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Banner Elk Elementary

Regular School · Banner Elk, NC

Banner Elk Elementary is a regular school school in Banner Elk, North Carolina, serving grades PK–05 with 159 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 15.3:1.

Level
Elementary
Grades
PK – 05
Enrollment
159
Teachers (FTE)
10.4
Student–Teacher Ratio
15.3:1
Status
Open
Lunch Program Participation
Yes participating without using any Provision or the CEO

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity Students Share
White 139 87%
Hispanic/Latino 14 9%
Asian 4 3%
Black or African American 2 1%
Total enrollment 159 82M / 77F

English Language Learners: 8 (5% of enrollment) · SY 2021–22

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric This School State Avg Tested
Math Proficiency 55-59% 41.9% 74
Reading Proficiency 60-64% 46.9% 74
Science Proficiency >=80% 22

Source: EDFacts, SY 2020–2021. Suppressed values (e.g. <=10%) indicate fewer than the minimum reportable threshold.

Stanford Achievement Estimate

Pooled score across SY 2009–2022 (grades 3–8), expressed in grade levels relative to the national average. Positive = above average.

Overall (Math + ELA)
+0.16 grade levels
Math
-0.01 grade levels

Programs & Discipline

Gifted & Talented
Program offered
10 students enrolled
Out-of-School Suspensions
1
0.6% of enrollment · SY 2021–22
Chronically Absent
20
12.6% of enrollment · SY 2019–20

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC), Office for Civil Rights & EDFacts.

Lunch Program (SY 2024-2025)

Category Students % of School
Total enrollment (est.) 159 100%

Contact & Location

155 Orchard Lane

Banner Elk, NC 28604

Phone: (828)737-5700

http://www.averyschools.net/schools/bes.aspx

District

Avery County Schools

Per-pupil expenditure: $16,481

District enrollment: 1,904

Other Schools in District

NCES ID

370030000082

Data sources: NCES CCD SY 2024-2025 (directory, staff, lunch), EDFacts SY 2020-21 (assessments), CRDC SY 2021-22 (programs & discipline), SEDA v6.0 (achievement estimates). Updated annually. NCES CCD