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Enrollment
473
Elementary
DISTRICT 425 · STATE 467
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HENDERSON COUNTY SCHOOLS·NCES 370210000927
Bruce Drysdale Elementary
271 Bearcat Blvd., Hendersonville, NC 28792 · (828) 697-5568 · Henderson County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL473 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 56% of North Carolina public elementary schools
- B-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B+Beats 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 elementary schools
Student : Teacher
14.6:1
32 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.3:1 · STATE 14.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
99%
470 students
DISTRICT 67% · STATE 82%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 71 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 84 | 18% |
| Grade 2 | 80 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 81 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 85 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 72 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (71) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (72).
Student demographics
70%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
50.8%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
56.1%
NC avg 52.2%
What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 51 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 56 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
56.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.5%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+8.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 57% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 49% 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 Bruce Drysdale Elementary
Bruce Drysdale Elementary's state test result (56.6% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bruce Drysdale Elementary this school | 473 | 99.4% | 56.6% |
| Glendale-Kenly Elementary Kenly | 433 | 99.3% | 55.1% |
| Rock Ridge Elementary Wilson | 476 | 99.4% | 81.5% |
| Grantham Elementary Goldsboro | 442 | 99.3% | 65.4% |
| Lucama Elementary Lucama | 431 | 99.3% | 80.8% |
| Randleman Elementary School Randleman | 487 | 99.4% | 38.7% |
Matched among North Carolina elementary 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 Bruce Drysdale Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina | In Henderson County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 56.6% | #618 of 1,297 | #8 of 13 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 56.1% | #726 of 1,296 | #8 of 13 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 50.8% | #592 of 1,300 | #8 of 13 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 473 | #687 of 1,485 | #4 of 14 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.6:1 | #627 of 1,377 | #10 of 13 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 69.8% | #208 of 1,379 | #1 of 13 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 99.4% | #318 of 1,414 | #2 of 13 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +3.3% | #298 of 369 | N/A |
Ranked against other public elementary 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
473
+31 (+7%) vs 2020
+39% since 2000-01, when it was 341
Student : Teacher
14.6:1
was 12.3:1
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 | 473 | 32.4 | 14.6:1 | 99% (470) |
| 2023-24 | 447 | 32.5 | 13.8:1 | 99% (444) |
| 2022-23 | 448 | 29.7 | 15.1:1 | 65% (289) |
| 2020-21 | 442 | 36 | 12.3:1 | 60% (267) |
| 2017-18 | 458 | 34.6 | 13.3:1 | 73% (333) |
| 2015-16 | 525 | 34 | 15.4:1 | 76% (399) |
| 2010-11 | 383 | 29 | 13.2:1 | 90% (345) |
| 2000-01 | 341 | 38 | 9.0:1 | 87% (295) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Bruce Drysdale Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students up 3% (458 to 473); teachers down 6% (34.6 to 32.4).
About Bruce Drysdale Elementary
In Hendersonville, North Carolina, part of Henderson County, Bruce Drysdale Elementary is an elementary school. Its enrollment is 473 students, spread over pre-K through 5.
The district, Henderson County Schools, operates 23 schools serving 12,619 students.
About 43% of students at Bruce Drysdale Elementary are White, the largest single group. Beyond that, enrollment is 31% Hispanic, 11% multiracial, 10% Black, and 4% Pacific Islander. The White share of the county population is higher, at 82%. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 70, compared with 70 nationally.
Bruce Drysdale Elementary has 32.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of about 14.6:1. That is in line with the 14.9:1 average for elementary schools in North Carolina. A common income measure, free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, is 99% at Bruce Drysdale Elementary. That is higher than the 63% average for public schools in Henderson County.
Bruce Drysdale Elementary holds a B allk12 Grade, placing it above 56% of North Carolina public elementary schools.
Bruce Drysdale Elementary's average proficiency rate across its state test results of 56.6% is 8.1 points above the 48.5% the model predicts from its lunch-eligibility share.
In the surrounding county, Henderson County, median household income comes to about $68,187, about 37% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 9% of residents are in poverty. The county has 25 public schools and about 13,572 students.
Bruce Drysdale Elementary's nearest public school is Hendersonville High (about 0.2 miles). There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles. Among the 6 closest schools with test data, this one included, Bruce Drysdale Elementary ranks 4th on average proficiency.
On the NCES locale scale, the school is Suburb: Large.
Over 4 years, enrollment increased by 31 students, from 442 to 473. Federal data show the ratio rising from 12.3:1 to 14.6:1.
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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
- Apple Valley MiddleMiddle · 820 students
- Hendersonville HighHigh · 794 students
Other schools in Hendersonville
- West Henderson HighHigh · 1,053 students
- North Henderson HighHigh · 1,052 students
- Rugby MiddleMiddle · 849 students
- Apple Valley MiddleMiddle · 820 students
- Hendersonville HighHigh · 794 students
- Hendersonville MiddleMiddle · 540 students
Nearby schools
- Hendersonville High0.2 mi · 794
- Hendersonville Middle0.7 mi · 540
- Hendersonville Elementary0.8 mi · 323
- The Mountain Community Sch1.2 mi · 190
- Henderson County Career Academy2.6 mi · 114
- Henderson County Early College2.6 mi · 197
Frequently asked questions
About Bruce Drysdale ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Bruce Drysdale Elementary?
Bruce Drysdale Elementary enrolls approximately 473 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Bruce Drysdale Elementary serve?
Bruce Drysdale Elementary serves grades PK-05.
How many students per teacher at Bruce Drysdale Elementary?
Approximately 14.6:1 students per teacher at Bruce Drysdale Elementary.
What is the student diversity at Bruce Drysdale Elementary?
Student demographics at Bruce Drysdale Elementary are roughly 43% White, 31% Hispanic, 10% Black, 0% Asian, 11% Two or more.
What district is Bruce Drysdale Elementary in?
Bruce Drysdale Elementary is part of Henderson County Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.