Apple Valley Middle

Summary:

Apple Valley Middle is a public middle school located in Hendersonville, North Carolina, serving around 825 students in grades 6-8. The school is part of the Henderson County Schools district, which is ranked 83 out of 242 districts in the state.

Apple Valley Middle has a relatively diverse student population, with 47.52% White, 42.42% Hispanic, and 4.12% African American students. However, the school's academic performance, as measured by End-of-Grade (EOG) test scores, is generally lower than the district and state averages. For example, in the 2023-2024 school year, Apple Valley Middle's proficiency rates in Mathematics were 45.6% for 6th grade, 48.3% for 7th grade, and 62.3% for 8th grade, compared to the district averages of 53.9%, 56%, and 57%, and the state averages of 54.3%, 50.4%, and 46.9%. The school's statewide ranking and SchoolDigger rating have also fluctuated over the years, ranging from a high of 185 out of 692 North Carolina middle schools (4 stars) in 2015-2016 to a low of 459 out of 784 (2 stars) in the 2022-2023 school year.

When compared to nearby schools, such as Flat Rock Middle and Rugby Middle within the same district, as well as Asheville Middle, Polk County Middle School, and Cane Creek Middle, Apple Valley Middle generally performs worse academically, with lower proficiency rates and lower statewide rankings. This suggests that the school may face unique challenges or factors that contribute to its relatively weaker performance compared to its peers.


Detail:

Public 6-8

 43 Fruitland Road
       Hendersonville, NC  28792-8510


(828) 697-4545

District: Henderson County Schools

SchoolDigger Rank:
457th of 793 North Carolina Middle Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $9,107 Help


Students who attend Apple Valley Middle usually attend:

High:    Henderson County Early College
    North Henderson High

Feeder schools for Apple Valley Middle:

Elementary:    Clear Creek Elementary
    Edneyville Elementary
    Fletcher Elementary
    Sugarloaf Elementary

Student/teacher ratio:  14.9 Help
Number of students:  825

Racial breakdown:

White:
47.5%
Hispanic:
42.4%
Two or more races:
4.2%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  67% Help


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Performance Trends
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Compare Details Apple Valley Middle ranks worse than 57.6% of middle schools in North Carolina. It also ranks 3rd among 4 ranked middle schools in the Henderson County Schools District. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 43.3. (See more...)
Student Body
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Compare Details Apple Valley Middle has the largest middle school student body size in the Henderson County Schools District. Racial makeup is: White (47.5%), Hispanic (42.4%), two or more races (4.2%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 67% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Apple Valley Middle is 14.9. 2 middle schools in the Henderson County Schools District have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Apple Valley Middle is $9,107, which is the 2nd highest among 4 middle schools in the Henderson County Schools District.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Apple Valley Middle:

SchoolDigger ranks Apple Valley Middle 457th of 793 North Carolina public middle schools. (See Apple Valley Middle in the ranking list.)

Middle School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:


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Henderson County Schools:

SchoolDigger ranks Henderson County Schools 83rd of 242 North Carolina school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Apple Valley Middle

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Rank History for all students at Apple Valley Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2006 78.97 75th 598 87.5%
2007 79.02 81st 606 86.6%
2008 77.92 109th 620 82.4%
2009 74.75 151st 630 76.0%
2010 73.20 153rd 640 76.1%
2011 59.42 300th 648 53.7%
2012 66.59 231st 662 65.1%
2013 56.02 277th 673 58.8%
2014 42.47 360th 627 42.6%
2015 67.89 208th 705 70.5%
2016 69.27 185th 692 73.3%
2017 61.59 261st 694 62.4%
2018 52.92 343rd 691 50.4%
2019 43.95 432nd 737 41.4%
2021 49.89 353rd 741 52.4%
2022 39.38 479th 786 39.1%
2023 40.38 459th 784 41.5%
2024 43.30 457th 793 42.4%
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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Apple Valley Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 37.23 158th 221 28.5%
2019 12.91 226th 237 4.6%
2022 11.72 279th 283 1.4%
2023 40.12 189th 302 37.4%
2024 43.06 176th 306 42.5%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Apple Valley Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 48.39 52nd 151 65.6%
2019 36.69 128th 211 39.3%
2021 40.70 125th 236 47.0%
2022 26.35 264th 312 15.4%
2023 33.37 223rd 318 29.9%
2024 39.25 206th 356 42.1%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Apple Valley Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2024 25.85 390th 473 17.5%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Apple Valley Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 66.97 154th 604 74.5%
2019 60.63 204th 639 68.1%
2021 66.32 144th 633 77.3%
2022 50.95 302nd 689 56.2%
2023 45.02 386th 735 47.5%
2024 41.12 433rd 743 41.7%
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Rank History for Homeless students at Apple Valley Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 11.96 68th 71 4.2%
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Rank History for Female students at Apple Valley Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 50.54 361st 656 45.0%
2019 38.81 453rd 684 33.8%
2021 51.53 324th 706 54.1%
2022 39.61 441st 733 39.8%
2023 34.70 476th 731 34.9%
2024 41.31 436th 738 40.9%
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Rank History for Disabled students at Apple Valley Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 45.21 223rd 475 53.1%
2019 35.95 335th 504 33.5%
2021 33.97 340th 478 28.9%
2022 23.79 383rd 449 14.7%
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Rank History for Gifted and Talented students at Apple Valley Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 59.52 197th 416 52.6%
2021 65.72 160th 448 64.3%
2022 53.59 259th 450 42.4%
2023 57.39 241st 452 46.7%
2024 67.50 117th 461 74.6%
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Rank History for Male students at Apple Valley Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 53.39 323rd 665 51.4%
2019 45.41 399th 697 42.8%
2021 47.29 359th 711 49.5%
2022 37.44 475th 748 36.5%
2023 43.35 419th 747 43.9%
2024 43.04 436th 751 41.9%
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Rank History for Asian students at Apple Valley Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 74.56 36th 99 63.6%
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Rank History for African American students at Apple Valley Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 30.56 370th 494 25.1%
2019 41.14 315th 519 39.3%
2021 61.50 117th 533 78.0%
2022 44.99 266th 550 51.6%
2023 52.11 212th 559 62.1%
2024 35.21 366th 560 34.6%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Apple Valley Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 48.01 242nd 472 48.7%
2019 36.86 339th 493 31.2%
2021 52.88 216th 522 58.6%
2022 35.66 367th 541 32.2%
2023 29.77 421st 553 23.9%
2024 38.96 369th 564 34.6%
See the entire list of Best North Carolina Middle Schools for Hispanic Students!

Rank History for White students at Apple Valley Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 42.35 370th 596 37.9%
2019 32.77 467th 624 25.2%
2021 34.92 413th 632 34.7%
2022 30.94 479th 658 27.2%
2023 38.58 417th 656 36.4%
2024 33.92 457th 652 29.9%
See the entire list of Best North Carolina Middle Schools for White Students!

Data source: test scores: North Carolina Dept of Public Instruction, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

Apple Valley Middle Test Scores
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Data source: North Carolina Dept of Public Instruction

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Enrollment information for Apple Valley Middle

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1994 567 22 7 30 1 n/a n/a 0 627
1995 601 22 10 56 1 n/a n/a 0 690
1996 601 22 10 56 1 n/a n/a 0 690
1997 596 19 7 61 1 n/a n/a 0 684
1998 611 21 9 70 1 n/a n/a 0 712
1999 595 22 5 58 1 n/a n/a 0 681
2000 653 17 5 73 5 n/a n/a 0 753
2001 633 28 5 84 2 n/a n/a 0 752
2002 633 31 3 89 1 n/a n/a 0 757
2003 633 31 3 89 1 n/a n/a 0 757
2004 627 35 8 98 3 n/a n/a 0 771
2005 620 41 7 107 3 n/a n/a 0 778
2006 616 48 12 118 2 n/a n/a 0 796
2007 611 19 12 117 3 n/a n/a 40 802
2008 584 20 16 142 2 n/a n/a 43 807
2009 589 67 17 152 3 n/a n/a 0 828
2010 630 52 17 164 5 n/a n/a 0 868
2011 671 20 12 194 1 2 24 0 924
2012 643 26 13 205 1 1 26 0 915
2013 601 28 7 219 2 1 23 0 881
2014 575 24 12 221 2 0 26 0 860
2015 581 22 9 258 2 1 31 0 904
2016 559 22 6 249 2 0 34 0 872
2017 521 27 11 272 1 2 38 0 872
2018 493 38 15 284 1 5 37 0 873
2019 479 40 23 318 1 7 38 0 906
2020 504 37 22 346 0 5 47 0 961
2021 467 32 19 354 0 4 37 0 913
2022 458 30 11 364 0 6 34 0 903
2023 392 34 9 350 1 4 35 0 825

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Apple Valley Middle

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1994 627 40.0 15.7 14.4
1995 690 44.0 15.7 24.8
1996 690 44.0 15.7 24.8
1997 684 45.0 15.2 27.8
1998 712 48.0 14.8 28.8
1999 681 47.0 14.5 38.2
2000 753 50.0 15.1 37.1
2001 752 50.0 15.0 62.5
2002 757 53.0 14.3 46.4
2003 757 53.0 14.3 46.4
2004 771 53.0 14.5 49.7
2005 778 53.0 14.7 49.7
2006 796 53.0 15.0 49.9
2007 802 53.0 15.1 52.4
2008 807 55.0 14.7 47
2009 828 56.0 14.8 52.5
2010 868 54.8 15.8 59
2011 924 56.2 16.4 60.5
2012 915 56.8 16.1 61.4
2013 881 60.2 14.6 64.9
2014 860 57.1 15.0 66.2
2015 904 58.0 15.5 67
2016 872 58.0 15.0 65.5
2017 872 56.6 15.3 70.6
2018 873 57.2 15.2 67
2019 906 57.6 15.7 66.2
2020 961 58.3 16.4 65.1
2021 913 58.5 15.6 52
2022 903 61.9 14.5 45.2
2023 825 55.2 14.9 67

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Apple Valley Middle

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1994 627 40.0 15.7 14.4
1995 690 44.0 15.7 24.8
1996 690 44.0 15.7 24.8
1997 684 45.0 15.2 27.8
1998 712 48.0 14.8 28.8
1999 681 47.0 14.5 38.2
2000 753 50.0 15.1 37.1
2001 752 50.0 15.0 62.5
2002 757 53.0 14.3 46.4
2003 757 53.0 14.3 46.4
2004 771 53.0 14.5 49.7
2005 778 53.0 14.7 49.7
2006 796 53.0 15.0 49.9
2007 802 53.0 15.1 52.4
2008 807 55.0 14.7 47
2009 828 56.0 14.8 52.5
2010 868 54.8 15.8 59
2011 924 56.2 16.4 60.5
2012 915 56.8 16.1 61.4
2013 881 60.2 14.6 64.9
2014 860 57.1 15.0 66.2
2015 904 58.0 15.5 67
2016 872 58.0 15.0 65.5
2017 872 56.6 15.3 70.6
2018 873 57.2 15.2 67
2019 906 57.6 15.7 66.2
2020 961 58.3 16.4 65.1
2021 913 58.5 15.6 52
2022 903 61.9 14.5 45.2
2023 825 55.2 14.9 67

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
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Per Pupil Expenditures for Apple Valley Middle

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $1,028 (11.3%) $8,080 (88.7%) $9,107

Data source: North Carolina Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Apple Valley Middle

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 432nd of 737 Middle schoolsRanks 459th of 784 Middle schools
 0.1%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
6th Grade Mathematics (Apple Valley Middle)52.744.4
 8.3%
   6th Grade Mathematics (Henderson County Schools)62.651.7
 10.9%
   6th Grade Mathematics (North Carolina)58.852.3
 6.5%
6th Grade Reading (Apple Valley Middle)63.139.3
 23.8%
   6th Grade Reading (Henderson County Schools)69.949.3
 20.6%
   6th Grade Reading (North Carolina)6049.3
 10.7%
7th Grade Mathematics (Apple Valley Middle)55.245.8
 9.4%
   7th Grade Mathematics (Henderson County Schools)66.655.1
 11.5%
   7th Grade Mathematics (North Carolina)58.450.1
 8.3%
7th Grade Reading (Apple Valley Middle)58.739.8
 18.9%
   7th Grade Reading (Henderson County Schools)66.751.7
 15%
   7th Grade Reading (North Carolina)58.850.2
 8.6%
8th Grade Mathematics (Apple Valley Middle)39.652.3
 12.7%
   8th Grade Mathematics (Henderson County Schools)58.152.7
 5.4%
   8th Grade Mathematics (North Carolina)52.644.8
 7.8%
8th Grade Reading (Apple Valley Middle)50.645.3
 5.3%
   8th Grade Reading (Henderson County Schools)62.852.8
 10%
   8th Grade Reading (North Carolina)55.651
 4.6%
8th Grade Science (Apple Valley Middle)67.659.4
 8.2%
   8th Grade Science (Henderson County Schools)82.674.7
 7.9%
   8th Grade Science (North Carolina)78.670.3
 8.3%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students906825
 8.9%
African American4034
 15%
American Indian11
Asian239
 60.9%
Hispanic318350
 10.1%
Pacific Islander74
 42.9%
White479392
 18.2%
Two or More Races3835
 7.9%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients66.2%67%
 0.8%


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Apple Valley Middle ranks 457th of 793 North Carolina middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Students who attend Apple Valley Middle usually go on to attend Henderson County Early College

In the 2022-23 school year, 825 students attended Apple Valley Middle.

Students at Apple Valley Middle are 48% White, 42% Hispanic, 4% Two or more races, 4% African American, 1% Asian.


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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.

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