Dana Elementary Primary School
690 Ridge Rd
Hendersonville NC, 28792, Henderson County
Phone: 828-685-7743
Ranking: 
(487 out of 1,874, top 26%)*
(487 out of 1,874, top 26%)*Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Kindergarten to Grade 5
School District: Henderson County Schools
Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
| 2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | 38 | 36 | 40 | 38 | 35 | 37 | 40 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 543 | 520 | 494 | 496 | 488 | 490 | 545 | |||||||
| Kindergarten: | 96 | 17.7% | 96 | 18.5% | 78 | 15.8% | 88 | 17.7% | 68 | 13.9% | 90 | 18.4% | 73 | 13.4% |
| Grade 1: | 104 | 19.2% | 81 | 15.6% | 89 | 18.0% | 72 | 14.5% | 100 | 20.5% | 72 | 14.7% | 86 | 15.8% |
| Grade 2: | 77 | 14.2% | 94 | 18.1% | 78 | 15.8% | 98 | 19.8% | 77 | 15.8% | 76 | 15.5% | 86 | 15.8% |
| Grade 3: | 93 | 17.1% | 76 | 14.6% | 98 | 19.8% | 81 | 16.3% | 77 | 15.8% | 84 | 17.1% | 107 | 19.6% |
| Grade 4: | 79 | 14.5% | 96 | 18.5% | 81 | 16.4% | 73 | 14.7% | 82 | 16.8% | 84 | 17.1% | 98 | 18.0% |
| Grade 5: | 94 | 17.3% | 77 | 14.8% | 70 | 14.2% | 78 | 15.7% | 80 | 16.4% | 84 | 17.1% | 91 | 16.7% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 285 | 52.5% | 260 | 50.0% | 253 | 51.2% | 265 | 53.4% | 258 | 52.9% | 246 | 50.2% | 260 | 47.7% |
| Female: | 258 | 47.5% | 260 | 50.0% | 241 | 48.8% | 231 | 46.6% | 222 | 45.5% | 236 | 48.2% | 246 | 45.1% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 3 | 0.6% | 2 | 0.4% | 1 | 0.2% |
| Asian: | 1 | 0.2% | 4 | 0.8% | 3 | 0.6% | 3 | 0.6% | 5 | 1.0% | 2 | 0.4% | 6 | 1.1% |
| Hispanic: | 232 | 42.7% | 213 | 41.0% | 202 | 40.9% | 194 | 39.1% | 168 | 34.4% | 148 | 30.2% | 119 | 21.8% |
| Black: | 4 | 0.7% | 4 | 0.8% | 4 | 0.8% | 6 | 1.2% | 37 | 7.6% | 29 | 5.9% | 7 | 1.3% |
| White: | 290 | 53.4% | 277 | 53.3% | 272 | 55.1% | 283 | 57.1% | 275 | 56.4% | 309 | 63.1% | 377 | 69.2% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 6 | 1.1% | 4 | 0.8% | 3 | 0.6% | 1 | 0.2% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 10 | 1.8% | 18 | 3.5% | 10 | 2.0% | 9 | 1.8% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 378 | 69.6% | 358 | 68.8% | 332 | 67.2% | 322 | 64.9% | 307 | 62.9% | 265 | 54.1% | 202 | 37.1% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 61 | 11.2% | 45 | 8.7% | 42 | 8.5% | 47 | 9.5% | 42 | 8.6% | 59 | 12.0% | 64 | 11.7% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 14.29 | 14.44 | 12.50 | 13.07 | 13.89 | 13.40 | 13.80 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| EOG | ||||||
| 2006 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 69.4% | 75.2% | 67.8% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 65.7% | 76% | 70.9% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 73.1% | 80.7% | 73.2% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 89.2% | 87.1% | 81.3% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 90% | 85.9% | 81.9% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 93.8% | 87.5% | 82.1% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 94.9% | 88.1% | 82.8% |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 49.3% | 51.7% | 46.8% |
| 2006 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 84.7% | 85.4% | 82.9% |
| 2007 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 82.4% | 87.3% | 81.8% |
| 2008 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 42.6% | 59.7% | 54.5% |
| 2009 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 71.1% | 72.7% | 65.5% |
| 2010 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 62.5% | 70.9% | 66.4% |
| 2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 67.5% | 73.4% | 67.6% |
| 2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 76.5% | 74.9% | 68.8% |
| 2013 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 46.6% | 52.9% | 45.2% |
| 2006 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 64.4% | 73.8% | 65% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 79.5% | 79.6% | 67.7% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 82.8% | 84.2% | 72.8% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 91.1% | 91.8% | 81.5% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 87.2% | 89.2% | 83% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 94.3% | 90% | 83.8% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 94.8% | 92% | 85.1% |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 42.7% | 58.4% | 47.6% |
| 2006 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 83.3% | 89.2% | 83.4% |
| 2007 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 94% | 90.4% | 85.2% |
| 2008 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 61.2% | 68.6% | 59.2% |
| 2009 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 70.9% | 79.5% | 69.1% |
| 2010 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 73.1% | 79.2% | 71.6% |
| 2011 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 84.3% | 79.7% | 71.6% |
| 2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 89.6% | 82.2% | 71.6% |
| 2013 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 39.3% | 53.2% | 43.7% |
| 2006 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 57.3% | 58% | 49.5% |
| 2007 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 56.3% | 59.6% | 52% |
| 2008 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 63.3% | 69.3% | 58.7% |
| 2006 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 62.4% | 77.1% | 63.1% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 77.6% | 83.4% | 66.7% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 82.8% | 83.1% | 69.6% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | > 95.0% | 89.8% | 80.1% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 93.4% | 89.9% | 81.2% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | > 95.0% | 89.1% | 82% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | > 95.0% | 88.4% | 82.1% |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 56.0% | 58.4% | 47.7% |
| 2006 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 93.5% | 93.1% | 88.4% |
| 2007 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 94.1% | 94.6% | 89.3% |
| 2008 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 61.3% | 69.3% | 55.6% |
| 2009 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 81.4% | 79.3% | 68.5% |
| 2010 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 78.9% | 80.8% | 71.1% |
| 2011 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 81.3% | 78.2% | 72.3% |
| 2012 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 81.8% | 80.2% | 72.3% |
| 2013 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 45.3% | 49.7% | 39.5% |
| 2008 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 68.8% | 55.8% | 40.1% |
| 2009 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 91.9% | 77.5% | 60.8% |
| 2010 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 93.4% | 84% | 68.9% |
| 2011 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 88% | 84% | 73.4% |
| 2012 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | > 95.0% | 86.5% | 75.9% |
| 2013 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 68.0% | 58.5% | 45.4% |
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* Dana Elementary Primary School was rated 4 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.