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Best Elementary Schools
in Henderson County Schools

This page covers 13 elementary schools in Henderson County Schools. Rankings use a composite of neighborhood opportunity, class sizes, and per-student investment — signals available consistently from federal data across all US public schools. Schools in this district score near the national median on neighborhood opportunity. Use these rankings as a starting point; pair them with school visits and conversations with local parents before making any enrollment decision.

13
Schools Ranked
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Elementary Schools Rankings

Showing 10 of 13
1
rank
Hendersonville Elementary
Grades KG–05330 students
Scores consistently across all ranking signals
51
/100
Student:Teacher
14.0:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
44/100
Near nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$12,094
Below nat'l avg
Free Lunch
32%
Low economic need
2
rank
Mills River Elementary
Grades PK–05589 students
Scores consistently across all ranking signals
50
/100
Student:Teacher
14.9:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
44/100
Near nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$12,094
Below nat'l avg
Free Lunch
36%
Low economic need
3
rank
Glenn C Marlow Elementary
Grades KG–05580 students
Scores consistently across all ranking signals
50
/100
Student:Teacher
15.7:1
Near nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
44/100
Near nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$12,094
Below nat'l avg
Free Lunch
30%
Low economic need
4
rank
Upward Elementary
Grades PK–05413 students
Ranked for: small class sizes (12.7:1)
49
/100
Student:Teacher
12.7:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Per-Pupil Spend
$12,094
Below nat'l avg
Free Lunch
83%
High economic need
5
rank
Hillandale Elementary
Grades PK–05490 students
Scores consistently across all ranking signals
49
/100
Student:Teacher
14.4:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Per-Pupil Spend
$12,094
Below nat'l avg
Free Lunch
68%
High economic need
6
rank
Atkinson Elementary
Grades PK–05317 students
Scores consistently across all ranking signals
49
/100
Student:Teacher
14.7:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
43/100
Near nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$12,094
Below nat'l avg
Free Lunch
47%
Near nat'l 52.2%
7
rank
Fletcher Elementary
Grades PK–05482 students
Scores consistently across all ranking signals
47
/100
Student:Teacher
15.8:1
Near nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
43/100
Near nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$12,094
Below nat'l avg
Free Lunch
53%
Near nat'l 52.2%
8
rank
Etowah Elementary
Grades PK–05318 students
Scores consistently across all ranking signals
46
/100
Student:Teacher
14.6:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
38/100
Below nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$12,094
Below nat'l avg
Free Lunch
50%
Near nat'l 52.2%
9
rank
Bruce Drysdale Elementary
Grades PK–05448 students
Scores consistently across all ranking signals
46
/100
Student:Teacher
15.1:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
42/100
Near nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$12,094
Below nat'l avg
Free Lunch
65%
Near nat'l 52.2%
10
rank
Edneyville Elementary
Grades PK–05439 students
Scores consistently across all ranking signals
46
/100
Student:Teacher
14.6:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
42/100
Near nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$12,094
Below nat'l avg
Free Lunch
71%
High economic need
3 more elementary schools in Henderson County Schools not shown here.
View all schools in Henderson County Schools
How We Rank Elementary Schools

Each school receives a composite score (0–100) built from 4 federal data signals, weighted to reflect what matters most at the elementary school level. All signals are normalised against national benchmarks so a school's score reflects its standing across the entire US, not just within this district.

Neighborhood Opportunity
40%
Harvard Opportunity Atlas score for the school's neighbourhood. Higher means children from this area historically achieve stronger economic outcomes.
Student-Teacher Ratio
30%
Lower ratio = smaller classes = more individual attention per child. Normalised against national range.
Per-Pupil Expenditure
20%
Annual district spending per enrolled student from the NCES F-33 Finance Survey. Compared against national average.
Free Lunch Rate
10%
Percentage of students qualifying for free/reduced-price lunch. Used as a neighbourhood economic-context signal.
Test scores are excluded: they are not published as consistent open federal data across all states, making reliable cross-district comparison impossible with this signal alone.
District at a Glance
13
Elementary Schools
23
Total Schools
51
#1 Score
48
Avg Score
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About This Data

All figures on this page come directly from US federal open datasets: NCES Common Core of Data (enrollment, school characteristics, student-teacher ratios), NCES F-33 Finance Survey (per-pupil expenditure), Harvard Opportunity Atlas (neighbourhood opportunity scores). Federal data is published on an annual cycle and may not reflect the very latest school-year changes. Rankings reflect available data and should be used as a starting point — not a substitute for visiting schools or consulting district resources directly. What this ranking does not measure: teacher quality, classroom culture, extracurricular programmes, school safety, or parent and student satisfaction.