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Enrollment
403
Elementary
DISTRICT 425 · STATE 467
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HENDERSON COUNTY SCHOOLS·NCES 370210000913
Dana Elementary
690 Ridge Road, Hendersonville, NC 28792 · (828) 685-7743 · Henderson County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL403 STUDENTS
F
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Scored higher than 2% of North Carolina public elementary schools
- FTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- FBeats 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
13.7:1
30 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.3:1 · STATE 14.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
99%
400 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 13 | 3% |
| Kindergarten | 69 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 65 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 50 | 12% |
| Grade 3 | 67 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 71 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 68 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (69) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (68).
Student demographics
53%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
26.8%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
32.2%
NC avg 52.2%
What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 27 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 32 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
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of NC schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
26.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.5%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-21.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 27% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 49% typical for North Carolina schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
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 Dana Elementary
Dana Elementary's state test result (26.9% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dana Elementary this school | 403 | 99.3% | 26.9% |
| Upward Elementary Flat Rock | 389 | 99.2% | 43.4% |
| Robbins Elementary Robbins | 378 | 96.8% | 48.5% |
| Sugarloaf Elementary Hendersonville | 415 | 99.3% | 44.4% |
| Hobbton Elementary Newton Grove | 453 | 95.6% | 65.5% |
| Hargrove Elementary Faison | 361 | 99.2% | 65.9% |
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 Dana Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina | In Henderson County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 26.9% | #1,269 of 1,297 | #13 of 13 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 32.2% | #1,235 of 1,296 | #13 of 13 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 26.8% | #1,232 of 1,300 | #13 of 13 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 403 | #891 of 1,485 | #9 of 14 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.7:1 | #385 of 1,377 | #5 of 13 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 53.0% | #932 of 1,379 | #7 of 13 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 99.3% | #447 of 1,414 | #6 of 13 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -25.8% | #150 of 937 | #1 of 12 |
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
403
+4 (+1%) vs 2020
-30% since 1990-91, when it was 576
Student : Teacher
13.7:1
was 12.9:1
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 | 403 | 29.5 | 13.7:1 | 99% (400) |
| 2023-24 | 390 | 27.6 | 14.2:1 | 99% (387) |
| 2022-23 | 407 | 29.1 | 14.0:1 | 80% (324) |
| 2020-21 | 399 | 31 | 12.9:1 | 71% (282) |
| 2017-18 | 543 | 37 | 14.7:1 | 78% (423) |
| 2015-16 | 577 | 38 | 15.2:1 | 80% (461) |
| 2010-11 | 496 | 37 | 13.4:1 | 74% (369) |
| 2000-01 | 579 | 35 | 16.5:1 | 48% (277) |
| 1990-91 | 576 | 35 | 16.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Dana Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 26% (543 to 403); teachers down 20% (37 to 29.5).
About Dana Elementary
Dana Elementary is a medium-sized elementary school in Hendersonville, North Carolina, under Henderson County Schools. It covers pre-K through 5, with a total enrollment of 403 students.
Dana Elementary is one school in Henderson County Schools, a system of 23 schools with 12,619 students.
Hispanic students are the majority at Dana Elementary, with 56% of enrollment. Enrollment also includes 39% White and 3% multiracial. The school's Hispanic share is 43 points above the 13% share among Henderson County residents. The school's diversity index is 53%, meaning two students picked at random have a 53% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
The school has about 13.7 students per teacher and 29.5 full-time-equivalent teachers. The school has fewer students per teacher than the 14.9:1 average for elementary schools in North Carolina. About 99% of enrolled students meet the income rules for free or reduced-price lunch. On average, public schools in Henderson County report 63%.
allk12 grades Dana Elementary an F. The grade compares the school only with North Carolina public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
Dana Elementary ranks in the bottom 10% of North Carolina schools after adjusting test results for student poverty. Actual: 26.9%. Predicted: 48.5%. Difference: 21.6 points.
Within Henderson County, the median household income is $68,187, about 37% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 9%. In all, Henderson County has 25 public schools and roughly 13,572 students.
Sugarloaf Elementary is the closest public school, about 1.7 miles away in a straight line. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8. Nearby schools with test data average 49.5% proficiency; Dana Elementary posts 26.9%.
Locale data from NCES put Dana Elementary in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more (Suburb: Large).
The student count changed little between 2020-21 (399) and 2024-25 (403).
Parents and students can post about sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater at Dana Elementary. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
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
Other Dana Elementary schools
One other US public school is named Dana Elementary. Dana Elementary is the 2nd largest of the 2.
- Dana ElementaryNipomo, CA · 612 students
Nearby schools
- Sugarloaf Elementary1.7 mi · 415
- Edneyville Elementary2.5 mi · 405
- North Henderson High3.2 mi · 1,052
- Apple Valley Middle3.2 mi · 820
- Upward Elementary3.2 mi · 389
- Henderson County Early College3.4 mi · 197
Frequently asked questions
About Dana ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Dana Elementary?
Dana Elementary enrolls approximately 403 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Dana Elementary serve?
Dana Elementary serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Dana Elementary?
Approximately 13.7:1 students per teacher at Dana Elementary.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Dana Elementary?
At Dana Elementary, the student body is approximately 39% White, 56% Hispanic, 1% Black, 3% Two or more.
Who oversees Dana Elementary?
Dana Elementary 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.