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Schools in Fontana Dam

Fontana Dam’s public schools

Graham County Schools has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Fontana Dam. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?1/3schools above North Carolina’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 100% of students in North Carolina’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools

Reading proficiency
38%
2021–22
Math proficiency
31%
2021–22
Graduate on time
92%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$17.3K
▲ 32% vs NC $13.0K
FY2024
Students per teacher
14.1
NC 16.0 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
1,096 students on the public path
In brief

Fontana Dam’s schools, in brief

School by school

1 of Fontana Dam’s 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of North Carolina’s 2,529 public schools. Robbinsville High places highest (better than 66%); Robbinsville Middle lowest (24%). See the path ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools in Fontana Dam, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–5Robbinsville Elementaryin RobbinsvilleC
6–8Robbinsville Middlein RobbinsvilleC−
9–12Robbinsville Highin RobbinsvilleB+

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Graham County Schools.

The district

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

Graham County SchoolsGrades PK–12 · 3 schools · 1,096 students, down 2% since 2020–21 · 14.1 per teacher (NC 16.0)
$17,278NC $13,045 · FY2024
C+
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading38%
State average 49.9% · 576 students tested
Math31%
State average 50.8% · 526 students tested

Fontana Dam vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the North Carolina towns that share Fontana Dam’s borders.

Schools next door
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Fontana Dam—Graham County Schools

Every school in Fontana Dam

3 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with North Carolina’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).

Also serving Fontana Damin other towns
Robbinsville Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Robbinsville
C
521 students14:1Rate it →
Robbinsville Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Robbinsville
C−
243 students13:1Rate it →
Robbinsville High
High · Grades 9–12 · Robbinsville
B+
332 students15:1Rate it →

Questions about Fontana Dam’s schools

Are Fontana Dam’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Fontana Dam. Graham County Schools has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Fontana Dam. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 1 of its 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of North Carolina’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Fontana Dam in?

Graham County Schools.

Where do Fontana Dam kids go to high school?

Robbinsville High.

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School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). Stars are from neighbors.