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West Henderson High

Q: Is West Henderson High a good school?

West Henderson High ranks 179 th of 662 North Carolina high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

179^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 662 North Carolina High Schools

Better than 73% of North Carolina high schools

Summary

West Henderson High is a traditional public high school in Hendersonville, North Carolina, serving 1,053 students in grades 9–12 as part of Henderson County Schools. One of the largest comprehensive high schools in western North Carolina and among the strongest traditional high schools in the region, West Henderson currently ranks in the 73rd percentile statewide (179th of 662 schools) with a 4-star rating. The school exceeds district and state averages on every End-of-Course exam, with especially strong math performance — Math I proficiency runs 21.5 points above the state average and Math III nearly 14 points higher.

West Henderson's most distinctive metric is attendance: just 8.3% of students were chronically absent in 2024–25, roughly half the district rate and one-third the statewide average. The school also earned a remarkable 2nd-place ranking out of 407 North Carolina schools for gifted and talented students, putting it in the top 1% statewide. Its graduation rate has held steady in the 93–94% range, consistently above district and state levels, and subgroup results — including special education and low-income students — are solid relative to statewide peers.

Compared with nearby schools, North Henderson High is nearly identical in size and overall state ranking, but West Henderson achieves similar results with far stronger attendance and a lower percentage of economically disadvantaged students. West Henderson also outranks Hendersonville High, East Henderson High, and other area traditionals, trailing only the small, selective Henderson County Early College. The clearest opportunity involves English Language Learner and Hispanic students, whose results trail the school's overall profile — though ELL performance has improved dramatically since 2018–19. Notably, West Henderson spends less per student than most peer high schools, making its consistent results an efficiency standout.

1,053

Students ?

15.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

36.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

3600 Haywood Road
Hendersonville, NC 28791-9750

(828) 891-6571

District: Henderson County Schools

Feeder schools for West Henderson High:

Elementary:	Etowah Elementary
	Glenn C Marlow Elementary
	Mills River Elementary
Middle:	Rugby Middle

Racial breakdown:

White:

76.0%

Hispanic:

15.4%

Two or more races:

4.0%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 85th percentile in 2016 → 73rd in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the North Carolina average (74% vs 60% meeting standards)

✓94% graduate in 4 years — above the North Carolina average (86%)

✓Above the North Carolina median (73rd percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 12 percentile points since 2016

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school74%

District avg70%

North Carolina avg60%

179^th of 662

North Carolina public high schools ?

Top 27%▼ down 12 pts since 2016

From top 15% (2016) to top 27% (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	71.8	179 of 662	73.0%	★★★★☆
2025	63.6	210 of 641	67.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	70.1	179 of 640	72.0%	★★★★☆
2023	71.1	171 of 626	72.7%	★★★★☆
2022	66.7	192 of 621	69.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	68.9	160 of 594	73.1%	★★★★☆
2019	68.6	104 of 514	79.8%	★★★★☆
2018	70.7	92 of 469	80.4%	★★★★☆
2017	68.2	91 of 476	80.9%	★★★★☆
2016	68.1	77 of 507	84.8%	★★★★☆
2015	68.4	84 of 531	84.2%	★★★★☆
2014	66.7	83 of 451	81.6%	★★★★☆
2013	53.2	127 of 505	74.9%	★★★★☆
2012	63.5	115 of 502	77.1%	★★★★☆
2011	69.0	91 of 506	82.0%	★★★★☆
2010	65.7	123 of 499	75.4%	★★★★☆
2009	71.8	55 of 490	88.8%	★★★★☆
2008	76.6	33 of 477	93.1%	★★★★★
2007	82.0	23 of 453	94.9%	★★★★★
2006	77.2	31 of 431	92.8%	★★★★★

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2023	90.9	45 of 434	89.6%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2022	40.3	165 of 330	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	40.1	211 of 364	42.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	52.4	116 of 349	66.8%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	36.7	186 of 289	35.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	36.8	161 of 262	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	21.6	160 of 173	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	11.7	147 of 147	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	72.5	164 of 629	73.9%	★★★★☆
2025	61.8	218 of 610	64.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	72.9	168 of 602	72.1%	★★★★☆
2023	68.3	172 of 588	70.7%	★★★★☆
2022	74.2	146 of 594	75.4%	★★★★☆
2021	77.5	57 of 475	88.0%	★★★★☆
2019	67.4	105 of 475	77.9%	★★★★☆
2018	73.4	90 of 449	80.0%	★★★★☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	76.7	2 of 407	99.5%	★★★★★
2025	74.8	98 of 412	76.2%	★★★★☆
2024	69.3	116 of 403	71.2%	★★★★☆
2023	77.6	69 of 403	82.9%	★★★★☆
2022	76.0	72 of 398	81.9%	★★★★☆
2021	76.2	37 of 337	89.0%	★★★★☆
2019	68.3	80 of 325	75.4%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	41.7	261 of 474	44.9%	★★☆☆☆
2025	34.0	299 of 462	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	56.6	151 of 454	66.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	58.7	138 of 449	69.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	48.2	190 of 436	56.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	58.1	71 of 370	80.8%	★★★★☆
2019	39.7	182 of 354	48.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	32.6	235 of 340	30.9%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	59.5	208 of 620	66.5%	★★★☆☆
2025	51.6	233 of 606	61.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	66.6	164 of 613	73.2%	★★★★☆
2023	55.5	212 of 597	64.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	55.4	190 of 544	65.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	66.1	45 of 432	89.6%	★★★★☆
2019	55.4	103 of 446	76.9%	★★★★☆
2018	47.4	172 of 424	59.4%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	69.3	181 of 624	71.0%	★★★★☆
2025	63.4	197 of 601	67.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	66.7	185 of 607	69.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	71.4	163 of 602	72.9%	★★★★☆
2022	57.0	220 of 585	62.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	60.1	125 of 481	74.0%	★★★★☆
2019	67.8	93 of 488	80.9%	★★★★☆
2018	66.6	110 of 463	76.2%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	63.5	74 of 265	72.1%	★★★★☆
2025	49.2	131 of 253	48.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	57.2	75 of 226	66.8%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	53.6	123 of 372	66.9%	★★★☆☆
2025	56.7	91 of 352	74.1%	★★★★☆
2024	51.4	115 of 349	67.0%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	68.9	176 of 551	68.1%	★★★☆☆
2025	60.2	219 of 542	59.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	65.2	199 of 553	64.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	62.3	197 of 537	63.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	61.0	203 of 534	62.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	60.7	133 of 439	69.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	61.9	126 of 444	71.6%	★★★★☆
2018	65.3	123 of 427	71.2%	★★★★☆

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)

Gifted and Talented (2026)100th percentile+27 vs school

African American (2023)90th percentile+17 vs school

Female (2026)74th percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2026)72nd percentile~ school

Male (2026)71st percentile~ school

White (2026)68th percentile-5 vs school

Special Education (2026)67th percentile-6 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)66th percentile-7 vs school

Disabled (2022)50th percentile-19 vs school

Hispanic (2026)45th percentile-28 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)36th percentile-37 vs school

By subject vs North Carolina (2025-2026) ?

Math III83%+14 vs state

English II77%+12 vs state

Biology71%+13 vs state

Math I64%+22 vs state

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by a student
Sunday, April 9, 2017

I was starting this school in 9th grade of 2009. I was in special ed. unfortunately. . it was a very bad class at this school... The teachers in special ed were so rude and hateful to the special ed students.. they would yell and force them to behave proper.. whenever i got sick the main teacher would harass me and my mom and even threaten us. I was very sick alot and had seen the doctor for meds and a school note. one day, the main teacher called my artwork trash and cause me to give up on my dream job as a anime artist and they even talked about me and my mom behind our backs. mrs edwards is the rudest teacher i ever had during my schooling at whhs ! oh here's some more things about the special ed there.. They made us go clean the football field, clean the cafeteria, go to a farm to clean the animals, go to the gardening center even during winter. if you plan on sending your child to this program at this school... please don't do it......... Close Quote

by a parent
Tuesday, May 26, 2015

You have some good teachers and then you have the ones you wonder why they chose to teach. They come to school looking like they don't care, they treat your kids like they don't care and the work sheets they send home for homework or for parent signatures are sloppy and unprofessional. This school looks like they have a dollar to split amongst 60 teachers for supplies and personal attire. The guidance counselors for 9th and 10th grade is great to the students personally but not much help educationally. If you have an issue with any of the teaching staff, first the principle delegates the email to the counselor, then you get a teacher conference where they just put the problem back on the child. There is no taking ownership of anything. In the 2 years my child has been there I find the kids have to conform to teaching styles but the teachers do not conform to the learning styles. I was told by the same guidance counselor when my son went there and was failing Earth Science (along with 75% of the class) that the teacher was overdue for retirement. He also stated West has the lowest drop out rate, in the same breath he suggested I home school my son. That's why the rate is low. They shuffle kids out to home school and it no longer affects their drop out rate. If I had the money I'd send my kid to private school. I wish they had charter school up here like Florida. Give the kids some options. We have Balfour.....enough said. Close Quote

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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)	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	EOC Biology End of Course	EOC English II End of Course	EOC Math I End of Course	EOC Math III End of Course	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
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
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
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												$7,590	$759	$6,832
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
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	99.7%	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
Reynolds High	Public	9-12	One Rocket Drive	Asheville	28803	Buncombe County	Buncombe County Schools	No	No	No	No	(828) 298-2500	1,169	65	17.9	99.0%	768 (65.7%)	133 (11.4%)	171 (14.6%)	17 (1.5%)	2 (0.2%)	3 (0.3%)	75 (6.4%)	59.6	258^th of 662 public high schools	61.0%		59.3	233^rd of 641 public high schools	63.7%	25	66.1	68.2	44.2	82.4											$9,315	$663	$8,652
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)															$16,825	$1,735	$15,090
The Franklin School of Innovation	Public, Charter	5-12	61 Innovation Dr	Asheville	28806	Buncombe County	The Franklin School of Innovation	Yes	No	No	Yes	(828) 318-8140	717	56	12.9	37.8%	567 (79.1%)	25 (3.5%)	73 (10.2%)	6 (0.8%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (6.3%)	55.1	285^th of 662 public high schools	56.9%		55.3	261^st of 641 public high schools	59.3%	24	63.8	74.7	34.8	75.7	41.0	65.7	58.6	31.9	57.8	61.8	57.6	71.0	57.3	68.1

Frequently Asked Questions about West Henderson High

What is the racial makeup of West Henderson High?

Students at West Henderson High are 76% White, 15% Hispanic, 4% Two or more races, 2% African American, 2% Asian.

Is West Henderson High a good school?

West Henderson High ranks 179^th of 662 North Carolina high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

How many students attend West Henderson High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,053 students attended West Henderson High.

What district is West Henderson High in?

Henderson County Schools

What schools feed into West Henderson High?

West Henderson High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Etowah Elementary
Elementary : Glenn C Marlow Elementary
Elementary : Mills River Elementary
Middle : Rugby Middle

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