Mills River Elementary

Elementary school·Grades PK-5 Mills River, North Carolina·28759
Score
84.4/100
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#196
Among 1,256 North Carolina elementary schools
#4
In Henderson County Schools
#2
In Mills River
Top 16%
In North Carolina

Score 84.4/100: better than 84% of North Carolina elementary schools on 2025-26 state tests. Schools are only compared with others of the same type in the same state. How we score schools

Performance (state tests, 2025-26)

% proficient on state tests in North Carolina, all students. Colored bars are green when the school is at or above the average for similar North Carolina schools.

English language arts
65%
Similar North Carolina schools ≈ 55%, better than 77% of them
299 students tested
Math
76%
Similar North Carolina schools ≈ 63%, better than 80% of them
299 students tested
Science
86%
Similar North Carolina schools ≈ 68%, better than 90% of them
112 students tested
All North Carolina schools (ELA / math)
57% / 59%
State average across every school type, 2025-26
All 3 published results by grade and test

As published by North Carolina Department of Public Instruction. "Hidden" means the state didn't publish the result to protect student privacy.

SubjectGradeTestResultStudents tested
English language artsAll gradesNC EOG Reading65.2299
MathAll gradesNC EOG Math75.6299
ScienceAll gradesNC EOG Science85.7112

School profile

Grades
PK-5
Students
579
Type
Elementary school
Charter school
No
Program
Regular

Students

Enrollment
579
Typical elementary school: 453
Free or reduced-price lunch
43%
Typical elementary school: 96%

District and location

City
Henderson County

Contact

Address
94 School House Road
Mills River, NC 28759

"Typical" is the middle (median) elementary school in North Carolina. Higher or lower is not in itself better or worse. Address, phone and website are as the state reported them to the U.S. Department of Education for 2024-25, so check with the school before visiting. School details: U.S. Department of Education, Common Core of Data (enrollment 2023-24, lunch eligibility 2024-25).

Nearby elementary schools

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Location

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Mills River Elementary at a glance

Mills River Elementary is a public elementary school in Mills River, North Carolina, serving grades PK-5. It is part of Henderson County Schools. It has about 579 students (a typical North Carolina elementary school has 453). About 43% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, compared with 96% at a typical North Carolina elementary school, which is useful context when reading test results.

In 2025-26 state tests, 65% in English language arts (similar schools: 55%) and 76% in math (similar schools: 63%) reached the state standard (% proficient). On our score, which compares it only with other North Carolina elementary schools, it scores 84.4 out of 100: better than 84% of them, ranking #196 of 1,256. Its English language arts result was broadly unchanged from the year before. This overview is generated automatically from published state and federal data; figures are rounded, and you can check the originals via the official sources above.

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Page updated 2026-10-12.