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The Mountain Community School

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The Mountain Community School ranks 432 nd of 1490 North Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public, Charter Grades K-8

432^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,490 North Carolina Elementary Schools

Better than 71% of North Carolina elementary schools

Summary

The Mountain Community School is a public charter elementary and middle school located in Hendersonville, North Carolina, serving 197 students from kindergarten through 8th grade. As part of the Henderson County Schools district, which is ranked 50th out of 242 districts in the state, the school has consistently performed above the state average in mathematics, reading, and science proficiency across all grade levels.

The Mountain Community School's academic performance is particularly noteworthy, with its 4th-grade mathematics proficiency rate of 76.2% and 4th-grade reading proficiency rate of 81% significantly exceeding the state averages of 58.9% and 58.1%, respectively. Additionally, the school's 8th-grade science proficiency rate of 87.5% is well above the state average of 60.1%. The school's relatively low student-teacher ratio, ranging from 12.5 to 13.7 over the past 3 years, is another factor that may contribute to its strong academic results.

Compared to the nearby public schools in Henderson County, The Mountain Community School consistently outperforms its counterparts in both mathematics and reading proficiency across most grade levels. For instance, the school's 4th-grade mathematics proficiency rate of 76.2% is significantly higher than the 62.2% average for the district. This consistent high performance has earned The Mountain Community School a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger and a ranking in the top 30% of North Carolina elementary schools, placing it well above the nearby public schools, which generally have lower rankings and 3-star ratings.

190

Students ?

14.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

10.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

613 Glover Street
Hendersonville, NC 28792

(828) 696-8480

District: The Mountain Community School

Racial breakdown:

White:

83.2%

Hispanic:

8.9%

Two or more races:

6.8%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 63rd percentile in 2015 → 71st in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the North Carolina average (62% vs 56% meeting standards)

✓Ranking is trending up — up 8 percentile points since 2015

✓Above the North Carolina median (71st percentile)

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school62%

North Carolina avg56%

Elementary school

432^nd of 1,490

North Carolina public elementary schools ?

Top 29%▲ up 8 pts since 2015

From top 37% (2015) to top 29% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

266^th of 773

North Carolina public middle schools ?

Top 34%▲ up 23 pts since 2015

From bottom 42% (2015) to top 34% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

50^th of 242The Mountain Community School 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)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	67.8	432 of 1490	71.0%	★★★★☆
2024	64.0	507 of 1505	66.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	65.8	487 of 1502	67.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	67.3	444 of 1514	70.7%	★★★★☆
2021	73.4	342 of 1489	77.0%	★★★★☆
2019	81.3	215 of 1473	85.4%	★★★★☆
2018	65.3	499 of 1434	65.2%	★★★☆☆
2017	62.4	531 of 1429	62.8%	★★★☆☆
2016	69.3	409 of 1425	71.3%	★★★★☆
2015	62.3	533 of 1440	63.0%	★★★☆☆
2014	67.6	437 of 1390	68.6%	★★★☆☆
2013	49.8	667 of 1403	52.5%	★★★☆☆
2012	75.2	295 of 1388	78.7%	★★★★☆
2011	72.5	352 of 1381	74.5%	★★★★☆
2010	67.2	462 of 1363	66.1%	★★★☆☆
2009	74.5	306 of 1354	77.4%	★★★★☆
2008	65.7	433 of 1324	67.3%	★★★☆☆
2007	77.3	215 of 1293	83.4%	★★★★☆
2006	85.1	106 of 1276	91.7%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2024	47.4	756 of 1455	48.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	65.1	471 of 1459	67.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	61.9	519 of 1458	64.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	44.1	769 of 1440	46.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	87.7	101 of 1424	92.9%	★★★★★
2018	73.2	341 of 1405	75.7%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	76.2	283 of 1450	80.5%	★★★★☆
2024	77.1	272 of 1464	81.4%	★★★★☆
2023	70.6	362 of 1461	75.2%	★★★★☆
2022	67.7	424 of 1464	71.0%	★★★★☆
2021	76.4	290 of 1444	79.9%	★★★★☆
2019	77.8	247 of 1430	82.7%	★★★★☆
2018	62.9	514 of 1413	63.6%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	45.9	672 of 1172	42.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	47.9	640 of 1166	45.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	46.8	663 of 1183	44.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	53.6	561 of 1194	53.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	62.6	407 of 1172	65.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	72.7	281 of 1183	76.2%	★★★★☆
2018	48.0	665 of 1178	43.5%	★★☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	62.4	266 of 773	65.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	65.1	247 of 793	68.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	81.0	129 of 784	83.5%	★★★★☆
2022	83.0	117 of 786	85.1%	★★★★☆
2021	68.8	209 of 741	71.8%	★★★★☆
2019	83.5	93 of 737	87.4%	★★★★☆
2018	78.9	121 of 691	82.5%	★★★★☆
2017	57.9	300 of 694	56.8%	★★★☆☆
2016	67.2	206 of 692	70.2%	★★★★☆
2015	43.7	407 of 705	42.3%	★★☆☆☆
2014	66.2	181 of 627	71.1%	★★★★☆
2013	46.4	351 of 673	47.8%	★★☆☆☆
2012	75.1	146 of 662	77.9%	★★★★☆
2011	82.6	58 of 648	91.0%	★★★★★
2010	81.5	72 of 640	88.8%	★★★★☆
2009	84.9	46 of 630	92.7%	★★★★★
2008	94.2	9 of 620	98.5%	★★★★★
2007	72.2	145 of 606	76.1%	★★★★☆
2006	82.0	62 of 598	89.6%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	47.5	387 of 733	47.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	50.5	353 of 738	52.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	71.1	181 of 731	75.2%	★★★★☆
2021	59.5	255 of 706	63.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	73.3	165 of 684	75.9%	★★★★☆
2018	76.9	129 of 656	80.3%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2024	75.1	159 of 751	78.8%	★★★★☆
2023	83.0	109 of 747	85.4%	★★★★☆
2022	84.6	93 of 748	87.6%	★★★★☆
2021	62.5	233 of 711	67.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	88.6	56 of 697	92.0%	★★★★★
2018	76.0	136 of 665	79.5%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	39.3	409 of 649	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	55.3	284 of 652	56.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	68.1	191 of 656	70.9%	★★★★☆
2022	73.9	157 of 658	76.1%	★★★★☆
2021	55.3	258 of 632	59.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	67.8	190 of 624	69.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	56.5	256 of 596	57.0%	★★★☆☆

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)

Elementary school

Male (2025)80th percentile+9 vs school

Female (2024)48th percentile-18 vs school

White (2025)43rd percentile-28 vs school

Middle school

Male (2024)79th percentile+10 vs school

Female (2025)47th percentile-18 vs school

White (2025)37th percentile-29 vs school

By subject vs North Carolina (2024-2025) ?

Science70%+9 vs state

Reading61%+9 vs state

Mathematics60%+3 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 Mathematics 6th Grade	EOG Mathematics 7th Grade	EOG Mathematics 8th Grade	EOG Reading 3rd Grade	EOG Reading 4th Grade	EOG Reading 5th Grade	EOG Reading 6th Grade	EOG Reading 7th Grade	EOG Reading 8th Grade	EOG Science 5th Grade	EOG Science 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
The Mountain Community School	Public, Charter	K-8	613 Glover Street	Hendersonville	28792	Henderson County	The Mountain Community School	Yes	No	No	No	(828) 696-8480	190	13	14.1		158 (83.2%)	2 (1.1%)	17 (8.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (6.8%)	67.8	432^nd of 1490 public elementary schools	71.0%		64	507^th of 1505 public elementary schools	66.3%	75	61.9	76.2	52.4	65.2	50.0	50.0	61.9	81.0	57.1	65.2	40.9	62.5	57.1	87.5
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
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
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
Upward Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	45 Education Drive	Flat Rock	28731	Henderson County	Henderson County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(828) 697-4764	389	29	13.4	99.2%	144 (37.0%)	10 (2.6%)	205 (52.7%)	6 (1.5%)	1 (0.3%)	9 (2.3%)	14 (3.6%)	24.2	1201^st of 1490 public elementary schools	19.4%		22	1248^th of 1505 public elementary schools	17.1%	47	45.7	49.1	42.4				27.1	39.6	41.4				57.6		$10,637	$1,538	$9,099
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	99.4%	238 (49.3%)	15 (3.1%)	188 (38.9%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.1%)	29 (6.0%)	30.8	1076^th of 1490 public elementary schools	27.8%		23.9	1211^th of 1505 public elementary schools	19.5%	135	58.5	58.8	35.4				41.5	48.8	25.3				49.4		$10,217	$1,373	$8,844
Atkinson Elementary	Public	PK, KG-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%)	64.5	490^th of 1490 public elementary schools	67.1%		77.9	280^th of 1505 public elementary schools	81.4%	210	67.3	65.3	60.4				55.1	63.3	56.3				66.7		$9,752	$871	$8,881
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
Dana Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	690 Ridge Road	Hendersonville	28792	Henderson County	Henderson County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(828) 685-7743	403	30	13.6	99.3%	157 (39.0%)	4 (1.0%)	227 (56.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	13 (3.2%)	10.2	1419^th of 1490 public elementary schools	4.8%		23.7	1219^th of 1505 public elementary schools	19.0%	200	28.8	43.2	23.1				21.2	47.3	9.2				18.8		$10,155	$1,652	$8,503
Edneyville Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2875 Pace Road	Hendersonville	28792	Henderson County	Henderson County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(828) 685-7600	405	31	13.2	99.3%	238 (58.8%)	3 (0.7%)	144 (35.6%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.5%)	15 (3.7%)	33.4	1031^st of 1490 public elementary schools	30.8%		36.9	979^th of 1505 public elementary schools	35.0%	52	64.1	42.9	51.6				38.5	45.7	33.9				56.5		$10,529	$1,426	$9,103

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How many students attend The Mountain Community School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 190 students attended The Mountain Community School.

What is the racial makeup of The Mountain Community School?

Students at The Mountain Community School are 83% White, 9% Hispanic, 7% Two or more races, 1% African American.

Is The Mountain Community School a good school?

The Mountain Community School ranks 432^nd of 1490 North Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

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