Tryon Elementary School

100 School Place, Tryon NC, 28782 | Polk County Schools | 828-859-6584
  • grades PK-5
  • students 399
  • type Elementary
PROFICIENCY 65% 52% higher than state average
School Rankings
  • Ranked #0 of 1 in Tryon
  • Ranked #0 of 3289 in North Carolina
Proficiency Averages
65%Tryon
43%North Carolina

Tryon Elementary School is a school servicing grades PK to 5 and is located in the district of "Polk County Schools" in Tryon, NC. There are a total of 399 students and 33 teachers at Tryon Elementary School, for a student to teacher ratio of 13 to 1.

Tryon Elementary School has an average proficiency test score (in mathematics and languages) of 64.5%, which is 52% higher than the North Carolina average.

Tryon Elementary School location

Academics

Students/Teachers
Students399
Teachers33
Student/Teacher ratio13:1

 

Advanced Placement
AP enrollmentn/a
Taking some coursesn/a
Taking some courses (not tests)n/a
Passing some coursesn/a
Passing no coursesn/a

Advanced placement (AP) is a program that offers high school students the ability to take college level courses and exams. These programs were created to be at the same level of most first year university courses. If the students were successful in the AP programs, they could potentially receive advanced placement, credit or exemptions when they go on to university. At Tryon Elementary School, there are a total of n/a students enrolled in advanced placement courses, with n/a taking some courses.

Proficiency in mathematics comparison

Proficiency in languages comparison

Proficiency in mathematics by grade

GradeProficiency
All67%
360-69%
470-79%
560-64%
6n/a
7n/a
8n/a
High Schooln/a

Proficiency in languages by grade

GradeProficiency
All62%
360-69%
470-79%
555-59%
6n/a
7n/a
8n/a
High Schooln/a

The proficiency in math and languages tables represent the percentage of students that scored at or above the proficiency level on their standardized state assessment tests. Although these tests are standardized within each state, the tests may vary from state to state. Comparing the results of one state to another may not always be an accurate or fair comparison.

Tryon Elementary School race/ethnicity breakdown

RaceSchoolDistrictNorth CarolinaNational
White 67.3% 77.8% 51.3% 51.1%
Black 8.8% 6.1% 26.0% 15.9%
Asian 0.4% 0.3% 2.8% 4.7%
Hispanic or Latino 18.0% 11.9% 14.5% 23.6%
American Indian and Alaskan 0.0% 0.2% 1.5% 1.2%
Hawaiian 0.0% 0.0% 0.2% 0.4%
Multiracial 5.5% 3.6% 3.7% 3.1%

Tryon demographics profile

StatisticTryonNorth CarolinaNational
Population1,43110,488,084328,239,523
Population density (sq mi)71621891
Median age63.938.337.7
Male/Female ratio0.7:11.0:11.0:1
Married (15yrs & older)58%57%55%
Speak English98%89%79%
Speak Spanish1%7%13%

Education level achieved in Tryon

IndexTryonNorth CarolinaNational
Completed 8th grade92.4%83.4%84.3%
Completed high school91.7%81.9%83.0%
Completed some college79.4%59.9%59.4%
Completed associate degree54.6%38.1%38.5%
Completed bachelors47.1%29.0%30.3%
Completed masters16.7%10.2%11.5%
Completed professional degree4.2%2.9%3.3%
Completed doctorate1.4%1.3%1.3%
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Source: The Tryon Elementary School data displayed above is derived from the National Center for Education Statistics and from the U.S. Department of Education.