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Best Middle Schools in Henderson County, NC

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Schools

2,957

Students

Top rankedRugby Middle101^st of 778 North Carolina middle schools

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Biggest riser

Flat Rock Middle up 91 spots statewide this year

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				EOG Mathematics (2026)			EOG Reading (2026)			EOG Science (2026)	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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	EOG Mathematics 6th Grade	EOG Mathematics 7th Grade	EOG Mathematics 8th Grade	EOG Reading 6th Grade	EOG Reading 7th Grade	EOG Reading 8th Grade	EOG Science 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Apple Valley Middle	Public	6-8	43 Fruitland Road	Hendersonville	28792	Henderson County	Henderson County Schools	No	No	No	No	(828) 697-4545	820	55	15.0	68.5%	383 (46.7%)	21 (2.6%)	355 (43.3%)	13 (1.6%)	2 (0.2%)	7 (0.9%)	39 (4.8%)	38.6	492^nd of 778 public middle schools	36.8%		43.4	446^th of 773 public middle schools	42.3%	46	52.0	47.9	64.7	44.7	39.0	44.2	63.3	$9,107	$1,028	$8,080
Flat Rock Middle	Public	6-8	191 Preston Lane	East Flat Rock	28726	Henderson County	Henderson County Schools	No	No	No	No	(828) 697-4775	748	44	16.8	71.0%	412 (55.1%)	14 (1.9%)	282 (37.7%)	4 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	14 (1.9%)	21 (2.8%)	37.4	502^nd of 778 public middle schools	35.5%		24.6	593^rd of 773 public middle schools	23.3%	91	46.0	52.7	49.6	41.0	48.0	46.9	64.8	$8,914	$670	$8,244
Rugby Middle	Public	6-8	3345 Haywood Road	Hendersonville	28791	Henderson County	Henderson County Schools	No	No	No	No	(828) 891-6566	849	51	16.6	39.6%	658 (77.5%)	14 (1.6%)	133 (15.7%)	12 (1.4%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	30 (3.5%)	83.6	101^st of 778 public middle schools	87.0%		81	128^th of 773 public middle schools	83.4%	27	75.0	78.6	80.3	69.3	73.5	64.1	81.9	$8,445	$526	$7,919
Hendersonville Middle	Public	6-8	825 North Whitted Street	Hendersonville	28791	Henderson County	Henderson County Schools	No	No	No	No	(828) 697-4800	540	37	14.5	49.6%	337 (62.4%)	46 (8.5%)	102 (18.9%)	7 (1.3%)	3 (0.6%)	5 (0.9%)	40 (7.4%)	80.3	128^th of 778 public middle schools	83.5%		71.3	187^th of 773 public middle schools	75.8%	59	72.2	71.0	72.7	60.9	68.5	75.0	82.6	$10,377	$1,128	$9,249

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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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