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Dana Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-5

1419^th

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of 1,490 North Carolina Elementary Schools

Better than 5% of North Carolina elementary schools

Summary

Dana Elementary is a public elementary school located in Hendersonville, North Carolina, serving grades PK-5 with a total enrollment of 390 students. The school is part of the Henderson County Schools district, which is ranked 86 out of 242 school districts in the state.

Despite being part of a district with a 3-star rating, Dana Elementary has consistently ranked in the bottom half of North Carolina elementary schools over the past decade, with a concerning trend of declining performance in recent years. The school's academic performance on state standardized tests is significantly below the district and state averages, particularly in core subjects like Mathematics, Reading, and Science. This underperformance is especially pronounced for certain student subgroups, such as Hispanic students, English Language Learners, and students with disabilities, who rank in the bottom 10% of North Carolina elementary schools.

One of the key factors contributing to Dana Elementary's academic challenges is the high percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 73.72% to 99.23% in recent years. This indicates a high level of economic disadvantage among the student population, which likely plays a significant role in the school's struggles. While Dana Elementary's student-teacher ratio and per-student spending are comparable to nearby schools in the district, its performance lags behind other Atkinson Elementary, Hendersonville Elementary, and Clear Creek Elementary, suggesting the need for targeted interventions and additional support to improve educational outcomes for the students at Dana Elementary.

403

Students ?

13.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,155

Per pupil spending ?

99.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

690 Ridge Road
Hendersonville, NC 28792

(828) 685-7743

District: Henderson County Schools

Students who attend Dana Elementary usually attend:

High:

Henderson County Early College

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

56.3%

White:

39.0%

Two or more races:

3.2%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 70th percentile in 2015 → 5th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the North Carolina average (28% vs 57% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (5th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 65 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school28%

District avg59%

North Carolina avg57%

1,419^th of 1,490

North Carolina public elementary schools ?

Bottom 5%▼ down 65 pts since 2015

From top 30% (2015) to bottom 5% (2025)

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SchoolDigger rating ?

13^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	10.2	1419 of 1490	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	23.7	1219 of 1505	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	32.9	1040 of 1502	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	46.6	802 of 1514	47.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	34.9	940 of 1489	36.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	39.7	920 of 1473	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	55.3	659 of 1434	54.0%	★★★☆☆
2017	62.2	533 of 1429	62.7%	★★★☆☆
2016	59.8	560 of 1425	60.7%	★★★☆☆
2015	68.9	436 of 1440	69.7%	★★★☆☆
2014	53.8	635 of 1390	54.3%	★★★☆☆
2013	62.1	488 of 1403	65.2%	★★★☆☆
2012	84.0	121 of 1388	91.3%	★★★★★
2011	78.4	230 of 1381	83.3%	★★★★☆
2010	69.8	400 of 1363	70.7%	★★★★☆
2009	77.7	250 of 1354	81.5%	★★★★☆
2008	65.2	446 of 1324	66.3%	★★★☆☆
2007	68.0	393 of 1293	69.6%	★★★☆☆
2006	60.1	535 of 1276	58.1%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2022	25.8	523 of 634	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	47.4	405 of 878	53.9%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	17.3	534 of 563	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	29.8	421 of 533	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	34.6	340 of 514	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	41.3	270 of 485	44.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	22.0	346 of 385	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	45.1	250 of 497	49.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	55.4	140 of 421	66.7%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	7.0	1418 of 1451	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	16.4	1316 of 1455	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	28.3	1113 of 1459	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	50.1	711 of 1458	51.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	37.3	871 of 1440	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	44.7	830 of 1424	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	53.7	678 of 1405	51.7%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	11.8	931 of 961	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	29.6	728 of 951	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	32.1	659 of 915	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	51.0	392 of 893	56.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	40.6	478 of 843	43.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	40.5	541 of 865	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	60.0	289 of 851	66.0%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	16.9	1330 of 1437	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	38.7	939 of 1450	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	40.0	909 of 1437	36.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	64.0	373 of 1366	72.7%	★★★★☆
2021	54.4	508 of 1329	61.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	55.2	570 of 1361	58.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	73.2	254 of 1332	80.9%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	19.4	1267 of 1450	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	31.4	1055 of 1464	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	38.9	936 of 1461	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	42.7	853 of 1464	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	32.6	943 of 1444	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	36.2	1005 of 1430	29.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	56.6	619 of 1413	56.2%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	19.7	766 of 821	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	15.8	772 of 801	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	13.7	1093 of 1172	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	19.4	1029 of 1166	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.7	943 of 1183	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	37.0	804 of 1194	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	23.2	979 of 1172	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	34.0	870 of 1183	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	48.1	664 of 1178	43.6%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Disabled (2022)18th percentile-30 vs school

Male (2025)13th percentile+8 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)7th percentile+3 vs school

White (2025)7th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)7th percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2025)5th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)3rd percentile~ school

Female (2025)2nd percentile~ school

By subject vs North Carolina (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics32%-29 vs state

Reading27%-26 vs state

Science19%-43 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Saluda Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	214 E Main Street	Saluda	28773	Polk County	Polk County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(828) 894-1040	142	14	10.3	97.9%	125 (88.0%)	2 (1.4%)	10 (7.0%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.8%)	91.2	92^nd of 1490 public elementary schools	93.8%		91.7	91^st of 1505 public elementary schools	94.0%	1	95.6	76.9	94.4				78.3	61.5	94.4				77.8		$13,956	$1,586	$12,371

Frequently Asked Questions about Dana Elementary

What schools do graduates of Dana Elementary attend?

Students who attend Dana Elementary usually go on to attend:

High : Henderson County Early College

What district is Dana Elementary in?

Henderson County Schools

Is Dana Elementary a good school?

Dana Elementary ranks in the bottom 4.8% of North Carolina elementary schools.

How many students attend Dana Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 403 students attended Dana Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Dana Elementary?

Students at Dana Elementary are 56% Hispanic, 39% White, 3% Two or more races.

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