Clear Creek Elementary

Clear Creek Elementary is an elementary school of reasonably sized scale in Hendersonville, North Carolina, one of the schools within Henderson County Schools, caters to 435 students in grades pre-K through 5.

Henderson County Schools comprises 23 schools with combined enrollment of 12,619 students; Clear Creek Elementary is among them.

In terms of who attends, Clear Creek Elementary shows that 54% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Other groups include 33% Hispanic, 6% multiracial, 4% Black, 2% Asian. The wider county runs roughly 82% White, putting the school's mix considerably less White than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, Clear Creek Elementary has 31 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 14.3:1. That tracks the state average closely. About 99% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against Henderson County (around 63%), the school's rate is north of typical.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Clear Creek Elementary is in the OUTPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations model, which fits a per-state line through proficiency and FRL share. Schools with this campus's poverty mix typically land near 48.5%; this one delivers 66.7%, a residual of +18.2 points.

Zooming out to the county, ACS estimates for Henderson County put median household earnings sit near $68,187, roughly 37% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 9%. Clear Creek Elementary is one of 25 public schools in Henderson County (combined enrollment of about 13,572 students).

The closest other public school is Apple Valley Middle, roughly 1.4 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Clear Creek Elementary. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Clear Creek Elementary at 1st of 9; the average score across the group is 54.8%.

The campus sits in a bedroom-community setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count decreased 20%: 545 students in 2018 compared to 435 in 2025. Class-load math has fell: from 16.4:1 in 2018 to 14.3:1 in 2025.

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