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Clear Creek Elementary

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Clear Creek Elementary ranks 486 th of 1492 North Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

486^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,492 North Carolina Elementary Schools

Better than 67% of North Carolina elementary schools

Summary

Clear Creek Elementary is a public K-5 school in Hendersonville, NC, serving 435 students in the Henderson County Schools district. The school serves an extremely high-poverty population — 99.31% of students qualified for free/reduced lunch in 2024-25, up from about 70% two years earlier — yet achievement levels frequently surpass district and state averages. Clear Creek was a 5-star, top-100 school in 2015-2017, dipped to 3 stars during the pandemic, then returned to 4 stars in 2023-24 and 2024-25 before settling at 3 stars (67th percentile) for 2025-26.

Upper-grade math and science are standout subjects. In 2025-26, 5th grade math proficiency hit 84.2% — the highest among Henderson County elementary schools in the comparison group — versus 64.6% districtwide and 62.9% statewide. Science was likewise tops at 86.8% (vs. 70.3% districtwide and 67.7% statewide). Glenn C Marlow Elementary came closest in both (83.3% math, 82.2% science), followed by Hendersonville Elementary (78.8% science). The school is especially effective with economically disadvantaged students: subgroup rankings for low-SES students placed Clear Creek in the 91st percentile statewide in 2024-25, 84th in 2023-24, and 82nd in 2025-26. Gifted students rank at the 96th percentile.

Clear Creek also stands out for attendance and efficiency. Its chronic absenteeism rate was just 10.9% in 2024-25, far below the district (14.5%) and state (24.2%) averages. Per-student spending was $9,070 in 2018-19, the lowest among nearby schools with comparable data. Among schools with similarly high poverty levels, Clear Creek is the top performer: Dana Elementary sits at the 14th percentile statewide, Upward Elementary at the 15th, Sugarloaf Elementary at the 27th, Edneyville Elementary at the 33rd, and Bruce Drysdale Elementary at the 53rd. The main challenge is early literacy: 3rd grade reading proficiency was 53.5% in 2025-26, below the district (58.2%) and state (55.6%) averages, though reading scores climb above both by 4th and 5th grade.

435

Students ?

14.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

Community Eligibility

All students receive free meals (2024-25) ?

737 N Clear Creek Road
Hendersonville, NC 28792

(828) 697-4760

District: Henderson County Schools

Students who attend Clear Creek Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Apple Valley Middle
High:	Henderson County Early College
	North Henderson High

Racial breakdown:

White:

53.8%

Hispanic:

33.3%

Two or more races:

5.7%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 50th percentile in 2022 → 67th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the North Carolina average (68% vs 61% meeting standards)

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 67th (2026) from a 50th-percentile low (2022)

✓Above the North Carolina median (67th percentile)

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school68%

District avg63%

North Carolina avg61%

486^th of 1,492

North Carolina public elementary schools ?

Top 33%▼ down 27 pts since 2016

From top 6% (2016) to top 33% (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	66.3	486 of 1492	67.4%	★★★☆☆
2025	70.5	383 of 1490	74.3%	★★★★☆
2024	69.7	409 of 1505	72.8%	★★★★☆
2023	57.9	621 of 1502	58.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	49.2	757 of 1514	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	48.2	733 of 1489	50.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	73.0	350 of 1473	76.2%	★★★★☆
2018	88.3	117 of 1434	91.8%	★★★★★
2017	88.9	98 of 1429	93.1%	★★★★★
2016	90.6	80 of 1425	94.4%	★★★★★
2015	85.5	153 of 1440	89.4%	★★★★☆
2014	80.7	224 of 1390	83.9%	★★★★☆
2013	89.0	115 of 1403	91.8%	★★★★★
2012	86.3	92 of 1388	93.4%	★★★★★
2011	86.0	112 of 1381	91.9%	★★★★★
2010	85.0	121 of 1363	91.1%	★★★★★
2009	66.6	468 of 1354	65.4%	★★★☆☆
2008	60.9	531 of 1324	59.9%	★★★☆☆
2007	58.5	576 of 1293	55.5%	★★★☆☆
2006	54.3	637 of 1276	50.1%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2022	43.5	295 of 634	53.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	20.4	594 of 646	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	65.9	191 of 878	78.2%	★★★★☆
2018	40.4	517 of 897	42.4%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	49.5	218 of 519	58.0%	★★★☆☆
2025	63.2	134 of 563	76.2%	★★★★☆
2024	59.2	145 of 533	72.8%	★★★★☆
2023	58.1	149 of 514	71.0%	★★★★☆
2022	30.3	374 of 485	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	39.9	207 of 385	46.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	62.1	121 of 497	75.7%	★★★★☆
2018	91.9	17 of 421	96.0%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	71.4	345 of 1447	76.2%	★★★★☆
2025	71.2	349 of 1451	75.9%	★★★★☆
2024	71.8	338 of 1455	76.8%	★★★★☆
2023	55.8	621 of 1459	57.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	43.6	821 of 1458	43.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	50.7	673 of 1440	53.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	74.8	300 of 1424	78.9%	★★★★☆
2018	87.5	106 of 1405	92.5%	★★★★★

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	69.2	31 of 743	95.8%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	62.3	298 of 981	69.6%	★★★☆☆
2025	69.7	209 of 961	78.3%	★★★★☆
2024	64.1	282 of 951	70.3%	★★★★☆
2023	50.7	430 of 915	53.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	31.1	684 of 893	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	53.7	321 of 843	61.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	70.2	190 of 865	78.0%	★★★★☆
2018	90.7	35 of 851	95.9%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	73.7	254 of 1434	82.3%	★★★★☆
2025	82.2	126 of 1437	91.2%	★★★★★
2024	75.1	230 of 1450	84.1%	★★★★☆
2023	63.8	430 of 1437	70.1%	★★★★☆
2022	63.3	385 of 1366	71.8%	★★★★☆
2021	68.6	278 of 1329	79.1%	★★★★☆
2019	87.0	82 of 1361	94.0%	★★★★★
2018	95.5	12 of 1332	99.1%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	59.0	579 of 1451	60.1%	★★★☆☆
2025	66.4	434 of 1450	70.1%	★★★★☆
2024	64.4	481 of 1464	67.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	58.8	593 of 1461	59.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	54.4	647 of 1464	55.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	44.1	784 of 1444	45.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	69.3	380 of 1430	73.4%	★★★★☆
2018	86.5	142 of 1413	90.0%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	50.9	329 of 815	59.6%	★★★☆☆
2025	36.0	518 of 821	36.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	54.9	270 of 801	66.3%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	50.3	589 of 1146	48.6%	★★☆☆☆
2025	54.8	525 of 1172	55.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	56.3	508 of 1166	56.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	43.0	711 of 1183	39.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	42.3	719 of 1194	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	37.3	760 of 1172	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	67.0	360 of 1183	69.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	73.0	291 of 1178	75.3%	★★★★☆

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)96th percentile+28 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)82nd percentile+15 vs school

Female (2026)76th percentile+9 vs school

Hispanic (2026)70th percentile~ school

Male (2026)60th percentile-7 vs school

Special Education (2026)60th percentile-8 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)58th percentile-9 vs school

Disabled (2022)53rd percentile+3 vs school

White (2026)49th percentile-19 vs school

By subject vs North Carolina (2025-2026) ?

Science87%+19 vs state

Mathematics74%+10 vs state

Reading56%~ state avg

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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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	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
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	—	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
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	—	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
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	—	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
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%)	67.3	466^th of 1492 public elementary schools	68.8%		68.3	422^nd of 1490 public elementary schools	71.7%	44	80.0	72.6	63.5				63.3	61.3	58.1				71.6		$10,006	$951	$9,055
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
Edneyville Elementary	Public	K-5	2875 Pace Road	Hendersonville	28792	Henderson County	Henderson County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(828) 685-7600	405	31	13.2	—	238 (58.8%)	3 (0.7%)	144 (35.6%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.5%)	15 (3.7%)	35.1	1001^st of 1492 public elementary schools	32.9%		33.4	1031^st of 1490 public elementary schools	30.8%	30	66.7	54.8	51.4				52.8	43.8	34.3				61.4		$10,529	$1,426	$9,103
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
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	—	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
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	—	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
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%)	89.5	122^nd of 1492 public elementary schools	91.8%		91.3	89^th of 1490 public elementary schools	94.0%	33	89.5	86.5	83.3				75.6	82.3	66.7				82.2		$9,247	$669	$8,577

Frequently Asked Questions about Clear Creek Elementary

Is Clear Creek Elementary a good school?

Clear Creek Elementary ranks 486^th of 1492 North Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Clear Creek Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 435 students attended Clear Creek Elementary.

What district is Clear Creek Elementary in?

Henderson County Schools

What schools do graduates of Clear Creek Elementary attend?

Students who attend Clear Creek Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Apple Valley Middle
High : Henderson County Early College
High : North Henderson High

What is the racial makeup of Clear Creek Elementary?

Students at Clear Creek Elementary are 54% White, 33% Hispanic, 6% Two or more races, 4% African American, 2% Asian.

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