Best Public Schools in Buncombe County, North Carolina & Rankings

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2024)				Ranking (2023)				EOC Biology (2024)	EOC English II (2024)	EOC Math I (2024)	EOC Math III (2024)	EOG Mathematics (2024)						EOG Reading (2024)						EOG Science (2024)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Statewide Rank (2023)	State Percentile (2023)	Rank Change from Previous Year	EOC Biology End of Course	EOC English II End of Course	EOC Math I End of Course	EOC Math III End of Course	EOG Mathematics 3rd Grade	EOG Mathematics 4th Grade	EOG Mathematics 5th Grade	EOG Mathematics 6th Grade	EOG Mathematics 7th Grade	EOG Mathematics 8th Grade	EOG Reading 3rd Grade	EOG Reading 4th Grade	EOG Reading 5th Grade	EOG Reading 6th Grade	EOG Reading 7th Grade	EOG Reading 8th Grade	EOG Science 5th Grade	EOG Science 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Asheville High	Public	9-12	419 McDowell Street	Asheville	28803	Buncombe County	Asheville City Schools	No	No	No	No	(828) 350-2500	1,166	83	14.0	33.4%	765 (65.6%)	191 (16.4%)	100 (8.6%)	14 (1.2%)	4 (0.3%)	16 (1.4%)	76 (6.5%)	45.6	327^th of 640 public high schools	48.9%		51.7	278^th of 626 public high schools	55.6%	49	54.8	66.8	31.8	52.1															$14,811	$688	$14,123
Hall Fletcher Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	60 Ridgelawn Road	Asheville	28806	Buncombe County	Asheville City Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(828) 350-6400	307	24	12.5	58.0%	170 (55.4%)	75 (24.4%)	37 (12.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (8.1%)	40.9	912^th of 1505 public elementary schools	39.4%		25.2	1169^th of 1502 public elementary schools	22.2%	257					64.6	44.2	31.3				60.4	48.8	37.5				46.9		$14,641	$1,562	$13,079
Claxton Elementary	Public, Magnet	K-5	241 Merrimon Avenue	Asheville	28801	Buncombe County	Asheville City Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(828) 350-6500	396	28	14.3	38.4%	257 (64.9%)	77 (19.4%)	26 (6.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	35 (8.8%)	62.2	541^st of 1505 public elementary schools	64.1%		60.7	565^th of 1502 public elementary schools	62.4%	24					56.9	60.9	56.1				58.3	69.6	56.1				64.9		$11,974	$943	$11,031
Ira B Jones Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	544 Kimberly Avenue	Asheville	28804	Buncombe County	Asheville City Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(828) 350-6700	396	29	13.5	50.0%	239 (60.4%)	88 (22.2%)	16 (4.0%)	6 (1.5%)	1 (0.3%)	16 (4.0%)	30 (7.6%)	60.1	581^st of 1505 public elementary schools	61.4%		45	843^rd of 1502 public elementary schools	43.9%	262					58.9	50.9	53.3				56.1	62.3	66.7				68.9		$13,444	$825	$12,620
Asheville Middle	Public	6-8	211 S French Broad Avenue	Asheville	28801	Buncombe County	Asheville City Schools	No	No	No	No	(828) 350-6200	589	49	11.9	48.4%	328 (55.7%)	142 (24.1%)	61 (10.4%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.5%)	45 (7.6%)	60.1	287^th of 793 public middle schools	63.8%		51.5	368^th of 784 public middle schools	53.1%	81								48.1	55.6	52.9				46.0	59.2	59.8		74.1	$12,770	$724	$12,046
Lucy S. Herring Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	98 Sulphur Springs Road	Asheville	28806	Buncombe County	Asheville City Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(828) 350-6600	301	26	11.6	53.2%	178 (59.1%)	55 (18.3%)	35 (11.6%)	6 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	26 (8.6%)	67.6	451^st of 1505 public elementary schools	70.0%		57.8	623^rd of 1502 public elementary schools	58.5%	172					53.1	68.2	80.0				51.0	61.4	60.0				80.0		$13,509	$1,024	$12,485
Isaac Dickson Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	125 Hill Street	Asheville	28801	Buncombe County	Asheville City Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(828) 350-6800	414	29	14.3	38.9%	256 (61.8%)	73 (17.6%)	32 (7.7%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	48 (11.6%)	67.2	454^th of 1505 public elementary schools	69.8%		60.5	569^th of 1502 public elementary schools	62.1%	115					59.1	61.9	60.7				60.6	60.3	60.7				76.8		$12,739	$936	$11,803
School of Inquiry and Life Sciences	Public	9-12	419 McDowell Street	Asheville	28803	Buncombe County	Asheville City Schools	No	No	No	No	(828) 350-2700	344	14	24.5	32.8%	227 (66.0%)	49 (14.2%)	37 (10.8%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	26 (7.6%)	64.4	209^th of 640 public high schools	67.3%		64.2	199^th of 626 public high schools	68.2%	10	56.6	78.9	44.1	71.7															$7,028	$199	$6,830
Montford North Star Academy	Public	6-8	90 Montford Ave	Asheville	28801	Buncombe County	Asheville City Schools	No	No	No	No	(828) 350-6900	224	18	12.4	40.2%	148 (66.1%)	39 (17.4%)	26 (11.6%)	2 (0.9%)	2 (0.9%)	1 (0.4%)	6 (2.7%)	77.7	143^rd of 793 public middle schools	82.0%		75.8	165^th of 784 public middle schools	79.0%	22								55.2	62.2	62.5				56.7	62.2	75.0		88.9	$19,754	$1,531	$18,223
The Franklin School of Innovation	Public, Charter	5-12	61 Innovation Dr	Asheville	28806	Buncombe County	The Franklin School of Innovation	Yes	No	No	Yes	(828) 318-8140	694	51	13.4		561 (80.8%)	12 (1.7%)	56 (8.1%)	4 (0.6%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	59 (8.5%)	59.9	234^th of 640 public high schools	63.4%		59.8	227^th of 626 public high schools	63.7%	7	47.6	77.1	41.5	78.6			50.6	69.1	57.0	22.4			60.0	52.6	58.0	64.3	67.1	80.6
Francine Delany New School	Public, Charter	K-8	119 Brevard Road	Asheville	28806	Buncombe County	Francine Delany New School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(828) 236-9441	178	15	11.7		96 (53.9%)	43 (24.2%)	12 (6.7%)	3 (1.7%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (12.9%)	61.3	558^th of 1505 public elementary schools	62.9%		58.3	613^th of 1502 public elementary schools	59.2%	55					42.9	65.0	54.5	54.5	63.6	63.6	66.7	55.0	63.6	68.2	72.7	86.4	63.6	90.9
Evergreen Community Charter	Public, Charter	K-8	50 Bell Road	Asheville	28805	Buncombe County	Evergreen Community Charter	Yes	No	No	Yes	(828) 298-2173	441	30	14.5		382 (86.6%)	5 (1.1%)	27 (6.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	25 (5.7%)	66.5	461^st of 1505 public elementary schools	69.4%		67.9	446^th of 1502 public elementary schools	70.3%	15					46.8	64.6	64.7	64.7	65.3	55.1	72.3	64.6	72.5	60.8	81.6	87.8	52.9
Haw Creek Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	10 Bethesda Road	Asheville	28805	Buncombe County	Buncombe County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(828) 298-4022	378	30	12.4	41.5%	259 (68.5%)	54 (14.3%)	26 (6.9%)	7 (1.9%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (8.2%)	61.2	559^th of 1505 public elementary schools	62.9%		58.1	617^th of 1502 public elementary schools	58.9%	58					63.3	45.3	60.3				53.1	62.5	62.1				72.4		$10,330	$1,007	$9,324
Johnston Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	230 Johnston Boulevard	Asheville	28806	Buncombe County	Buncombe County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(828) 232-4291	203	19	10.6	98.5%	65 (32.0%)	50 (24.6%)	68 (33.5%)	2 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (3.0%)	12 (5.9%)	4.4	1482^nd of 1505 public elementary schools	1.5%		3.4	1492^nd of 1502 public elementary schools	0.7%	10					39.3	10.8					21.4	13.5							$14,890	$1,958	$12,932
Bell Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	90 Maple Springs Road	Asheville	28805	Buncombe County	Buncombe County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(828) 298-3789	218	19	11.5	53.2%	159 (72.9%)	11 (5.0%)	24 (11.0%)	3 (1.4%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (8.7%)	55.1	660^th of 1505 public elementary schools	56.1%		64	515^th of 1502 public elementary schools	65.7%	145					66.7	64.1	53.6				42.4	64.1	50.0				53.6		$10,953	$1,366	$9,587
Oakley Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	753 Fairview Road	Asheville	28803	Buncombe County	Buncombe County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(828) 274-7515	433	33	13.2	99.3%	212 (49.0%)	93 (21.5%)	100 (23.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (6.5%)	14.5	1369^th of 1505 public elementary schools	9.0%		17.4	1298^th of 1502 public elementary schools	13.6%	71					33.8	30.4	41.0				35.1	27.8	34.4				45.9		$11,073	$1,338	$9,735
Roberson High	Public	9-12	250 Overlook Road	Asheville	28803	Buncombe County	Buncombe County Schools	No	No	No	No	(828) 654-1765	1,491	96	15.5	43.1%	858 (57.5%)	132 (8.9%)	338 (22.7%)	50 (3.4%)	4 (0.3%)	8 (0.5%)	101 (6.8%)	53.3	280^th of 640 public high schools	56.3%		58.8	236^th of 626 public high schools	62.3%	44	55.9	65.4	48.8	56.9															$10,511	$1,345	$9,166
Valley Springs Middle	Public	5-8	224 Long Shoals Road	Arden	28704	Buncombe County	Buncombe County Schools	No	No	No	No	(828) 654-1785	634	51	12.4	52.5%	308 (48.6%)	87 (13.7%)	170 (26.8%)	16 (2.5%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.5%)	49 (7.7%)	57.1	312^th of 793 public middle schools	60.7%		66.8	226^th of 784 public middle schools	71.2%	86									44.8	60.9					43.8	57.0		71.9	$11,876	$1,485	$10,391
Enka Middle	Public	7-8	390 Asbury Road	Candler	28715	Buncombe County	Buncombe County Schools	No	No	No	No	(828) 670-5010	602	41	14.7	64.8%	418 (69.4%)	26 (4.3%)	140 (23.3%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.3%)	14 (2.3%)	36	524^th of 793 public middle schools	33.9%		41.1	450^th of 784 public middle schools	42.6%	74									41.3	34.6					40.2	42.2		66.3	$9,775	$826	$8,949
Sand Hill-Venable Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	154 Sand Hill School Road	Asheville	28806	Buncombe County	Buncombe County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(828) 670-5028	534	40	13.2	77.3%	296 (55.4%)	38 (7.1%)	175 (32.8%)	4 (0.7%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	18 (3.4%)	27.9	1141^st of 1505 public elementary schools	24.2%		31.7	1061^st of 1502 public elementary schools	29.4%	80					48.5	38.1					43.6	40.7							$11,842	$1,597	$10,245
Estes Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	275 Overlook Road	Asheville	28803	Buncombe County	Buncombe County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(828) 654-1795	732	53	13.7	49.5%	411 (56.1%)	85 (11.6%)	141 (19.3%)	28 (3.8%)	1 (0.1%)	4 (0.5%)	62 (8.5%)	58.4	609^th of 1505 public elementary schools	59.5%		68.4	436^th of 1502 public elementary schools	71.0%	173					66.2	52.7					59.2	52.7							$10,805	$1,421	$9,384
Early College	Public	9-12	340 Victoria Road	Asheville	28801	Buncombe County	Buncombe County Schools	No	No	No	No	(828) 232-4123	274	12	23.5	58.8%	144 (52.6%)	13 (4.7%)	103 (37.6%)	3 (1.1%)	1 (0.4%)	2 (0.7%)	8 (2.9%)	88.6	94^th of 640 public high schools	85.3%		87.1	92^nd of 626 public high schools	85.3%	2	74.5	89.3	76.2	94.1															$7,736	$216	$7,520
Middle College	Public	10-12	340 Victoria Road	Asheville	28801	Buncombe County	Buncombe County Schools	No	No	No	No	(828) 232-4123	49	3	15.0	28.6%	39 (79.6%)	2 (4.1%)	4 (8.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (8.2%)								(n/a)																			$10,465	$251	$10,214
Koontz Intermediate	Public	5-6	305 Overlook Road	Asheville	28803	Buncombe County	Buncombe County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(828) 684-1295	650	43	15.0	49.8%	329 (50.6%)	77 (11.8%)	166 (25.5%)	18 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.6%)	56 (8.6%)								(n/a)							56.5	58.3					49.2	56.1			59.0		$8,533	$972	$7,561
Nesbitt Discovery Academy	Public	9-12	175 Bingham Rd Ste 10	Asheville	28806	Buncombe County	Buncombe County Schools	No	No	No	No	(828) 271-4521	374	19	19.8	20.3%	306 (81.8%)	8 (2.1%)	32 (8.6%)	20 (5.3%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	6 (1.6%)	95.7	16^th of 640 public high schools	97.5%		96	9^th of 626 public high schools	98.6%	7			100.0	98.9															$7,222	$451	$6,771
Buncombe County Schools Virtual Academy	Public, Virtual, Alternative	K-12	21 Trinity Chapel Rd	Asheville	28805	Buncombe County	Buncombe County Schools	No	No	Yes	No	(828) 255-5102	266	14	19.7	50.0%	220 (82.7%)	9 (3.4%)	28 (10.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.0%)								(n/a)	39.3	59.1	29.2	42.1			70.0	53.3	61.1	30.0			70.0	66.7	55.6	56.7	80.0	73.3
Asheville PEAK Academy	Public, Charter	K-5	27 Balm Grove Avenue	Asheville	28806	Buncombe County	Asheville PEAK Academy	Yes	No	No	No	(828) 333-5430	90	12	7.6		14 (15.6%)	60 (66.7%)	10 (11.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (6.7%)	32	1065^th of 1505 public elementary schools	29.2%					(n/a)					41.2	30.0	50.0				23.5	50.0	44.4				72.2
Mountain City Public Montessori	Public, Charter	K-6	27 Church Street	Asheville	28801	Buncombe County	Mountain City Public Montessori	Yes	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(828) 570-5554	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)					15.4						76.9
Enka Intermediate	Public	5-6	125 Asheville Commerce Parkway	Candler	28715	Buncombe County	Buncombe County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(828) 255-1380	573	39	14.5	67.7%	379 (66.1%)	26 (4.5%)	127 (22.2%)	5 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.3%)	33 (5.8%)								(n/a)							57.5	48.1					47.9	43.3			71.4		$9,013	$1,227	$7,786
Eblen Intermediate	Public	5-6	59 Lee's Creek Road	Asheville	28806	Buncombe County	Buncombe County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(828) 255-5757	555	39	14.0	76.4%	301 (54.2%)	42 (7.6%)	174 (31.4%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	9 (1.6%)	27 (4.9%)								(n/a)							42.0	36.3					35.5	27.1			47.5		$9,206	$1,398	$7,808
North Buncombe Middle	Public	7-8	51 N Buncombe School Road	Weaverville	28787	Buncombe County	Buncombe County Schools	No	No	No	No	(828) 645-7944	504	38	13.2	45.0%	395 (78.4%)	9 (1.8%)	66 (13.1%)	5 (1.0%)	4 (0.8%)	1 (0.2%)	24 (4.8%)	80.1	131^st of 793 public middle schools	83.5%		81	130^th of 784 public middle schools	83.4%	1									70.1	66.1					54.5	62.3		90.0	$9,771	$846	$8,925
Community High School	Public	7-12	235 Old US 70	Swannanoa	28778	Buncombe County	Buncombe County Schools	No	No	No	No	(828) 686-7734	119	17	6.9	79.8%	75 (63.0%)	20 (16.8%)	16 (13.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (6.7%)	4.9	619^th of 640 public high schools	3.3%		4.4	605^th of 626 public high schools	3.4%	14	9.1	29.7	6.7	13.9															$22,238	$1,674	$20,564
Black Mountain Elementary	Public	4-5	100 Flat Creek Road	Black Mountain	28711	Buncombe County	Buncombe County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(828) 669-5217	147	13	11.2	54.4%	124 (84.4%)	6 (4.1%)	11 (7.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (3.4%)	57.6	622^nd of 1505 public elementary schools	58.7%		66.8	471^st of 1502 public elementary schools	68.6%	151						64.8	47.9					67.6	48.6				65.8		$10,935	$1,199	$9,736
Avery's Creek Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	15 Park South Boulevard	Arden	28704	Buncombe County	Buncombe County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(828) 654-1810	546	43	12.8	68.9%	225 (41.2%)	65 (11.9%)	186 (34.1%)	11 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	56 (10.3%)	41.8	896^th of 1505 public elementary schools	40.5%		34.1	1020^th of 1502 public elementary schools	32.1%	124					61.3	47.5					45.4	44.1							$11,019	$1,138	$9,880
Owen Middle	Public	6-8	730 Old US 70	Swannanoa	28778	Buncombe County	Buncombe County Schools	No	No	No	No	(828) 686-7739	418	36	11.5	62.4%	295 (70.6%)	23 (5.5%)	77 (18.4%)	4 (1.0%)	3 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	15 (3.6%)	33.6	544^th of 793 public middle schools	31.4%		37.8	484^th of 784 public middle schools	38.3%	60								49.7	34.3	35.1				41.3	36.4	42.4		62.9	$10,287	$730	$9,558
Hominy Valley Elementary	Public	K-4	450 Enka Lake Road	Candler	28715	Buncombe County	Buncombe County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(828) 665-0619	439	31	14.3	49.2%	349 (79.5%)	9 (2.1%)	62 (14.1%)	10 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.1%)	61.3	556^th of 1505 public elementary schools	63.1%		64.4	507^th of 1502 public elementary schools	66.2%	49					58.4	56.3					58.4	60.9							$10,305	$880	$9,425
Williams Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	161 Bee Tree Road	Swannanoa	28778	Buncombe County	Buncombe County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(828) 686-3856	460	36	12.7	99.3%	292 (63.5%)	25 (5.4%)	103 (22.4%)	4 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.7%)	32 (7.0%)	23.9	1210^th of 1505 public elementary schools	19.6%		15	1333^rd of 1502 public elementary schools	11.3%	123					64.1	34.5	30.0				51.6	35.6	28.8				43.8		$10,816	$1,108	$9,708
Weaverville Elementary	Public	2-4	129 S Main Street	Weaverville	28787	Buncombe County	Buncombe County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(828) 645-3127	303	22	13.7	48.5%	248 (81.8%)	4 (1.3%)	43 (14.2%)	3 (1.0%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.7%)	2 (0.7%)	85	178^th of 1505 public elementary schools	88.2%		89	120^th of 1502 public elementary schools	92.0%	58					68.9	78.0					68.0	76.1							$10,024	$1,099	$8,924
Weaverville Primary	Public	PK, KG-1	39 S Main Street	Weaverville	28787	Buncombe County	Buncombe County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(828) 645-4275	213	18	12.0	39.9%	175 (82.2%)	4 (1.9%)	26 (12.2%)	1 (0.5%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.3%)								(n/a)																			$13,048	$1,194	$11,853
West Buncombe Elementary	Public	K-4	175 Erwin Hills Road	Asheville	28806	Buncombe County	Buncombe County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(828) 232-4282	588	41	14.2	66.3%	418 (71.1%)	20 (3.4%)	118 (20.1%)	7 (1.2%)	6 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (3.2%)	86.1	166^th of 1505 public elementary schools	89.0%		75.7	307^th of 1502 public elementary schools	79.6%	141					81.9	81.7					64.7	64.3							$11,223	$1,315	$9,908
Woodfin Elementary	Public	K-5	108 Elk Mountain Road	Asheville	28804	Buncombe County	Buncombe County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(828) 232-4287	134	15	9.0	97.8%	59 (44.0%)	7 (5.2%)	57 (42.5%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (7.5%)	10.8	1416^th of 1505 public elementary schools	5.9%		13.9	1348^th of 1502 public elementary schools	10.3%	68					42.1	15.4					36.8	23.1							$17,004	$1,575	$15,428
Candler Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	121 Candler School Road	Candler	28715	Buncombe County	Buncombe County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(828) 670-5018	361	28	12.9	72.3%	255 (70.6%)	13 (3.6%)	83 (23.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	8 (2.2%)	44.7	840^th of 1505 public elementary schools	44.2%		52.7	724^th of 1502 public elementary schools	51.8%	116					57.6	57.5					39.4	49.3							$11,201	$1,431	$9,770
Leicester Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	31 Gilbert Road	Leicester	28748	Buncombe County	Buncombe County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(828) 683-2341	367	31	12.0	70.0%	301 (82.0%)	5 (1.4%)	48 (13.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.3%)	10 (2.7%)	27.7	1145^th of 1505 public elementary schools	23.9%		48	796^th of 1502 public elementary schools	47.0%	349					39.5	56.5					27.6	46.8							$11,642	$1,459	$10,183
North Buncombe High	Public	9-12	890 Clarks Chapel Road	Weaverville	28787	Buncombe County	Buncombe County Schools	No	No	No	No	(828) 645-4221	956	58	16.6	42.2%	744 (77.8%)	11 (1.2%)	165 (17.3%)	2 (0.2%)	3 (0.3%)	2 (0.2%)	29 (3.0%)	61.2	226^th of 640 public high schools	64.7%		64.1	201^st of 626 public high schools	67.9%	25	60.4	68.5	50.8	65.2															$9,935	$695	$9,241
ArtSpace Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	2030 US Hwy 70	Swannanoa	28778	Buncombe County	ArtSpace Charter	Yes	No	No	Yes	(828) 298-2787	398	32	12.6		322 (80.9%)	6 (1.5%)	39 (9.8%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (7.3%)	61.2	560^th of 1505 public elementary schools	62.8%		67.6	453^rd of 1502 public elementary schools	69.8%	107					58.5	62.5	60.0	50.0	50.0	37.5	68.3	62.5	52.0	58.3	40.8	52.1	62.0	72.9
Reynolds Middle	Public	6-8	2 Rocket Drive	Asheville	28803	Buncombe County	Buncombe County Schools	No	No	No	No	(828) 298-7484	479	38	12.7	58.9%	262 (54.7%)	85 (17.7%)	85 (17.7%)	7 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (8.4%)	54.5	342^nd of 793 public middle schools	56.9%		58.2	304^th of 784 public middle schools	61.2%	38								47.0	57.1	46.1				43.6	55.8	49.0		76.0	$10,391	$728	$9,664
Black Mountain Primary	Public	PK, KG-3	301 East State Street	Black Mountain	28711	Buncombe County	Buncombe County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(828) 669-2645	323	28	11.4	56.3%	274 (84.8%)	15 (4.6%)	28 (8.7%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.2%)								(n/a)					57.1						47.6								$11,702	$1,257	$10,444
Erwin High	Public	9-12	60 Lees Creek Road	Asheville	28806	Buncombe County	Buncombe County Schools	No	No	No	No	(828) 232-4251	1,096	76	14.3	63.9%	569 (51.9%)	91 (8.3%)	357 (32.6%)	11 (1.0%)	5 (0.5%)	19 (1.7%)	44 (4.0%)	19.8	516^th of 640 public high schools	19.4%		28.9	440^th of 626 public high schools	29.7%	76	40.9	42.6	17.8	34.6															$10,603	$744	$9,859
Erwin Middle	Public	7-8	20 Erwin Middle School Road	Asheville	28806	Buncombe County	Buncombe County Schools	No	No	No	No	(828) 232-4264	568	45	12.6	73.6%	293 (51.6%)	56 (9.9%)	175 (30.8%)	2 (0.4%)	4 (0.7%)	12 (2.1%)	26 (4.6%)	25.7	606^th of 793 public middle schools	23.6%		34.8	514^th of 784 public middle schools	34.4%	92									43.0	24.3					37.6	34.7		54.8	$9,336	$764	$8,571
Emma Elementary	Public	K-4	37 Brickyard Road	Asheville	28806	Buncombe County	Buncombe County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(828) 232-4272	289	25	11.5	98.3%	92 (31.8%)	31 (10.7%)	159 (55.0%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.4%)	19.7	1288^th of 1505 public elementary schools	14.4%		18.4	1281^st of 1502 public elementary schools	14.7%	7					31.0	42.0					27.6	43.5							$12,874	$1,531	$11,343
Enka High	Public	9-12	475 Enka Lake Road	Candler	28715	Buncombe County	Buncombe County Schools	No	No	No	No	(828) 670-5000	1,045	66	15.8	57.5%	731 (70.0%)	26 (2.5%)	246 (23.5%)	3 (0.3%)	6 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	32 (3.1%)	42.5	355^th of 640 public high schools	44.5%		59.7	229^th of 626 public high schools	63.4%	126	58.0	57.6	30.5	53.3															$9,892	$617	$9,276
Fairview Elementary	Public	K-5	1355 Charlotte Hwy	Fairview	28730	Buncombe County	Buncombe County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(828) 628-2732	659	43	15.3	40.7%	573 (86.9%)	6 (0.9%)	50 (7.6%)	3 (0.5%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (3.8%)	82.2	213^th of 1505 public elementary schools	85.8%		86.6	148^th of 1502 public elementary schools	90.1%	65					72.1	77.5	71.4				59.5	72.1	62.5				83.9		$10,427	$1,254	$9,173
Glen Arden Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	50 Pinehurst Circle	Arden	28704	Buncombe County	Buncombe County Schools	No	No	No	No	(828) 654-1800	501	36	13.8	34.1%	373 (74.5%)	31 (6.2%)	56 (11.2%)	5 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.0%)	31 (6.2%)	86.2	164^th of 1505 public elementary schools	89.1%		80.3	232^nd of 1502 public elementary schools	84.6%	68					88.1	71.0					71.4	64.5							$10,263	$832	$9,431
IC Imagine	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	110 Champion Way	Asheville	28806	Buncombe County	Invest Collegiate - Imagine	Yes	No	No	Yes	(828) 633-6491	1,248	95	13.1		975 (78.1%)	49 (3.9%)	129 (10.3%)	12 (1.0%)	3 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	80 (6.4%)								(n/a)	71.2	73.0	49.2	74.1	57.5	62.5	56.1	38.0	44.9	47.3	46.2	59.4	57.1	45.4	54.6	65.9	64.3	83.5
Reynolds High	Public	9-12	One Rocket Drive	Asheville	28803	Buncombe County	Buncombe County Schools	No	No	No	No	(828) 298-2500	1,133	69	16.3	42.0%	768 (67.8%)	130 (11.5%)	150 (13.2%)	12 (1.1%)	5 (0.4%)	3 (0.3%)	65 (5.7%)	61.7	223^rd of 640 public high schools	65.2%		59.6	230^th of 626 public high schools	63.3%	7	80.7	69.9	40.9	61.4															$9,315	$663	$8,652
Owen High	Public	9-12	99 Lake Eden Road	Black Mountain	28711	Buncombe County	Buncombe County Schools	No	No	No	No	(828) 686-3852	689	46	14.9	48.0%	511 (74.2%)	30 (4.4%)	95 (13.8%)	3 (0.4%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	46 (6.7%)	56.1	256^th of 640 public high schools	60.0%		62.8	209^th of 626 public high schools	66.6%	47	57.5	61.9	42.4	69.9															$11,241	$694	$10,547
Pisgah Elementary	Public	K-4	1495 Pisgah Hwy	Candler	28715	Buncombe County	Buncombe County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(828) 670-5023	166	15	11.2	69.3%	139 (83.7%)	2 (1.2%)	19 (11.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (3.6%)	53.9	687^th of 1505 public elementary schools	54.4%		62.5	538^th of 1502 public elementary schools	64.2%	149					52.9	77.1					44.1	51.4							$13,649	$1,435	$12,214
Barnardsville Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	20 Hillcrest Drive	Barnardsville	28709	Buncombe County	Buncombe County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(828) 626-2290	107	15	7.3	97.2%	99 (92.5%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (3.7%)	89.3	124^th of 1505 public elementary schools	91.8%		67.4	455^th of 1502 public elementary schools	69.7%	331					86.4	75.0					77.3	64.7							$13,378	$1,474	$11,905
North Windy Ridge Intermediate	Public	5-6	20 Doan Road	Weaverville	28787	Buncombe County	Buncombe County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(828) 658-1892	494	35	14.2	47.2%	409 (82.8%)	2 (0.4%)	58 (11.7%)	7 (1.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (3.4%)								(n/a)							70.9	65.3					60.7	62.0			72.5		$9,704	$1,139	$8,564
North Buncombe Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	251 Flat Creek Church Rd	Weaverville	28787	Buncombe County	Buncombe County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(828) 645-6054	569	40	14.0	52.5%	435 (76.4%)	5 (0.9%)	102 (17.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (4.6%)	63	525^th of 1505 public elementary schools	65.1%		71	390^th of 1502 public elementary schools	74.0%	135					62.6	63.2					53.5	57.5							$12,071	$1,473	$10,597

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