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Ranger Elementary/Middle Primary School
101 Hardy Truett Rd
Murphy NC, 28906, Cherokee County
Phone: 828-644-5111
Ranking: 
(417 out of 1,874, top 22%)*
(417 out of 1,874, top 22%)*Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 8
School District: Cherokee County Schools
Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
| 2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | 22 | 26 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 27 | 27 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 292 | 339 | 339 | 373 | 367 | 381 | 410 | |||||||
| Prekindergarten: | NA | NA | 22 | 6.5% | 22 | 6.5% | 20 | 5.4% | 17 | 4.6% | NA | NA | 22 | 5.4% |
| Kindergarten: | 39 | 13.4% | 39 | 11.5% | 31 | 9.1% | 35 | 9.4% | 30 | 8.2% | 38 | 10.0% | 49 | 12.0% |
| Grade 1: | 28 | 9.6% | 34 | 10.0% | 28 | 8.3% | 31 | 8.3% | 30 | 8.2% | 43 | 11.3% | 40 | 9.8% |
| Grade 2: | 31 | 10.6% | 31 | 9.1% | 30 | 8.8% | 32 | 8.6% | 43 | 11.7% | 43 | 11.3% | 42 | 10.2% |
| Grade 3: | 30 | 10.3% | 28 | 8.3% | 33 | 9.7% | 45 | 12.1% | 43 | 11.7% | 41 | 10.8% | 45 | 11.0% |
| Grade 4: | 20 | 6.8% | 31 | 9.1% | 41 | 12.1% | 37 | 9.9% | 42 | 11.4% | 41 | 10.8% | 42 | 10.2% |
| Grade 5: | 31 | 10.6% | 38 | 11.2% | 32 | 9.4% | 48 | 12.9% | 37 | 10.1% | 45 | 11.8% | 42 | 10.2% |
| Grade 6: | 39 | 13.4% | 32 | 9.4% | 43 | 12.7% | 39 | 10.5% | 44 | 12.0% | 37 | 9.7% | 44 | 10.7% |
| Grade 7: | 37 | 12.7% | 42 | 12.4% | 39 | 11.5% | 41 | 11.0% | 41 | 11.2% | 44 | 11.5% | 50 | 12.2% |
| Grade 8: | 37 | 12.7% | 42 | 12.4% | 40 | 11.8% | 45 | 12.1% | 40 | 10.9% | 49 | 12.9% | 34 | 8.3% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 163 | 55.8% | 174 | 51.3% | 178 | 52.5% | 189 | 50.7% | 179 | 48.8% | 208 | 54.6% | 220 | 53.7% |
| Female: | 129 | 44.2% | 165 | 48.7% | 161 | 47.5% | 184 | 49.3% | 180 | 49.0% | 165 | 43.3% | 177 | 43.2% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 1 | 0.3% | 2 | 0.6% | 1 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.3% | 4 | 1.1% | 2 | 0.5% | 3 | 0.7% |
| Asian: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Hispanic: | 3 | 1.0% | 7 | 2.1% | 11 | 3.2% | 7 | 1.9% | 4 | 1.1% | 3 | 0.8% | 9 | 2.2% |
| Black: | 1 | 0.3% | 3 | 0.9% | 4 | 1.2% | 2 | 0.5% | 5 | 1.4% | 10 | 2.6% | 0 | 0.0% |
| White: | 280 | 95.9% | 323 | 95.3% | 321 | 94.7% | 360 | 96.5% | 354 | 96.5% | 365 | 95.8% | 389 | 94.9% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.3% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 7 | 2.4% | 4 | 1.2% | 2 | 0.6% | 2 | 0.5% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 180 | 61.6% | 200 | 59.0% | 176 | 51.9% | 182 | 48.8% | 169 | 46.0% | 162 | 42.5% | 172 | 42.0% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 40 | 13.7% | 30 | 8.8% | 60 | 17.7% | 59 | 15.8% | 70 | 19.1% | 57 | 15.0% | 54 | 13.2% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 13.56 | 13.18 | 14.07 | 15.22 | 15.24 | 14.10 | 15.20 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| EOC | ||||||
| 2012 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | > 95.0% | 86.6% | 78.7% |
| 2013 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 43.5% | 34.0% | 36.3% |
| EOG | ||||||
| 2006 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 83.7% | 71.6% | 67.8% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 78% | 74.3% | 70.9% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 88.9% | 80.1% | 73.2% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 76.9% | 79.8% | 81.3% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 79.1% | 76.7% | 81.9% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 88.9% | 84.1% | 82.1% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 78.8% | 80.9% | 82.8% |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 44.4% | 38.7% | 46.8% |
| 2006 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 87.8% | 82% | 82.9% |
| 2007 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 90.2% | 85.7% | 81.8% |
| 2008 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 62.2% | 62.5% | 54.5% |
| 2009 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 66.7% | 67.8% | 65.5% |
| 2010 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 62.8% | 62.2% | 66.4% |
| 2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 82.2% | 70.9% | 67.6% |
| 2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 72.7% | 69.7% | 68.8% |
| 2013 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 48.1% | 44.1% | 45.2% |
| 2006 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 88.6% | 73.3% | 65% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 77.8% | 78.9% | 67.7% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 73.8% | 75.7% | 72.8% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 72.5% | 80.7% | 81.5% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 92.9% | 81% | 83% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 86.1% | 83.1% | 83.8% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 92.7% | 81.7% | 85.1% |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 36.7% | 34.5% | 47.6% |
| 2006 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | > 95.0% | 86.5% | 83.4% |
| 2007 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 88.9% | 88.2% | 85.2% |
| 2008 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 71.4% | 60.7% | 59.2% |
| 2009 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 67.5% | 71.1% | 69.1% |
| 2010 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 78.6% | 72.6% | 71.6% |
| 2011 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 63.9% | 69.5% | 71.6% |
| 2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 85.4% | 70.8% | 71.6% |
| 2013 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 63.3% | 43.3% | 43.7% |
| 2006 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 65.9% | 46.7% | 49.5% |
| 2007 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 43.2% | 44.9% | 52% |
| 2008 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 61.9% | 63.1% | 58.7% |
| 2006 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 74.5% | 63% | 63.1% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 85.4% | 72.1% | 66.7% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 79.1% | 79.9% | 69.6% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 79.5% | 84.7% | 80.1% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 92.7% | 86.4% | 81.2% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 88.1% | 84.8% | 82% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 76.5% | 81.3% | 82.1% |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 63.4% | 42.2% | 47.7% |
| 2006 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | > 95.0% | > 95.0% | 88.4% |
| 2007 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 93.8% | 94.8% | 89.3% |
| 2008 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 72.1% | 63.1% | 55.6% |
| 2009 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 84.1% | 77.8% | 68.5% |
| 2010 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 82.9% | 76.7% | 71.1% |
| 2011 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 85.7% | 80.3% | 72.3% |
| 2012 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 67.6% | 72% | 72.3% |
| 2013 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 56.1% | 40.2% | 39.5% |
| 2008 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 86% | 66.2% | 40.1% |
| 2009 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 84.1% | 73.8% | 60.8% |
| 2010 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 80.5% | 81.1% | 68.9% |
| 2011 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 90.5% | 85.6% | 73.4% |
| 2012 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 79.4% | 78.7% | 75.9% |
| 2013 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 75.6% | 55.1% | 45.4% |
| 2006 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 66.7% | 63.8% | 61.9% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 90.5% | 69% | 64.6% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 88.9% | 78.4% | 68.2% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 86.5% | 85.6% | 78.1% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 90.7% | 87.7% | 80.5% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 75.7% | 84.4% | 80.7% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 71.4% | 80.4% | 80.5% |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 40.6% | 36.4% | 38.9% |
| 2006 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 90.9% | 88.6% | 81.5% |
| 2007 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | > 95.0% | 88% | 82.5% |
| 2008 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 73.3% | 64.5% | 59.3% |
| 2009 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 89.2% | 80.6% | 71% |
| 2010 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | > 95.0% | 81.3% | 75.3% |
| 2011 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 89.2% | 81.1% | 75.1% |
| 2012 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 88.1% | 79.3% | 75.2% |
| 2013 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 43.8% | 46.5% | 46.4% |
| 2006 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 71.4% | 66% | 61.8% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 66.7% | 69.6% | 63.5% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 88.2% | 73.1% | 67.3% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | > 95.0% | 88.7% | 78.4% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 90.5% | 84.4% | 80.2% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 76.2% | 81.2% | 81.1% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 87.5% | 85.8% | 81.1% |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 30.6% | 34.5% | 38.5% |
| 2006 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | > 95.0% | 91.2% | 86.4% |
| 2007 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 87.9% | 89.5% | 86.3% |
| 2008 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 78.4% | 59% | 51.1% |
| 2009 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 90.9% | 76.7% | 65% |
| 2010 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 83.3% | 77.8% | 66.8% |
| 2011 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 85.7% | 75% | 67.8% |
| 2012 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 80% | 76.2% | 68.2% |
| 2013 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 61.1% | 48.7% | 47.8% |
| 2006 | Writing | 7th Grade | % met std | 66% | 55.4% | 46% |
| 2007 | Writing | 7th Grade | % met std | 75% | 57.4% | 50.4% |
| 2008 | Writing | 7th Grade | % met std | 79.6% | 69.7% | 57.5% |
| 2006 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 71.1% | 63.1% | 60.7% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 88.6% | 65.1% | 65.1% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 88.2% | 76% | 68.2% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 94.3% | 82.4% | 80.4% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | > 95.0% | 89% | 83.9% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 92.9% | 89% | 84.4% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 83.3% | 87.2% | 85.2% |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 25.6% | 32.8% | 34.2% |
| 2006 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 94.7% | 92.4% | 86.9% |
| 2007 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | > 95.0% | 93.3% | 87.9% |
| 2008 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 73.5% | 66.2% | 54.2% |
| 2009 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 88.7% | 76.2% | 66.6% |
| 2010 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 78.6% | 76.2% | 69.5% |
| 2011 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 85.7% | 78.3% | 69.8% |
| 2012 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 83.3% | 77.4% | 71.1% |
| 2013 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 41.9% | 44.9% | 41.0% |
| 2008 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 67.6% | 71.1% | 51.7% |
| 2009 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 86.8% | 80.6% | 67.6% |
| 2010 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 76.2% | 83% | 72.8% |
| 2011 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 92.9% | 83.9% | 74.9% |
| 2012 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 94.4% | 84.2% | 77.3% |
| 2013 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 62.8% | 59.2% | 59.1% |
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* Ranger Elementary/Middle Primary School was rated 4 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.