Hendersonville Elementary
Elementary School
Why pick this one
Hendersonville Elementary combines Model STEM School of Distinction status with a lottery-based, year-round K-5 program and national Unified Champion recognition.
Best for
- Families seeking STEM or STEAM project-based learning
- Students interested in Lego robotics, science fairs, or STEM nights
- Families seeking an inclusive school environment with National Unified Champion recognition
- Families seeking a year-round elementary school schedule
- Students needing gifted education, Exceptional Children services, ESL instruction, or therapy support
Look elsewhere if
- Families needing guaranteed enrollment rather than lottery admission
- Families outside the Bruce Drysdale Elementary district that require school-provided transportation
- Families seeking a traditional non-year-round school schedule
Specialties
- STEM and STEAM project-based learning
- Lego robotics
- academically gifted education
- Exceptional Children Program
- Leader in Me curriculum
Certifications
- Model STEM School of Distinction 2025-2026
- National Unified Champion School
What makes them different
- Ranked 51st out of 2,149 North Carolina elementary schools by U.S. News & World Report
- Only elementary school in Western North Carolina recognized as a Prepared STEM School of Distinction
- One of 37 schools nationwide with National Unified Champion School banner status and the only school in North Carolina on the ESPN Honor Roll
- Lottery-based, non-district K-5 school operating on a year-round schedule
- Nine National Board Certified Teachers and Smartboards in every classroom
Distilled from this business's own website.
Contact & Location
- Address
- 1039 Randall Cir, Hendersonville, NC 28791-3338
- Phone
- +18286974752
- Website
- http://www.hendersoncountypublicschoolsnc.org/hes/
Services
- Kindergarten through fifth-grade education
- NC standards and Common Core instruction
- Tutoring and homework support
- Speech, occupational, and physical therapy
- ESL instruction
- School counseling and health services