Sparta Elementary Primary School
450 North Main St
Sparta NC, 28675, Alleghany County
Phone: 336-372-8546
Ranking: 
(757 out of 1,874, top 40%)*
(757 out of 1,874, top 40%)*Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 8
School District: Alleghany 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: | 50 | 49 | 50 | 55 | 58 | 60 | 59 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 585 | 592 | 645 | 652 | 655 | 638 | 742 | |||||||
| Prekindergarten: | NA | NA | 47 | 7.9% | 61 | 9.5% | 69 | 10.6% | 51 | 7.8% | NA | NA | 64 | 8.6% |
| Kindergarten: | 67 | 11.5% | 66 | 11.1% | 78 | 12.1% | 55 | 8.4% | 58 | 8.9% | 53 | 8.3% | 73 | 9.8% |
| Grade 1: | 71 | 12.1% | 68 | 11.5% | 54 | 8.4% | 59 | 9.0% | 53 | 8.1% | 70 | 11.0% | 97 | 13.1% |
| Grade 2: | 75 | 12.8% | 53 | 9.0% | 58 | 9.0% | 50 | 7.7% | 61 | 9.3% | 87 | 13.6% | 72 | 9.7% |
| Grade 3: | 56 | 9.6% | 56 | 9.5% | 51 | 7.9% | 58 | 8.9% | 84 | 12.8% | 68 | 10.7% | 78 | 10.5% |
| Grade 4: | 63 | 10.8% | 48 | 8.1% | 51 | 7.9% | 81 | 12.4% | 69 | 10.5% | 75 | 11.8% | 79 | 10.6% |
| Grade 5: | 44 | 7.5% | 49 | 8.3% | 84 | 13.0% | 64 | 9.8% | 73 | 11.1% | 75 | 11.8% | 66 | 8.9% |
| Grade 6: | 58 | 9.9% | 77 | 13.0% | 60 | 9.3% | 73 | 11.2% | 73 | 11.1% | 69 | 10.8% | 71 | 9.6% |
| Grade 7: | 89 | 15.2% | 54 | 9.1% | 77 | 11.9% | 77 | 11.8% | 63 | 9.6% | 74 | 11.6% | 68 | 9.2% |
| Grade 8: | 62 | 10.6% | 74 | 12.5% | 71 | 11.0% | 66 | 10.1% | 70 | 10.7% | 67 | 10.5% | 74 | 10.0% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 291 | 49.7% | 294 | 49.7% | 322 | 49.9% | 314 | 48.2% | 325 | 49.6% | 310 | 48.6% | 359 | 48.4% |
| Female: | 294 | 50.3% | 298 | 50.3% | 323 | 50.1% | 338 | 51.8% | 322 | 49.2% | 320 | 50.2% | 350 | 47.2% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 4 | 0.7% | 1 | 0.2% | 3 | 0.5% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Asian: | 3 | 0.5% | 3 | 0.5% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.1% |
| Hispanic: | 149 | 25.5% | 139 | 23.5% | 129 | 20.0% | 110 | 16.9% | 88 | 13.4% | 77 | 12.1% | 92 | 12.4% |
| Black: | 9 | 1.5% | 7 | 1.2% | 9 | 1.4% | 10 | 1.5% | 35 | 5.3% | 34 | 5.3% | 7 | 0.9% |
| White: | 408 | 69.7% | 435 | 73.5% | 496 | 76.9% | 517 | 79.3% | 531 | 81.1% | 526 | 82.4% | 613 | 82.6% |
| 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: | 12 | 2.1% | 7 | 1.2% | 7 | 1.1% | 13 | 2.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 395 | 67.5% | 385 | 65.0% | 385 | 59.7% | 374 | 57.4% | 358 | 54.7% | 326 | 51.1% | 338 | 45.6% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 49 | 8.4% | 65 | 11.0% | 64 | 9.9% | 85 | 13.0% | 61 | 9.3% | 69 | 10.8% | 109 | 14.7% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 11.68 | 12.07 | 12.80 | 11.93 | 11.35 | 10.70 | 12.50 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| EOC | ||||||
| 2009 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | > 95.0% | 80% | 67.7% |
| 2010 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | > 95.0% | 78.1% | 77.8% |
| 2011 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | > 95.0% | 72.5% | 76.7% |
| 2012 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 93.8% | 81.4% | 78.7% |
| 2013 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 89.3% | 43.4% | 36.3% |
| 2010 | Geometry | End of course | % met std | > 95.0% | 94.5% | 82.3% |
| EOG | ||||||
| 2006 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 72.7% | 71.6% | 67.8% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 81.5% | 77.8% | 70.9% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 89.9% | 86.6% | 73.2% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 86.8% | 88.4% | 81.3% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 85.9% | 88.1% | 81.9% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 80% | 81.5% | 82.1% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 90.6% | 92.8% | 82.8% |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 41.7% | 34.7% | 46.8% |
| 2006 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 84.6% | 85.2% | 82.9% |
| 2007 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 84% | 84.9% | 81.8% |
| 2008 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 57% | 59.8% | 54.5% |
| 2009 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 63.2% | 65.2% | 65.5% |
| 2010 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 77.6% | 76.3% | 66.4% |
| 2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 65% | 67.2% | 67.6% |
| 2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 71.7% | 79.4% | 68.8% |
| 2013 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 55.0% | 51.6% | 45.2% |
| 2006 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 72.1% | 71.2% | 65% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 69.7% | 70.8% | 67.7% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 88.5% | 87.5% | 72.8% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | > 95.0% | 94.4% | 81.5% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 90.9% | 92.9% | 83% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 87.2% | 89.3% | 83.8% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 88.9% | 89.9% | 85.1% |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 45.7% | 50.0% | 47.6% |
| 2006 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 86.6% | 88.2% | 83.4% |
| 2007 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 86.4% | 86.8% | 85.2% |
| 2008 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 59% | 60.9% | 59.2% |
| 2009 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 71.1% | 70.6% | 69.1% |
| 2010 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 77.3% | 81.3% | 71.6% |
| 2011 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 80.2% | 82.1% | 71.6% |
| 2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 72.2% | 77.1% | 71.6% |
| 2013 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 45.7% | 50.0% | 43.7% |
| 2006 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 37.9% | 40.7% | 49.5% |
| 2007 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 48.5% | 49.1% | 52% |
| 2008 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 46.8% | 46.9% | 58.7% |
| 2006 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 65% | 69.6% | 63.1% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 69.6% | 63.7% | 66.7% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 62.1% | 63.8% | 69.6% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 93.4% | 88.7% | 80.1% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 91.7% | 90.2% | 81.2% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 78.1% | 84.1% | 82% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 75.9% | 83.5% | 82.1% |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 36.4% | 43.1% | 47.7% |
| 2006 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 93.3% | 93.1% | 88.4% |
| 2007 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 88.4% | 90.3% | 89.3% |
| 2008 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 53% | 57.1% | 55.6% |
| 2009 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 75% | 73.4% | 68.5% |
| 2010 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 66.7% | 68% | 71.1% |
| 2011 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 60.9% | 69.9% | 72.3% |
| 2012 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 72.4% | 77% | 72.3% |
| 2013 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 25.5% | 33.0% | 39.5% |
| 2008 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 45.5% | 45.7% | 40.1% |
| 2009 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 71.1% | 75% | 60.8% |
| 2010 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 55.6% | 66.7% | 68.9% |
| 2011 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 78.1% | 85% | 73.4% |
| 2012 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 49.4% | 64% | 75.9% |
| 2013 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 40.0% | 50.5% | 45.4% |
| 2006 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 52.4% | 57.4% | 61.9% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 70.6% | 70.1% | 64.6% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 80.6% | 80.3% | 68.2% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 82.1% | 83.2% | 78.1% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 83.8% | 85.8% | 80.5% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 87.5% | 89.9% | 80.7% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 70.4% | 81.7% | 80.5% |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 21.2% | 34.8% | 38.9% |
| 2006 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 73% | 75.9% | 81.5% |
| 2007 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 88.2% | 86% | 82.5% |
| 2008 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 76.4% | 75.2% | 59.3% |
| 2009 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 73.1% | 75.7% | 71% |
| 2010 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 82.4% | 81.7% | 75.3% |
| 2011 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 82.5% | 82.2% | 75.1% |
| 2012 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 75.9% | 79.8% | 75.2% |
| 2013 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 45.9% | 52.9% | 46.4% |
| 2006 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 48.8% | 55.4% | 61.8% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 58.9% | 66.1% | 63.5% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 76.6% | 77.7% | 67.3% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 90.8% | 89.1% | 78.4% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 89.9% | 87% | 80.2% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 91.9% | 91.3% | 81.1% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 88.5% | 88.2% | 81.1% |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 43.1% | 43.0% | 38.5% |
| 2006 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 86.3% | 86.9% | 86.4% |
| 2007 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 84.9% | 88.4% | 86.3% |
| 2008 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 60.9% | 67% | 51.1% |
| 2009 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 78.9% | 78.2% | 65% |
| 2010 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 72.5% | 74.1% | 66.8% |
| 2011 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 81.1% | 77.8% | 67.8% |
| 2012 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 71.8% | 72.4% | 68.2% |
| 2013 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 51.7% | 51.4% | 47.8% |
| 2006 | Writing | 7th Grade | % met std | 40% | 40.3% | 46% |
| 2007 | Writing | 7th Grade | % met std | 38.9% | 45.5% | 50.4% |
| 2008 | Writing | 7th Grade | % met std | 50% | 58.1% | 57.5% |
| 2006 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 61.6% | 59.7% | 60.7% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 70.7% | 69.5% | 65.1% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 76.7% | 76.5% | 68.2% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 88.2% | 89.4% | 80.4% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | > 95.0% | > 95.0% | 83.9% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 92.8% | 92.6% | 84.4% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 88.2% | 92.8% | 85.2% |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 26.6% | 33.1% | 34.2% |
| 2006 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 87.2% | 88.2% | 86.9% |
| 2007 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 92.7% | 93% | 87.9% |
| 2008 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 57.5% | 60% | 54.2% |
| 2009 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 64.7% | 71.2% | 66.6% |
| 2010 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 83.6% | 84.5% | 69.5% |
| 2011 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 72.5% | 76.9% | 69.8% |
| 2012 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 75% | 76.8% | 71.1% |
| 2013 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 43.0% | 43.3% | 41.0% |
| 2008 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 57.5% | 57.4% | 51.7% |
| 2009 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 73.5% | 79.8% | 67.6% |
| 2010 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 83.6% | 85.3% | 72.8% |
| 2011 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 75.4% | 79.6% | 74.9% |
| 2012 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 72.4% | 76.8% | 77.3% |
| 2013 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 45.6% | 50.4% | 59.1% |
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* Sparta Elementary Primary School was rated 3.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.