Fletcher Elementary

Set in Fletcher, North Carolina, Fletcher Elementary is a mid-sized elementary school, operated by Henderson County Schools. It educates 434 students across grades pre-K through 5.

Within Henderson County Schools, which oversees 23 schools and 12,619 students, Fletcher Elementary is one campus in the system.

Demographically, Fletcher Elementary reports that White students make up the majority at 64%; the rest consists of 22% Hispanic, 7% Black, 5% multiracial. By comparison, Henderson County as a whole is about 82% White, so the school skews visibly less White than its surroundings.

On the resource side, The school lists 28 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 15.4:1. That tracks the state average closely. About 57% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

After controlling for student poverty, Fletcher Elementary sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 61.3%; this one delivers 65.0%.

In the surrounding community, community-level numbers for Henderson County indicate median household income runs about $68,187, 37% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 9%. Across Henderson County's 25 public schools (combined enrollment of about 13,572 students), Fletcher Elementary is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is FernLeaf, roughly 1.2 miles away. Within five miles, there are 7 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Fletcher Elementary comes 6th of 8 in the immediate cluster, behind the nearby-schools average of 67.1%.

The school occupies a suburban site.

Five-year trend. Fletcher Elementary's enrollment has contracted 4% since 2018, when it stood at 453 (now 434). White enrollment moved from 71% to 64% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio loosened from 13.9:1 in 2018 to 15.4:1 today.

Inside the community feed, the feed for Fletcher Elementary typically covers open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.