📍 45 Education Drive, Flat Rock, Henderson County, 28731
Upward Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Flat Rock, Henderson County. The school has 413 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Henderson County Schools school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in a rural setting. The school employs 32.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 12.7:1. 28% of students are proficient in reading. 31% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Upward Elementary enrolls 413 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 32.4 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 12.7:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 47% Hispanic or Latino, 39% White and 4.8% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 195 | 47% |
| White | 160 | 39% |
| Black or African American | 20 | 4.8% |
| Two or more races | 18 | 4.4% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 12 | 2.9% |
| Asian | 8 | 1.9% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
344 of the school's 413 students (83%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 316 qualify for free lunch and 28 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Upward Elementary is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Fringe). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district NC At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 48, state house district 117.
Upward Elementary is one of 23 schools in Henderson County Schools, based in Hendersonville, North Carolina. The district serves 12,619 students district-wide and employs 861 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 413 students, Upward Elementary is smaller than the district average of about 549 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Fringe