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Scotts Creek Elementary School

Public | K-8 | 499 students

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Posted January 4, 2012

SCS is a school that we have been impressed with so far. Our son has attended k-2 grade and the school administration is well organized, with very pleasant staff and great teachers. Students work hard and are rewarded in positive ways. Our son loves the school. I do think they could use more field trips and if the kids could go and learn outside more, I would be even happier.
—Submitted by a parent


Posted May 5, 2010

This is the best elementary school in the county. The school would benefit from having a larger library (I realize cost is an issue, especially currently) and it would be very beneficial to have the class information (homework assignments, textbook lists, etc.) posted on the school website.
—Submitted by a parent


Posted April 28, 2010

this school runs really well as a system; I am amazed at the organization there; however, they don't do enough field trips (none this year for Kindergarten yet)
—Submitted by a parent


Posted November 3, 2009

The teacher work hard with the kids.
—Submitted by a parent


Posted October 16, 2008

They are not up-to-date as far as web interaction is concerned. I have searched other schools since we are contemplating moving and in South Carolina in Greenville county, all of the schools have what each grade level is doing as well as the homework assignments in case the students have to miss class. They do things in a hurry and wait until the last minute to contact the parent.
—Submitted by a parent


Posted October 1, 2008

I have two children that attend Scott's Creek school and I believe it is the best school in Jackson County. I admire Dr. Fernandez and her qualities that she brings to the school. She is very professional and appears to care for each child.
—Submitted by a parent


Posted May 23, 2008

I truely believe it depends on the teacher you get at Scotts Creek. The kindergarten and very lower grade teachers have been fabulous, however the middle grade teachers are not so great and do not listen to the students or parents. I have two children attending Scotts Creek at this time and feel it could certainly use some improvement in the middle and upper grades.
—Submitted by a parent


Posted January 17, 2008

I have alittle girl that goes to scotts creek she has been there for 3 years now i love the school the teachers the school is well mantined and taking care just like the children are i would recommend anybody to send there children there and the best part about scotts creek elem is you dont here about drugs and voilence like you do in these other schools Thanks Scotts Creek for the best 3 years of our life you all have brought my daughter along way!
—Submitted by a parent


Posted June 2, 2006

I have had 3 children attend Scotts Creek and for the most part it is a wonderful school. I do wish that the principal would promote the athletic program a little more. I would like to see us being able to be more competitive with the other schools. The academic program,I believe, is outstanding! Thank you teachers and staff.
—Submitted by a parent


Posted February 2, 2004

Very caring and competent faculty. All students are pushed hard because some parents are uninvolved at home and school. Gifted kids do well, sports are not promoted, challenged kids get excellant help. A wonderful school for most.
—Submitted by belinda wilson, a parent


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The test results by subgroup show how the designated group of students is performing in comparison to the general population.
Math

The state average for Math was 83% in 2012.

63 students were tested at this school in 2012.

2012

 
 
75%

2011

 
 
76%

2010

 
 
78%

2009

 
 
78%
Reading

The state average for Reading was 69% in 2012.

63 students were tested at this school in 2012.

2012

 
 
60%

2011

 
 
76%

2010

 
 
67%

2009

 
 
67%
Scale: % at or above proficient

About the tests


In 2011-2012 North Carolina used End-of-Grade (EOG) tests to assess students in grades 3 through 8 and 10 in reading and math, and grades 5, 8, and 10 in science. The EOG is a standards-based test, which means it measures how well students are mastering specific skills defined for each grade by the state of North Carolina. Students must pass the grade 8 EOG test in order to graduate from high school. The goal is for all students to score at or above the proficient level on the tests.

See North Carolina's state standards

Source: North Carolina Department of Public Instruction

Math

The state average for Math was 85% in 2012.

58 students were tested at this school in 2012.

2012

 
 
95%

2011

 
 
84%

2010

 
 
86%

2009

 
 
93%
Reading

The state average for Reading was 72% in 2012.

58 students were tested at this school in 2012.

2012

 
 
83%

2011

 
 
74%

2010

 
 
67%

2009

 
 
75%
Scale: % at or above proficient

About the tests


In 2011-2012 North Carolina used End-of-Grade (EOG) tests to assess students in grades 3 through 8 and 10 in reading and math, and grades 5, 8, and 10 in science. The EOG is a standards-based test, which means it measures how well students are mastering specific skills defined for each grade by the state of North Carolina. Students must pass the grade 8 EOG test in order to graduate from high school. The goal is for all students to score at or above the proficient level on the tests.

See North Carolina's state standards

Source: North Carolina Department of Public Instruction

Math

The state average for Math was 82% in 2012.

60 students were tested at this school in 2012.

2012

 
 
87%

2011

 
 
87%

2010

 
 
91%

2009

 
 
90%
Reading

The state average for Reading was 72% in 2012.

60 students were tested at this school in 2012.

2012

 
 
75%

2011

 
 
82%

2010

 
 
84%

2009

 
 
81%
Science

The state average for Science was 76% in 2012.

60 students were tested at this school in 2012.

2012

 
 
87%

2011

 
 
84%

2010

 
 
91%

2009

 
 
94%
Scale: % at or above proficient

About the tests


In 2011-2012 North Carolina used End-of-Grade (EOG) tests to assess students in grades 3 through 8 and 10 in reading and math, and grades 5, 8, and 10 in science. The EOG is a standards-based test, which means it measures how well students are mastering specific skills defined for each grade by the state of North Carolina. Students must pass the grade 8 EOG test in order to graduate from high school. The goal is for all students to score at or above the proficient level on the tests.

See North Carolina's state standards

Source: North Carolina Department of Public Instruction

Math

The state average for Math was 81% in 2012.

50 students were tested at this school in 2012.

2012

 
 
76%

2011

 
 
85%

2010

 
 
80%

2009

 
 
75%
Reading

The state average for Reading was 75% in 2012.

50 students were tested at this school in 2012.

2012

 
 
80%

2011

 
 
87%

2010

 
 
76%

2009

 
 
79%
Scale: % at or above proficient

About the tests


In 2011-2012 North Carolina used End-of-Grade (EOG) tests to assess students in grades 3 through 8 and 10 in reading and math, and grades 5, 8, and 10 in science. The EOG is a standards-based test, which means it measures how well students are mastering specific skills defined for each grade by the state of North Carolina. Students must pass the grade 8 EOG test in order to graduate from high school. The goal is for all students to score at or above the proficient level on the tests.

See North Carolina's state standards

Source: North Carolina Department of Public Instruction

Math

The state average for Math was 81% in 2012.

53 students were tested at this school in 2012.

2012

 
 
91%

2011

 
 
90%

2010

 
 
82%

2009

 
 
73%
Reading

The state average for Reading was 68% in 2012.

53 students were tested at this school in 2012.

2012

 
 
74%

2011

 
 
68%

2010

 
 
75%

2009

 
 
68%
Scale: % at or above proficient

About the tests


In 2011-2012 North Carolina used End-of-Grade (EOG) tests to assess students in grades 3 through 8 and 10 in reading and math, and grades 5, 8, and 10 in science. The EOG is a standards-based test, which means it measures how well students are mastering specific skills defined for each grade by the state of North Carolina. Students must pass the grade 8 EOG test in order to graduate from high school. The goal is for all students to score at or above the proficient level on the tests.

See North Carolina's state standards

Source: North Carolina Department of Public Instruction

Math

The state average for Math was 85% in 2012.

48 students were tested at this school in 2012.

2012

 
 
90%

2011

 
 
88%

2010

 
 
77%

2009

 
 
80%
Reading

The state average for Reading was 71% in 2012.

48 students were tested at this school in 2012.

2012

 
 
75%

2011

 
 
81%

2010

 
 
77%

2009

 
 
78%
Science

The state average for Science was 77% in 2012.

48 students were tested at this school in 2012.

2012

 
 
85%

2011

 
 
76%

2010

 
 
79%

2009

 
 
82%
Scale: % at or above proficient

About the tests


In 2011-2012 North Carolina used End-of-Grade (EOG) tests to assess students in grades 3 through 8 and 10 in reading and math, and grades 5, 8, and 10 in science. The EOG is a standards-based test, which means it measures how well students are mastering specific skills defined for each grade by the state of North Carolina. Students must pass the grade 8 EOG test in order to graduate from high school. The goal is for all students to score at or above the proficient level on the tests.

See North Carolina's state standards

Source: North Carolina Department of Public Instruction

Math

All Students75%
Female64%
Male82%
Blackn/a
Asiann/a
Hispanic60%
Multiracialn/a
American Indiann/a
White73%
Economically disadvantaged64%
Not economically disadvantaged>95%
Students with disabilities46%
Non-disabled students82%
Limited English proficiencyn/a
Proficient in English73%
Academically giftedn/a

Reading

All Students60%
Female56%
Male63%
Blackn/a
Asiann/a
Hispanic20%
Multiracialn/a
American Indiann/a
White61%
Economically disadvantaged49%
Not economically disadvantaged89%
Students with disabilities15%
Non-disabled students72%
Limited English proficiencyn/a
Proficient in English62%
Academically giftedn/a
Scale: % at or above proficient

About the tests


In 2011-2012 North Carolina used End-of-Grade (EOG) tests to assess students in grades 3 through 8 and 10 in reading and math, and grades 5, 8, and 10 in science. The EOG is a standards-based test, which means it measures how well students are mastering specific skills defined for each grade by the state of North Carolina. Students must pass the grade 8 EOG test in order to graduate from high school. The goal is for all students to score at or above the proficient level on the tests.

The different student groups are identified by the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction. If there are fewer than 10 students in a particular group in a school, data for that group is not reported.

See North Carolina's state standards

Source: North Carolina Department of Public Instruction

Math

All Students95%
Female93%
Male>95%
Blackn/a
Asiann/a
Hispanic>95%
Multiracialn/a
American Indiann/a
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islandern/a
White>95%
Economically disadvantaged89%
Not economically disadvantaged>95%
Students with disabilities>95%
Non-disabled students94%
Limited English proficiencyn/a
Proficient in English95%
Academically gifted>95%

Reading

All Students83%
Female80%
Male86%
Blackn/a
Asiann/a
Hispanic60%
Multiracialn/a
American Indiann/a
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islandern/a
White83%
Economically disadvantaged82%
Not economically disadvantaged83%
Students with disabilities40%
Non-disabled students87%
Limited English proficiencyn/a
Proficient in English84%
Academically gifted>95%
Scale: % at or above proficient

About the tests


In 2011-2012 North Carolina used End-of-Grade (EOG) tests to assess students in grades 3 through 8 and 10 in reading and math, and grades 5, 8, and 10 in science. The EOG is a standards-based test, which means it measures how well students are mastering specific skills defined for each grade by the state of North Carolina. Students must pass the grade 8 EOG test in order to graduate from high school. The goal is for all students to score at or above the proficient level on the tests.

The different student groups are identified by the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction. If there are fewer than 10 students in a particular group in a school, data for that group is not reported.

See North Carolina's state standards

Source: North Carolina Department of Public Instruction

Math

All Students87%
Female87%
Male87%
Blackn/a
Asiann/a
Hispanicn/a
Multiracialn/a
American Indiann/a
White87%
Economically disadvantaged82%
Not economically disadvantaged>95%
Students with disabilities73%
Non-disabled students90%
Limited English proficiencyn/a
Proficient in English86%
Academically gifted>95%

Reading

All Students75%
Female78%
Male73%
Blackn/a
Asiann/a
Hispanicn/a
Multiracialn/a
American Indiann/a
White77%
Economically disadvantaged72%
Not economically disadvantaged81%
Students with disabilities64%
Non-disabled students78%
Limited English proficiencyn/a
Proficient in English75%
Academically gifted>95%

Science

All Students87%
Female83%
Male89%
Blackn/a
Asiann/a
Hispanicn/a
Multiracialn/a
American Indiann/a
White87%
Economically disadvantaged82%
Not economically disadvantaged>95%
Students with disabilities82%
Non-disabled students88%
Limited English proficiencyn/a
Proficient in English86%
Academically gifted>95%
Scale: % at or above proficient

About the tests


In 2011-2012 North Carolina used End-of-Grade (EOG) tests to assess students in grades 3 through 8 and 10 in reading and math, and grades 5, 8, and 10 in science. The EOG is a standards-based test, which means it measures how well students are mastering specific skills defined for each grade by the state of North Carolina. Students must pass the grade 8 EOG test in order to graduate from high school. The goal is for all students to score at or above the proficient level on the tests.

The different student groups are identified by the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction. If there are fewer than 10 students in a particular group in a school, data for that group is not reported.

See North Carolina's state standards

Source: North Carolina Department of Public Instruction

Math

All Students76%
Female81%
Male71%
Blackn/a
Asiann/a
Hispanicn/a
Multiracialn/a
American Indiann/a
White83%
Economically disadvantaged56%
Not economically disadvantaged>95%
Students with disabilities33%
Non-disabled students82%
Limited English proficiencyn/a
Proficient in English78%
Academically gifted>95%

Reading

All Students80%
Female85%
Male75%
Blackn/a
Asiann/a
Hispanicn/a
Multiracialn/a
American Indiann/a
White80%
Economically disadvantaged68%
Not economically disadvantaged92%
Students with disabilities67%
Non-disabled students82%
Limited English proficiencyn/a
Proficient in English80%
Academically gifted>95%
Scale: % at or above proficient

About the tests


In 2011-2012 North Carolina used End-of-Grade (EOG) tests to assess students in grades 3 through 8 and 10 in reading and math, and grades 5, 8, and 10 in science. The EOG is a standards-based test, which means it measures how well students are mastering specific skills defined for each grade by the state of North Carolina. Students must pass the grade 8 EOG test in order to graduate from high school. The goal is for all students to score at or above the proficient level on the tests.

The different student groups are identified by the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction. If there are fewer than 10 students in a particular group in a school, data for that group is not reported.

See North Carolina's state standards

Source: North Carolina Department of Public Instruction

Math

All Students91%
Female>95%
Male86%
Blackn/a
Asiann/a
Hispanicn/a
Multiracialn/a
American Indiann/a
White89%
Economically disadvantaged88%
Not economically disadvantaged>95%
Students with disabilitiesn/a
Non-disabled students92%
Limited English proficiencyn/a
Proficient in English91%
Academically gifted>95%

Reading

All Students74%
Female75%
Male72%
Blackn/a
Asiann/a
Hispanicn/a
Multiracialn/a
American Indiann/a
White69%
Economically disadvantaged69%
Not economically disadvantaged81%
Students with disabilitiesn/a
Non-disabled students74%
Limited English proficiencyn/a
Proficient in English74%
Academically gifted>95%
Scale: % at or above proficient

About the tests


In 2011-2012 North Carolina used End-of-Grade (EOG) tests to assess students in grades 3 through 8 and 10 in reading and math, and grades 5, 8, and 10 in science. The EOG is a standards-based test, which means it measures how well students are mastering specific skills defined for each grade by the state of North Carolina. Students must pass the grade 8 EOG test in order to graduate from high school. The goal is for all students to score at or above the proficient level on the tests.

The different student groups are identified by the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction. If there are fewer than 10 students in a particular group in a school, data for that group is not reported.

See North Carolina's state standards

Source: North Carolina Department of Public Instruction

Math

All Students90%
Female>95%
Male78%
Blackn/a
Asiann/a
Hispanicn/a
Multiracialn/a
American Indiann/a
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islandern/a
White89%
Economically disadvantaged86%
Not economically disadvantaged95%
Students with disabilitiesn/a
Non-disabled students91%
Limited English proficiencyn/a
Proficient in English89%
Academically giftedn/a

Reading

All Students75%
Female92%
Male57%
Blackn/a
Asiann/a
Hispanicn/a
Multiracialn/a
American Indiann/a
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islandern/a
White77%
Economically disadvantaged69%
Not economically disadvantaged84%
Students with disabilitiesn/a
Non-disabled students77%
Limited English proficiencyn/a
Proficient in English77%
Academically giftedn/a

Science

All Students85%
Female92%
Male78%
Blackn/a
Asiann/a
Hispanicn/a
Multiracialn/a
American Indiann/a
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islandern/a
White87%
Economically disadvantaged79%
Not economically disadvantaged95%
Students with disabilitiesn/a
Non-disabled students89%
Limited English proficiencyn/a
Proficient in English87%
Academically giftedn/a
Scale: % at or above proficient

About the tests


In 2011-2012 North Carolina used End-of-Grade (EOG) tests to assess students in grades 3 through 8 and 10 in reading and math, and grades 5, 8, and 10 in science. The EOG is a standards-based test, which means it measures how well students are mastering specific skills defined for each grade by the state of North Carolina. Students must pass the grade 8 EOG test in order to graduate from high school. The goal is for all students to score at or above the proficient level on the tests.

The different student groups are identified by the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction. If there are fewer than 10 students in a particular group in a school, data for that group is not reported.

See North Carolina's state standards

Source: North Carolina Department of Public Instruction

Algebra I

The state average for Algebra I was 79% in 2012.

12 students were tested at this school in 2012.

2012

 
 
>95%

2011

 
 
>95%
Scale: % at or above proficient

About the tests


In 2011-2012 North Carolina used End-of-Course (EOC) tests to assess high school students in Algebra I, English I, and Biology. The EOC tests are standards-based, which means they measure how well students are mastering specific skills defined for each grade by the state of North Carolina. The goal is for all students to score at or above the proficient level on the tests.

See North Carolina's state standards

Source: North Carolina Department of Public Instruction

Algebra I

All Students>95%
Female>95%
Malen/a
Blackn/a
Asiann/a
Hispanicn/a
Multiracialn/a
American Indiann/a
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islandern/a
White>95%
Economically disadvantagedn/a
Not economically disadvantaged>95%
Students with disabilitiesn/a
Non-disabled students>95%
Limited English proficiencyn/a
Proficient in English>95%
Academically giftedn/a
Scale: % at or above proficient

About the tests


In 2011-2012 North Carolina used End-of-Course (EOC) tests to assess high school students in Algebra I, English I, and Biology. The EOC tests are standards-based, which means they measure how well students are mastering specific skills defined for each grade by the state of North Carolina. The goal is for all students to score at or above the proficient level on the tests.

The different student groups are identified by the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction. If there are fewer than 10 students in a particular group in a school, data for that group is not reported.

See North Carolina's state standards

Source: North Carolina Department of Public Instruction

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Student ethnicity

Ethnicity This school State average
White 90% 54%
Hispanic 4% 11%
American Indian/Alaska Native 3% 1%
Black 3% 31%
Asian/Pacific Islander 1% 2%
Source: NCES, 2008-2009

Student subgroups

  This school District averageState average
Students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch program 49%N/A34%
Source: NCES, 2008-2009

Student-teacher ratio

  This school District averageState average
Students per FTE teacher 16N/A15
Source: NCES, 2008-2009

School basics

School Leader's name
  • Wanda Fernandez
Associations
  • SACS
Fax number
  • (828) 631-2478
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516 Parris Branch
Sylva, NC 28779
Website: Click here
Phone: (828) 631-2740

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