Fletcher Elementary

Summary:

Fletcher Elementary is a public elementary school located in Fletcher, North Carolina, serving grades PK-5 with a total enrollment of 482 students. The school is part of the Henderson County Schools district, which is ranked 83 out of 242 districts in North Carolina and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Fletcher Elementary consistently ranks among the top 30% of elementary schools in North Carolina, with strong academic performance, particularly in Mathematics and Science. In 2023-2024, 70.2% of 3rd graders were proficient or better in Mathematics, compared to 67% for the district and 62.7% for the state. The school's performance is also impressive in Science, with 78.5% of 5th graders proficient or better, compared to 70.4% for the district and 66.2% for the state. However, the school has a higher percentage of White students (69.71%) and a lower percentage of African American students (4.15%) compared to the nearby Hendersonville Elementary and Glenn C Marlow Elementary, which have more diverse student populations.

While Fletcher Elementary outperforms the nearby schools on academic measures, it is important to note that the overall quality of education in the Henderson County Schools district is high, and the nearby schools also have strong academic performance. Additionally, Fletcher Elementary has a relatively high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch (52.7%), which is higher than the nearby schools, and a higher student-teacher ratio (15.8) compared to the nearby schools, which range from 12.8 to 15.6. These factors suggest that the school may need to focus on addressing the needs of its minority and economically disadvantaged student populations to ensure equitable educational opportunities for all students.


Detail:

Public PK, KG-5

 500 Howard Gap Road
       Fletcher, NC  28732


(828) 684-0580

District: Henderson County Schools

SchoolDigger Rank:
428th of 1,505 North Carolina Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $10,006 Help


Students who attend Fletcher Elementary usually attend:

Middle:    Apple Valley Middle
High:    Henderson County Early College
    North Henderson High

Student/teacher ratio:  15.8 Help
Number of students:  482

Racial breakdown:

White:
69.7%
Hispanic:
19.1%
Two or more races:
5.4%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  52.7% Help


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Compare Details Fletcher Elementary ranks better than 71.6% of elementary schools in North Carolina. It also ranks 7th among 13 ranked elementary schools in the Henderson County Schools District. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 68.94. (See more...)
Student Body
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Compare Details Racial makeup is: White (69.7%), Hispanic (19.1%), two or more races (5.4%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 52.7% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Fletcher Elementary is 15.8, which is the highest among 13 elementary schools in the Henderson County Schools District! (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Fletcher Elementary is $10,006. 8 elementary schools in the Henderson County Schools District spend more per student.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Fletcher Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Fletcher Elementary 428th of 1505 North Carolina public elementary schools. (See Fletcher Elementary in the ranking list.)

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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 Fletcher Elementary

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Rank History for all students at Fletcher Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2006 72.67 295th 1276 76.9%
2007 76.58 232nd 1293 82.1%
2008 69.37 358th 1324 73.0%
2009 85.44 119th 1354 91.2%
2010 75.37 289th 1363 78.8%
2011 81.35 183rd 1381 86.7%
2012 82.50 152nd 1388 89.0%
2013 84.31 168th 1403 88.0%
2014 70.26 384th 1390 72.4%
2015 77.64 279th 1440 80.6%
2016 80.27 223rd 1425 84.4%
2017 80.72 213th 1429 85.1%
2018 84.27 170th 1434 88.1%
2019 81.52 212th 1473 85.6%
2021 62.45 532nd 1489 64.3%
2022 70.42 398th 1514 73.7%
2023 68.44 433rd 1502 71.2%
2024 68.94 428th 1505 71.6%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Fletcher Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2024 30.07 602nd 801 24.8%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Fletcher Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 80.25 152nd 1332 88.6%
2019 78.97 171st 1361 87.4%
2021 49.62 593rd 1329 55.4%
2022 74.13 222nd 1366 83.7%
2023 58.19 524th 1437 63.5%
2024 63.91 422nd 1450 70.9%
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Rank History for Female students at Fletcher Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 81.78 186th 1405 86.8%
2019 74.79 303rd 1424 78.7%
2021 58.25 557th 1440 61.3%
2022 61.18 528th 1458 63.8%
2023 62.49 513th 1459 64.8%
2024 67.05 412th 1455 71.7%
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Rank History for Disabled students at Fletcher Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 63.45 230th 897 74.4%
2019 45.38 439th 878 50.0%
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Rank History for Male students at Fletcher Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 82.80 181st 1413 87.2%
2019 84.10 170th 1430 88.1%
2021 64.40 476th 1444 67.0%
2022 75.98 293rd 1464 80.0%
2023 71.15 351st 1461 76.0%
2024 67.34 428th 1464 70.8%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Fletcher Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 86.49 57th 865 93.4%
2021 56.19 296th 843 64.9%
2022 50.99 393rd 893 56.0%
2023 68.10 206th 915 77.5%
2024 46.22 505th 951 46.9%
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Rank History for White students at Fletcher Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 63.32 427th 1178 63.8%
2019 61.57 440th 1183 62.8%
2021 40.73 711th 1172 39.3%
2022 55.20 542nd 1194 54.6%
2023 53.29 568th 1183 52.0%
2024 59.69 458th 1166 60.7%
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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.

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Data source: North Carolina Dept of Public Instruction

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Enrollment information for Fletcher Elementary

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 434 20 4 6 1 n/a n/a 0 465
1989 446 25 6 1 1 n/a n/a 0 479
1990 451 34 7 1 0 n/a n/a 0 493
1991 449 33 4 2 0 n/a n/a 0 488
1992 425 33 4 9 0 n/a n/a -1 470
1993 427 31 5 3 0 n/a n/a 0 466
1994 416 19 3 3 0 n/a n/a 0 441
1995 427 17 3 1 0 n/a n/a 0 448
1996 427 17 3 1 0 n/a n/a 0 448
1997 445 26 2 6 2 n/a n/a 0 481
1998 491 31 3 5 2 n/a n/a -2 530
1999 489 25 3 9 1 n/a n/a 0 527
2000 413 27 3 7 0 n/a n/a 0 450
2001 395 31 4 10 0 n/a n/a 0 440
2002 429 35 11 20 1 n/a n/a 0 496
2003 429 35 11 20 1 n/a n/a 0 496
2004 437 41 11 26 1 n/a n/a 0 516
2005 452 46 15 30 2 n/a n/a 0 545
2006 473 45 19 31 2 n/a n/a 0 570
2007 503 18 20 36 3 n/a n/a 24 604
2008 530 20 15 63 3 n/a n/a 28 659
2009 461 42 12 51 5 n/a n/a 0 571
2010 473 54 11 47 5 n/a n/a 0 590
2011 473 26 13 59 1 0 23 0 595
2012 444 19 10 61 0 1 21 0 556
2013 428 23 9 56 0 1 26 0 543
2014 410 23 12 70 0 0 26 0 541
2015 362 23 15 61 0 0 24 0 485
2016 355 25 15 66 2 0 23 0 486
2017 329 24 14 71 0 0 22 0 460
2018 323 16 22 73 0 0 19 0 453
2019 304 19 14 71 0 0 22 0 430
2020 309 17 14 63 0 0 19 0 422
2021 329 17 11 70 0 0 29 0 456
2022 327 13 9 77 0 0 28 0 454
2023 336 20 7 92 0 1 26 0 482

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 Fletcher Elementary

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 465 30.0 15.5 17
1989 479 30.0 15.9 24.6
1990 493 31.0 15.9 23.9
1991 488 34.0 14.3 24.2
1992 470 32.0 14.6 15.3
1993 466 27.0 17.3 20.8
1994 441 25.0 17.6 25.4
1995 448 25.0 17.9 21.9
1996 448 25.0 17.9 21.9
1997 481 26.0 18.5 19.5
1998 530 29.0 18.3 19.4
1999 527 31.0 17.0 32.3
2000 450 33.0 13.6 37.8
2001 440 33.0 13.3 37
2002 496 28.0 17.7 35.7
2003 496 28.0 17.7 35.7
2004 516 28.0 18.4 39
2005 545 28.0 19.5 38.7
2006 570 28.0 20.4 33.9
2007 604 n/a n/a 32.9
2008 659 41.9 15.7 31.5
2009 571 39.0 14.6 30.6
2010 590 40.5 14.5 42.9
2011 595 40.0 14.8 41.2
2012 556 38.2 14.5 43.9
2013 543 35.9 15.1 42.5
2014 541 35.4 15.2 43.3
2015 485 31.0 15.6 43.1
2016 486 32.0 15.1 41.4
2017 460 31.0 14.8 45
2018 453 32.5 13.9 39.1
2019 430 29.4 14.6 42.3
2020 422 29.0 14.5 39.6
2021 456 29.5 15.4 37.9
2022 454 32.9 13.7 42.5
2023 482 30.4 15.8 52.7

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 Fletcher Elementary

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 465 30.0 15.5 17
1989 479 30.0 15.9 24.6
1990 493 31.0 15.9 23.9
1991 488 34.0 14.3 24.2
1992 470 32.0 14.6 15.3
1993 466 27.0 17.3 20.8
1994 441 25.0 17.6 25.4
1995 448 25.0 17.9 21.9
1996 448 25.0 17.9 21.9
1997 481 26.0 18.5 19.5
1998 530 29.0 18.3 19.4
1999 527 31.0 17.0 32.3
2000 450 33.0 13.6 37.8
2001 440 33.0 13.3 37
2002 496 28.0 17.7 35.7
2003 496 28.0 17.7 35.7
2004 516 28.0 18.4 39
2005 545 28.0 19.5 38.7
2006 570 28.0 20.4 33.9
2007 604 n/a n/a 32.9
2008 659 41.9 15.7 31.5
2009 571 39.0 14.6 30.6
2010 590 40.5 14.5 42.9
2011 595 40.0 14.8 41.2
2012 556 38.2 14.5 43.9
2013 543 35.9 15.1 42.5
2014 541 35.4 15.2 43.3
2015 485 31.0 15.6 43.1
2016 486 32.0 15.1 41.4
2017 460 31.0 14.8 45
2018 453 32.5 13.9 39.1
2019 430 29.4 14.6 42.3
2020 422 29.0 14.5 39.6
2021 456 29.5 15.4 37.9
2022 454 32.9 13.7 42.5
2023 482 30.4 15.8 52.7

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 Fletcher Elementary

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $951 (9.5%) $9,055 (90.5%) $10,006

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

Impact of COVID-19 on Fletcher Elementary

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 212th of 1473 Elementary schoolsRanks 433rd of 1502 Elementary schools
 14.4%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
3rd Grade Mathematics (Fletcher Elementary)81.769.1
 12.6%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Henderson County Schools)72.669
 3.6%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (North Carolina)64.361.1
 3.2%
3rd Grade Reading (Fletcher Elementary)73.263
 10.2%
   3rd Grade Reading (Henderson County Schools)62.655.4
 7.2%
   3rd Grade Reading (North Carolina)56.848
 8.8%
4th Grade Mathematics (Fletcher Elementary)73.568.7
 4.8%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Henderson County Schools)66.957
 9.9%
   4th Grade Mathematics (North Carolina)57.355.3
 2%
4th Grade Reading (Fletcher Elementary)73.561.2
 12.3%
   4th Grade Reading (Henderson County Schools)67.257.5
 9.7%
   4th Grade Reading (North Carolina)57.355.3
 2%
5th Grade Mathematics (Fletcher Elementary)73.752.1
 21.6%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Henderson County Schools)62.359.6
 2.7%
   5th Grade Mathematics (North Carolina)60.255.9
 4.3%
5th Grade Reading (Fletcher Elementary)65.847.9
 17.9%
   5th Grade Reading (Henderson County Schools)61.150.4
 10.7%
   5th Grade Reading (North Carolina)54.648
 6.6%
5th Grade Science (Fletcher Elementary)82.978.9
 4%
   5th Grade Science (Henderson County Schools)81.770.3
 11.4%
   5th Grade Science (North Carolina)72.665.3
 7.3%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students430482
 12.1%
African American1920
 5.3%
American Indian00
Asian147
 50%
Hispanic7192
 29.6%
Pacific Islander01
White304336
 10.5%
Two or More Races2226
 18.2%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients42.3%52.7%
 10.4%


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Students who attend Fletcher Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Apple Valley Middle
High : Henderson County Early College
High : North Henderson High

Fletcher Elementary ranks 428th of 1505 North Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Students at Fletcher Elementary are 70% White, 19% Hispanic, 5% Two or more races, 4% African American, 1% Asian.

In the 2022-23 school year, 482 students attended Fletcher Elementary.


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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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