📍 320 Etowah School Road, Etowah, Henderson County, 28729
Etowah Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Etowah, Henderson County. The school has 318 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 21.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.6:1. 52% of students are proficient in reading. 52% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Etowah Elementary enrolls 318 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 21.8 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.6:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 76% White, 18% Hispanic or Latino and 4.7% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 242 | 76% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 56 | 18% |
| Two or more races | 15 | 4.7% |
| Black or African American | 4 | 1.3% |
| Asian | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
160 of the school's 318 students (50%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 149 qualify for free lunch and 11 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.
Etowah 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 113.
Etowah 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 318 students, Etowah 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