Best Public Schools in Hendersonville, NC

Summary:

The city of Hendersonville, North Carolina is home to 14 schools, including 8 elementary schools, 3 middle schools, and 3 high schools. The schools in this area exhibit a wide range of academic performance, with some standout institutions like Hendersonville Elementary and Rugby Middle ranking among the top schools in the state. However, the data also reveals significant disparities in educational opportunities and resources, with lower-performing schools like Dana Elementary and Edneyville Elementary struggling with lower test scores and higher rates of economic disadvantage.

The racial makeup of the schools in Hendersonville varies, with some having predominantly white student populations and others being more diverse. This diversity could present both challenges and opportunities for the Henderson County Schools district. Additionally, the data suggests a correlation between socioeconomic status and academic performance, with schools serving higher percentages of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch tending to have lower test scores.

Despite these disparities, the Hendersonville school district also boasts several high-performing institutions, such as West Henderson High and Hendersonville Middle. These schools are playing a crucial role in preparing students for success, and addressing the funding and resource inequities across the district could be key to ensuring more equitable outcomes for all students in the Henderson County Schools system.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2024)				Ranking (2023)				EOC Biology (2024)	EOC English II (2024)	EOC Math I (2024)	EOC Math III (2024)	EOG Mathematics (2024)						EOG Reading (2024)						EOG Science (2024)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Statewide Rank (2023)	State Percentile (2023)	Rank Change from Previous Year	EOC Biology End of Course	EOC English II End of Course	EOC Math I End of Course	EOC Math III End of Course	EOG Mathematics 3rd Grade	EOG Mathematics 4th Grade	EOG Mathematics 5th Grade	EOG Mathematics 6th Grade	EOG Mathematics 7th Grade	EOG Mathematics 8th Grade	EOG Reading 3rd Grade	EOG Reading 4th Grade	EOG Reading 5th Grade	EOG Reading 6th Grade	EOG Reading 7th Grade	EOG Reading 8th Grade	EOG Science 5th Grade	EOG Science 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
The Mountain Community School	Public, Charter	K-8	613 Glover Street	Hendersonville	28792	Henderson County	The Mountain Community School	Yes	No	No	No	(828) 696-8480	198	15	13.6		161 (81.3%)	3 (1.5%)	23 (11.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (5.6%)	64	507^th of 1505 public elementary schools	66.3%		65.8	487^th of 1502 public elementary schools	67.6%	20					66.7	66.7	72.7	33.3	79.2	59.1	71.4	61.9	63.6	41.7	66.7	68.2	72.7
Apple Valley Middle	Public	6-8	43 Fruitland Road	Hendersonville	28792	Henderson County	Henderson County Schools	No	No	No	No	(828) 697-4545	825	55	14.9	67.0%	392 (47.5%)	34 (4.1%)	350 (42.4%)	9 (1.1%)	1 (0.1%)	4 (0.5%)	35 (4.2%)	43.3	457^th of 793 public middle schools	42.4%		40.4	459^th of 784 public middle schools	41.5%	2								45.6	48.3	62.3				40.4	37.7	39.2		66.1	$9,107	$1,028	$8,080
North Henderson High	Public	9-12	35 Fruitland Road	Hendersonville	28792	Henderson County	Henderson County Schools	No	No	No	No	(828) 697-4500	1,146	67	17.0	61.4%	588 (51.3%)	37 (3.2%)	446 (38.9%)	18 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	56 (4.9%)	53.9	275^th of 640 public high schools	57.0%		59.5	231^st of 626 public high schools	63.1%	44	45.8	65.2	50.0	71.2															$8,718	$586	$8,132
Rugby Middle	Public	6-8	3345 Haywood Road	Hendersonville	28791	Henderson County	Henderson County Schools	No	No	No	No	(828) 891-6566	804	52	15.5	39.4%	613 (76.2%)	18 (2.2%)	112 (13.9%)	14 (1.7%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.4%)	43 (5.3%)	81.1	122^nd of 793 public middle schools	84.6%		84.2	106^th of 784 public middle schools	86.5%	16								67.1	73.6	67.8				59.3	62.7	64.0		83.7	$8,445	$526	$7,919
West Henderson High	Public	9-12	3600 Haywood Road	Hendersonville	28791	Henderson County	Henderson County Schools	No	No	No	No	(828) 891-6571	1,087	69	15.7	33.8%	828 (76.2%)	30 (2.8%)	169 (15.5%)	19 (1.7%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.3%)	37 (3.4%)	70.1	179^th of 640 public high schools	72.0%		71.1	171^st of 626 public high schools	72.7%	8	63.1	73.7	57.1	74.0															$8,614	$457	$8,157
Bruce Drysdale Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	271 Bearcat Blvd.	Hendersonville	28792	Henderson County	Henderson County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(828) 697-5568	448	30	15.0	64.5%	228 (50.9%)	47 (10.5%)	121 (27.0%)	2 (0.4%)	4 (0.9%)	9 (2.0%)	37 (8.3%)	56.5	639^th of 1505 public elementary schools	57.5%		60.4	573^rd of 1502 public elementary schools	61.9%	66					48.8	58.2	63.9				42.7	61.2	61.1				72.2		$10,708	$1,509	$9,198
Hendersonville High	Public	9-12	1 Bearcat Boulevard	Hendersonville	28791	Henderson County	Henderson County Schools	No	No	No	No	(828) 697-4802	784	45	17.2	43.1%	495 (63.1%)	67 (8.5%)	159 (20.3%)	10 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.1%)	44 (5.6%)	56.4	250^th of 640 public high schools	60.9%		62.3	213^th of 626 public high schools	66.0%	37	58.3	65.1	48.9	61.3															$8,966	$700	$8,266
Hendersonville Middle	Public	6-8	825 North Whitted Street	Hendersonville	28791	Henderson County	Henderson County Schools	No	No	No	No	(828) 697-4800	510	39	13.0	53.9%	304 (59.6%)	38 (7.5%)	120 (23.5%)	5 (1.0%)	2 (0.4%)	8 (1.6%)	33 (6.5%)	66.8	234^th of 793 public middle schools	70.5%		65.5	239^th of 784 public middle schools	69.5%	5								64.4	57.2	47.9				57.4	52.4	60.4		75.7	$10,377	$1,128	$9,249
Hendersonville Elementary	Public	K-5	1039 Randall Circle	Hendersonville	28791	Henderson County	Henderson County Schools	No	No	No	No	(828) 697-4752	330	24	14.0	32.1%	274 (83.0%)	13 (3.9%)	20 (6.1%)	3 (0.9%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (5.8%)	90.2	112^th of 1505 public elementary schools	92.6%		93.2	74^th of 1502 public elementary schools	95.1%	38					80.4	85.5	86.3				60.7	74.5	86.3				84.3		$10,145	$1,115	$9,030
Clear Creek Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	737 N Clear Creek Road	Hendersonville	28792	Henderson County	Henderson County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(828) 697-4760	484	33	14.7	69.6%	273 (56.4%)	20 (4.1%)	149 (30.8%)	8 (1.7%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	31 (6.4%)	69.7	409^th of 1505 public elementary schools	72.8%		57.9	621^st of 1502 public elementary schools	58.7%	212					69.3	73.4	63.2				48.0	64.6	54.0				78.2		$9,070	$1,106	$7,964
Sugarloaf Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2270 Sugarloaf Rd	Hendersonville	28792	Henderson County	Henderson County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(828) 697-4600	416	29	14.1	81.0%	182 (43.8%)	15 (3.6%)	181 (43.5%)	5 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.7%)	26 (6.3%)	35.5	1007^th of 1505 public elementary schools	33.1%		44	867^th of 1502 public elementary schools	42.3%	140					52.9	50.7	50.7				28.6	47.8	42.3				62.0		$10,601	$1,711	$8,890
Atkinson Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2510 Old Kanuga Road	Hendersonville	28739	Henderson County	Henderson County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(828) 697-4755	317	22	14.7	47.3%	262 (82.6%)	3 (0.9%)	35 (11.0%)	6 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.5%)	77.9	280^th of 1505 public elementary schools	81.4%		82	206^th of 1502 public elementary schools	86.3%	74					70.4	63.6	73.4				66.7	59.1	68.8				76.6		$9,752	$871	$8,881
Dana Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	690 Ridge Road	Hendersonville	28792	Henderson County	Henderson County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(828) 685-7743	407	29	13.9	79.6%	176 (43.2%)	12 (2.9%)	209 (51.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.5%)	7 (1.7%)	23.7	1219^th of 1505 public elementary schools	19.0%		32.9	1040^th of 1502 public elementary schools	30.8%	179					59.7	47.8	37.5				31.9	21.7	32.1				51.8		$10,155	$1,652	$8,503
Edneyville Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2875 Pace Road	Hendersonville	28792	Henderson County	Henderson County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(828) 685-7600	439	30	14.5	70.8%	271 (61.7%)	5 (1.1%)	144 (32.8%)	5 (1.1%)	2 (0.5%)	3 (0.7%)	9 (2.1%)	36.9	979^th of 1505 public elementary schools	35.0%		31.9	1058^th of 1502 public elementary schools	29.6%	79					67.7	45.9	46.5				41.5	41.0	46.5				52.3		$10,529	$1,426	$9,103

Cities Near Hendersonville

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
East Flat Rock	3.95 mi	3	315^th
Flat Rock	3.95 mi	3	313^th
Etowah	5.63 mi	1	79^th
Mills River	5.99 mi	2	10^th
Fletcher	6.28 mi	3	86^th

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the North Carolina Dept of Public Instruction.

IMPORTANT DISCLAIMERS: Not all boundaries are included. We make every effort to ensure that boundaries are up-to-date. But it's important to note that these are approximations and are for general informational purposes only. To verify legal descriptions of boundaries or school locations, contact your local tax assessor's office and/or school district.