Tryon Elementary School
100 School Place
Tryon NC, 28782, Polk County
Phone: 828-859-6584
Ranking: 
(63 out of 1,874, top 3%)*
(63 out of 1,874, top 3%)*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: | 35 | 34 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 33 | 31 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 400 | 448 | 426 | 445 | 460 | 435 | 481 | |||||||
| Prekindergarten: | NA | NA | 52 | 11.6% | 41 | 9.6% | 51 | 11.5% | 70 | 15.2% | NA | NA | 53 | 11.0% |
| Kindergarten: | 65 | 16.3% | 62 | 13.8% | 52 | 12.2% | 75 | 16.9% | 52 | 11.3% | 61 | 14.0% | 73 | 15.2% |
| Grade 1: | 64 | 16.0% | 61 | 13.6% | 78 | 18.3% | 55 | 12.4% | 70 | 15.2% | 85 | 19.5% | 70 | 14.6% |
| Grade 2: | 61 | 15.3% | 75 | 16.7% | 59 | 13.8% | 68 | 15.3% | 71 | 15.4% | 75 | 17.2% | 59 | 12.3% |
| Grade 3: | 79 | 19.8% | 59 | 13.2% | 66 | 15.5% | 66 | 14.8% | 66 | 14.3% | 61 | 14.0% | 65 | 13.5% |
| Grade 4: | 60 | 15.0% | 70 | 15.6% | 70 | 16.4% | 63 | 14.2% | 65 | 14.1% | 65 | 14.9% | 84 | 17.5% |
| Grade 5: | 71 | 17.8% | 69 | 15.4% | 60 | 14.1% | 67 | 15.1% | 66 | 14.3% | 88 | 20.2% | 77 | 16.0% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 215 | 53.8% | 236 | 52.7% | 218 | 51.2% | 241 | 54.2% | 241 | 52.4% | 222 | 51.0% | 233 | 48.4% |
| Female: | 185 | 46.3% | 212 | 47.3% | 208 | 48.8% | 204 | 45.8% | 211 | 45.9% | 205 | 47.1% | 222 | 46.2% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% |
| Asian: | 2 | 0.5% | 2 | 0.4% | 2 | 0.5% | 2 | 0.4% | 5 | 1.1% | 2 | 0.5% | 2 | 0.4% |
| Hispanic: | 70 | 17.5% | 89 | 19.9% | 80 | 18.8% | 83 | 18.7% | 84 | 18.3% | 60 | 13.8% | 72 | 15.0% |
| Black: | 32 | 8.0% | 37 | 8.3% | 36 | 8.5% | 33 | 7.4% | 52 | 11.3% | 63 | 14.5% | 45 | 9.4% |
| White: | 275 | 68.8% | 295 | 65.8% | 283 | 66.4% | 303 | 68.1% | 318 | 69.1% | 309 | 71.0% | 339 | 70.5% |
| 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: | 21 | 5.3% | 25 | 5.6% | 25 | 5.9% | 24 | 5.4% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 257 | 64.3% | 249 | 55.6% | 223 | 52.3% | 221 | 49.7% | 242 | 52.6% | 179 | 41.1% | 178 | 37.0% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 21 | 5.3% | 30 | 6.7% | 31 | 7.3% | 35 | 7.9% | 31 | 6.7% | 40 | 9.2% | 49 | 10.2% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 11.56 | 13.18 | 14.46 | 15.13 | 15.30 | 13.40 | 15.30 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| EOG | ||||||
| 2006 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 86.1% | 83.4% | 67.8% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 86.7% | 89.7% | 70.9% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 92.4% | 91.2% | 73.2% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 93.4% | 93.5% | 81.3% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 92.2% | 93.2% | 81.9% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | > 95.0% | > 95.0% | 82.1% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | > 95.0% | > 95.0% | 82.8% |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 51.6% | 58.7% | 46.8% |
| 2006 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | > 95.0% | 93.9% | 82.9% |
| 2007 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | > 95.0% | > 95.0% | 81.8% |
| 2008 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 68.2% | 69.8% | 54.5% |
| 2009 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 91.8% | 87% | 65.5% |
| 2010 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 90.6% | 85.8% | 66.4% |
| 2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 88.1% | 83.6% | 67.6% |
| 2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 87.9% | 83.4% | 68.8% |
| 2013 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 64.5% | 59.9% | 45.2% |
| 2006 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | > 95.0% | 85.3% | 65% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 87.5% | 81.4% | 67.7% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 88.4% | 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 | 70.6% | 58.0% | 47.6% |
| 2006 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | > 95.0% | 92.9% | 83.4% |
| 2007 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 94.4% | 90.2% | 85.2% |
| 2008 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 87.1% | 83% | 59.2% |
| 2009 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 92.2% | 88.3% | 69.1% |
| 2010 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 92.9% | 89.9% | 71.6% |
| 2011 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 91.5% | 84.5% | 71.6% |
| 2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 87% | 86.2% | 71.6% |
| 2013 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 66.2% | 55.0% | 43.7% |
| 2006 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 80% | 62.7% | 49.5% |
| 2007 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 73.6% | 57.9% | 52% |
| 2008 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 86.9% | 72.9% | 58.7% |
| 2006 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 94.4% | 79.4% | 63.1% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 91.4% | 81.3% | 66.7% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 91% | 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 | 90.9% | 92.7% | 82.1% |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 64.8% | 65.1% | 47.7% |
| 2006 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | > 95.0% | 93.9% | 88.4% |
| 2007 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | > 95.0% | 93.2% | 89.3% |
| 2008 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 71.8% | 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 | 93.9% | 91.8% | 72.3% |
| 2012 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 90.9% | 87.6% | 72.3% |
| 2013 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 57.7% | 52.6% | 39.5% |
| 2008 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 69.2% | 59.5% | 40.1% |
| 2009 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 84.7% | 86.2% | 60.8% |
| 2010 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | > 95.0% | 90.6% | 68.9% |
| 2011 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | > 95.0% | > 95.0% | 73.4% |
| 2012 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 90.9% | 92.1% | 75.9% |
| 2013 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 60.6% | 62.5% | 45.4% |
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* Tryon 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.