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East Henderson High

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East Henderson High ranks 335 th of 662 North Carolina high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

335^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 662 North Carolina High Schools

Better than 49% of North Carolina high schools

Summary

East Henderson High is a traditional public high school serving 932 students in grades 9–12 in East Flat Rock, NC, as part of Henderson County Schools, a district rated in the 70th percentile statewide. The school itself is more mid-pack: for 2025–2026, East Henderson ranks 335th out of 662 North Carolina high schools, placing it in the 49th percentile. That reflects a decline from the 82nd percentile it earned in 2017–2018. Today it is the lowest-ranked traditional high school in its district; North Henderson High, West Henderson High, and Hendersonville High all rank at or above the 63rd percentile within that same county system.

East Henderson's most pressing academic weakness is English II, where 57.8% of students score proficient—well below the state average of 64.6% and the district average of 72.5%. The gap to district peers is wide: West Henderson posts 76.7%, North Henderson 74.6%, and Hendersonville High 80.7% on the same exam. Math III is also a concern, with 64.3% proficiency versus a 77.6% district average. But the school has clear strengths, too. In Math I, 54.1% of students are proficient, outpacing the state average of 42.1% and Hendersonville High's 43.8%. Biology is another bright spot, with 64.6% proficiency—above the state average of 58.5% and comparable to North Henderson's 63.9%.

Several trends suggest the school is stabilizing even where test scores lag. Chronic absenteeism has fallen from roughly 31% in 2020–2021 to 14.4% in 2024–2025, essentially matching the district rate, and the four-year graduation rate has climbed from 82.6% to 92.6%—now above the state average of 88.8%. The school also serves a more economically diverse population than most peers, with 62.7% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, and its low-income students perform in the 61st percentile statewide—better than the school's overall ranking. English Language Learner outcomes, however, remain a severe challenge, with that subgroup ranking in the 18th percentile. East Henderson appears to have improved engagement and retention faster than core literacy and advanced math outcomes, which remain the priorities for families to watch.

932

Students ?

15.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$9,768

Per pupil spending ?

62.7%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

150 Eagle Pride Drive
East Flat Rock, NC 28726-2098

(828) 697-4768

District: Henderson County Schools

Feeder schools for East Henderson High:

Elementary:	Atkinson Elementary
	Hillandale Elementary
	Upward Elementary
Middle:	Flat Rock Middle

Racial breakdown:

White:

50.6%

Hispanic:

40.6%

Two or more races:

4.6%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 70th percentile in 2016 → 49th in 2026

Strengths

✓93% graduate in 4 years — above the North Carolina average (89%)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 21 percentile points since 2016

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school61%

District avg70%

North Carolina avg60%

335^th of 662

North Carolina public high schools ?

Bottom 49%▼ down 20 pts since 2016

From top 30% (2016) to bottom 49% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 3High Schools in the Henderson County Schools

74^th of 246Henderson 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
2026	49.5	335 of 662	49.4%	★★☆☆☆
2025	49.3	307 of 641	52.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	40.9	366 of 640	42.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	45.8	317 of 626	49.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	40.7	348 of 621	44.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	55.5	233 of 594	60.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	59.6	147 of 514	71.4%	★★★★☆
2018	73.4	83 of 469	82.3%	★★★★☆
2017	64.9	107 of 476	77.5%	★★★★☆
2016	51.3	153 of 507	69.8%	★★★★☆
2015	49.6	183 of 531	65.5%	★★★☆☆
2014	49.8	157 of 451	65.2%	★★★☆☆
2013	50.9	141 of 505	72.1%	★★★★☆
2012	58.5	162 of 502	67.7%	★★★☆☆
2011	58.1	205 of 506	59.5%	★★★☆☆
2010	61.6	175 of 499	64.9%	★★★☆☆
2009	48.8	267 of 490	45.5%	★★☆☆☆
2008	59.8	150 of 477	68.6%	★★★☆☆
2007	59.9	142 of 453	68.7%	★★★☆☆
2006	68.0	86 of 431	80.0%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2022	24.5	265 of 330	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	56.4	93 of 334	72.2%	★★★★☆
2019	36.2	228 of 364	37.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	39.8	187 of 349	46.4%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	23.7	237 of 289	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	28.8	211 of 273	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.5	236 of 262	9.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.2	173 of 226	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	36.8	84 of 156	46.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	49.3	47 of 124	62.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	48.6	71 of 173	59.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	19.1	130 of 147	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	55.0	276 of 629	56.1%	★★★☆☆
2025	53.4	264 of 610	56.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	44.5	324 of 602	46.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	48.9	296 of 588	49.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	42.0	343 of 594	42.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	56.6	152 of 475	68.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	59.9	140 of 475	70.5%	★★★★☆
2018	77.0	70 of 449	84.4%	★★★★☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	42.5	293 of 412	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	79.5	5 of 403	98.8%	★★★★★
2023	81.2	36 of 403	91.1%	★★★★★
2022	82.5	28 of 398	93.0%	★★★★★
2021	74.0	55 of 337	83.7%	★★★★☆
2019	53.3	171 of 325	47.4%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	44.7	234 of 474	50.6%	★★★☆☆
2025	35.2	286 of 462	38.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	28.9	334 of 454	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	30.0	319 of 449	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	35.3	270 of 436	38.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	51.1	102 of 370	72.4%	★★★★☆
2019	47.9	128 of 354	63.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	52.8	123 of 340	63.8%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	52.9	244 of 620	60.6%	★★★☆☆
2025	48.1	257 of 606	57.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	45.9	280 of 613	54.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	45.2	274 of 597	54.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	44.4	251 of 544	53.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	60.6	67 of 432	84.5%	★★★★☆
2019	62.7	67 of 446	85.0%	★★★★☆
2018	74.6	44 of 424	89.6%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	43.3	356 of 624	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2025	44.5	315 of 601	47.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	37.6	374 of 607	38.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	42.4	324 of 602	46.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	39.8	336 of 585	42.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	53.8	151 of 481	68.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	55.6	167 of 488	65.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	66.2	111 of 463	76.0%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	61.3	88 of 253	65.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	56.8	102 of 261	60.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	77.2	42 of 249	83.1%	★★★★☆
2022	69.1	49 of 226	78.3%	★★★★☆
2019	57.5	75 of 195	61.5%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	39.7	210 of 372	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2025	59.7	79 of 352	77.6%	★★★★☆
2024	35.3	213 of 349	39.0%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	48.1	298 of 551	45.9%	★★☆☆☆
2025	53.9	253 of 542	53.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	45.6	303 of 553	45.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	48.3	271 of 537	49.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	37.9	335 of 534	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	52.9	164 of 439	62.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	56.4	152 of 444	65.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	72.3	92 of 427	78.5%	★★★★☆

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)

Multi-racial (2025)65th percentile+13 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)61st percentile+11 vs school

Female (2026)56th percentile+7 vs school

Hispanic (2026)51st percentile~ school

White (2026)46th percentile-3 vs school

Special Education (2026)44th percentile-6 vs school

Male (2026)43rd percentile-6 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2025)29th percentile-23 vs school

Disabled (2022)20th percentile-24 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)18th percentile-31 vs school

By subject vs North Carolina (2025-2026) ?

Biology65%+6 vs state

Math III64%-5 vs state

English II58%-7 vs state

Math I54%+12 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				EOC Biology (2026)	EOC English II (2026)	EOC Math I (2026)	EOC Math III (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	EOC Biology End of Course	EOC English II End of Course	EOC Math I End of Course	EOC Math III End of Course	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
East Henderson High	Public	9-12	150 Eagle Pride Drive	East Flat Rock	28726	Henderson County	Henderson County Schools	No	No	No	No	(828) 697-4768	932	61	15.2	62.7%	472 (50.6%)	18 (1.9%)	378 (40.6%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (1.9%)	43 (4.6%)	49.5	335^th of 662 public high schools	49.4%		49.3	307^th of 641 public high schools	52.1%	28	64.6	57.8	54.1	64.3	$9,768	$724	$9,044
Henderson County Career Academy	Public	9-12	300 East Campus Drive	Flat Rock	28731	Henderson County	Henderson County Schools	No	No	No	No	(828) 697-4629	114	18	6.4	97.4%	71 (62.3%)	3 (2.6%)	33 (28.9%)	1 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (5.3%)	19	560^th of 662 public high schools	15.4%		17.7	540^th of 641 public high schools	15.8%	20	37.9	30.0	40.0	48.6	$18,459	$955	$17,504
Henderson County Early College	Public	9-12	300 East Campus Drive	Flat Rock	28731	Henderson County	Henderson County Schools	No	No	No	No	(828) 697-4561	197	6	31.5	50.3%	113 (57.4%)	0 (0.0%)	65 (33.0%)	8 (4.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	10 (5.1%)	94.7	9^th of 662 public high schools	98.6%		95.6	13^th of 641 public high schools	98.0%	4	94.9	100.0	92.9	564.7	$7,590	$759	$6,832
Hendersonville High	Public	9-12	1 Bearcat Boulevard	Hendersonville	28791	Henderson County	Henderson County Schools	No	No	No	No	(828) 697-4802	794	47	16.9	44.3%	471 (59.3%)	69 (8.7%)	189 (23.8%)	13 (1.6%)	1 (0.1%)	5 (0.6%)	46 (5.8%)	61.5	245^th of 662 public high schools	63.0%		54.9	265^th of 641 public high schools	58.7%	20	69.5	80.7	43.8	73.1	$8,966	$700	$8,266
North Henderson High	Public	9-12	35 Fruitland Road	Hendersonville	28792	Henderson County	Henderson County Schools	No	No	No	No	(828) 697-4500	1,052	69	15.3	60.6%	493 (46.9%)	34 (3.2%)	458 (43.5%)	15 (1.4%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.3%)	48 (4.6%)	71.8	178^th of 662 public high schools	73.1%		66.3	194^th of 641 public high schools	69.7%	16	63.9	74.6	72.1	89.8	$8,718	$586	$8,132
West Henderson High	Public	9-12	3600 Haywood Road	Hendersonville	28791	Henderson County	Henderson County Schools	No	No	No	No	(828) 891-6571	1,053	66	15.9	36.3%	800 (76.0%)	26 (2.5%)	162 (15.4%)	18 (1.7%)	2 (0.2%)	3 (0.3%)	42 (4.0%)	71.8	179^th of 662 public high schools	73.0%		63.6	210^th of 641 public high schools	67.2%	31	71.2	76.7	63.6	82.8	$8,614	$457	$8,157
Polk County High School	Public	9-12	1681 East NC 108 Hwy	Columbus	28722	Polk County	Polk County Schools	No	No	No	No	(828) 894-2525	596	32	18.5	—	433 (72.7%)	42 (7.0%)	93 (15.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (4.5%)	50.6	324^th of 662 public high schools	51.1%		52	280^th of 641 public high schools	56.3%	44	51.2	66.9	46.4	75.7	$12,130	$897	$11,232
Polk County Early College	Public	9-12	1545 East NC 108 Hwy	Columbus	28722	Polk County	Polk County Schools	No	No	No	No	(828) 894-2698	52	3	18.9	94.2%	46 (88.5%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (9.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.9%)	89.1	84^th of 662 public high schools	87.3%		90.8	70^th of 641 public high schools	89.1%	14	100.0	90.5		92.9	$9,557	$127	$9,430
Roberson High	Public	9-12	250 Overlook Road	Asheville	28803	Buncombe County	Buncombe County Schools	No	No	No	No	(828) 654-1765	1,479	86	17.2	—	756 (51.1%)	179 (12.1%)	382 (25.8%)	43 (2.9%)	4 (0.3%)	8 (0.5%)	107 (7.2%)	60.3	252^nd of 662 public high schools	61.9%		56.2	255^th of 641 public high schools	60.2%	3	64.3	72.7	51.0	75.8	$10,511	$1,345	$9,166
Davidson River School	Public	6-12	970 Ecusta Rd	Brevard	28712	Transylvania County	Transylvania County Schools	No	No	No	No	(828) 884-9567	61	9	6.7	91.8%	44 (72.1%)	2 (3.3%)	6 (9.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (14.8%)								(n/a)	342.0	540.5	537.8		$16,825	$1,735	$15,090

Frequently Asked Questions about East Henderson High

What district is East Henderson High in?

Henderson County Schools

What schools feed into East Henderson High?

East Henderson High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Atkinson Elementary
Elementary : Hillandale Elementary
Elementary : Upward Elementary
Middle : Flat Rock Middle

What is the racial makeup of East Henderson High?

Students at East Henderson High are 51% White, 41% Hispanic, 5% Two or more races, 2% African American, 2% Pacific Islander.

Is East Henderson High a good school?

East Henderson High ranks 335^th of 662 North Carolina high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend East Henderson High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 932 students attended East Henderson High.

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2025–26 graduation rates (updated)NewNov 2, 2026

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