Enrollment
323
Elementary
DISTRICT 425 · STATE 467
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HENDERSON COUNTY SCHOOLS·NCES 370210000930
Hendersonville Elementary
1039 Randall Circle, Hendersonville, NC 28791 · (828) 697-4752 · Henderson County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL323 STUDENTS
A
allk12 Grade
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
14.4:1
22 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.3:1 · STATE 14.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
39%
125 students
DISTRICT 67% · STATE 82%
Community
0
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 | 54 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 56 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 51 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 56 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 54 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 52 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (54) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (52).
Student demographics
32%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
72.4%
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 72 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
78.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
67.0%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+11.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 79% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 67% 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 Hendersonville Elementary
Hendersonville Elementary's state test result (78.8% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hendersonville Elementary this school | 323 | 38.7% | 78.8% |
| Atkinson Elementary Hendersonville | 288 | 42.4% | 62.4% |
| Valle Crucis Elementary Boone | 345 | 40.3% | 67.2% |
| Cove Creek Elementary Vilas | 289 | 41.2% | 63.7% |
| New Salem Elementary Marshville | 249 | 37.8% | 72.8% |
| Evergreen Community Charter Asheville | 430 | 40.5% | N/A |
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 Hendersonville Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina | In Henderson County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 78.8% | #90 of 1,297 | #2 of 13 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 82.7% | #85 of 1,296 | #1 of 13 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 72.4% | #104 of 1,300 | #2 of 13 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 323 | #1,136 of 1,485 | #11 of 14 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.4:1 | #569 of 1,377 | #9 of 13 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 32.4% | #1,258 of 1,379 | #11 of 13 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 38.7% | #1,233 of 1,414 | #12 of 13 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -17.8% | #334 of 937 | #4 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
323
-2 (-1%) vs 2020
-22% since 2000-01, when it was 415
Student : Teacher
14.4:1
was 13.5:1
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 | 323 | 22.5 | 14.4:1 | 39% (125) |
| 2023-24 | 334 | 22 | 15.2:1 | 99% (331) |
| 2022-23 | 330 | 23.6 | 14.0:1 | 32% (106) |
| 2020-21 | 325 | 24 | 13.5:1 | 26% (83) |
| 2017-18 | 393 | 27.5 | 14.3:1 | 34% (134) |
| 2015-16 | 430 | 29 | 14.8:1 | 35% (151) |
| 2010-11 | 440 | 24 | 18.3:1 | 27% (120) |
| 2000-01 | 415 | 25 | 16.6:1 | 20% (82) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Hendersonville Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 18% (393 to 323); teachers down 18% (27.5 to 22.5).
About Hendersonville Elementary
Hendersonville Elementary is a small elementary school. Its address is in Hendersonville, North Carolina. Classes run from kindergarten through 5, and the school has 323 students. The average for elementary schools in North Carolina is about 467 students, so this school is 31% smaller than average.
Hendersonville Elementary belongs to Henderson County Schools, a district of 23 schools and 12,619 students.
The student body at Hendersonville Elementary is 81% White. Other groups include 8% Hispanic, 7% multiracial, and 2% Black. The county population is about 82% White, within a few points of the school. Pick two students at random and there is a 32% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Its teaching staff equals 22.5 full-time positions, a ratio of 14.4:1. That matches the 14.9:1 average for elementary schools in North Carolina fairly closely. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility, a common measure of family income, is 39%. Among public schools in Henderson County, the average eligibility rate is 63%.
The allk12 Grade for Hendersonville Elementary is A. Compared with North Carolina public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 90% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
On BeatsExpectations, Hendersonville Elementary is 11.8 points above its prediction, a result in the middle 80% of North Carolina schools.
In Henderson County (population about 118,484), the median household income is $68,187, roughly 37% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 9%. There are 25 public schools in Henderson County, enrolling about 13,572 students in all.
Of nearby public schools, Hendersonville Middle is the closest, at about 0.2 miles. Hendersonville Elementary has at least 8 other public schools within five miles. The school's 78.8% average proficiency ranks 1st among 6 nearby schools.
Hendersonville Elementary has an NCES locale of Suburb: Large.
Enrollment was essentially flat over 4 years: 325 in 2020-21, 323 in 2024-25.
Families, students, and staff can use this page to discuss school safety, transportation, and start times at Hendersonville 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 Hendersonville Elementary schools
One other US public school is named Hendersonville Elementary. Hendersonville Elementary is the 2nd largest of the 2.
- Hendersonville ElementaryWalterboro, SC · 324 students
Nearby schools
- Hendersonville Middle0.2 mi · 540
- Hendersonville High0.6 mi · 794
- Bruce Drysdale Elementary0.8 mi · 473
- The Mountain Community Sch2.0 mi · 190
- Atkinson Elementary2.9 mi · 288
- Rugby Middle3.3 mi · 849
Frequently asked questions
About Hendersonville ElementaryHow large is Hendersonville Elementary?
Hendersonville Elementary enrolls approximately 323 students in grades KG-05.
Is Hendersonville Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Hendersonville Elementary is an elementary school covering grades KG-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Hendersonville Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Hendersonville Elementary is approximately 14.4:1 (22 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Hendersonville Elementary?
At Hendersonville Elementary, the student body is approximately 81% White, 8% Hispanic, 2% Black, 1% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Is Hendersonville Elementary public or private?
Hendersonville 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.