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Enrollment
540
Middle
DISTRICT 739 · STATE 605
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HENDERSON COUNTY SCHOOLS·NCES 370210000929
Hendersonville Middle
825 North Whitted Street, Hendersonville, NC 28791 · (828) 697-4800 · Henderson County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL540 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 69% of North Carolina public middle schools
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats 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
14.5:1
37 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.8:1 · STATE 15.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
50%
268 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 | 177 | 33% |
| Grade 7 | 182 | 34% |
| Grade 8 | 181 | 34% |
Student demographics
56%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
61.5%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
65.7%
NC avg 52.2%
What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 62 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 66 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
63.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
63.7%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-0.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 63% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 64% 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 Middle
Hendersonville Middle's state test result (63.4% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hendersonville Middle this school | 540 | 49.6% | 63.4% |
| Tucker Creek Middle Havelock | 478 | 44.6% | 70.8% |
| Mount Pleasant Middle Mount Pleasant | 660 | 47.9% | 60.9% |
| Orange Middle Hillsborough | 514 | 43.4% | 62.2% |
| Currituck County Middle Barco | 435 | 50.3% | 57.2% |
| North Davie Middle Mocksville | 444 | 47.5% | 66.8% |
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 Hendersonville Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 63.4% | #99 of 463 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 65.7% | #85 of 461 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 61.5% | #93 of 463 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 540 | #275 of 478 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.5:1 | #95 of 456 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 56.2% | #300 of 456 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 49.6% | #385 of 472 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -4.6% | #253 of 300 |
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
540
-66 (-11%) vs 2020
+23% since 2000-01, when it was 440
Student : Teacher
14.5:1
was 14.8:1
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 | 540 | 37.2 | 14.5:1 | 50% (268) |
| 2023-24 | 528 | 37.9 | 13.9:1 | 99% (523) |
| 2022-23 | 510 | 39.1 | 13.1:1 | 54% (275) |
| 2020-21 | 606 | 41 | 14.8:1 | 41% (246) |
| 2017-18 | 566 | 40 | 14.2:1 | 45% (257) |
| 2015-16 | 602 | 39 | 15.4:1 | 49% (295) |
| 2010-11 | 515 | 35 | 14.7:1 | 50% (259) |
| 2000-01 | 440 | 31 | 14.2:1 | 39% (173) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Hendersonville Middle.
Since 2017-18: students down 5% (566 to 540); teachers down 7% (40 to 37.2).
About Hendersonville Middle
Hendersonville Middle is a mid-sized middle school in Hendersonville, North Carolina. Its enrollment is 540 students, spread over grades 6 through 8.
In Henderson County Schools, 23 schools enroll a combined 12,619 students.
More than half of enrollment at Hendersonville Middle is White: 62%. Other groups make up 19% Hispanic, 9% Black, and 7% multiracial. Henderson County as a whole is about 82% White, so the school's share is lower. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 56%.
Based on 37.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, Hendersonville Middle has a ratio of 14.5:1. The gap from the 15.9:1 average for middle schools in North Carolina is 1.3 students per teacher. Eligibility for free or reduced-price lunch stands at 50%. Among public schools in Henderson County, the average eligibility rate is 63%.
On the allk12 Grade, Hendersonville Middle lands at B+, ahead of 69% of North Carolina public middle schools.
In North Carolina, Hendersonville Middle is in the middle band of BeatsExpectations: 63.4% actual against a predicted 63.7%.
For the population of Henderson County, median household income comes to about $68,187, 37% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 9% of people live in poverty. Henderson County's 25 public schools enroll about 13,572 students and include Hendersonville Middle.
Hendersonville Middle is about 0.2 miles from Hendersonville Elementary, its nearest public school. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. In a group of 6 nearby schools with scores, Hendersonville Middle ranks 2nd on average proficiency.
Under the NCES locale system, Hendersonville Middle is Suburb: Large.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment fell from 606 to 540, an 11% decrease.
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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
- Bruce Drysdale ElementaryElementary · 473 students
Nearby schools
- Hendersonville Elementary0.2 mi · 323
- Hendersonville High0.5 mi · 794
- Bruce Drysdale Elementary0.7 mi · 473
- The Mountain Community Sch1.8 mi · 190
- Atkinson Elementary2.8 mi · 288
- Henderson County Early College3.2 mi · 197
Frequently asked questions
About Hendersonville MiddleHow many students attend Hendersonville Middle?
Hendersonville Middle enrolls approximately 540 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does Hendersonville Middle serve?
Hendersonville Middle serves grades 06-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Hendersonville Middle?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Hendersonville Middle is approximately 14.5:1 (37 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Hendersonville Middle?
At Hendersonville Middle, the student body is approximately 62% White, 19% Hispanic, 9% Black, 1% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Who oversees Hendersonville Middle?
Hendersonville Middle is overseen by Henderson County Schools in Henderson County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.