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West Henderson High

PublicHighGrades 9–12

3600 Haywood Road, Hendersonville, NC 28791 · (828) 891-6571 · Part of Henderson County Schools

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

Directions
Students
1,053
Students per teacher
16:1
Free or reduced lunch
36%
Setting
Suburb
Grades
9–12
The gist

What stands out about West Henderson High

  • Its own letter, A: reading and math results near the top of North Carolina’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 31 pts above the state
  • Reading / language arts 16 pts above the state

On the path

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

6–84 middle schoolsDepends on your address
9–12West Henderson HighYou are here

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency73%
State average 41.8%
Reading / language arts63%
State average 47.2%

Its own letter, A, 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 ↗

3600 Haywood Road, Hendersonville

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 9285
Grade 10244
Grade 11266
Grade 12258
Enrollment over time
1,126’20
1,087’21
1,087’22
1,066’23
1,053’24

Down 6.5% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 76%Hispanic 15%Two or more races 4%Black 2%Asian 2%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about West Henderson High from Mountain Home 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; Mountain Home’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.