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Bruce Drysdale Elementary

PublicElementaryGrades PK–5

271 Bearcat Blvd., Hendersonville, NC 28792 · (828) 697-5568 · Part of Henderson County Schools

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

Directions
Students
473
Students per teacher
15:1
Free or reduced lunch
99%
Setting
Suburb
Grades
PK–5
The gist

What stands out about Bruce Drysdale Elementary

  • Its own letter, B: better results than 55% of North Carolina’s public schools
  • Next stop for Hendersonville kids: Hendersonville Middle

On the path

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

PK–5Bruce Drysdale ElementaryYou are here
6–8Hendersonville Middle540 students

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency44%
State average 41.8%
Reading / language arts49%
State average 47.2%

Its own letter, B, 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 ↗

271 Bearcat Blvd., Hendersonville

Students

Enrollment by grade
Kindergarten71
Grade 184
Grade 280
Grade 381
Grade 485
Grade 572
Enrollment over time
442’20
427’21
448’22
447’23
473’24

Up 7% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 43%Hispanic 31%Two or more races 11%Black 10%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 4%American Indian/Alaska Native 1%Asian <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Bruce Drysdale Elementary from Hendersonville 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
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
Edneyville Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Hendersonville
B−
405 students13:1

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; Hendersonville’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.