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Black student results in Polk County Schools

Across 4 schools in Polk County Schools, 35% of Black students meet grade level proficient+. That is 6.8 points below the North Carolina average for Black students.

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59.5%
All students
35%
Black
50.7%
Hispanic
63.9%
White

Average across the 4 schools in Polk County Schools with reportable results, giving each school equal weight regardless of size. A group is omitted from a school when too few students were tested to report safely.

The distance inside one district

Among the 3 schools here with at least 25 Black student results, Tryon Elementary School reports 47.6% of Black students meeting the standard. Polk County Middle School, in the same district, reports 29.8%. That is a 17.8-point spread across schools under one administration, serving one community, funded by one tax base.

Every school in Polk County Schools

Ranked by the share of Black students meeting grade level proficient+. Every group is shown alongside, because a school that serves one group well and another poorly is telling you something too.

SchoolAllBlackHispanicWhiteAsian
Tryon Elementary School 62.4% 47.6% 54.8% 66.5%
Polk County High School 56.2% 37.8% 59.6% 59%
Polk County Middle School 60% 29.8% 54.2% 64%
Polk Central Elementary School 59.5% 25% 34.2% 66%

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How to read this. North Carolina suppresses results above 95% or below 5% to protect student privacy. Those schools are shown at the 95% or 5% boundary and are excluded from headline statistics. Because every state sets its own proficiency standard, North Carolina figures should not be compared against another state's.

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