Nantahala School

Combined school·Grades K-12 Topton, North Carolina·28781
Score
37.4/100
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#122
Among 194 North Carolina combined schools
#2
In Macon County Schools
Top 63%
In North Carolina

Score 37.4/100: better than 37% of North Carolina combined schools on 2025-26 state tests. Schools are only compared with others of the same type in the same state. How we score schools

Performance (state tests, 2025-26)

% proficient on state tests in North Carolina, all students. Colored bars are green when the school is at or above the average for similar North Carolina schools.

English language arts
44%
Similar North Carolina schools ≈ 63%, better than 39% of them
36 students tested
Math
28%
Similar North Carolina schools ≈ 60%, better than 33% of them
36 students tested
Science
57%
Similar North Carolina schools ≈ 66%, better than 40% of them
14 students tested
All North Carolina schools (ELA / math)
57% / 59%
State average across every school type, 2025-26
All 3 published results by grade and test

As published by North Carolina Department of Public Instruction. "Hidden" means the state didn't publish the result to protect student privacy.

SubjectGradeTestResultStudents tested
English language artsAll gradesNC EOG Reading44.436
MathAll gradesNC EOG Math27.836
ScienceAll gradesNC EOG Science57.114

School profile

Grades
K-12
Students
87
Type
Combined school
Charter school
No
Program
Regular

Students

Enrollment
87
Typical combined school: 319
Free or reduced-price lunch
—
Not reported to the federal data

District and location

School district
City
Macon County

Contact

Address
213 Windingstairs Rd
Topton, NC 28781

"Typical" is the middle (median) combined school in North Carolina. Higher or lower is not in itself better or worse. Address, phone and website are as the state reported them to the U.S. Department of Education for 2024-25, so check with the school before visiting. School details: U.S. Department of Education, Common Core of Data (enrollment 2023-24).

Nearby combined schools

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Location

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Nantahala School at a glance

Nantahala School is a public combined school in Topton, North Carolina, serving grades K-12. It is part of Macon County Schools. It has about 87 students (a typical North Carolina combined school has 319).

In 2025-26 state tests, 44% in English language arts (similar schools: 63%) and 28% in math (similar schools: 60%) reached the state standard (% proficient). On our score, which compares it only with other North Carolina combined schools, it scores 37.4 out of 100: better than 37% of them, ranking #122 of 194. Its English language arts result fell by 7 points from the year before. This overview is generated automatically from published state and federal data; figures are rounded, and you can check the originals via the official sources above.

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Page updated 2026-10-12.