Best Public Schools in McDowell County, NC

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2024)				Ranking (2023)				EOC Biology (2024)	EOC English II (2024)	EOC Math I (2024)	EOC Math III (2024)	EOG Mathematics (2024)						EOG Reading (2024)						EOG Science (2024)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Statewide Rank (2023)	State Percentile (2023)	Rank Change from Previous Year	EOC Biology End of Course	EOC English II End of Course	EOC Math I End of Course	EOC Math III End of Course	EOG Mathematics 3rd Grade	EOG Mathematics 4th Grade	EOG Mathematics 5th Grade	EOG Mathematics 6th Grade	EOG Mathematics 7th Grade	EOG Mathematics 8th Grade	EOG Reading 3rd Grade	EOG Reading 4th Grade	EOG Reading 5th Grade	EOG Reading 6th Grade	EOG Reading 7th Grade	EOG Reading 8th Grade	EOG Science 5th Grade	EOG Science 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Marion Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	209 Robert Street	Marion	28752	McDowell County	McDowell County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(828) 652-2141	356	24	15.0	99.2%	242 (68.0%)	17 (4.8%)	70 (19.7%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (6.7%)	70.5	393^rd of 1505 public elementary schools	73.9%		70.1	406^th of 1502 public elementary schools	73.0%	13					85.2	70.5	67.2				62.3	54.1	51.6				67.2		$9,997	$1,489	$8,507
Pleasant Gardens Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	100 John Roach Drive	Marion	28752	McDowell County	McDowell County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(828) 724-4422	309	22	13.8	99.0%	244 (79.0%)	8 (2.6%)	40 (12.9%)	6 (1.9%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.2%)	57.2	632^nd of 1505 public elementary schools	58.0%		35.5	997^th of 1502 public elementary schools	33.6%	365					55.9	47.1	69.6				32.4	56.9	56.5				84.8		$10,413	$1,532	$8,881
East McDowell Middle School	Public	6-8	676 State Street	Marion	28752	McDowell County	McDowell County Schools	No	No	No	No	(828) 652-7711	411	33	12.3	99.3%	282 (68.6%)	16 (3.9%)	83 (20.2%)	5 (1.2%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (5.4%)	43.5	455^th of 793 public middle schools	42.6%		34.6	515^th of 784 public middle schools	34.3%	60								56.5	47.4	42.4				51.9	30.8	46.0		64.0	$9,697	$1,539	$8,158
Eastfield Global Magnet School	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	170 Eastfield School Road	Marion	28752	McDowell County	McDowell County Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(828) 652-3730	274	22	12.4	98.9%	164 (59.9%)	6 (2.2%)	93 (33.9%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.6%)	58.6	606^th of 1505 public elementary schools	59.7%		60.5	570^th of 1502 public elementary schools	62.1%	36					63.3	74.4	56.5				38.8	59.0	50.0				76.1		$11,548	$1,932	$9,616
Foothills Community School	Public, Magnet	6-8	176 Lukin Street	Marion	28752	McDowell County	McDowell County Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(828) 652-1040	196	12	16.8	98.5%	171 (87.2%)	5 (2.6%)	16 (8.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.0%)	77.1	152^nd of 793 public middle schools	80.8%		85.8	94^th of 784 public middle schools	88.0%	58								77.9	58.9	50.0				69.1	52.1	68.0		88.0	$6,490	$276	$6,214
McDowell Academy for Innovation	Public	9-12	54 College Drive	Marion	28752	McDowell County	McDowell County Schools	No	No	No	No	(828) 659-0411	126	8	15.7	97.6%	87 (69.0%)	6 (4.8%)	29 (23.0%)	1 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.4%)	96.4	7^th of 640 public high schools	98.9%		94.5	32^nd of 626 public high schools	94.9%	25	100.0	97.3	96.2	100.0															$24,717	$228	$24,489
McDowell Virtual Academy	Public, Virtual	6-12	346 West McDowell Junior High	Marion	28752	McDowell County	McDowell County Schools	No	No	Yes	No	(828) 652-3390	99	2	49.5	63.6%	89 (89.9%)	4 (4.0%)	1 (1.0%)	1 (1.0%)	1 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (3.0%)	12.5	573^rd of 640 public high schools	10.5%		10.4	578^th of 626 public high schools	7.7%	5	9.1	44.4	7.7						16.7	16.7					18.2	47.1		58.8
Glenwood Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1545 Old Hwy 221 South	Marion	28752	McDowell County	McDowell County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(828) 738-4220	429	30	14.1	99.3%	362 (84.4%)	6 (1.4%)	25 (5.8%)	6 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	29 (6.8%)	36.7	982^nd of 1505 public elementary schools	34.8%		51.3	744^th of 1502 public elementary schools	50.5%	238					47.4	47.0	46.9				36.8	59.1	40.6				59.4		$10,691	$1,210	$9,481
West Marion Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	820 Marler Road	Marion	28752	McDowell County	McDowell County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(828) 738-3353	393	30	12.9	99.2%	298 (75.8%)	14 (3.6%)	52 (13.2%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (6.6%)	48.1	781^st of 1505 public elementary schools	48.1%		48.1	792^nd of 1502 public elementary schools	47.3%	11					68.5	44.1	55.6				55.6	37.3	40.7				75.9		$11,463	$1,657	$9,807
West McDowell Middle School	Public	6-8	346 West McDowell Junior High	Marion	28752	McDowell County	McDowell County Schools	No	No	No	No	(828) 652-3390	581	40	14.6	99.5%	436 (75.0%)	14 (2.4%)	96 (16.5%)	8 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (4.6%)	38.7	500^th of 793 public middle schools	36.9%		44.7	417^th of 784 public middle schools	46.8%	83								67.2	31.7	36.0				45.5	29.9	44.1		65.8	$9,132	$764	$8,368
McDowell Early College	Public	9-12	54 College Drive	Marion	28752	McDowell County	McDowell County Schools	No	No	No	No	(828) 659-0411	229	11	20.6	98.7%	170 (74.2%)	5 (2.2%)	44 (19.2%)	2 (0.9%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (3.1%)	93.3	48^th of 640 public high schools	92.5%		95.8	16^th of 626 public high schools	97.4%	32	84.4	97.3	92.3	93.9															$7,400	$232	$7,168
McDowell High School	Public	9-12	600 McDowell High School Dr	Marion	28752	McDowell County	McDowell County Schools	No	No	No	No	(828) 652-7920	1,384	91	15.2	99.5%	1,021 (73.8%)	50 (3.6%)	218 (15.8%)	12 (0.9%)	2 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	80 (5.8%)	32.1	429^th of 640 public high schools	33.0%		31.5	423^rd of 626 public high schools	32.4%	6	38.0	51.6	33.7	50.9															$9,698	$1,036	$8,662
Nebo Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	254 Nebo School Road	Nebo	28761	McDowell County	McDowell County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(828) 652-4737	334	24	13.8	99.1%	267 (79.9%)	9 (2.7%)	39 (11.7%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (5.4%)	35.4	1008^th of 1505 public elementary schools	33.0%		36.5	980^th of 1502 public elementary schools	34.8%	28					53.6	38.2	55.8				40.0	50.0	46.2				50.0		$10,949	$1,855	$9,095
North Cove Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	401 American Thread Road	Marion	28752	McDowell County	McDowell County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(828) 756-4342	221	16	13.5	98.6%	166 (75.1%)	4 (1.8%)	32 (14.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (8.6%)	33.6	1036^th of 1505 public elementary schools	31.2%		54.2	689^th of 1502 public elementary schools	54.1%	347					46.4	28.9	57.1				39.3	42.1	46.4				67.9		$11,425	$1,369	$10,056
Old Fort Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	128 Mauney Avenue	Old Fort	28762	McDowell County	McDowell County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(828) 668-7646	319	22	14.5	99.1%	273 (85.6%)	11 (3.4%)	16 (5.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (5.3%)	69.1	426^th of 1505 public elementary schools	71.7%		73.4	354^th of 1502 public elementary schools	76.4%	72					81.6	66.7	64.3				55.1	62.5	47.6				69.0		$11,403	$1,803	$9,600

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