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Polk Central Elementary School

Regular School · Mill Spring, NC

Polk Central Elementary School is a regular school school in Mill Spring, North Carolina, serving grades PK–05 with 379 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 16:1.

Level
Elementary
Grades
PK – 05
Enrollment
379
Teachers (FTE)
23.7
Student–Teacher Ratio
16:1
Status
Open
Lunch Program Participation
Yes participating without using any Provision or the CEO

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity Students Share
White 299 79%
Hispanic/Latino 39 10%
Black or African American 20 5%
Two or more races 20 5%
Asian 1 0%
Total enrollment 379 188M / 191F

English Language Learners: 11 (3% of enrollment) · SY 2021–22

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric This School State Avg Tested
Math Proficiency 70-74% 41.9% 167
Reading Proficiency 60-64% 46.9% 166
Science Proficiency 70-74% — 65

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)
+0.37 grade levels
Math
+0.05 grade levels

Programs & Discipline

Gifted & Talented
Program offered
20 students enrolled
Out-of-School Suspensions
3
0.8% of enrollment · SY 2021–22
Chronically Absent
87
23% 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.) 379 100%

Contact & Location

2141 South NC9 Hwy

Mill Spring, NC 28756

Phone: (828)894-8233

http://pcs.polkschools.org

District

Polk County Schools

Per-pupil expenditure: $16,031

District enrollment: 2,166

Other Schools in District

Related Data

NCES ID

370372000780

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