📍 30 Upper Peachtree Road, Murphy, Cherokee County, 28906
Peachtree Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Murphy, Cherokee County. The school has 144 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 12.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 11.8:1. 42% of students are proficient in reading. 57% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Peachtree Elementary enrolls 144 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 44% male and 56% female. A teaching staff of 12.2 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 11.8:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 86% White, 8.3% Hispanic or Latino and 2.8% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 124 | 86% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 12 | 8.3% |
| Two or more races | 4 | 2.8% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 4 | 2.8% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
141 of the school's 144 students (98%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 141 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.
Peachtree 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.
Peachtree 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 144 students, Peachtree Elementary 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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