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Glenn C Marlow Elementary

Public Grades K-5

89^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,490 North Carolina Elementary Schools

Better than 94% of North Carolina elementary schools

Summary

Glenn C Marlow Elementary is a public elementary school in Mills River, North Carolina, serving 557 students in grades K-5. The school is part of the Henderson County Schools district, which is ranked 86 out of 242 districts in the state.

Glenn C Marlow Elementary consistently outperforms the district and state in standardized test scores, with 91% of 3rd graders proficient or better in Mathematics, compared to 65.2% for the district and 64.1% for the state. The school has been ranked among the top 100 elementary schools in North Carolina for the past 10 years, earning a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger. This high performance extends across various student subgroups, including female students, Hispanic students, low-socioeconomic status students, and gifted and talented students.

While Glenn C Marlow Elementary excels, the nearby schools within the Henderson County Schools district, such as Bruce Drysdale Elementary, Etowah Elementary, and Hendersonville Elementary, also demonstrate strong academic performance, with several ranking in the top 400 elementary schools in North Carolina. This suggests a strong commitment to education in the local community.

562

Students ?

15.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$9,247

Per pupil spending ?

30.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1985 Butler Bridge Road
Mills River, NC 28759

(828) 654-3225

District: Henderson County Schools

Students who attend Glenn C Marlow Elementary usually attend:

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

Racial breakdown:

White:

78.8%

Hispanic:

10.3%

Two or more races:

3.6%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 98th percentile in 2015 → 94th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the North Carolina average (81% vs 57% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 6% of North Carolina elementary schools

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Henderson County Schools

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school81%

District avg59%

North Carolina avg57%

89^th of 1,490

North Carolina public elementary schools ?

Top 6%▼ down 4 pts since 2015

From top 2% (2015) to top 6% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st 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	91.3	89 of 1490	94.0%	★★★★★
2024	92.9	71 of 1505	95.3%	★★★★★
2023	92.7	83 of 1502	94.5%	★★★★★
2022	95.0	44 of 1514	97.1%	★★★★★
2021	91.4	101 of 1489	93.2%	★★★★★
2019	92.6	57 of 1473	96.1%	★★★★★
2018	93.0	55 of 1434	96.2%	★★★★★
2017	92.4	55 of 1429	96.2%	★★★★★
2016	94.7	26 of 1425	98.2%	★★★★★
2015	94.1	33 of 1440	97.7%	★★★★★
2014	94.7	39 of 1390	97.2%	★★★★★
2013	94.6	54 of 1403	96.2%	★★★★★
2012	85.1	109 of 1388	92.1%	★★★★★
2011	84.6	131 of 1381	90.5%	★★★★★
2010	87.1	84 of 1363	93.8%	★★★★★
2009	88.7	67 of 1354	95.1%	★★★★★
2008	91.6	47 of 1324	96.5%	★★★★★
2007	80.7	164 of 1293	87.3%	★★★★☆
2006	87.6	72 of 1276	94.4%	★★★★★

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2021	85.3	37 of 646	94.3%	★★★★★
2019	84.0	56 of 878	93.6%	★★★★★
2018	87.4	49 of 897	94.5%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	92.4	64 of 1451	95.6%	★★★★★
2024	93.5	55 of 1455	96.2%	★★★★★
2023	91.6	79 of 1459	94.6%	★★★★★
2022	94.7	34 of 1458	97.7%	★★★★★
2021	88.4	120 of 1440	91.7%	★★★★★
2019	88.6	91 of 1424	93.6%	★★★★★
2018	89.6	81 of 1405	94.2%	★★★★★

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	70.7	71 of 710	90.0%	★★★★★
2024	72.5	11 of 669	98.4%	★★★★★
2023	69.5	14 of 582	97.6%	★★★★★
2019	66.1	38 of 612	93.8%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	91.2	39 of 961	95.9%	★★★★★
2024	76.3	156 of 951	83.6%	★★★★☆
2021	77.2	116 of 843	86.2%	★★★★☆
2019	97.0	6 of 865	99.3%	★★★★★
2018	93.9	18 of 851	97.9%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	87.0	77 of 1437	94.6%	★★★★★
2024	89.0	56 of 1450	96.1%	★★★★★
2023	91.4	38 of 1437	97.4%	★★★★★
2022	96.2	14 of 1366	99.0%	★★★★★
2021	80.5	148 of 1329	88.9%	★★★★☆
2019	90.2	52 of 1361	96.2%	★★★★★
2018	95.4	13 of 1332	99.0%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	86.6	141 of 1450	90.3%	★★★★★
2024	88.3	123 of 1464	91.6%	★★★★★
2023	91.7	82 of 1461	94.4%	★★★★★
2022	93.2	63 of 1464	95.7%	★★★★★
2021	92.4	75 of 1444	94.8%	★★★★★
2019	93.6	41 of 1430	97.1%	★★★★★
2018	93.3	42 of 1413	97.0%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	76.6	89 of 821	89.2%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	81.7	164 of 1172	86.0%	★★★★☆
2024	86.6	100 of 1166	91.4%	★★★★★
2023	84.7	120 of 1183	89.9%	★★★★☆
2022	86.6	95 of 1194	92.0%	★★★★★
2021	88.4	80 of 1172	93.2%	★★★★★
2019	87.1	89 of 1183	92.5%	★★★★★
2018	87.2	88 of 1178	92.5%	★★★★★

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)

Hispanic (2025)96th percentile~ school

Female (2025)96th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)95th percentile~ school

Disabled (2021)94th percentile~ school

Male (2025)90th percentile-4 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2025)90th percentile-4 vs school

Special Education (2025)89th percentile-5 vs school

White (2025)86th percentile-8 vs school

By subject vs North Carolina (2024-2025) ?

Science85%+23 vs state

Mathematics83%+22 vs state

Reading76%+24 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 Reading 3rd Grade	EOG Reading 4th Grade	EOG Reading 5th Grade	EOG Science 5th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Glenn C Marlow Elementary	Public	K-5	1985 Butler Bridge Road	Mills River	28759	Henderson County	Henderson County Schools	No	No	No	No	(828) 654-3225	562	35	15.9	30.2%	443 (78.8%)	18 (3.2%)	58 (10.3%)	18 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.9%)	20 (3.6%)	91.3	89^th of 1490 public elementary schools	94.0%		92.9	71^st of 1505 public elementary schools	95.3%	18	91.0	76.1	83.1	83.1	75.3	72.0	84.7	$9,247	$669	$8,577
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
Fletcher Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	500 Howard Gap Road	Fletcher	28732	Henderson County	Henderson County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(828) 684-0580	434	28	15.3	57.4%	278 (64.1%)	29 (6.7%)	97 (22.4%)	6 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	23 (5.3%)	68.3	422^nd of 1490 public elementary schools	71.7%		68.9	428^th of 1505 public elementary schools	71.6%	6	71.9	68.4	54.8	53.1	62.0	62.2	76.7	$10,006	$951	$9,055
Glen Arden Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	50 Pinehurst Circle	Arden	28704	Buncombe County	Buncombe County Schools	No	No	No	No	(828) 654-1800	505	37	13.6	95.8%	351 (69.5%)	25 (5.0%)	73 (14.5%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.8%)	50 (9.9%)	81.8	222^nd of 1490 public elementary schools	85.1%		86.2	164^th of 1505 public elementary schools	89.1%	58	77.7	67.9		63.8	73.8			$10,263	$832	$9,431
Avery's Creek Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	15 Park South Boulevard	Arden	28704	Buncombe County	Buncombe County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(828) 654-1810	557	37	15.2	99.5%	219 (39.3%)	56 (10.1%)	221 (39.7%)	7 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	51 (9.2%)	32	1059^th of 1490 public elementary schools	28.9%		41.8	896^th of 1505 public elementary schools	40.5%	163	48.1	53.1		39.6	46.9			$11,019	$1,138	$9,880
Estes Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	275 Overlook Road	Asheville	28803	Buncombe County	Buncombe County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(828) 654-1795	754	53	14.2	99.5%	408 (54.1%)	100 (13.3%)	173 (22.9%)	25 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.5%)	44 (5.8%)	52.1	708^th of 1490 public elementary schools	52.5%		58.4	609^th of 1505 public elementary schools	59.5%	99	60.1	54.7		52.2	56.8			$10,805	$1,421	$9,384
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
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Glenn C Marlow Elementary

What schools do graduates of Glenn C Marlow Elementary attend?

Students who attend Glenn C Marlow Elementary usually go on to attend:

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

Is Glenn C Marlow Elementary a good school?

Yes. Glenn C Marlow Elementary ranks in the top 6.0% of North Carolina elementary schools.

What is the racial makeup of Glenn C Marlow Elementary?

Students at Glenn C Marlow Elementary are 79% White, 10% Hispanic, 4% Two or more races, 3% African American, 3% Asian.

How many students attend Glenn C Marlow Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 562 students attended Glenn C Marlow Elementary.

What district is Glenn C Marlow Elementary in?

Henderson County Schools

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