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Dana Elementary

PublicElementaryGrades PK–5

690 Ridge Road, Hendersonville, NC 28792 · (828) 685-7743 · Part of Henderson County Schools

Dana’s School Grade B+ better than 66% of North Carolina school districts

Directions
Students
403
Students per teacher
14:1
Free or reduced lunch
99%
Setting
Suburb
Grades
PK–5
The gist

What stands out about Dana Elementary

  • Its own letter, C: better results than 31% of North Carolina’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 9 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 14 pts below the state
  • Next stop for Dana kids: 4 middle schools

On the path

Where Dana kids come from and go next. The whole path →

PK–5Dana ElementaryYou are here
6–84 middle schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency33%
State average 41.8%
Reading / language arts33%
State average 47.2%

Its own letter, C, places these results among North Carolina’s 2,529 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

690 Ridge Road, Hendersonville

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K13
Kindergarten69
Grade 165
Grade 250
Grade 367
Grade 471
Grade 568
Enrollment over time
399’20
392’21
407’22
390’23
403’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Hispanic 56%White 39%Two or more races 3%Black <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Dana Elementary from Dana families.

Other schools in Henderson County Schools

The district →
Mills River Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Mills River
A−
608 students16:1
Hillandale Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · East Flat Rock
C+
483 students14:1
Bruce Drysdale Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Hendersonville
B
473 students15:1
Clear Creek Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Hendersonville
B−
435 students14:1
Fletcher Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Fletcher
B
434 students15:1
Sugarloaf Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Hendersonville
B−
415 students14:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against North Carolina’s other public schools; Dana’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.