Mills River Elementary School in Mills River NC

Performance Trends

Compare Details Mills River Elementary ranks better than 86.6% of elementary schools in North Carolina. It also ranks 3^rd among 13 ranked elementary schools in the Henderson County Schools District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2021 the calculated Average Standard Score was 83.85. (See more...)

Student Body

Compare Details Racial makeup is: White (83.4%), Hispanic (8.6%), two or more races (4.6%). (See more...)

Compare Details 30.2% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Mills River Elementary is 15.3. 9 elementary schools in the Henderson County Schools District have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)

Compare Mills River Elementary employs 35.8 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Mills River Elementary is $9,074. 11 elementary schools in the Henderson County Schools District spend more per student.

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Schooldigger 2021 Rankings:

Mills River Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Mills River Elementary 199^th of 1489 North Carolina public elementary schools. (See Mills River Elementary in the ranking list.)

Henderson County Schools:

SchoolDigger ranks Henderson County Schools 79^th of 247 North Carolina school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Mills River Elementary

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Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NC State Percentile
2006	87.00	81^st	1276	93.7%
2007	86.56	69^th	1293	94.7%
2008	87.99	89^th	1324	93.3%
2009	88.18	73^rd	1354	94.6%
2010	81.42	171^st	1363	87.5%
2011	77.05	248^th	1381	82.0%
2012	70.44	397^th	1388	71.4%
2013	82.61	195^th	1403	86.1%
2014	78.68	259^th	1390	81.4%
2015	77.73	277^th	1440	80.8%
2016	89.46	95^th	1425	93.3%
2017	87.36	120^th	1429	91.6%
2018	87.09	136^th	1434	90.5%
2019	87.31	139^th	1473	90.6%
2021	83.85	199^th	1489	86.6%

Data source: test scores: North Carolina Dept of Public Instruction, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

Data source: North Carolina Dept of Public Instruction

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Enrollment information for Mills River Elementary

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	532	18	8	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	558
1989	555	16	5	4	0	n/a	n/a	0	580
1990	576	18	6	2	0	n/a	n/a	0	602
1991	596	17	4	3	0	n/a	n/a	0	620
1992	586	16	3	2	0	n/a	n/a	0	607
1993	609	11	4	5	0	n/a	n/a	0	629
1994	539	10	3	2	0	n/a	n/a	0	554
1995	624	10	2	3	1	n/a	n/a	0	640
1996	624	10	2	3	1	n/a	n/a	0	640
1997	678	11	2	3	1	n/a	n/a	0	695
1998	652	12	2	6	3	n/a	n/a	-1	674
1999	664	18	4	8	4	n/a	n/a	0	698
2000	435	6	3	6	1	n/a	n/a	0	451
2001	386	8	4	8	0	n/a	n/a	0	406
2002	393	9	3	8	1	n/a	n/a	0	414
2003	393	9	3	8	1	n/a	n/a	0	414
2004	394	17	5	6	1	n/a	n/a	0	423
2005	401	11	3	7	1	n/a	n/a	0	423
2006	416	14	3	10	1	n/a	n/a	0	444
2007	421	1	6	16	1	n/a	n/a	11	456
2008	431	2	6	14	1	n/a	n/a	12	466
2009	400	20	8	19	1	n/a	n/a	0	448
2010	505	36	11	46	0	n/a	n/a	0	598
2011	506	8	12	45	0	1	12	0	584
2012	470	7	8	43	0	1	10	0	539
2013	464	6	6	42	0	2	15	0	535
2014	475	7	2	42	0	7	9	0	542
2015	454	6	2	55	0	9	11	0	537
2016	450	8	3	60	0	3	15	0	539
2017	447	10	5	63	1	4	20	0	550
2018	475	9	6	59	1	3	26	0	579
2019	484	6	4	54	1	5	25	0	579
2020	479	6	5	46	0	8	29	0	573
2021	458	7	6	47	0	6	25	0	549

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Mills River Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	558	31.0	18.0	12.2
1989	580	31.0	18.7	20.9
1990	602	33.0	18.2	20.1
1991	620	33.0	18.7	19.5
1992	607	34.0	17.8	11.5
1993	629	31.0	20.3	13.8
1994	554	29.0	19.1	15.7
1995	640	31.0	20.6	15.2
1996	640	31.0	20.6	15.2
1997	695	33.0	21.1	13.8
1998	674	36.0	18.7	13.3
1999	698	36.0	19.4	21.8
2000	451	27.0	16.7	30.6
2001	406	27.0	15.0	32
2002	414	23.0	18.0	24.2
2003	414	23.0	18.0	24.2
2004	423	23.0	18.4	22.9
2005	423	23.0	18.4	25.1
2006	444	23.0	19.3	25
2007	456	n/a	n/a	30.8
2008	466	28.1	16.6	28.9
2009	448	25.5	17.6	29.7
2010	598	35.9	16.6	36.6
2011	584	38.5	15.1	37.5
2012	539	35.0	15.4	39
2013	535	36.6	14.5	41.5
2014	542	37.2	14.5	38.4
2015	537	34.0	15.7	37.8
2016	539	34.0	15.8	39
2017	550	34.4	15.9	41.5
2018	579	36.7	15.7	37.8
2019	579	35.7	16.2	34.7
2020	573	35.2	16.2	35.3
2021	549	35.8	15.3	30.2

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch

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Student/Teacher Ratio Mills River Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	558	31.0	18.0	12.2
1989	580	31.0	18.7	20.9
1990	602	33.0	18.2	20.1
1991	620	33.0	18.7	19.5
1992	607	34.0	17.8	11.5
1993	629	31.0	20.3	13.8
1994	554	29.0	19.1	15.7
1995	640	31.0	20.6	15.2
1996	640	31.0	20.6	15.2
1997	695	33.0	21.1	13.8
1998	674	36.0	18.7	13.3
1999	698	36.0	19.4	21.8
2000	451	27.0	16.7	30.6
2001	406	27.0	15.0	32
2002	414	23.0	18.0	24.2
2003	414	23.0	18.0	24.2
2004	423	23.0	18.4	22.9
2005	423	23.0	18.4	25.1
2006	444	23.0	19.3	25
2007	456	n/a	n/a	30.8
2008	466	28.1	16.6	28.9
2009	448	25.5	17.6	29.7
2010	598	35.9	16.6	36.6
2011	584	38.5	15.1	37.5
2012	539	35.0	15.4	39
2013	535	36.6	14.5	41.5
2014	542	37.2	14.5	38.4
2015	537	34.0	15.7	37.8
2016	539	34.0	15.8	39
2017	550	34.4	15.9	41.5
2018	579	36.7	15.7	37.8
2019	579	35.7	16.2	34.7
2020	573	35.2	16.2	35.3
2021	549	35.8	15.3	30.2

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.

Finances

Per Pupil Expenditures for Mills River Elementary

Year	Expenditures from Federal Funds	Expenditures from State and Local Funds	Total Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019	$912 (10.1%)	$8,162 (89.9%)	$9,074

Data source: North Carolina Department of Education

Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Mills River Elementary

The coronavirus has had a profound impact on education in America. Learning shifted online overnight, attendance numbers dwindled, and enrollment decreased. SchoolDigger.com is making it easier for you to better assess how COVID-19 has impacted your school. Through the collection of pre-pandemic (2019) and current data, SchoolDigger.com is sharing test scores, enrollment numbers and school demographics from schools across the country – and we make it easy to see how impacted schools compare locally and statewide.

Rankings

Rank Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)	Rank Pandemic (2020-2021)	Change (%)
Ranks 139^th of 1473 Elementary schools	Ranks 199^th of 1489 Elementary schools	3.9%

Test Scores

	% proficient Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)	% proficient Pandemic (2020-2021)	Change (%)
3rd Grade Mathematics (Mills River Elementary)	87.4	68	19.4%
3rd Grade Mathematics (Henderson County Schools)	72.6	53.4	19.2%
3rd Grade Mathematics (North Carolina)	64.3	44.5	19.8%
3rd Grade Reading (Mills River Elementary)	71.6	59.8	11.8%
3rd Grade Reading (Henderson County Schools)	62.6	50.7	11.9%
3rd Grade Reading (North Carolina)	56.8	45.1	11.7%
4th Grade Mathematics (Mills River Elementary)	75	63.7	11.3%
4th Grade Mathematics (Henderson County Schools)	66.9	46.4	20.5%
4th Grade Mathematics (North Carolina)	57.3	37.8	19.5%
4th Grade Reading (Mills River Elementary)	79.2	64.8	14.4%
4th Grade Reading (Henderson County Schools)	67.2	51.1	16.1%
4th Grade Reading (North Carolina)	57.3	45.1	12.2%
5th Grade Mathematics (Mills River Elementary)	79.4	66.7	12.7%
5th Grade Mathematics (Henderson County Schools)	62.3	46.7	15.6%
5th Grade Mathematics (North Carolina)	60.2	42	18.2%
5th Grade Reading (Mills River Elementary)	73.5	56.5	17%
5th Grade Reading (Henderson County Schools)	61.1	45.6	15.5%
5th Grade Reading (North Carolina)	54.6	42.4	12.2%
5th Grade Science (Mills River Elementary)	87.3	63	24.3%
5th Grade Science (Henderson County Schools)	81.7	62.4	19.3%
5th Grade Science (North Carolina)	72.6	53.9	18.7%

Student Body

	Number of students Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)	Number of students Pandemic (2020-2021)	Change (%)
Total Students	579	549	5.2%
African American	6	7	16.7%
American Indian	1	0	100%
Asian	4	6	50%
Hispanic	54	47	13%
Pacific Islander	5	6	20%
Two or More Races	25	25
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	34.7%	30.2%	4.5%

Middle:	Rugby Middle
High:	Henderson County Early College
	West Henderson High

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