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Hillandale Elementary

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Hillandale Elementary ranks 1013 th of 1492 North Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

1013^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,492 North Carolina Elementary Schools

Better than 32% of North Carolina elementary schools

Summary

Hillandale Elementary serves approximately 483 students in grades PK–5 in East Flat Rock, NC, as part of Henderson County Schools. The school's population has changed dramatically in recent years: the share of students from low-income households jumped from about 68% in 2022-23 to more than 99% today. Nearly every child at Hillandale now qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch, a shift that has reshaped the school's makeup and needs, and provides essential context for understanding its recent performance trends.

Reading is Hillandale's biggest academic challenge. In 2025-26, reading proficiency ran 10–15 percentage points below state averages in every tested grade, hovering in the low-to-mid 40s. Math tells a more encouraging story: 3rd-grade math essentially matched the state average (66%), and 5th-grade math rebounded from 35% to 64% in a single year. The school's statewide ranking has fallen from the 75th percentile in 2015-16 to the 32nd percentile today — a notable gap within Henderson County Schools, which ranks well above the state average overall. Still, the trajectory has stabilized after a low of the 20th percentile in 2023-24.

A useful comparison is nearby Clear Creek Elementary. Both schools serve nearly identical high-poverty populations (99% free/reduced lunch), yet Clear Creek ranks in the 67th percentile statewide while Hillandale sits in the 32nd. That gap shows poverty alone doesn't determine outcomes — and suggests Hillandale has room to learn from its higher-performing peer. On a positive note, chronic absenteeism has fallen from 28% to 16.5% since 2021-22, now below the state average. With continued attention to early literacy and attendance, Hillandale appears to be on a slow but steady upward path.

483

Students ?

14.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

99.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

40 Preston Lane
East Flat Rock, NC 28726-2703

(828) 697-4782

District: Henderson County Schools

Students who attend Hillandale Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Flat Rock Middle
High:	East Henderson High
	Henderson County Early College

Racial breakdown:

White:

49.3%

Hispanic:

38.9%

Two or more races:

6.0%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 75th percentile in 2016 → 32nd in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the North Carolina average (52% vs 61% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 43 percentile points since 2016

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school52%

District avg63%

North Carolina avg61%

1,013^th of 1,492

North Carolina public elementary schools ?

Bottom 32%▼ down 43 pts since 2016

From top 25% (2016) to bottom 32% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

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	34.7	1013 of 1492	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2025	30.8	1076 of 1490	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.9	1211 of 1505	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	33.1	1037 of 1502	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	47.3	790 of 1514	47.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	43.7	811 of 1489	45.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	46.9	821 of 1473	44.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	49.3	761 of 1434	46.9%	★★☆☆☆
2017	53.5	689 of 1429	51.8%	★★★☆☆
2016	72.0	361 of 1425	74.7%	★★★★☆
2015	64.1	501 of 1440	65.2%	★★★☆☆
2014	61.7	514 of 1390	63.0%	★★★☆☆
2013	59.4	530 of 1403	62.2%	★★★☆☆
2012	45.0	846 of 1388	39.0%	★★☆☆☆
2011	51.5	769 of 1381	44.3%	★★☆☆☆
2010	59.3	626 of 1363	54.1%	★★★☆☆
2009	60.1	606 of 1354	55.2%	★★★☆☆
2008	53.4	658 of 1324	50.3%	★★★☆☆
2007	60.6	536 of 1293	58.5%	★★★☆☆
2006	53.7	655 of 1276	48.7%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2021	24.3	547 of 646	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	27.0	726 of 878	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	29.1	697 of 897	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	28.8	414 of 519	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	21.0	506 of 563	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.7	485 of 533	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	18.0	479 of 514	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	33.6	339 of 485	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	29.1	301 of 385	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	46.2	242 of 497	51.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	49.9	169 of 421	59.9%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	42.8	859 of 1447	40.6%	★★☆☆☆
2025	29.4	1095 of 1451	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.6	1187 of 1455	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	35.0	969 of 1459	33.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	45.8	786 of 1458	46.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	44.6	759 of 1440	47.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	52.8	701 of 1424	50.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	54.9	665 of 1405	52.7%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	24.0	841 of 981	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	20.9	853 of 961	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.2	892 of 951	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	22.6	786 of 915	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	39.0	566 of 893	36.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	33.0	594 of 843	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	46.3	475 of 865	45.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	49.3	431 of 851	49.4%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	26.6	1188 of 1434	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	29.7	1136 of 1437	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.7	1272 of 1450	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	38.4	939 of 1437	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	62.9	391 of 1366	71.4%	★★★★☆
2021	53.0	535 of 1329	59.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	62.3	440 of 1361	67.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	54.9	588 of 1332	55.9%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	28.8	1086 of 1451	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	34.0	1010 of 1450	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	26.8	1147 of 1464	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	32.8	1038 of 1461	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	48.1	756 of 1464	48.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	41.9	825 of 1444	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	42.8	868 of 1430	39.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	43.9	863 of 1413	38.9%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	40.8	735 of 1146	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2025	28.7	924 of 1172	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.7	1037 of 1166	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.6	945 of 1183	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	42.5	717 of 1194	39.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	38.0	753 of 1172	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	42.5	735 of 1183	37.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	40.7	776 of 1178	34.1%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Female (2026)41st percentile+9 vs school

White (2026)36th percentile+4 vs school

Male (2026)25th percentile-7 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)20th percentile-12 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)17th percentile-15 vs school

Disabled (2021)15th percentile-30 vs school

Hispanic (2026)14th percentile-18 vs school

By subject vs North Carolina (2025-2026) ?

Mathematics60%-4 vs state

Science56%-12 vs state

Reading44%-12 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				EOG Mathematics (2026)						EOG Reading (2026)						EOG Science (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/Discounted Lunch Recipients (2025)	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 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
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%)	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		$10,217	$1,373	$8,844
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	99.2%	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		$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%)	82	217^th of 1492 public elementary schools	85.5%		67.8	432^nd of 1490 public elementary schools	71.0%	215	76.2	54.5	90.5	68.2	56.5	27.8	85.7	77.3	90.5	63.6	87.0	50.0	95.2	61.1
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		$9,752	$871	$8,881
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	99.4%	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		$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		$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%)	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		$10,601	$1,711	$8,890
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%)	84.3	185^th of 1492 public elementary schools	87.6%		91.2	92^nd of 1490 public elementary schools	93.8%	93	559.4	100.0	63.6				100.0	80.0	54.5				72.7		$13,956	$1,586	$12,371
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	99.3%	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		$10,155	$1,652	$8,503
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	99.3%	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		$9,070	$1,106	$7,964

Frequently Asked Questions about Hillandale Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Hillandale Elementary?

Students at Hillandale Elementary are 49% White, 39% Hispanic, 6% Two or more races, 3% African American, 2% Pacific Islander.

What schools do graduates of Hillandale Elementary attend?

Students who attend Hillandale Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Flat Rock Middle
High : East Henderson High
High : Henderson County Early College

Is Hillandale Elementary a good school?

Hillandale Elementary ranks 1013^th of 1492 North Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Hillandale Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 483 students attended Hillandale Elementary.

What district is Hillandale Elementary in?

Henderson County Schools

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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.

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