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Enrollment
389
Elementary
DISTRICT 425 · STATE 467
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HENDERSON COUNTY SCHOOLS·NCES 370210000805
Upward Elementary
45 Education Drive, Flat Rock, NC 28731 · (828) 697-4764 · Henderson County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL389 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
13.5:1
29 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.3:1 · STATE 14.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
99%
386 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 | 60 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 68 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 66 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 70 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 57 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 68 | 17% |
Student demographics
58%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
34.9%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
44.4%
NC avg 52.2%
What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 35 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 44 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
43.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.5%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-5.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 43% 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 →
Where Upward Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina | In Henderson County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 43.4% | #1,009 of 1,297 | #12 of 13 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 44.4% | #1,052 of 1,296 | #12 of 13 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 34.9% | #1,092 of 1,300 | #12 of 13 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 389 | #936 of 1,485 | #10 of 14 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.5:1 | #344 of 1,377 | #3 of 13 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 58.2% | #767 of 1,379 | #5 of 13 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 99.2% | #474 of 1,414 | #7 of 13 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -8.5% | #655 of 937 | #7 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.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
389
-37 (-9%) vs 2020
-35% since 2000-01, when it was 598
Student : Teacher
13.5:1
was 14.2:1
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 | 389 | 28.8 | 13.5:1 | 99% (386) |
| 2023-24 | 413 | 33.3 | 12.4:1 | 99% (410) |
| 2022-23 | 413 | 32.4 | 12.7:1 | 83% (344) |
| 2020-21 | 426 | 30 | 14.2:1 | 65% (279) |
| 2017-18 | 425 | 32.3 | 13.2:1 | 73% (310) |
| 2015-16 | 460 | 34 | 13.5:1 | 77% (355) |
| 2010-11 | 481 | 33 | 14.6:1 | 76% (366) |
| 2000-01 | 598 | 44 | 13.6:1 | 48% (288) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Upward Elementary.
About Upward Elementary
Upward Elementary, located in Flat Rock, North Carolina, is a small elementary school. The school has 389 students in 2024-25 across pre-K through 5.
Enrollment across the 23 schools in Henderson County Schools totals 12,619 students.
More than half of enrollment at Upward Elementary is Hispanic: 53%. The remaining shares are 37% White, 4% multiracial, 3% Black, and 2% Pacific Islander. Henderson County as a whole is about 13% Hispanic, so the school's share is higher. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 58%.
There are 28.8 full-time-equivalent teachers at the school, a ratio of 13.5:1. Across elementary schools in North Carolina, the average ratio is 14.9:1. Of all students at Upward Elementary, 99% are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The 63% average for public schools in Henderson County is 36 points lower.
The allk12 BeatsExpectations score for Upward Elementary is -5.1 points: 43.4% actual, 48.5% predicted.
In Henderson County, home to about 118,484 people, the median household earns about $68,187 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 37% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 9%. Public schools in Henderson County number 25, with about 13,572 students.
Henderson County Career Academy is about 1.7 miles from Upward Elementary, the shortest distance to any other public school. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. On state test proficiency, Upward Elementary ranks 4th in a group of 6 nearby schools.
Its NCES locale code is Rural: Fringe: the school is in rural territory close to an urban area.
Enrollment was 389 in 2024-25. In 2020-21, it was 426.
Anyone can start a thread about athletics, class schedules, and weather closures at Upward Elementary. 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 Flat Rock
- Henderson County Early CollegeHigh · 197 students
- Henderson County Career AcademyHigh · 114 students
Nearby schools
- Henderson County Career Academy1.7 mi · 114
- Henderson County Early College1.7 mi · 197
- East Henderson High1.7 mi · 932
- Hillandale Elementary2.5 mi · 483
- Flat Rock Middle2.7 mi · 748
- The Mountain Community Sch3.0 mi · 190
Frequently asked questions
About Upward ElementaryHow large is Upward Elementary?
Upward Elementary enrolls approximately 389 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Upward Elementary serve?
Upward Elementary serves grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Upward Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Upward Elementary is approximately 13.5:1 (29 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Upward Elementary?
Student demographics at Upward Elementary are roughly 37% White, 53% Hispanic, 3% Black, 2% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Who oversees Upward Elementary?
Upward Elementary 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.