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Enrollment
434
Elementary
DISTRICT 425 · STATE 467
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HENDERSON COUNTY SCHOOLS·NCES 370210000920
Fletcher Elementary
500 Howard Gap Road, Fletcher, NC 28732 · (828) 684-0580 · Henderson County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL434 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 63% 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
15.4:1
28 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.3:1 · STATE 14.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
57%
249 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 | 14 | 3% |
| Kindergarten | 61 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 63 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 72 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 65 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 84 | 19% |
| Grade 5 | 75 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (61) is 19% smaller than its 5th grade class (75).
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
59.4%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
64.8%
NC avg 52.2%
What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 59 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 65 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
65.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
61.3%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+3.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 65% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 61% 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 Fletcher Elementary
Fletcher Elementary's state test result (65.0% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fletcher Elementary this school | 434 | 57.4% | 65.0% |
| Pinebrook Elementary Mocksville | 472 | 53.6% | 58.8% |
| Cornatzer Elementary Mocksville | 408 | 61.5% | 50.4% |
| Meadow View Elementary Jacksonville | 520 | 61.2% | 51.9% |
| Sand Ridge Elementary Hubert | 527 | 62.0% | 65.0% |
| Heritage Elementary School Richlands | 565 | 52.9% | 53.2% |
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 Fletcher Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina | In Henderson County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 65.0% | #349 of 1,297 | #6 of 13 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 64.8% | #477 of 1,296 | #6 of 13 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 59.4% | #341 of 1,300 | #5 of 13 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 434 | #800 of 1,485 | #6 of 14 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.4:1 | #861 of 1,377 | #11 of 13 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 53.2% | #923 of 1,379 | #6 of 13 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 57.4% | #1,124 of 1,414 | #8 of 13 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -4.2% | #809 of 937 | #11 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
434
-22 (-5%) vs 2020
-11% since 1990-91, when it was 488
Student : Teacher
15.4:1
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 | 434 | 28.3 | 15.4:1 | 57% (249) |
| 2023-24 | 432 | 29.8 | 14.5:1 | 99% (429) |
| 2022-23 | 482 | 30.5 | 15.8:1 | 53% (254) |
| 2020-21 | 456 | 29 | 15.7:1 | 38% (173) |
| 2017-18 | 453 | 32.5 | 13.9:1 | 39% (177) |
| 2015-16 | 486 | 31 | 15.7:1 | 41% (201) |
| 2010-11 | 595 | 40 | 14.9:1 | 41% (245) |
| 2000-01 | 440 | 33 | 13.3:1 | 37% (163) |
| 1990-91 | 488 | 34 | 14.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Fletcher Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 4% (453 to 434); teachers down 13% (32.5 to 28.3).
About Fletcher Elementary
A mid-sized elementary school in Fletcher, North Carolina, Fletcher Elementary is part of Henderson County Schools. The school offers pre-K through 5 and enrolls 434 students.
Within Henderson County Schools, Fletcher Elementary is one of 23 schools. The district enrolls 12,619 students.
At Fletcher Elementary, 64% of students are White. It is also 22% Hispanic, 7% Black, and 5% multiracial. For comparison, the population of Henderson County is roughly 82% White. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Fletcher Elementary scores 53%.
There are 28.3 full-time-equivalent teachers at Fletcher Elementary, giving a ratio of 15.4:1. That is in line with the 14.9:1 average for elementary schools in North Carolina. A total of 249 students, or 57%, are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch.
On the allk12 Grade, Fletcher Elementary lands at B, ahead of 63% of North Carolina public elementary schools.
Based on its free or reduced-price lunch share, the BeatsExpectations model predicts an average proficiency rate across its state test results of 61.3% for Fletcher Elementary. The school posts 65.0%, 3.7 points above the prediction.
In Henderson County, where the school is located, median household income comes to about $68,187, about 37% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 9%. The county has 25 public schools and about 13,572 students.
FernLeaf is about 1.2 miles from Fletcher Elementary, the shortest distance to any other public school. The five-mile area around Fletcher Elementary holds 7 other public schools. Fletcher Elementary comes in 6th of 8 nearby schools on average proficiency.
NCES lists the school's locale as Suburb: Large. That means it sits in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
From 456 students in 2020-21, enrollment fell to 434 by 2024-25.
People can post here about homework, tutoring, and testing dates and other school topics. Members of the school community can share what they know.
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 Fletcher
- FernLeafCombined · 763 students
- Cane Creek MiddleMiddle · 499 students
Other Fletcher Elementary schools
3 other US public schools in 4 states are named Fletcher Elementary. Fletcher Elementary is the 2nd largest of the 4.
- Fletcher Elementary SchoolBEAUMONT, TX · 479 students
- Fletcher Elementary SchoolFletcher, OK · 278 students
- Fletcher Elementary SchoolCambridge, VT · 112 students
Nearby schools
- FernLeaf1.2 mi · 763
- Glenn C Marlow Elementary2.8 mi · 562
- West Henderson High3.1 mi · 1,053
- Rugby Middle3.6 mi · 849
- Clear Creek Elementary4.0 mi · 435
- Glen Arden Elementary4.2 mi · 505
Frequently asked questions
About Fletcher ElementaryHow large is Fletcher Elementary?
Fletcher Elementary enrolls approximately 434 students in grades PK-05.
Is Fletcher Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Fletcher Elementary is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many students per teacher at Fletcher Elementary?
Approximately 15.4:1 students per teacher at Fletcher Elementary.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Fletcher Elementary?
At Fletcher Elementary, the student body is approximately 64% White, 22% Hispanic, 7% Black, 1% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Is Fletcher Elementary public or private?
Fletcher Elementary 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.