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Hot Springs Elementary

PublicElementaryGrades K–5

63 Serpentine Ave, Hot Springs, NC 28743 · (828) 622-3292 · Part of Madison County Schools

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Directions
Students
128
Students per teacher
11:1
Free or reduced lunch
98%
Setting
Rural
Grades
K–5
The gist

What stands out about Hot Springs Elementary

  • Its own letter, A−: reading and math results near the top of North Carolina’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 23 pts above the state
  • Reading / language arts 17 pts above the state
  • Small classes: 11 students per teacher
  • Next stop for Hot Springs kids: Madison Middle School

On the path

Where Hot Springs kids come from and go next. The whole path →

K–5Hot Springs ElementaryYou are here
6–8Madison Middle Schoolin Marshall

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency64%
State average 41.8%
Reading / language arts64%
State average 47.2%

Its own letter, A−, places these results among North Carolina’s 2,529 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

63 Serpentine Ave, Hot Springs

Students

Enrollment by grade
Kindergarten17
Grade 121
Grade 222
Grade 323
Grade 422
Grade 523
Enrollment over time
135’20
131’21
140’22
138’23
128’24

Down 5.2% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 89%Two or more races 5%Hispanic 5%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Hot Springs Elementary from Hot Springs families.

Other schools in Madison County Schools

The district →
Mars Hill Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Mars Hill
B
445 students13:1
Brush Creek Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Marshall
A−
356 students12:1
Madison Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Marshall
B
468 students12:1
Madison High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Marshall
B+
377 students8:1
Madison Early College High
High · Grades 9–13 · Marshall
A+
270 students27:1
Madison Velocity Learning Center
High · Grades 9–12 · Marshall
19 students

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against North Carolina’s other public schools; Hot Springs’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.