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If you had an hour of school board time for Sugarloaf Elementary, what would you bring up?
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Enrollment
415
Elementary
DISTRICT 425 · STATE 467
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HENDERSON COUNTY SCHOOLS·NCES 370210002996
Sugarloaf Elementary
2270 Sugarloaf Rd, Hendersonville, NC 28792 · (828) 697-4600 · Henderson County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL415 STUDENTS
C
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 26% of North Carolina public elementary schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats 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
13.6:1
31 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.3:1 · STATE 14.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
99%
412 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 9 | 2% |
| Kindergarten | 67 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 64 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 67 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 61 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 73 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 74 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (67) is 9% smaller than its 5th grade class (74).
Student demographics
64%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
37.4%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
46.9%
NC avg 52.2%
What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 37 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 47 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
44.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.5%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-4.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 44% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 49% 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 Sugarloaf Elementary
Sugarloaf Elementary's state test result (44.4% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sugarloaf Elementary this school | 415 | 99.3% | 44.4% |
| Guy B Teachey Elementary Asheboro | 444 | 99.3% | 53.1% |
| Upward Elementary Flat Rock | 389 | 99.2% | 43.4% |
| Rocky Point Elementary Rocky Point | 403 | 99.3% | 62.8% |
| Hobbton Elementary Newton Grove | 453 | 95.6% | 65.5% |
| Mary C Williams Elementary Wilmington | 355 | 99.2% | 54.5% |
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 Sugarloaf Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina | In Henderson County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 44.4% | #971 of 1,297 | #11 of 13 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 46.9% | #985 of 1,296 | #11 of 13 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 37.4% | #1,040 of 1,300 | #11 of 13 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 415 | #851 of 1,485 | #7 of 14 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.6:1 | #359 of 1,377 | #4 of 13 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 63.7% | #543 of 1,379 | #2 of 13 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 99.3% | #421 of 1,414 | #4 of 13 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -7.0% | #708 of 937 | #8 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
415
+12 (+3%) vs 2020
-2% since 2010-11, when it was 423
Student : Teacher
13.6:1
was 13.0:1
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 | 415 | 30.6 | 13.6:1 | 99% (412) |
| 2023-24 | 404 | 29.8 | 13.6:1 | 99% (401) |
| 2022-23 | 416 | 29.5 | 14.1:1 | 81% (337) |
| 2020-21 | 403 | 31 | 13.0:1 | 67% (269) |
| 2017-18 | 446 | 32.8 | 13.6:1 | 99% (440) |
| 2015-16 | 419 | 31 | 13.5:1 | 96% (402) |
| 2010-11 | 423 | 35 | 12.1:1 | 78% (328) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Sugarloaf Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 7% (446 to 415); teachers down 7% (32.8 to 30.6).
About Sugarloaf Elementary
Sugarloaf Elementary is a mid-sized elementary school in Hendersonville, North Carolina, one of the schools in Henderson County Schools. In all, 415 students attend the school in pre-K through 5.
District-wide, Henderson County Schools has 23 schools and 12,619 students.
The largest racial or ethnic group at Sugarloaf Elementary is Hispanic, with 47% of students. The next largest groups are 36% White, 8% multiracial, and 5% Black. The school's Hispanic share is 34 points above the 13% share among Henderson County residents. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 64%.
On staff are 30.6 full-time-equivalent teachers; the student-to-teacher ratio is 13.6:1. Elementary schools in North Carolina average 14.9:1, 1.3 more students per teacher than here. Sugarloaf Elementary has a free or reduced-price lunch rate of 99%. For comparison, public schools in Henderson County average 63%.
Among North Carolina public elementary schools, Sugarloaf Elementary outscored 26%, which works out to a C on the allk12 Grade.
BeatsExpectations compares each school's average proficiency rate across its state test results with a prediction based on free or reduced-price lunch eligibility. For Sugarloaf Elementary, the prediction is 48.5% and the result is 44.4%.
The county, Henderson County, is where the school is located. The median household earns about $68,187 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 37%, and roughly 9% of residents are in poverty. Henderson County has 25 public schools with about 13,572 students, including Sugarloaf Elementary.
Straight-line distance to the nearest public school, Dana Elementary, is about 1.7 miles. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. The average proficiency across nearby scored schools is 47.2%; Sugarloaf Elementary's is 44.4%, ranking 5th of 6.
The National Center for Education Statistics classifies the school's location as Suburb: Large, meaning it is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Over 4 years, enrollment increased by 12 students, from 403 to 415.
The Sugarloaf Elementary discussion page is a place for special education services, counseling, and support programs. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
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 Sugarloaf Elementary schools
One other US public school is named Sugarloaf Elementary. Sugarloaf Elementary is the 2nd largest of the 2.
- Sugarloaf ElementaryFrederick, MD · 845 students
Nearby schools
- Dana Elementary1.7 mi · 403
- North Henderson High1.9 mi · 1,052
- Apple Valley Middle1.9 mi · 820
- Henderson County Early College2.4 mi · 197
- Henderson County Career Academy2.4 mi · 114
- The Mountain Community Sch2.8 mi · 190
Frequently asked questions
About Sugarloaf ElementaryHow large is Sugarloaf Elementary?
Sugarloaf Elementary enrolls approximately 415 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Sugarloaf Elementary serve?
Sugarloaf Elementary serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Sugarloaf Elementary?
Approximately 13.6:1 students per teacher at Sugarloaf Elementary.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Sugarloaf Elementary?
At Sugarloaf Elementary, the student body is approximately 36% White, 47% Hispanic, 5% Black, 2% Asian, 8% Two or more.
Is Sugarloaf Elementary public or private?
Sugarloaf 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.