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Fletcher Elementary

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Fletcher Elementary ranks 422 nd of 1490 North Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

422^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,490 North Carolina Elementary Schools

Better than 72% of North Carolina elementary schools

Summary

Fletcher Elementary is a public elementary school located in Fletcher, North Carolina, serving grades PK-5 with a total enrollment of 432 students. The school is part of the Henderson County Schools district, which is ranked 86 out of 242 districts in North Carolina and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Fletcher Elementary consistently ranks in the top 30% of North Carolina elementary schools, with a current ranking of 422 out of 1,490 schools. The school has maintained a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger for most years, indicating strong academic performance. In 2024-2025, Fletcher Elementary outperformed the Henderson County Schools district and the state of North Carolina in several key academic areas, including mathematics, reading, and science. However, the school's performance for special education students is a concern, ranking in the bottom 10% of North Carolina elementary schools in this category.

While Sugarloaf Elementary, Hendersonville Elementary, and Bruce Drysdale Elementary are nearby schools in the Henderson County Schools district, Fletcher Elementary outperforms them in key academic areas. However, the nearby Glenn C. Marlow Elementary and Mills River Elementary schools also demonstrate strong academic performance, ranking in the top 15% of North Carolina elementary schools.

434

Students ?

15.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,006

Per pupil spending ?

57.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

500 Howard Gap Road
Fletcher, NC 28732

(828) 684-0580

District: Henderson County Schools

Students who attend Fletcher Elementary usually attend:

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

Racial breakdown:

White:

64.1%

Hispanic:

22.4%

African American:

6.7%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 81st percentile in 2015 → 72nd in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the North Carolina average (64% vs 57% meeting standards)

✓Above the North Carolina median (72nd percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 9 percentile points since 2015

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school64%

District avg59%

North Carolina avg57%

422^nd of 1,490

North Carolina public elementary schools ?

Top 28%▼ down 9 pts since 2015

From top 19% (2015) to top 28% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

6^th of 13Elementary Schools in the Henderson County Schools

86^th of 242Henderson County Schools among North Carolina districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	68.3	422 of 1490	71.7%	★★★★☆
2024	68.9	428 of 1505	71.6%	★★★★☆
2023	68.4	433 of 1502	71.2%	★★★★☆
2022	70.4	398 of 1514	73.7%	★★★★☆
2021	62.5	532 of 1489	64.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	81.5	212 of 1473	85.6%	★★★★☆
2018	84.3	170 of 1434	88.1%	★★★★☆
2017	80.7	213 of 1429	85.1%	★★★★☆
2016	80.3	223 of 1425	84.4%	★★★★☆
2015	77.6	279 of 1440	80.6%	★★★★☆
2014	70.3	384 of 1390	72.4%	★★★★☆
2013	84.3	168 of 1403	88.0%	★★★★☆
2012	82.5	152 of 1388	89.0%	★★★★☆
2011	81.4	183 of 1381	86.7%	★★★★☆
2010	75.4	289 of 1363	78.8%	★★★★☆
2009	85.4	119 of 1354	91.2%	★★★★★
2008	69.4	358 of 1324	73.0%	★★★★☆
2007	76.6	232 of 1293	82.1%	★★★★☆
2006	72.7	295 of 1276	76.9%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2019	45.4	439 of 878	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	63.5	230 of 897	74.4%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	53.7	665 of 1451	54.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	67.0	412 of 1455	71.7%	★★★★☆
2023	62.5	513 of 1459	64.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	61.2	528 of 1458	63.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	58.3	557 of 1440	61.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	74.8	303 of 1424	78.7%	★★★★☆
2018	81.8	186 of 1405	86.8%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	45.6	529 of 961	45.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	46.2	505 of 951	46.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	68.1	206 of 915	77.5%	★★★★☆
2022	51.0	393 of 893	56.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	56.2	296 of 843	64.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	86.5	57 of 865	93.4%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	58.1	521 of 1437	63.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	63.9	422 of 1450	70.9%	★★★★☆
2023	58.2	524 of 1437	63.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	74.1	222 of 1366	83.7%	★★★★☆
2021	49.6	593 of 1329	55.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	79.0	171 of 1361	87.4%	★★★★☆
2018	80.2	152 of 1332	88.6%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	79.5	236 of 1450	83.7%	★★★★☆
2024	67.3	428 of 1464	70.8%	★★★★☆
2023	71.2	351 of 1461	76.0%	★★★★☆
2022	76.0	293 of 1464	80.0%	★★★★☆
2021	64.4	476 of 1444	67.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	84.1	170 of 1430	88.1%	★★★★☆
2018	82.8	181 of 1413	87.2%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	21.0	753 of 821	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	30.1	602 of 801	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	59.4	457 of 1172	61.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	59.7	458 of 1166	60.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	53.3	568 of 1183	52.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	55.2	542 of 1194	54.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	40.7	711 of 1172	39.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	61.6	440 of 1183	62.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	63.3	427 of 1178	63.8%	★★★☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Male (2025)84th percentile+12 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)64th percentile-8 vs school

White (2025)61st percentile-11 vs school

Female (2025)54th percentile-18 vs school

Disabled (2019)50th percentile-36 vs school

Hispanic (2025)45th percentile-27 vs school

Special Education (2025)8th percentile-63 vs school

By subject vs North Carolina (2024-2025) ?

Science77%+15 vs state

Mathematics65%+4 vs state

Reading59%+7 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				EOG Mathematics (2025)			EOG Reading (2025)			EOG Science (2025)	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 (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	EOG Mathematics 3rd Grade	EOG Mathematics 4th Grade	EOG Mathematics 5th Grade	EOG Reading 3rd Grade	EOG Reading 4th Grade	EOG Reading 5th Grade	EOG Science 5th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Fletcher Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	500 Howard Gap Road	Fletcher	28732	Henderson County	Henderson County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(828) 684-0580	434	28	15.3	57.4%	278 (64.1%)	29 (6.7%)	97 (22.4%)	6 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	23 (5.3%)	68.3	422^nd of 1490 public elementary schools	71.7%		68.9	428^th of 1505 public elementary schools	71.6%	6	71.9	68.4	54.8	53.1	62.0	62.2	76.7	$10,006	$951	$9,055
Glenn C Marlow Elementary	Public	K-5	1985 Butler Bridge Road	Mills River	28759	Henderson County	Henderson County Schools	No	No	No	No	(828) 654-3225	562	35	15.9	30.2%	443 (78.8%)	18 (3.2%)	58 (10.3%)	18 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.9%)	20 (3.6%)	91.3	89^th of 1490 public elementary schools	94.0%		92.9	71^st of 1505 public elementary schools	95.3%	18	91.0	76.1	83.1	83.1	75.3	72.0	84.7	$9,247	$669	$8,577
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	435	31	14.2	99.3%	234 (53.8%)	18 (4.1%)	145 (33.3%)	10 (2.3%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	25 (5.7%)	70.5	383^rd of 1490 public elementary schools	74.3%		69.7	409^th of 1505 public elementary schools	72.8%	26	65.9	75.6	77.0	45.1	62.8	60.8	75.7	$9,070	$1,106	$7,964
Glen Arden Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	50 Pinehurst Circle	Arden	28704	Buncombe County	Buncombe County Schools	No	No	No	No	(828) 654-1800	505	37	13.6	95.8%	351 (69.5%)	25 (5.0%)	73 (14.5%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.8%)	50 (9.9%)	81.8	222^nd of 1490 public elementary schools	85.1%		86.2	164^th of 1505 public elementary schools	89.1%	58	77.7	67.9		63.8	73.8			$10,263	$832	$9,431
Mills River Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	94 School House Road	Mills River	28759	Henderson County	Henderson County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(828) 891-6563	608	39	15.5	40.6%	497 (81.7%)	7 (1.2%)	76 (12.5%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	22 (3.6%)	83.2	199^th of 1490 public elementary schools	86.6%		82.7	208^th of 1505 public elementary schools	86.2%	9	78.7	70.4	81.9	62.0	70.4	64.9	81.9	$9,074	$912	$8,162
Estes Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	275 Overlook Road	Asheville	28803	Buncombe County	Buncombe County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(828) 654-1795	754	53	14.2	99.5%	408 (54.1%)	100 (13.3%)	173 (22.9%)	25 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.5%)	44 (5.8%)	52.1	708^th of 1490 public elementary schools	52.5%		58.4	609^th of 1505 public elementary schools	59.5%	99	60.1	54.7		52.2	56.8			$10,805	$1,421	$9,384
Hendersonville Elementary	Public	K-5	1039 Randall Circle	Hendersonville	28791	Henderson County	Henderson County Schools	No	No	No	No	(828) 697-4752	323	22	14.3	38.7%	263 (81.4%)	8 (2.5%)	27 (8.4%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (7.1%)	90.2	108^th of 1490 public elementary schools	92.8%		90.2	112^th of 1505 public elementary schools	92.6%	4	86.8	83.0	78.0	69.8	71.7	76.0	84.0	$10,145	$1,115	$9,030
Bruce Drysdale Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	271 Bearcat Blvd.	Hendersonville	28792	Henderson County	Henderson County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(828) 697-5568	473	32	14.5	99.4%	203 (42.9%)	48 (10.1%)	145 (30.7%)	2 (0.4%)	7 (1.5%)	17 (3.6%)	51 (10.8%)	49.5	750^th of 1490 public elementary schools	49.7%		56.5	639^th of 1505 public elementary schools	57.5%	111	53.6	49.4	67.6	40.5	52.9	60.8	67.6	$10,708	$1,509	$9,198
Avery's Creek Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	15 Park South Boulevard	Arden	28704	Buncombe County	Buncombe County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(828) 654-1810	557	37	15.2	99.5%	219 (39.3%)	56 (10.1%)	221 (39.7%)	7 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	51 (9.2%)	32	1059^th of 1490 public elementary schools	28.9%		41.8	896^th of 1505 public elementary schools	40.5%	163	48.1	53.1		39.6	46.9			$11,019	$1,138	$9,880
Sugarloaf Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2270 Sugarloaf Rd	Hendersonville	28792	Henderson County	Henderson County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(828) 697-4600	415	31	13.5	99.3%	150 (36.1%)	19 (4.6%)	196 (47.2%)	8 (1.9%)	1 (0.2%)	6 (1.4%)	35 (8.4%)	27.3	1127^th of 1490 public elementary schools	24.4%		35.5	1007^th of 1505 public elementary schools	33.1%	120	45.0	56.3	43.7	21.7	45.1	39.4	56.3	$10,601	$1,711	$8,890

Frequently Asked Questions about Fletcher Elementary

What district is Fletcher Elementary in?

Henderson County Schools

What schools do graduates of Fletcher Elementary attend?

Students who attend Fletcher Elementary usually go on to attend:

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

Is Fletcher Elementary a good school?

Fletcher Elementary ranks 422^nd of 1490 North Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Fletcher Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 434 students attended Fletcher Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Fletcher Elementary?

Students at Fletcher Elementary are 64% White, 22% Hispanic, 7% African American, 5% Two or more races, 1% Asian.

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