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Apple Valley Middle

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Apple Valley Middle ranks 446 th of 773 North Carolina middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

446^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 773 North Carolina Middle Schools

Better than 42% of North Carolina middle schools

Summary

Apple Valley Middle is a public middle school located in Hendersonville, North Carolina, serving grades 6-8 with a total enrollment of 846 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.

Apple Valley Middle has consistently ranked in the bottom half of North Carolina middle schools, with a ranking between 353 and 479 out of 741-793 schools over the past 5 years. The school's performance on state assessments is generally below the district and state averages, with proficiency rates ranging from 50.3% to 66.4% in Mathematics and 37.6% to 46.9% in Reading, compared to the district and state averages. However, the school's performance on 8th grade Science assessments is closer to the district and state averages. Apple Valley Middle has a high percentage of students from low socioeconomic backgrounds, with 99.65% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch in 2023-2024.

Compared to nearby schools, such as Flat Rock Middle, Rugby Middle, and Hendersonville Middle, Apple Valley Middle's academic performance is generally lower. These nearby schools have higher rankings and better performance on state assessments. The high percentage of low-income students at Apple Valley Middle may be a contributing factor to the school's lower academic performance compared to the nearby schools.

820

Students ?

15.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$9,107

Per pupil spending ?

68.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

43 Fruitland Road
Hendersonville, NC 28792-8510

(828) 697-4545

District: Henderson County Schools

Students who attend Apple Valley Middle usually attend:

High:	Henderson County Early College
	North Henderson High

Feeder schools for Apple Valley Middle:

Elementary:	Clear Creek Elementary
	Edneyville Elementary
	Fletcher Elementary
	Sugarloaf Elementary

Racial breakdown:

White:

46.7%

Hispanic:

43.3%

Two or more races:

4.8%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 70th percentile in 2015 → 42nd in 2025

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 28 percentile points since 2015

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

!Reading scores 12 pts below the North Carolina average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school50%

District avg55%

North Carolina avg54%

446^th of 773

North Carolina public middle schools ?

Bottom 42%▼ down 28 pts since 2015

From top 30% (2015) to bottom 42% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 4Middle 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	43.4	446 of 773	42.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	43.3	457 of 793	42.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	40.4	459 of 784	41.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	39.4	479 of 786	39.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	49.9	353 of 741	52.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	44.0	432 of 737	41.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	52.9	343 of 691	50.4%	★★★☆☆
2017	61.6	261 of 694	62.4%	★★★☆☆
2016	69.3	185 of 692	73.3%	★★★★☆
2015	67.9	208 of 705	70.5%	★★★★☆
2014	42.5	360 of 627	42.6%	★★☆☆☆
2013	56.0	277 of 673	58.8%	★★★☆☆
2012	66.6	231 of 662	65.1%	★★★☆☆
2011	59.4	300 of 648	53.7%	★★★☆☆
2010	73.2	153 of 640	76.1%	★★★★☆
2009	74.7	151 of 630	76.0%	★★★★☆
2008	77.9	109 of 620	82.4%	★★★★☆
2007	79.0	81 of 606	86.6%	★★★★☆
2006	79.0	75 of 598	87.5%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2024	35.2	366 of 560	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	52.1	212 of 559	62.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	45.0	266 of 550	51.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	61.5	117 of 533	78.0%	★★★★☆
2019	41.1	315 of 519	39.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	30.6	370 of 494	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2021	74.6	36 of 99	63.6%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2022	23.8	383 of 449	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	34.0	340 of 478	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	35.9	335 of 504	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	45.2	223 of 475	53.1%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	34.2	244 of 371	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	39.2	206 of 356	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	33.4	223 of 318	29.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	26.4	264 of 312	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	40.7	125 of 236	47.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	36.7	128 of 211	39.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	48.4	52 of 151	65.6%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	43.0	429 of 733	41.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	41.3	436 of 738	40.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	34.7	476 of 731	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	39.6	441 of 733	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	51.5	324 of 706	54.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	38.8	453 of 684	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	50.5	361 of 656	45.0%	★★☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	63.1	183 of 458	60.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	67.5	117 of 461	74.6%	★★★★☆
2023	57.4	241 of 452	46.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	53.6	259 of 450	42.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	65.7	160 of 448	64.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	59.5	197 of 416	52.6%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	34.6	389 of 562	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	39.0	369 of 564	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	29.8	421 of 553	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	35.7	367 of 541	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	52.9	216 of 522	58.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	36.9	339 of 493	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	48.0	242 of 472	48.7%	★★☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2019	12.0	68 of 71	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	46.3	381 of 729	47.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	41.1	433 of 743	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	45.0	386 of 735	47.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	50.9	302 of 689	56.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	66.3	144 of 633	77.3%	★★★★☆
2019	60.6	204 of 639	68.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	67.0	154 of 604	74.5%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	43.1	424 of 733	42.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	43.0	436 of 751	41.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	43.3	419 of 747	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	37.4	475 of 748	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	47.3	359 of 711	49.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	45.4	399 of 697	42.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	53.4	323 of 665	51.4%	★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	45.1	186 of 328	43.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	43.1	176 of 306	42.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	40.1	189 of 302	37.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	11.7	279 of 283	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	12.9	226 of 237	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	37.2	158 of 221	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	62.1	94 of 478	80.3%	★★★★☆
2024	25.9	390 of 473	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	41.1	392 of 649	39.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	33.9	457 of 652	29.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	38.6	417 of 656	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	30.9	479 of 658	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	34.9	413 of 632	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	32.8	467 of 624	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	42.4	370 of 596	37.9%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Special Education (2025)80th percentile+38 vs school

Asian (2021)64th percentile+11 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2025)60th percentile+18 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)48th percentile+5 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)43rd percentile~ school

Male (2025)42nd percentile~ school

Female (2025)41st percentile~ school

White (2025)40th percentile-3 vs school

African American (2024)35th percentile-8 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)34th percentile-8 vs school

Hispanic (2025)31st percentile-12 vs school

Disabled (2022)15th percentile-24 vs school

Homeless (2019)4th percentile-37 vs school

By subject vs North Carolina (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics57%+4 vs state

Science56%-4 vs state

Reading41%-12 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 5th Grade	EOG Mathematics 6th Grade	EOG Mathematics 7th Grade	EOG Mathematics 8th 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
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%)	43.4	446^th of 773 public middle schools	42.3%		43.3	457^th of 793 public middle schools	42.4%	11		54.3	50.3	66.4		37.6	39.5	46.9		56.3	$9,107	$1,028	$8,080
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%)	71.3	187^th of 773 public middle schools	75.8%		66.8	234^th of 793 public middle schools	70.5%	47		69.2	70.4	57.6		62.4	66.3	56.1		62.4	$10,377	$1,128	$9,249
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%)	81	128^th of 773 public middle schools	83.4%		81.1	122^nd of 793 public middle schools	84.6%	6		70.9	70.2	71.6		69.5	60.7	65.2		77.1	$8,445	$526	$7,919
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%)	24.6	593^rd of 773 public middle schools	23.3%		34.6	535^th of 793 public middle schools	32.5%	58		34.7	43.3	31.1		36.4	38.3	40.8		52.7	$8,914	$670	$8,244
Cane Creek Middle	Public	6-8	570 Lower Brush Creek Road	Fletcher	28732	Buncombe County	Buncombe County Schools	No	No	No	No	(828) 628-0824	499	33	14.9	98.0%	409 (82.0%)	17 (3.4%)	51 (10.2%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	17 (3.4%)	83.7	106^th of 773 public middle schools	86.3%		83.3	108^th of 793 public middle schools	86.4%	2		70.4	75.7	62.7		62.9	68.9	74.6		79.5	$9,589	$601	$8,988
Koontz Intermediate	Public	5-6	305 Overlook Road	Asheville	28803	Buncombe County	Buncombe County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(828) 684-1295	725	40	18.1	99.2%	389 (53.7%)	84 (11.6%)	158 (21.8%)	31 (4.3%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.7%)	58 (8.0%)								(n/a)	50.0	57.8			52.4	53.0			56.7		$8,533	$972	$7,561
Valley Springs Middle	Public	5-8	224 Long Shoals Road	Arden	28704	Buncombe County	Buncombe County Schools	No	No	No	No	(828) 654-1785	654	46	14.3	99.5%	335 (51.2%)	71 (10.9%)	176 (26.9%)	21 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (0.9%)	45 (6.9%)	62.6	265^th of 773 public middle schools	65.7%		57.1	312^th of 793 public middle schools	60.7%	47			60.1	60.8			56.4	51.8		64.6	$11,876	$1,485	$10,391
Reynolds Middle	Public	6-8	2 Rocket Drive	Asheville	28803	Buncombe County	Buncombe County Schools	No	No	No	No	(828) 298-7484	490	33	15.0	98.2%	256 (52.2%)	102 (20.8%)	82 (16.7%)	9 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (8.4%)	47.9	405^th of 773 public middle schools	47.6%		54.5	342^nd of 793 public middle schools	56.9%	63		44.4	50.9	54.4		46.6	48.5	55.3		59.6	$10,391	$728	$9,664
Polk County Middle School	Public	6-8	321 Wolverine Trail	Mill Spring	28756	Polk County	Polk County Schools	No	No	No	No	(828) 894-2215	454	41	11.1	99.3%	339 (74.7%)	19 (4.2%)	64 (14.1%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	29 (6.4%)	67	230^th of 773 public middle schools	70.2%		73.9	180^th of 793 public middle schools	77.3%	50		50.7	56.8	52.1		62.9	63.6	65.3		74.3	$11,233	$636	$10,597
Owen Middle	Public	6-8	730 Old US 70	Swannanoa	28778	Buncombe County	Buncombe County Schools	No	No	No	No	(828) 686-7739	457	33	13.7	96.7%	329 (72.0%)	15 (3.3%)	85 (18.6%)	3 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	23 (5.0%)	28.6	561^st of 773 public middle schools	27.4%		33.6	544^th of 793 public middle schools	31.4%	17		36.3	43.8	30.2		34.4	45.8	47.5		54.7	$10,287	$730	$9,558

Frequently Asked Questions about Apple Valley Middle

How many students attend Apple Valley Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 820 students attended Apple Valley Middle.

Is Apple Valley Middle a good school?

Apple Valley Middle ranks 446^th of 773 North Carolina middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What district is Apple Valley Middle in?

Henderson County Schools

What is the racial makeup of Apple Valley Middle?

Students at Apple Valley Middle are 47% White, 43% Hispanic, 5% Two or more races, 3% African American, 2% Asian.

What high school do graduates of Apple Valley Middle attend?

Students who attend Apple Valley Middle usually go on to attend Henderson County Early College

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