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Atkinson Elementary

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Atkinson Elementary ranks 490 th of 1490 North Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

490^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,490 North Carolina Elementary Schools

Better than 67% of North Carolina elementary schools

Summary

Atkinson Elementary is a public elementary school located in Hendersonville, North Carolina, serving grades PK-5 with a total enrollment of 305 students. The school is part of the Henderson County Schools district, which is ranked 86 out of 242 districts in North Carolina and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Atkinson Elementary has consistently performed well on state assessments, with proficiency rates often exceeding the district and state averages in mathematics, reading, and science. In 2024-2025, the school's 3rd-grade mathematics proficiency rate was 67.3%, compared to 65.2% for the Henderson County Schools district and 64.1% for the state. Additionally, Atkinson's 5th-grade science proficiency rate in 2024-2025 was 66.7%, matching the district average and exceeding the state average of 62%. Compared to nearby schools, Atkinson generally outperforms schools like Dana Elementary and Sugarloaf Elementary, which have lower proficiency rates across multiple grade levels and subjects. However, Hendersonville Elementary, located just 2.86 miles away, consistently outperforms Atkinson across all grade levels and subjects, ranking among the top 10% of elementary schools in the state.

Atkinson Elementary has a high percentage of students from low socioeconomic backgrounds, with 98.69% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch in the 2023-2024 school year. This is significantly higher than the district and state averages, and it is also higher than most of the nearby schools, with the exception of Mills River Elementary, Dana Elementary, and Hillandale Elementary, which all have similar high percentages of students from low-income families. Despite these challenges, Atkinson Elementary has maintained a strong academic performance, suggesting that the school is effectively supporting student learning and achievement.

288

Students ?

13.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$9,752

Per pupil spending ?

42.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2510 Old Kanuga Road
Hendersonville, NC 28739-6999

(828) 697-4755

District: Henderson County Schools

Students who attend Atkinson Elementary usually attend:

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

Racial breakdown:

White:

83.3%

Hispanic:

9.0%

Two or more races:

3.5%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 80th percentile in 2015 → 67th in 2025

Strengths

✓Above the North Carolina median (67th percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 13 percentile points since 2015

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school62%

District avg59%

North Carolina avg57%

490^th of 1,490

North Carolina public elementary schools ?

Top 33%▼ down 13 pts since 2015

From top 20% (2015) to top 33% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

7^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	64.5	490 of 1490	67.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	77.9	280 of 1505	81.4%	★★★★☆
2023	82.0	206 of 1502	86.3%	★★★★☆
2022	70.5	397 of 1514	73.8%	★★★★☆
2021	74.0	332 of 1489	77.7%	★★★★☆
2019	91.0	86 of 1473	94.2%	★★★★★
2018	83.1	182 of 1434	87.3%	★★★★☆
2017	90.2	84 of 1429	94.1%	★★★★★
2016	90.3	81 of 1425	94.3%	★★★★★
2015	77.0	293 of 1440	79.7%	★★★★☆
2014	73.7	329 of 1390	76.3%	★★★★☆
2013	80.8	217 of 1403	84.5%	★★★★☆
2012	84.8	116 of 1388	91.6%	★★★★★
2011	76.3	266 of 1381	80.7%	★★★★☆
2010	81.9	162 of 1363	88.1%	★★★★☆
2009	79.8	211 of 1354	84.4%	★★★★☆
2008	82.3	151 of 1324	88.6%	★★★★☆
2007	82.4	130 of 1293	89.9%	★★★★★
2006	87.5	73 of 1276	94.3%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	60.9	528 of 1451	63.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	74.0	296 of 1455	79.7%	★★★★☆
2023	80.0	213 of 1459	85.4%	★★★★☆
2022	64.1	475 of 1458	67.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	69.7	370 of 1440	74.3%	★★★★☆
2019	87.8	98 of 1424	93.1%	★★★★★
2018	75.9	285 of 1405	79.7%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	47.6	747 of 1437	48.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	72.6	277 of 1450	80.9%	★★★★☆
2023	76.8	220 of 1437	84.7%	★★★★☆
2022	76.7	185 of 1366	86.5%	★★★★☆
2021	61.0	405 of 1329	69.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	94.0	21 of 1361	98.5%	★★★★★
2018	80.5	148 of 1332	88.9%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	65.1	457 of 1450	68.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	78.2	262 of 1464	82.1%	★★★★☆
2023	81.3	207 of 1461	85.8%	★★★★☆
2022	74.1	321 of 1464	78.1%	★★★★☆
2021	76.6	284 of 1444	80.3%	★★★★☆
2019	90.5	84 of 1430	94.1%	★★★★★
2018	86.0	146 of 1413	89.7%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2024	52.7	291 of 801	63.7%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	56.7	497 of 1172	57.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	61.5	434 of 1166	62.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	67.0	359 of 1183	69.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	57.1	505 of 1194	57.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	64.7	384 of 1172	67.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	80.4	178 of 1183	85.0%	★★★★☆
2018	73.7	280 of 1178	76.2%	★★★★☆

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)

Male (2025)68th percentile~ school

Special Education (2024)64th percentile-18 vs school

Female (2025)64th percentile-4 vs school

White (2025)58th percentile-10 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)48th percentile-19 vs school

By subject vs North Carolina (2024-2025) ?

Science67%+5 vs state

Mathematics64%+4 vs state

Reading58%+6 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
Atkinson Elementary	Public	PK, KG-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%)	64.5	490^th of 1490 public elementary schools	67.1%		77.9	280^th of 1505 public elementary schools	81.4%	210	67.3	65.3	60.4				55.1	63.3	56.3				66.7		$9,752	$871	$8,881
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
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
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
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
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
Etowah Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	320 Etowah School Road	Etowah	28729	Henderson County	Henderson County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(828) 891-6560	302	22	13.9	52.6%	228 (75.5%)	3 (1.0%)	55 (18.2%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (5.0%)	81.8	224^th of 1490 public elementary schools	85.0%		71.6	375^th of 1505 public elementary schools	75.1%	151	85.7	66.0	75.0				58.9	69.8	70.2				77.1		$10,276	$964	$9,313
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
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
Mills River Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	94 School House Road	Mills River	28759	Henderson County	Henderson County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(828) 891-6563	608	39	15.5	40.6%	497 (81.7%)	7 (1.2%)	76 (12.5%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	22 (3.6%)	83.2	199^th of 1490 public elementary schools	86.6%		82.7	208^th of 1505 public elementary schools	86.2%	9	78.7	70.4	81.9				62.0	70.4	64.9				81.9		$9,074	$912	$8,162

Frequently Asked Questions about Atkinson Elementary

Is Atkinson Elementary a good school?

Atkinson Elementary ranks 490^th of 1490 North Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What district is Atkinson Elementary in?

Henderson County Schools

What schools do graduates of Atkinson Elementary attend?

Students who attend Atkinson Elementary usually go on to attend:

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

How many students attend Atkinson Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 288 students attended Atkinson Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Atkinson Elementary?

Students at Atkinson Elementary are 83% White, 9% Hispanic, 3% Two or more races, 2% African American, 1% Asian, 1% Pacific Islander.

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