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Best kept secret at Glenn C Marlow Elementary?
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Enrollment
562
Elementary
DISTRICT 425 · STATE 467
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HENDERSON COUNTY SCHOOLS·NCES 370210002457
Glenn C Marlow Elementary
1985 Butler Bridge Road, Mills River, NC 28759 · (828) 654-3225 · Henderson County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY41-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL562 STUDENTS
A
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Scored higher than 90% of North Carolina public elementary schools
- ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A-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
16.0:1
35 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.3:1 · STATE 14.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
30%
170 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 85 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 93 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 89 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 93 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 90 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 112 | 20% |
This year's kindergarten class (85) is 24% smaller than its 5th grade class (112).
Student demographics
36%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
75.8%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
82.7%
NC avg 52.2%
What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 76 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 83 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
80.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
69.6%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+10.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 80% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 70% 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 Glenn C Marlow Elementary
Glenn C Marlow Elementary's state test result (80.5% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Glenn C Marlow Elementary this school | 562 | 30.2% | 80.5% |
| Stokesdale Elementary Stokesdale | 473 | 28.8% | 65.1% |
| St James Elementary Denver | 653 | 27.0% | 71.0% |
| Dr Hubert Eaton Sr Elem Wilmington | 461 | 30.4% | 80.8% |
| New Hope Elementary Gastonia | 571 | 34.3% | 73.0% |
| Catawba Springs Elementary Denver | 543 | 34.4% | 74.6% |
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 Glenn C Marlow Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina | In Henderson County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 80.5% | #70 of 1,297 | #1 of 13 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 82.7% | #86 of 1,296 | #2 of 13 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 75.8% | #81 of 1,300 | #1 of 13 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 562 | #430 of 1,485 | #2 of 14 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.0:1 | #1,006 of 1,377 | #13 of 13 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 36.5% | #1,214 of 1,379 | #10 of 13 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 30.2% | #1,297 of 1,414 | #13 of 13 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -1.2% | #902 of 937 | #12 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
562
+3 (+1%) vs 2020
+21% since 2000-01, when it was 465
Student : Teacher
16.0:1
was 15.5:1
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 | 562 | 35.2 | 16.0:1 | 30% (170) |
| 2023-24 | 557 | 35.5 | 15.7:1 | 99% (554) |
| 2022-23 | 580 | 37 | 15.7:1 | 30% (176) |
| 2020-21 | 559 | 36 | 15.5:1 | 22% (125) |
| 2017-18 | 569 | 36.8 | 15.5:1 | 28% (157) |
| 2015-16 | 556 | 35 | 15.9:1 | 35% (193) |
| 2010-11 | 553 | 34 | 16.3:1 | 37% (202) |
| 2000-01 | 465 | 26 | 17.9:1 | 29% (137) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Glenn C Marlow Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 1% (569 to 562); teachers down 4% (36.8 to 35.2).
About Glenn C Marlow Elementary
Glenn C Marlow Elementary is a mid-sized elementary school serving families in Mills River, North Carolina. It teaches 562 students in kindergarten through 5. By comparison, elementary schools in North Carolina enroll about 467 students on average.
Glenn C Marlow Elementary belongs to Henderson County Schools, a district of 23 schools and 12,619 students.
Federal enrollment data show Glenn C Marlow Elementary is 79% White. The remaining shares are 10% Hispanic, 4% multiracial, 3% Black, and 3% Asian. In Henderson County overall, the White share is about 82%. A diversity index of 36% means there is a 36% chance two randomly chosen students at Glenn C Marlow Elementary are from different groups.
The student-to-teacher ratio is 16.0:1. The school has 35.2 full-time-equivalent teachers. Across elementary schools in North Carolina, the average ratio is 14.9:1. Federal data show 30% of students (170) are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Compared with the 63% average for public schools in Henderson County, the school's rate is lower.
Glenn C Marlow Elementary earns an A on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 90% of North Carolina public elementary schools.
The model predicts 69.6% for a school in North Carolina with Glenn C Marlow Elementary's free or reduced-price lunch share. Glenn C Marlow Elementary posts 80.5%.
The school's county is Henderson County. According to Census Bureau estimates, the median household earns about $68,187 a year, roughly 37% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 9%. Glenn C Marlow Elementary shares Henderson County with 24 other public schools.
Mills River Elementary is about 2.4 miles from Glenn C Marlow Elementary, the shortest distance to any other public school. The five-mile area around Glenn C Marlow Elementary holds 5 other public schools. The school's 80.5% average proficiency ranks 1st among 8 nearby schools.
Locale: Rural: Fringe. In NCES terms, the school is in rural territory close to an urban area.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, enrollment moved from 559 to 562, a small change.
This page is set up for the Glenn C Marlow Elementary community to discuss homework, tutoring, and testing dates. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
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
Nearby schools
- Mills River Elementary2.4 mi · 608
- Fletcher Elementary2.8 mi · 434
- FernLeaf2.9 mi · 763
- West Henderson High3.3 mi · 1,053
- Rugby Middle3.8 mi · 849
- Glen Arden Elementary5.2 mi · 505
Frequently asked questions
About Glenn C Marlow ElementaryHow large is Glenn C Marlow Elementary?
Glenn C Marlow Elementary enrolls approximately 562 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does Glenn C Marlow Elementary serve?
Glenn C Marlow Elementary serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
How many teachers does Glenn C Marlow Elementary have?
Glenn C Marlow Elementary employs 35 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 16.0:1.
How diverse is Glenn C Marlow Elementary?
Glenn C Marlow Elementary reports a student body of 79% White, 10% Hispanic, 3% Black, 3% Asian, 4% Two or more.
What district is Glenn C Marlow Elementary in?
Glenn C Marlow Elementary is part of Henderson County Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.