Saluda Elementary School
214 East Main St
Saluda NC, 28773, Polk County
Phone: 828-749-5571
Ranking: 
(150 out of 1,874, top 8%)*
(150 out of 1,874, top 8%)*Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 5
School District: Polk 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: | 11 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 14 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 140 | 154 | 148 | 156 | 158 | 148 | 169 | |||||||
| Prekindergarten: | NA | NA | 13 | 8.4% | 17 | 11.5% | 18 | 11.5% | 24 | 15.2% | NA | NA | 12 | 7.1% |
| Kindergarten: | 23 | 16.4% | 25 | 16.2% | 18 | 12.2% | 24 | 15.4% | 16 | 10.1% | 20 | 13.5% | 26 | 15.4% |
| Grade 1: | 26 | 18.6% | 19 | 12.3% | 30 | 20.3% | 18 | 11.5% | 22 | 13.9% | 25 | 16.9% | 19 | 11.2% |
| Grade 2: | 15 | 10.7% | 30 | 19.5% | 14 | 9.5% | 20 | 12.8% | 23 | 14.6% | 18 | 12.2% | 36 | 21.3% |
| Grade 3: | 31 | 22.1% | 20 | 13.0% | 23 | 15.5% | 25 | 16.0% | 16 | 10.1% | 34 | 23.0% | 27 | 16.0% |
| Grade 4: | 24 | 17.1% | 20 | 13.0% | 26 | 17.6% | 18 | 11.5% | 33 | 20.9% | 25 | 16.9% | 27 | 16.0% |
| Grade 5: | 21 | 15.0% | 27 | 17.5% | 20 | 13.5% | 33 | 21.2% | 24 | 15.2% | 26 | 17.6% | 22 | 13.0% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 67 | 47.9% | 72 | 46.8% | 74 | 50.0% | 71 | 45.5% | 73 | 46.2% | 67 | 45.3% | 79 | 46.7% |
| Female: | 73 | 52.1% | 82 | 53.2% | 74 | 50.0% | 85 | 54.5% | 77 | 48.7% | 73 | 49.3% | 81 | 47.9% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Asian: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.6% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Hispanic: | 10 | 7.1% | 12 | 7.8% | 9 | 6.1% | 8 | 5.1% | 6 | 3.8% | 4 | 2.7% | 4 | 2.4% |
| Black: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 7 | 4.4% | 6 | 4.1% | 0 | 0.0% |
| White: | 126 | 90.0% | 138 | 89.6% | 129 | 87.2% | 141 | 90.4% | 145 | 91.8% | 138 | 93.2% | 160 | 94.7% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 4 | 2.9% | 4 | 2.6% | 10 | 6.8% | 6 | 3.8% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 74 | 52.9% | 77 | 50.0% | 79 | 53.4% | 58 | 37.2% | 67 | 42.4% | 44 | 29.7% | 51 | 30.2% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 16 | 11.4% | 7 | 4.5% | 7 | 4.7% | 16 | 10.3% | 18 | 11.4% | 26 | 17.6% | 20 | 11.8% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 12.53 | 13.38 | 14.83 | 15.12 | 13.33 | 12.30 | 12.20 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| EOG | ||||||
| 2006 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 73.1% | 83.4% | 67.8% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | > 95.0% | 89.7% | 70.9% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 88.9% | 91.2% | 73.2% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 94.4% | 93.5% | 81.3% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 94.7% | 93.2% | 81.9% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | > 95.0% | > 95.0% | 82.1% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 87.5% | > 95.0% | 82.8% |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 73.9% | 58.7% | 46.8% |
| 2006 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 84.6% | 93.9% | 82.9% |
| 2007 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 91.7% | > 95.0% | 81.8% |
| 2008 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 74.1% | 69.8% | 54.5% |
| 2009 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 83.3% | 87% | 65.5% |
| 2010 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | > 95.0% | 85.8% | 66.4% |
| 2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 84.6% | 83.6% | 67.6% |
| 2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 91.7% | 83.4% | 68.8% |
| 2013 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 73.9% | 59.9% | 45.2% |
| 2006 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 78.6% | 85.3% | 65% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 84% | 81.4% | 67.7% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 81.5% | 88.7% | 72.8% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | > 95.0% | > 95.0% | 81.5% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | > 95.0% | > 95.0% | 83% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | > 95.0% | 94.6% | 83.8% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | > 95.0% | 94.2% | 85.1% |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 40.0% | 58.0% | 47.6% |
| 2006 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | > 95.0% | 92.9% | 83.4% |
| 2007 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 88% | 90.2% | 85.2% |
| 2008 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 88.9% | 83% | 59.2% |
| 2009 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 92% | 88.3% | 69.1% |
| 2010 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 90.9% | 89.9% | 71.6% |
| 2011 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 89.5% | 84.5% | 71.6% |
| 2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 92.3% | 86.2% | 71.6% |
| 2013 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 65.0% | 55.0% | 43.7% |
| 2006 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 46.4% | 62.7% | 49.5% |
| 2007 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 48% | 57.9% | 52% |
| 2008 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 88.5% | 72.9% | 58.7% |
| 2006 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 60.7% | 79.4% | 63.1% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 90.3% | 81.3% | 66.7% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 90.9% | 85.4% | 69.6% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | > 95.0% | 94.9% | 80.1% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | > 95.0% | > 95.0% | 81.2% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | > 95.0% | > 95.0% | 82% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | > 95.0% | 92.7% | 82.1% |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 77.8% | 65.1% | 47.7% |
| 2006 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 82.1% | 93.9% | 88.4% |
| 2007 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | > 95.0% | 93.2% | 89.3% |
| 2008 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 72.7% | 68.6% | 55.6% |
| 2009 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | > 95.0% | 92.3% | 68.5% |
| 2010 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | > 95.0% | 90.1% | 71.1% |
| 2011 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 90.3% | 91.8% | 72.3% |
| 2012 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | > 95.0% | 87.6% | 72.3% |
| 2013 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 55.6% | 52.6% | 39.5% |
| 2008 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 59.1% | 59.5% | 40.1% |
| 2009 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 88.5% | 86.2% | 60.8% |
| 2010 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 88% | 90.6% | 68.9% |
| 2011 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 90.3% | > 95.0% | 73.4% |
| 2012 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | > 95.0% | 92.1% | 75.9% |
| 2013 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 70.4% | 62.5% | 45.4% |
| 2006 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 54.5% | 83.7% | 61.9% |
| 2006 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | > 95.0% | 93.5% | 81.5% |
| 2006 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 42.9% | 74.7% | 61.8% |
| 2006 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 71.4% | 87.3% | 86.4% |
| 2006 | Writing | 7th Grade | % met std | 57.1% | 43.9% | 46% |
| 2006 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 90.9% | 80.8% | 60.7% |
| 2006 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | > 95.0% | > 95.0% | 86.9% |
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* Saluda Elementary School was rated 5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.