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Elementary Schools

Best Elementary Schools
in Cherokee County

This page covers 23 elementary schools in Cherokee County. Rankings use a composite of neighborhood opportunity, class sizes, and per-student investment — signals available consistently from federal data across all US public schools. Schools in this district score below the national median on neighborhood opportunity. Use these rankings as a starting point; pair them with school visits and conversations with local parents before making any enrollment decision.

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Schools Ranked
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Elementary Schools Rankings

Showing 10 of 23
1
rank
Free Home Elementary School
Grades PK–05311 students
Ranked for: small class sizes (12.8:1)
61
/100
Student:Teacher
12.8:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Per-Pupil Spend
$13,227
Near nat'l avg
Free Lunch
23%
Low economic need
2
rank
Mountain Road Elementary School
Grades PK–05405 students
Ranked for: small class sizes (12.6:1)
61
/100
Student:Teacher
12.6:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Per-Pupil Spend
$13,227
Near nat'l avg
Free Lunch
20%
Low economic need
3
rank
Sixes Elementary School
Grades PK–05714 students
Scores consistently across all ranking signals
59
/100
Student:Teacher
14.4:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Per-Pupil Spend
$13,227
Near nat'l avg
Free Lunch
15%
Low economic need
4
rank
Macedonia Elementary School
Grades PK–05745 students
Scores consistently across all ranking signals
59
/100
Student:Teacher
14.8:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Per-Pupil Spend
$13,227
Near nat'l avg
Free Lunch
13%
Low economic need
5
rank
Hickory Flat Elementary School
Grades PK–05910 students
Scores consistently across all ranking signals
58
/100
Student:Teacher
15.7:1
Near nat'l 15.4:1
Per-Pupil Spend
$13,227
Near nat'l avg
Free Lunch
11%
Low economic need
6
rank
Liberty Elementary School
Grades PK–05986 students
Ranked for: small class sizes (13.4:1)
58
/100
Student:Teacher
13.4:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Per-Pupil Spend
$13,227
Near nat'l avg
Free Lunch
32%
Low economic need
7
rank
Avery Elementary School
Grades PK–051,128 students
Scores consistently across all ranking signals
58
/100
Student:Teacher
15.3:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Per-Pupil Spend
$13,227
Near nat'l avg
Free Lunch
15%
Low economic need
8
rank
Clayton Elementary School
Grades PK–05307 students
Ranked for: small class sizes (12.7:1)
58
/100
Student:Teacher
12.7:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Per-Pupil Spend
$13,227
Near nat'l avg
Free Lunch
37%
Low economic need
9
rank
Arnold Mill Elementary School
Grades PK–05810 students
Scores consistently across all ranking signals
58
/100
Student:Teacher
14.1:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Per-Pupil Spend
$13,227
Near nat'l avg
Free Lunch
22%
Low economic need
10
rank
Little River Elem.
Grades PK–051,272 students
Scores consistently across all ranking signals
58
/100
Student:Teacher
14.4:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Per-Pupil Spend
$13,227
Near nat'l avg
Free Lunch
23%
Low economic need
13 more elementary schools in Cherokee County not shown here.
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How We Rank Elementary Schools

Each school receives a composite score (0–100) built from 4 federal data signals, weighted to reflect what matters most at the elementary school level. All signals are normalised against national benchmarks so a school's score reflects its standing across the entire US, not just within this district.

Neighborhood Opportunity
40%
Harvard Opportunity Atlas score for the school's neighbourhood. Higher means children from this area historically achieve stronger economic outcomes.
Student-Teacher Ratio
30%
Lower ratio = smaller classes = more individual attention per child. Normalised against national range.
Per-Pupil Expenditure
20%
Annual district spending per enrolled student from the NCES F-33 Finance Survey. Compared against national average.
Free Lunch Rate
10%
Percentage of students qualifying for free/reduced-price lunch. Used as a neighbourhood economic-context signal.
Test scores are excluded: they are not published as consistent open federal data across all states, making reliable cross-district comparison impossible with this signal alone.
District at a Glance
23
Elementary Schools
37
Total Schools
61
#1 Score
56
Avg Score
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About This Data

All figures on this page come directly from US federal open datasets: NCES Common Core of Data (enrollment, school characteristics, student-teacher ratios), NCES F-33 Finance Survey (per-pupil expenditure), Harvard Opportunity Atlas (neighbourhood opportunity scores). Federal data is published on an annual cycle and may not reflect the very latest school-year changes. Rankings reflect available data and should be used as a starting point — not a substitute for visiting schools or consulting district resources directly. What this ranking does not measure: teacher quality, classroom culture, extracurricular programmes, school safety, or parent and student satisfaction.