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Does Apple Valley Middle have enough mental health and stress support?
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Enrollment
820
Middle
DISTRICT 739 · STATE 605
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HENDERSON COUNTY SCHOOLS·NCES 370210000797
Apple Valley Middle
43 Fruitland Road, Hendersonville, NC 28792 · (828) 697-4545 · Henderson County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL820 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 39% of North Carolina public middle schools
- B-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded North Carolina public middle schools
Student : Teacher
15.0:1
55 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.8:1 · STATE 15.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
69%
562 students
DISTRICT 67% · STATE 82%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 269 | 33% |
| Grade 7 | 288 | 35% |
| Grade 8 | 263 | 32% |
Student demographics
59%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 55% · STATE 71% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
NC EOG / EOC 2024-25 . % Grade Level Proficient (Level 3+)English Language Arts
41.0%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
56.5%
NC avg 52.2%
What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 41 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 57 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all North Carolina schools, those numbers are about 51 and 52.
Source: NC EOG / EOC. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
50.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
57.9%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-7.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 50% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 58% typical for North Carolina schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among North Carolina's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Apple Valley Middle
Apple Valley Middle's state test result (50.4% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apple Valley Middle this school | 820 | 68.5% | 50.4% |
| Flat Rock Middle East Flat Rock | 748 | 71.0% | 40.2% |
| A L Stanback Middle Hillsborough | 648 | 57.7% | 53.7% |
| Highland Middle Sanford | 762 | 63.9% | 46.9% |
| Southern Alamance Middle Graham | 822 | 58.2% | 41.7% |
| Harold E. Winkler Middle Concord | 1,094 | 62.2% | 51.7% |
Matched among North Carolina middle schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Apple Valley Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 50.4% | #243 of 463 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 56.5% | #157 of 461 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 41.0% | #329 of 463 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 820 | #94 of 478 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.0:1 | #129 of 456 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 59.1% | #271 of 456 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 68.5% | #350 of 472 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -6.1% | #236 of 300 |
Ranked against other public middle schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
820
-93 (-10%) vs 2020
+9% since 2000-01, when it was 752
Student : Teacher
15.0:1
was 15.7:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 820 | 54.7 | 15.0:1 | 69% (562) |
| 2023-24 | 846 | 53.9 | 15.7:1 | 100% (843) |
| 2022-23 | 825 | 55.3 | 14.9:1 | 67% (553) |
| 2020-21 | 913 | 58 | 15.7:1 | 52% (475) |
| 2017-18 | 873 | 57.2 | 15.3:1 | 67% (585) |
| 2015-16 | 872 | 57 | 15.3:1 | 65% (571) |
| 2010-11 | 924 | 56 | 16.5:1 | 60% (559) |
| 2000-01 | 752 | 50 | 15.0:1 | 63% (470) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Apple Valley Middle.
Since 2017-18: students down 6% (873 to 820); teachers down 5% (57.2 to 54.7).
About Apple Valley Middle
Apple Valley Middle is a medium-sized middle-grades school in North Carolina, with an address in Hendersonville. The grade span is 6 through 8, and enrollment is 820 students. Average enrollment for middle schools in North Carolina is about 605, so this school runs 36% larger than that.
In Henderson County Schools, 23 schools enroll a combined 12,619 students.
Enrollment at Apple Valley Middle is mixed, with White students the largest group at 47%. The rest of enrollment is 43% Hispanic, 5% multiracial, and 3% Black. Census estimates put the White share of Henderson County's population at about 82%. Apple Valley Middle has a diversity index of 59%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Dividing enrollment by its 54.7 full-time-equivalent teachers gives a ratio of about 15.0:1. The average ratio among middle schools in North Carolina is 15.9:1, higher than at this school. Apple Valley Middle reports 69% of students eligible for free or reduced-price meals.
allk12 grades Apple Valley Middle a C+. The grade compares the school only with North Carolina public middle schools, because each state gives its own test.
Compared with North Carolina schools that have similar shares of low-income students, Apple Valley Middle's results are 7.6 points below predicted: 50.4% against 57.9%.
Henderson County has about 118,484 residents, and median household income is about $68,187, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 37%, and roughly 9% of residents are in poverty. The public schools of Henderson County number 25 and enroll about 13,572.
North Henderson High is the nearest neighboring public school, less than a tenth of a mile away. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. Apple Valley Middle's average proficiency of 50.4% compares with 50.4% for its nearest scored neighbors.
Apple Valley Middle has an NCES locale of Rural: Fringe.
A comparison of 2020-21 and 2024-25 shows enrollment down 10%, from 913 to 820.
The discussion area below is open to posts about school events, clubs, and volunteer needs. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
Henderson County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
118,484
Census ACS
Median income
$68,187
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
37%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
25
13,572 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Henderson County Schools
- West Henderson HighHigh · 1,053 students
- North Henderson HighHigh · 1,052 students
- East Henderson HighHigh · 932 students
- Rugby MiddleMiddle · 849 students
- Hendersonville HighHigh · 794 students
- Flat Rock MiddleMiddle · 748 students
Other schools in Hendersonville
- West Henderson HighHigh · 1,053 students
- North Henderson HighHigh · 1,052 students
- Rugby MiddleMiddle · 849 students
- Hendersonville HighHigh · 794 students
- Hendersonville MiddleMiddle · 540 students
- Bruce Drysdale ElementaryElementary · 473 students
Nearby schools
- North Henderson High0.1 mi · 1,052
- Clear Creek Elementary1.4 mi · 435
- Sugarloaf Elementary1.9 mi · 415
- Edneyville Elementary3.0 mi · 405
- Dana Elementary3.2 mi · 403
- The Mountain Community Sch3.5 mi · 190
Frequently asked questions
About Apple Valley MiddleHow many students attend Apple Valley Middle?
Apple Valley Middle enrolls approximately 820 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does Apple Valley Middle serve?
Apple Valley Middle serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
How many teachers does Apple Valley Middle have?
Apple Valley Middle employs 55 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.0:1.
How diverse is Apple Valley Middle?
Apple Valley Middle reports a student body of 47% White, 43% Hispanic, 3% Black, 2% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Who oversees Apple Valley Middle?
Apple Valley Middle is overseen by Henderson County Schools in Henderson County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.