Sunny View Elementary School
Public · Grades Pre-K–5 · 120 students
Polk Central Elementary School
2141 South NC9 Hwy, Mill Spring, NC 28756
Grades
Pre-K–5
Elementary
Students
379
Enrolled 2024–25
Students per teacher
16 : 1
Full-time teachers
District
Polk County Schools
Polk County
Schola Grade B · Above average
Letter grade (A–F) · compared with 1,394 North Carolina elementary schools · How we grade
Percentiles compare this school with other North Carolina elementary schools; the line marks the middle. Data: test scores 2021–22, graduation and absenteeism 2022–23 (U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts); coursework 2023–24 (Civil Rights Data Collection); staffing 2024–25 (NCES).
About Polk Central Elementary School
Polk Central Elementary School is a public elementary school in Mill Spring, North Carolina, serving grades Pre-K–5. It is part of Polk County Schools. The school is located in a rural area in Polk County.
In the 2024–25 school year, 379 students were enrolled, with about 16 students for every full-time teacher. That ratio is larger than the typical North Carolina elementary school (14.5 students per teacher). Its Schola Grade is B (above average), compared with 1,394 North Carolina elementary schools.
Grades & enrollment
Students per grade, 2024–25Grades Pre-K–5
Location & nearby schools
School details
- Type
- Public School · What this means
- Level
- Elementary
- Grades offered
- Pre-K–5
- Enrollment (2024–25)
- 379 students
- Students per teacher
- 16 to 1
- Charter school
- No
- Magnet school
- No
- Locale
- Rural — Distant
- School district
- Polk County Schools
- County
- Polk County
- NCES school ID
- 370372000780
Schools near Polk Central Elementary School
All 3 schools in Mill Spring →
O. P. Earle Elementary
Public · Grades Pre-K–5 · 424 students
Tryon Elementary School
Public · Grades Pre-K–5 · 367 students
Rutherfordton Elementary School
Public · Grades Pre-K–5 · 397 students
New Prospect Elementary
Public · Grades Pre-K–6 · 431 students
Cooley Springs-Fingerville Elementary
Public · Grades Pre-K–5 · 355 students
School data comes from the U.S. Department of Education: the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) Common Core of Data and EDGE school locations (2024–25) and Private School Survey (2023–24), the Civil Rights Data Collection (2023–24), and EDFacts (test results 2021–22; graduation and chronic absenteeism 2022–23), plus other public sources. Please contact the school to confirm enrollment, programs, and other details. How we source data.