📍 191 Preston Lane, East Flat Rock, Henderson County, 28726
Flat Rock Middle is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in East Flat Rock, Henderson County. The school has 706 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Henderson County Schools school district. It serves grades 6–8 in a rural setting. The school employs 48 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.7:1. 44% of students are proficient in reading. 36% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Flat Rock Middle enrolls 706 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 48 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.7:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 52% White, 38% Hispanic or Latino and 4% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 367 | 52% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 268 | 38% |
| Two or more races | 28 | 4% |
| Black or African American | 25 | 3.5% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 11 | 1.6% |
| Asian | 7 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
493 of the school's 706 students (70%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 445 qualify for free lunch and 48 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.
Flat Rock Middle is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Fringe). Virtual instruction: Supplemental Virtual. 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.
Flat Rock Middle 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 706 students, Flat Rock Middle is larger than the district average of about 549 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Fringe