Upward Elementary Primary School
45 Education Dr
Flat Rock NC, 28731, Henderson County
Phone: 828-697-4764
Ranking: 
(968 out of 1,874, bottom 48%)*
(968 out of 1,874, bottom 48%)*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: | 32 | 35 | 35 | 34 | 34 | 43 | 43 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 472 | 493 | 468 | 481 | 458 | 645 | 595 | |||||||
| Kindergarten: | 86 | 18.2% | 86 | 17.4% | 98 | 20.9% | 70 | 14.6% | 78 | 17.0% | 116 | 18.0% | 98 | 16.5% |
| Grade 1: | 85 | 18.0% | 96 | 19.5% | 65 | 13.9% | 83 | 17.3% | 87 | 19.0% | 109 | 16.9% | 113 | 19.0% |
| Grade 2: | 85 | 18.0% | 69 | 14.0% | 76 | 16.2% | 87 | 18.1% | 75 | 16.4% | 115 | 17.8% | 97 | 16.3% |
| Grade 3: | 60 | 12.7% | 74 | 15.0% | 91 | 19.4% | 81 | 16.8% | 78 | 17.0% | 105 | 16.3% | 96 | 16.1% |
| Grade 4: | 73 | 15.5% | 93 | 18.9% | 71 | 15.2% | 79 | 16.4% | 78 | 17.0% | 100 | 15.5% | 100 | 16.8% |
| Grade 5: | 83 | 17.6% | 75 | 15.2% | 67 | 14.3% | 76 | 15.8% | 61 | 13.3% | 100 | 15.5% | 90 | 15.1% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 265 | 56.1% | 263 | 53.3% | 245 | 52.4% | 249 | 51.8% | 242 | 52.8% | 345 | 53.5% | 310 | 52.1% |
| Female: | 207 | 43.9% | 230 | 46.7% | 223 | 47.6% | 232 | 48.2% | 208 | 45.4% | 292 | 45.3% | 255 | 42.9% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 2 | 0.4% | 1 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.4% | 4 | 0.8% | 3 | 0.7% | 1 | 0.2% | 3 | 0.5% |
| Asian: | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.4% | 4 | 0.6% | 5 | 0.8% |
| Hispanic: | 229 | 48.5% | 236 | 47.9% | 213 | 45.5% | 203 | 42.2% | 181 | 39.5% | 205 | 31.8% | 170 | 28.6% |
| Black: | 19 | 4.0% | 14 | 2.8% | 13 | 2.8% | 9 | 1.9% | 29 | 6.3% | 37 | 5.7% | 7 | 1.2% |
| White: | 214 | 45.3% | 223 | 45.2% | 224 | 47.9% | 249 | 51.8% | 243 | 53.1% | 398 | 61.7% | 384 | 64.5% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 0.4% | 2 | 0.4% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 7 | 1.5% | 16 | 3.2% | 13 | 2.8% | 15 | 3.1% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 351 | 74.4% | 351 | 71.2% | 316 | 67.5% | 329 | 68.4% | 277 | 60.5% | 328 | 50.9% | 235 | 39.5% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 31 | 6.6% | 25 | 5.1% | 33 | 7.1% | 37 | 7.7% | 43 | 9.4% | 62 | 9.6% | 66 | 11.1% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 14.55 | 13.97 | 13.25 | 14.18 | 13.47 | 15.20 | 13.80 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| EOG | ||||||
| 2006 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 72.2% | 75.2% | 67.8% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 59.2% | 76% | 70.9% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 80.2% | 80.7% | 73.2% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 78.9% | 87.1% | 81.3% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 78.7% | 85.9% | 81.9% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 83.1% | 87.5% | 82.1% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 82.2% | 88.1% | 82.8% |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 43.4% | 51.7% | 46.8% |
| 2006 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 79.2% | 85.4% | 82.9% |
| 2007 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 84.5% | 87.3% | 81.8% |
| 2008 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 53.1% | 59.7% | 54.5% |
| 2009 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 60% | 72.7% | 65.5% |
| 2010 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 65.3% | 70.9% | 66.4% |
| 2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 67.5% | 73.4% | 67.6% |
| 2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 60% | 74.9% | 68.8% |
| 2013 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 38.2% | 52.9% | 45.2% |
| 2006 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 71.4% | 73.8% | 65% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 73.3% | 79.6% | 67.7% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 83.2% | 84.2% | 72.8% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 88.3% | 91.8% | 81.5% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 76% | 89.2% | 83% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 76.9% | 90% | 83.8% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 85.9% | 92% | 85.1% |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 52.2% | 58.4% | 47.6% |
| 2006 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 89% | 89.2% | 83.4% |
| 2007 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 79.1% | 90.4% | 85.2% |
| 2008 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 58.4% | 68.6% | 59.2% |
| 2009 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 77.7% | 79.5% | 69.1% |
| 2010 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 62.7% | 79.2% | 71.6% |
| 2011 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 66.7% | 79.7% | 71.6% |
| 2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 71.8% | 82.2% | 71.6% |
| 2013 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 41.3% | 53.2% | 43.7% |
| 2006 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 40.7% | 58% | 49.5% |
| 2007 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 51.8% | 59.6% | 52% |
| 2008 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 64.6% | 69.3% | 58.7% |
| 2006 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 80.5% | 77.1% | 63.1% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 73.5% | 83.4% | 66.7% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 83.7% | 83.1% | 69.6% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 78.9% | 89.8% | 80.1% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 73.8% | 89.9% | 81.2% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 68.5% | 89.1% | 82% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 75.8% | 88.4% | 82.1% |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 51.4% | 58.4% | 47.7% |
| 2006 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 93.9% | 93.1% | 88.4% |
| 2007 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 94% | 94.6% | 89.3% |
| 2008 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 61.6% | 69.3% | 55.6% |
| 2009 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 70.2% | 79.3% | 68.5% |
| 2010 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 72.3% | 80.8% | 71.1% |
| 2011 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 61.6% | 78.2% | 72.3% |
| 2012 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 71.2% | 80.2% | 72.3% |
| 2013 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 48.6% | 49.7% | 39.5% |
| 2008 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 62.1% | 55.8% | 40.1% |
| 2009 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 63.2% | 77.5% | 60.8% |
| 2010 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 75.4% | 84% | 68.9% |
| 2011 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 67.1% | 84% | 73.4% |
| 2012 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 78.8% | 86.5% | 75.9% |
| 2013 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 57.1% | 58.5% | 45.4% |
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* Upward Elementary Primary School was rated 3 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.