📍 690 Ridge Road, Hendersonville, Henderson County, 28792
Dana Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Hendersonville, Henderson County. The school has 407 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Henderson County Schools school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in a suburban setting. The school employs 29.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.0:1. 33% of students are proficient in reading. 33% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Dana Elementary enrolls 407 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 48% male and 52% female. A teaching staff of 29.1 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.0:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 51% Hispanic or Latino, 43% White and 2.9% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 209 | 51% |
| White | 176 | 43% |
| Black or African American | 12 | 2.9% |
| Two or more races | 7 | 1.7% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 2 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
324 of the school's 407 students (80%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 302 qualify for free lunch and 22 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.
Dana Elementary is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). 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.
Dana 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 407 students, Dana 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: Suburb - Large