📍 205 Jean Christy Ave., Andrews, Cherokee County, 28901
Andrews Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Andrews, Cherokee County. The school has 350 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Cherokee County Schools school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in a rural setting. The school employs 25 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.0:1. 37% of students are proficient in reading. 22% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
Andrews Elementary enrolls 350 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 25 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.0:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 77% White, 12% Hispanic or Latino and 5.4% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 269 | 77% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 41 | 12% |
| Two or more races | 19 | 5.4% |
| Black or African American | 14 | 4% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 5 | 1.4% |
| Asian | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
347 of the school's 350 students (99%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 347 qualify for free lunch and 0 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Andrews Elementary is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Remote). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district NC At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 50, state house district 120.
Andrews Elementary is one of 13 schools in Cherokee County Schools, based in Murphy, North Carolina. The district serves 2,992 students district-wide and employs 237 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 350 students, Andrews Elementary is larger than the district average of about 230 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Remote