Hillandale Elementary

Hillandale Elementary operates as an average-sized primary school in East Flat Rock, North Carolina, operated by Henderson County Schools. Current enrollment sits at 483 students spanning grades pre-K through 5.

Henderson County Schools comprises 23 schools with combined enrollment of 12,619 students; Hillandale Elementary is among them.

On the student-mix side, Hillandale Elementary shows that the most-represented group is White (49%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Other groups include 39% Hispanic, 6% multiracial, 3% Black, 2% Pacific Islander. The wider county runs roughly 82% White, putting the school's mix visibly less White than the area baseline.

On the income-and-resources front, On paper, Hillandale Elementary has 35 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 14.0:1. The state averages around 14.9:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Around 99% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. Set against Henderson County (around 63%), the school's rate is somewhat above typical.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Hillandale Elementary tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 48.5% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 46.0%.

In the area at large, census data for Henderson County shows median household earnings sit near $68,187, about 37% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Henderson County's 25 public schools (combined enrollment of about 13,572 students), Hillandale Elementary is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Flat Rock Middle, roughly 0.2 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Hillandale Elementary comes 4th of 6 in the immediate cluster, behind the nearby-schools average of 51.2%.

The campus sits in a commuter-belt setting.

Five-year trend. Hillandale Elementary's enrollment has ticked down 17% since 2018, when it stood at 582 (now 483).

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