📍 337 Blue Eagle Circle, Murphy, Cherokee County, 28906
Hiwassee Dam Elementary/Middle is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Murphy, Cherokee County. The school has 120 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Cherokee County Schools school district. It serves grades Pre-K–8 in a rural setting. The school employs 10.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 11.0:1. 52% of students are proficient in reading. 62% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Hiwassee Dam Elementary/Middle enrolls 120 students across grades Pre-K–8. The student body is 47% male and 53% female. A teaching staff of 10.9 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 11.0:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 88% White, 5.8% Hispanic or Latino and 5.8% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 105 | 88% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 7 | 5.8% |
| Two or more races | 7 | 5.8% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
117 of the school's 120 students (98%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 117 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.
Hiwassee Dam Elementary/Middle 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.
Hiwassee Dam Elementary/Middle 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 120 students, Hiwassee Dam Elementary/Middle is smaller than the district average of about 230 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Remote
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