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T C Henderson

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T C Henderson ranks 574 th of 1492 North Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public, Magnet Grades PK, KG-5

574^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,492 North Carolina Elementary Schools

Better than 62% of North Carolina elementary schools

Summary

T C Henderson is a small, rural elementary school in Lake Toxaway, NC, serving 133 students in grades PK-5 as part of Transylvania County Schools. The school holds a 3-star rating, ranking 574th of 1,492 North Carolina elementary schools — a rebound from the 48th percentile it posted in 2023-2024, but still far below the 91st-percentile, 5-star performance it earned about a decade ago. Nearly all of its students (97.7%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, and per-pupil spending of roughly $14,225 runs well above nearby schools.

Recent results offer several genuine bright spots. In 2024-2025, 68.2% of fifth graders at T C Henderson were proficient in science — the best rate of any elementary school in Transylvania County Schools — and the school’s fifth graders also outperformed district and state averages in math (63.6% proficient, versus 57.9% and 59.3%). Chronic absenteeism has tumbled from 49.0% in 2021-2022 to 17.5% in 2024-2025, the lowest rate among nearby schools, including Pisgah Forest Elementary (18.1%), Brevard Elementary (21.7%), and Rosman Elementary (22.1%). The school has also served economically disadvantaged students well, ranking in the 81st percentile statewide for that group in 2024-2025.

The most instructive comparison for parents may be Rosman Elementary, just 3.5 miles away in a similarly high-poverty community. It has surged to the 83rd percentile statewide and outperformed T C Henderson in nearly every grade and subject in the most recent testing year — most starkly in third-grade reading, where 63.6% of its students were proficient versus 44.4% at T C Henderson. That 44.4% result is the school’s most urgent concern, trailing both the district average (59.0%) and the state average (55.6%), and it points to early literacy as the key area to watch. Because T C Henderson is so small, proficiency rates can swing sharply with the performance of just a few students, so parents should weigh single-year results accordingly — but the gap to Rosman Elementary and the early-reading weakness both merit attention.

133

Students ?

12.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

97.7%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

85.7%

Kindergartners up to date on all required vaccines (2025-26)

Exemptions: 14.3% (any vaccine)

11839 Rosman Hwy
Lake Toxaway, NC 28747-9724

(828) 862-4463

District: Transylvania County Schools

Racial breakdown:

White:

77.4%

Hispanic:

15.8%

Two or more races:

3.0%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 88th percentile in 2016 → 62nd in 2026

Strengths

✓Above the North Carolina median (62nd percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 26 percentile points since 2016

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school64%

District avg69%

North Carolina avg60%

574^th of 1,492

North Carolina public elementary schools ?

Top 38%▼ down 27 pts since 2016

From top 12% (2016) to top 38% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

55^th of 246Transylvania 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	60.1	574 of 1492	61.5%	★★★☆☆
2025	59.4	577 of 1490	61.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	47.7	784 of 1505	47.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	59.2	593 of 1502	60.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	47.2	792 of 1514	47.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	60.0	578 of 1489	61.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	73.1	347 of 1473	76.4%	★★★★☆
2018	72.7	351 of 1434	75.5%	★★★★☆
2017	86.8	126 of 1429	91.2%	★★★★★
2016	84.2	168 of 1425	88.2%	★★★★☆
2015	82.0	200 of 1440	86.1%	★★★★☆
2014	72.8	346 of 1390	75.1%	★★★★☆
2013	72.5	324 of 1403	76.9%	★★★★☆
2012	73.7	325 of 1388	76.6%	★★★★☆
2011	87.2	86 of 1381	93.8%	★★★★★
2010	80.6	184 of 1363	86.5%	★★★★☆
2009	77.4	252 of 1354	81.4%	★★★★☆
2008	71.5	320 of 1324	75.8%	★★★★☆
2007	75.1	263 of 1293	79.7%	★★★★☆
2006	81.8	150 of 1276	88.2%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	51.9	688 of 1447	52.5%	★★★☆☆
2025	78.7	230 of 1451	84.1%	★★★★☆
2019	56.2	627 of 1424	56.0%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	53.6	616 of 1434	57.0%	★★★☆☆
2025	72.4	273 of 1437	81.0%	★★★★☆
2024	68.9	343 of 1450	76.3%	★★★★☆
2023	68.7	342 of 1437	76.2%	★★★★☆
2021	65.3	335 of 1329	74.8%	★★★★☆
2019	87.7	73 of 1361	94.6%	★★★★★
2018	81.9	134 of 1332	89.9%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2021	27.4	1035 of 1444	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	60.8	551 of 1413	61.0%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	47.9	631 of 1172	46.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	28.8	917 of 1166	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	58.5	489 of 1183	58.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	27.8	951 of 1194	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	35.5	788 of 1172	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	51.3	590 of 1183	50.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	54.9	563 of 1178	52.2%	★★★☆☆

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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)57th percentile-4 vs school

Female (2026)52nd percentile-9 vs school

White (2025)46th percentile-15 vs school

Male (2021)28th percentile-33 vs school

By subject vs North Carolina (2025-2026) ?

Mathematics68%+4 vs state

Reading59%+3 vs state

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by a parent
Monday, August 22, 2022

TC Henderson is hands down the best school in Transylvania county. The staff is more like family. We recently had to move districts and I can tell you that no other school will make you feel the way this one does. We miss TC so much. They were our family for so long. Went above and beyond to help all 3 of my children in anyway they could. Mr.Chapman is the most amazing principle and the rest of the staff welcome you with open arms. My kids did so well there. Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				EOG Mathematics (2026)						EOG Reading (2026)						EOG Science (2026)		Vaccination (2025-26)		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	Vaccination: Kindergartners up to date on all required vaccines	Vaccination: Exemption rate	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
T C Henderson	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	11839 Rosman Hwy	Lake Toxaway	28747	Transylvania County	Transylvania County Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(828) 862-4463	133	11	12.1	97.7%	103 (77.4%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (15.8%)	3 (2.3%)	1 (0.8%)	1 (0.8%)	4 (3.0%)	60.1	574^th of 1492 public elementary schools	61.5%		59.4	577^th of 1490 public elementary schools	61.3%	3	66.7	68.4					44.4	73.7							85.7%	14.3%	$14,225	$1,533	$12,692
Rosman Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	167 Rosman School Rd	Rosman	28772	Transylvania County	Transylvania County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(828) 862-4431	344	26	13.0	—	301 (87.5%)	2 (0.6%)	28 (8.1%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.6%)	79.4	248^th of 1492 public elementary schools	83.4%		69.2	405^th of 1490 public elementary schools	72.8%	157	72.7	78.0	72.6				63.6	72.9	75.8				77.4		88.1%	7.1%	$10,924	$1,095	$9,829
Brevard Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	399 Greenville Hwy	Brevard	28712	Transylvania County	Transylvania County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(828) 884-2001	524	41	12.7	—	384 (73.3%)	39 (7.4%)	50 (9.5%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (9.0%)	56.6	633^rd of 1492 public elementary schools	57.6%		40.4	909^th of 1490 public elementary schools	39.0%	276	78.5	62.2	58.2				63.1	61.1	59.3				57.1		93.2%	6.8%	$10,938	$1,181	$9,757
Blue Ridge School	Public	PK, KG-6	95 Bobcat Drive	Cashiers	28717	Jackson County	Jackson County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(828) 743-2646	144	10	14.5	90.3%	78 (54.2%)	2 (1.4%)	58 (40.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.1%)	20.4	1274^th of 1492 public elementary schools	14.6%		47	801^st of 1490 public elementary schools	46.2%	473	36.4	50.0		53.8			27.3	38.9		38.5							$13,938	$1,846	$12,092
Pisgah Forest Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1076 Ecusta Rd	Brevard	28712	Transylvania County	Transylvania County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(828) 877-4481	431	38	11.4	—	308 (71.5%)	13 (3.0%)	88 (20.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	3 (0.7%)	17 (3.9%)	63.9	519^th of 1492 public elementary schools	65.2%		56.6	622^nd of 1490 public elementary schools	58.3%	103	70.1	84.9	52.5				55.2	75.3	57.4				65.6		98%	2%	$9,707	$841	$8,866
Brevard Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	1110 Hendersonville Highway	Pisgah Forest	28768	Transylvania County	Brevard Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(828) 885-2665	435	28	15.4	—	388 (89.2%)	8 (1.8%)	21 (4.8%)	8 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.3%)	73.1	358^th of 1492 public elementary schools	76.0%		65.6	473^rd of 1490 public elementary schools	68.3%	115	75.0	84.4	60.9	59.1	54.3	54.8	79.5	77.8	56.5	60.5	65.2	71.4	78.3	90.5	84.8%	13%

Frequently Asked Questions about T C Henderson

How many students attend T C Henderson?

In the 2024-25 school year, 133 students attended T C Henderson.

Is T C Henderson a good school?

T C Henderson ranks 574^th of 1492 North Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of T C Henderson?

Students at T C Henderson are 77% White, 16% Hispanic, 3% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

What district is T C Henderson in?

Transylvania County Schools

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