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Enrollment
748
Middle
DISTRICT 739 · STATE 605
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HENDERSON COUNTY SCHOOLS·NCES 370210000919
Flat Rock Middle
191 Preston Lane, East Flat Rock, NC 28726 · (828) 697-4775 · Henderson County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL748 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 17% of North Carolina public middle schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- DBeats 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
16.9:1
44 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.8:1 · STATE 15.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
71%
531 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 | 237 | 32% |
| Grade 7 | 272 | 36% |
| Grade 8 | 239 | 32% |
Student demographics
55%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
38.0%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
36.4%
NC avg 52.2%
What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 38 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 36 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
40.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
57.2%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-17.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 40% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 57% 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 Flat Rock Middle
Flat Rock Middle's state test result (40.2% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Flat Rock Middle this school | 748 | 71.0% | 40.2% |
| Apple Valley Middle Hendersonville | 820 | 68.5% | 50.4% |
| Highland Middle Sanford | 762 | 63.9% | 46.9% |
| A L Stanback Middle Hillsborough | 648 | 57.7% | 53.7% |
| South Davie Middle Mocksville | 492 | 72.4% | 50.1% |
| Southern Alamance Middle Graham | 822 | 58.2% | 41.7% |
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 Flat Rock Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 40.2% | #346 of 463 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 36.4% | #351 of 461 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 38.0% | #356 of 463 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 748 | #135 of 478 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.9:1 | #286 of 456 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 55.3% | #307 of 456 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 71.0% | #348 of 472 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +0.3% | #140 of 143 |
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
748
-45 (-6%) vs 2020
-6% since 1990-91, when it was 793
Student : Teacher
16.9:1
was 16.2:1
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 | 748 | 44.3 | 16.9:1 | 71% (531) |
| 2023-24 | 739 | 47.9 | 15.4:1 | 100% (736) |
| 2022-23 | 706 | 48 | 14.7:1 | 70% (493) |
| 2020-21 | 793 | 49 | 16.2:1 | 52% (413) |
| 2017-18 | 746 | 51.7 | 14.4:1 | 67% (502) |
| 2015-16 | 746 | 52 | 14.3:1 | 65% (488) |
| 2010-11 | 807 | 51 | 15.8:1 | 56% (455) |
| 2000-01 | 741 | 50 | 14.8:1 | 34% (254) |
| 1990-91 | 793 | 56 | 14.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Flat Rock Middle.
Since 2017-18: students unchanged (746 to 748); teachers down 14% (51.7 to 44.3).
About Flat Rock Middle
Flat Rock Middle is a public middle-grades school run by Henderson County Schools in East Flat Rock, North Carolina. Enrollment in 2024-25 was 748 students in grades 6 through 8. Against the 605-student average for middle schools in North Carolina, enrollment here is 24% higher.
Henderson County Schools runs Flat Rock Middle along with 22 other schools, enrolling 12,619 students in total.
At Flat Rock Middle, White students make up 55% of the student body. It is also 38% Hispanic and 3% multiracial. For comparison, the population of Henderson County is roughly 82% White. Pick two students at random and there is a 55% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Flat Rock Middle employs 44.3 full-time-equivalent teachers. That gives a ratio of about 16.9:1. The school has more students per teacher than the 15.9:1 average for middle schools in North Carolina. Flat Rock Middle's free or reduced-price lunch eligibility rate is 71%. The rate at public schools in Henderson County averages 63%, lower than here.
Measured against North Carolina public middle schools, Flat Rock Middle receives a C-. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
Schools in North Carolina with a similar free or reduced-price lunch share are predicted to score about 57.2%. Flat Rock Middle scores 40.2%.
Henderson County has about 118,484 residents, and the median household income is $68,187, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 37% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 9%. In all, Henderson County has 25 public schools and roughly 13,572 students.
Nearby, Hillandale Elementary is about 0.2 miles away. Within five miles of Flat Rock Middle, there are at least 8 other public schools. Compared with its nearest neighbors, Flat Rock Middle ranks 6th of 6 on average proficiency.
Flat Rock Middle is in rural territory close to an urban area, a location NCES labels Rural: Fringe.
Enrollment has fallen by 45 students since 2020-21, to 748.
The discussion area below is open to posts about sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater. 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
- Apple Valley MiddleMiddle · 820 students
- Hendersonville HighHigh · 794 students
Other schools in East Flat Rock
- East Henderson HighHigh · 932 students
- Hillandale ElementaryElementary · 483 students
Other Flat Rock Middle schools
2 other US public schools in 2 states are named Flat Rock Middle. Flat Rock Middle is the 2nd largest of the 3.
- Flat Rock MiddleWinston-Salem, NC · 674 students
- Flat Rock Middle SchoolTyrone, GA · 800 students
Nearby schools
- Hillandale Elementary0.2 mi · 483
- East Henderson High1.9 mi · 932
- Henderson County Career Academy2.6 mi · 114
- Henderson County Early College2.6 mi · 197
- Upward Elementary2.7 mi · 389
- The Mountain Community Sch3.1 mi · 190
Frequently asked questions
About Flat Rock MiddleHow large is Flat Rock Middle?
Flat Rock Middle enrolls approximately 748 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does Flat Rock Middle serve?
Flat Rock Middle serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
How many teachers does Flat Rock Middle have?
Flat Rock Middle employs 44 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 16.9:1.
What is the student diversity at Flat Rock Middle?
Student demographics at Flat Rock Middle are roughly 55% White, 38% Hispanic, 2% Black, 1% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Is Flat Rock Middle public or private?
Flat Rock Middle is a public K-12 school, overseen by Henderson County Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.