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Elementary Schools in Henderson County Schools

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DistrictHenderson County Schools74^th of 246 North Carolina districtsFull district overview →

Schools

5,520

Students

5-star schools

Top rankedGlenn C Marlow Elementary122^nd of 1,492 North Carolina elementary schools

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Biggest riser

Atkinson Elementary up 209 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Edneyville Elementary 13.2 students per teacher

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Summary:

Henderson County Schools, a North Carolina district ranked 74th of 246 districts statewide, operates 13 elementary schools serving roughly 5,520 students in the Henderson County area. The most striking feature in the data is a sharp socioeconomic divide: 7 of the 13 schools report free/reduced-price lunch (FRPL) rates at or above 99 percent, while the remaining 6 range from 30 to 57 percent. That divide tracks performance closely, though there are meaningful exceptions.

Glenn C Marlow Elementary leads the district, ranking 122nd statewide (92nd percentile) with an average EOG proficiency near 81 percent and the lowest FRPL rate at 30.2 percent. Hendersonville Elementary is close behind at 139th (91st percentile), with 90.2 percent proficiency in 4th-grade Math. Mills River Elementary ranks 258th (83rd percentile) and posts the district’s lowest chronic absenteeism at 8.0 percent, while Etowah Elementary and Atkinson Elementary sit near the 82nd percentile. Clear Creek Elementary is the standout high-poverty school, ranking 486th (67th percentile) despite a 99.3 percent FRPL rate — better than Fletcher Elementary, whose FRPL rate is just 57.4 percent. The five lowest-ranked schools — Dana Elementary (1,278th), Upward Elementary (1,267th), Sugarloaf Elementary (1,083rd), Hillandale Elementary (1,013th), and Edneyville Elementary (1,001st) — all have FRPL rates near 99 percent.

Encouragingly, every school improved its average EOG proficiency from 2024-25 to 2025-26, with Dana Elementary up 17 points and Atkinson Elementary up 11. Reading remains the district’s weakest subject: 3rd-grade Math proficiency is 72.0 percent versus 58.2 percent in Reading, and Henderson County trails the state slightly in 4th-grade Reading (57.4 against 57.7 percent). Chronic absenteeism sits well below North Carolina’s 24.2 percent average, but it ranges from Mills River’s 8.0 percent to Bruce Drysdale Elementary’s 20.6 percent. Finally, higher spending does not guarantee stronger outcomes — Clear Creek has the lowest per-pupil spending in the dataset yet remains the district’s best-performing high-poverty school.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				EOG Mathematics (2026)			EOG Reading (2026)			EOG Science (2026)	Vaccination (2025-26)		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 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	Vaccination: Kindergartners up to date on all required vaccines	Vaccination: Exemption rate	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Upward Elementary	Public	K-5	45 Education Drive	Flat Rock	28731	Henderson County	Henderson County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(828) 697-4764	389	29	13.4	—	144 (37.0%)	10 (2.6%)	205 (52.7%)	6 (1.5%)	1 (0.3%)	9 (2.3%)	14 (3.6%)	20.6	1267^th of 1492 public elementary schools	15.1%		24.2	1201^st of 1490 public elementary schools	19.4%	66	52.5	37.5	46.3	36.1	41.7	50.0	51.9	92.6%	1.9%	$10,637	$1,538	$9,099
Dana Elementary	Public	1-5	690 Ridge Road	Hendersonville	28792	Henderson County	Henderson County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(828) 685-7743	403	30	13.6	—	157 (39.0%)	4 (1.0%)	227 (56.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	13 (3.2%)	19.9	1278^th of 1492 public elementary schools	14.3%		10.2	1419^th of 1490 public elementary schools	4.8%	141	62.0	46.4	45.8	36.0	42.0	38.9	41.7	91.1%	8.9%	$10,155	$1,652	$8,503
Edneyville Elementary	Public	K-5	2875 Pace Road	Hendersonville	28792	Henderson County	Henderson County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(828) 685-7600	405	31	13.2	—	238 (58.8%)	3 (0.7%)	144 (35.6%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.5%)	15 (3.7%)	35.1	1001^st of 1492 public elementary schools	32.9%		33.4	1031^st of 1490 public elementary schools	30.8%	30	66.7	54.8	51.4	52.8	43.8	34.3	61.4	94.5%	3.6%	$10,529	$1,426	$9,103
Etowah Elementary	Public	K-5	320 Etowah School Road	Etowah	28729	Henderson County	Henderson County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(828) 891-6560	302	22	13.9	52.6%	228 (75.5%)	3 (1.0%)	55 (18.2%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (5.0%)	77.8	269^th of 1492 public elementary schools	82.0%		81.8	224^th of 1490 public elementary schools	85.0%	45	81.3	72.9	75.4	54.2	62.7	78.9	86.0	89.1%	5.5%	$10,276	$964	$9,313
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%)	67.3	466^th of 1492 public elementary schools	68.8%		68.3	422^nd of 1490 public elementary schools	71.7%	44	80.0	72.6	63.5	63.3	61.3	58.1	71.6	87.2%	8.5%	$10,006	$951	$9,055
Hillandale Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	40 Preston Lane	East Flat Rock	28726	Henderson County	Henderson County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(828) 697-4782	483	35	14.0	—	238 (49.3%)	15 (3.1%)	188 (38.9%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.1%)	29 (6.0%)	34.7	1013^th of 1492 public elementary schools	32.1%		30.8	1076^th of 1490 public elementary schools	27.8%	63	66.2	50.6	64.0	44.1	44.6	42.7	56.0	95.8%	2.8%	$10,217	$1,373	$8,844
Mills River Elementary	Public	K-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%)	78.6	258^th of 1492 public elementary schools	82.7%		83.2	199^th of 1490 public elementary schools	86.6%	59	84.1	71.2	74.1	73.2	66.3	58.9	85.7	90.9%	8.1%	$9,074	$912	$8,162
Bruce Drysdale Elementary	Public	K-5	271 Bearcat Blvd.	Hendersonville	28792	Henderson County	Henderson County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(828) 697-5568	473	32	14.5	—	203 (42.9%)	48 (10.1%)	145 (30.7%)	2 (0.4%)	7 (1.5%)	17 (3.6%)	51 (10.8%)	51.8	698^th of 1492 public elementary schools	53.2%		49.5	750^th of 1490 public elementary schools	49.7%	52	60.5	38.6	63.0	61.0	59.0	63.0	69.5	91.7%	4.2%	$10,708	$1,509	$9,198
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%)	88.5	139^th of 1492 public elementary schools	90.7%		90.2	108^th of 1490 public elementary schools	92.8%	31	86.3	90.2	75.0	76.5	88.5	71.2	78.8	89.5%	10.5%	$10,145	$1,115	$9,030
Atkinson Elementary	Public	K-5	2510 Old Kanuga Road	Hendersonville	28739	Henderson County	Henderson County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(828) 697-4755	288	22	13.2	42.4%	240 (83.3%)	5 (1.7%)	26 (9.0%)	3 (1.0%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (1.0%)	10 (3.5%)	76.9	281^st of 1492 public elementary schools	81.2%		64.5	490^th of 1490 public elementary schools	67.1%	209	88.6	67.4	70.5	70.5	58.7	81.8	75.0	91.2%	5.9%	$9,752	$871	$8,881
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%)	89.5	122^nd of 1492 public elementary schools	91.8%		91.3	89^th of 1490 public elementary schools	94.0%	33	89.5	86.5	83.3	75.6	82.3	66.7	82.2	93.2%	5.5%	$9,247	$669	$8,577
Clear Creek Elementary	Public	K-5	737 N Clear Creek Road	Hendersonville	28792	Henderson County	Henderson County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(828) 697-4760	435	31	14.2	—	234 (53.8%)	18 (4.1%)	145 (33.3%)	10 (2.3%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	25 (5.7%)	66.3	486^th of 1492 public elementary schools	67.4%		70.5	383^rd of 1490 public elementary schools	74.3%	103	63.9	72.4	84.2	53.5	50.6	63.2	86.8	91.8%	4.1%	$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	415	31	13.5	—	150 (36.1%)	19 (4.6%)	196 (47.2%)	8 (1.9%)	1 (0.2%)	6 (1.4%)	35 (8.4%)	30.4	1083^rd of 1492 public elementary schools	27.4%		27.3	1127^th of 1490 public elementary schools	24.4%	44	58.0	52.5	36.0	52.2	42.4	48.0	58.7	82.9%	8.6%	$10,601	$1,711	$8,890

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
The Mountain Community School	3.52 mi	2	36^th
FernLeaf Community Charter School	6.28 mi	1
Buncombe County Schools	8.51 mi	45	109^th
Polk County Schools	9.7 mi	7	57^th
Lake Lure Classical Academy	13.31 mi	1

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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.