Other · North Carolina
Nantahala School
Nantahala School, a public other school in Topton, North Carolina: grades k–12, 97 students, 11.7 students per teacher (2024–25 school year). Part of Macon County Schools.
Size and class size
Compared with schools of the same state and the whole country. Students per teacher counts every full-time-equivalent teacher, not the size of each class.
- Students
- 97
- Teachers (FTE)
- 8.3
- Students per teacher
- 11.7
- Grades
- K–12
- Other
Fewer students per teacher than 78% of schools in North Carolina
Median 14.8 · 129 schools compared
Fewer students per teacher than 54% of schools in the US
Median 12.7 · 3,627 schools compared
Smaller than 81% of schools in North Carolina
Median 608 · 135 schools compared
Smaller than 68% of schools in the US
Median 207 · 3,982 schools compared
State test results
Share of students scoring proficient or above on North Carolina's tests, grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year.
Reading and writing
North Carolina: 53%51%proficient
−0.1 points from 2023–24 school year
A lower share proficient than 64% of schools in North Carolina
Median 57% · 116 schools compared
37 students tested, grades 3–8 · End-of-Grade Tests - Edition 5; proficient means Levels 2-4
Math
North Carolina: 57%38%proficient
+13.6 points from 2023–24 school year
A lower share proficient than 72% of schools in North Carolina
Median 54% · 116 schools compared
37 students tested, grades 3–8 · End-of-Grade Tests - Edition 5; proficient means Levels 2-4
Each state sets its own test and its own bar for “proficient”, so results compare only within a state. Results also follow family income closely: a school's share reflects its students' circumstances as much as its teaching.
Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository version 3.1. More information about these assessments over time, including participation and test changes, is available from the Education Data Center.
What it offers
- Grades
- Other · Grades K–12
- Type
- District school · Regular
- Instruction
- Some virtual classes
- Area
- Remote rural area
- Run by
- Macon County Schools
Which school a home is assigned to is decided by the district's attendance zones; check with Macon County Schools.
Location
- Address
- 213 Windingstairs Rd, Topton, NC 28781
- Phone
- (828)321-4388
- County
- Macon County
Nearby schools
The closest public schools by straight-line distance. Attendance zones are set by each district.
| School | Grades | Students | Students / teacher | Reading | Math |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Macon Virtual AcademyFully virtual | K–12 | 44 | — | 35% | 29% |
| K–12 | 110 | — | — | — |
Reading and Math: share of tested students proficient or above on the state's own tests (grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year). Compare only within a state.
Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository version 3.1. More information about these assessments over time, including participation and test changes, is available from the Education Data Center.
Sources
- Public schools and school districts (National Center for Education Statistics · U.S. Census Bureau), 2024–25 school year. NCES Common Core of Data and EDGE public school geocodes; U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances and cartographic boundary files (places).
- State Assessment Data Repository (Education Data Center), 2024–25 school year. Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository v3.1.
Analisa does not rate schools. Figures are what a school has (students, teachers, programs), placed among schools of the same level; state test results are compared only within a state.
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