2025, from the NCES Common Core of Data. Percentages are of 241 students and may not total 100% because of rounding.

Students

Regular attendance 83%Chronically absent 17%
Regular attendance: 83% (200) Chronically absent: 17% (41)
Regular attendance83%
Chronically absent17%

Student Population

Students Counted: 241
68.3%Economically disadvantaged

Student indicators for Taylorsville Elementary, 2024-2025, from the North Carolina School Report Cards. Attendance is out of the 241 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 98.56%Beginning 1.44%
Experienced: 98.56% (12) Beginning: 1.44% (0)
Experienced98.56%
Beginning1.44%

Licensing & Certification

Total Teachers: 12.5 FTE
100%Fully licensed
0%Emergency or provisional
16.05%2 teachers certified

Teacher figures for Taylorsville 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
Mathematics (grades 3–8)68.8%45%
Reading (grades 3–8)47.7%30.3%
Science (grades 5 & 8)36.4%18.2%

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)31.2%23.9%33%11.9%
Reading (grades 3–8)52.3%17.4%22%8.3%
Science (grades 5 & 8)63.6%18.2%12.1%6.1%

Academic growth

MeasureStatusGrowth indexScore
OverallDoes Not Meet Expected Growth-4.3559.4

Teachers

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

MeasureValue
Total teachers12.46
Experienced teachers12.28 (99%)
Beginning teachers0.18 (1%)
Holding a standard license12.46 (100%)
Emergency or provisional licenses0 (0%)
National Board certified2

Students

MeasureValue
Chronically absent (41 of 241)17%
Economically disadvantaged68.3%

School environment

MeasureValue
Devices per student0.88
Library books per student33.31
Students have device accessYes
Devices may go homeYes
Wireless access points per classroom1.56

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 Taylorsville Elementary report card PDF

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Taylorsville 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.