📍 1459 Tobe Stalcup Road, Murphy, Cherokee County, 28906
Martins Creek Elementary/Mid is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Murphy, Cherokee County. The school has 184 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 14.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 12.9:1. 47% of students are proficient in reading. 32% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Martins Creek Elementary/Mid enrolls 184 students across grades Pre-K–8. The student body is 47% male and 53% female. A teaching staff of 14.3 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 12.9:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 88% White, 7.1% Hispanic or Latino and 2.2% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 161 | 88% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 13 | 7.1% |
| Two or more races | 4 | 2.2% |
| Black or African American | 3 | 1.6% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 3 | 1.6% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
181 of the school's 184 students (98%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 181 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.
Martins Creek Elementary/Mid 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.
Martins Creek Elementary/Mid 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 184 students, Martins Creek Elementary/Mid 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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