Reynolds Middle

Summary:

Reynolds Middle is a public middle school in Asheville, North Carolina, serving 479 students in grades 6-8. The school is part of the Buncombe County Schools district, which is ranked 107 out of 242 districts in the state and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

While Reynolds Middle has a more diverse student population compared to nearby schools, with higher percentages of African American and Hispanic students, its academic performance is generally lower than the Buncombe County Schools and North Carolina averages, particularly in Mathematics and Reading. For example, in 2023-2024, the percentage of 6th-grade students proficient or better in Mathematics at Reynolds Middle was 47%, compared to 54% for Buncombe County Schools and 54.3% for North Carolina. Similarly, the percentage of 8th-grade students proficient or better in Reading at Reynolds Middle was 49%, compared to 49.5% for Buncombe County Schools and 51.4% for North Carolina. The school's performance also varies significantly across different student subgroups, with African American students performing the lowest.

Reynolds Middle's statewide ranking has declined over the years, from a high of 180 out of 627 North Carolina middle schools in 2013-2014 to 342 out of 793 in 2023-2024. This suggests a need to address the school's academic challenges, which may be influenced by the high percentage of students (58.87%) receiving free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a higher proportion of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds. Compared to nearby schools like Cane Creek Middle and Montford North Star Academy, which have higher proficiency rates and statewide rankings, Reynolds Middle's academic performance is generally lower.


Detail:

Public 6-8

 2 Rocket Drive
       Asheville, NC  28803-9100


(828) 298-7484

District: Buncombe County Schools

SchoolDigger Rank:
342nd of 793 North Carolina Middle Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $10,391 Help


Students who attend Reynolds Middle usually attend:

High:    Middle College
    Nesbitt Discovery Academy
    Reynolds High

Feeder schools for Reynolds Middle:

Elementary:    Bell Elementary
    Haw Creek Elementary
    Oakley Elementary

Student/teacher ratio:  13.7 Help
Number of students:  490

Racial breakdown:

White:
54.1%
African American:
20.2%
Hispanic:
16.9%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  99.4% Help


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Performance Trends
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Compare Details Reynolds Middle ranks better than 56.9% of middle schools in North Carolina. It also ranks 4th among 7 ranked middle schools in the Buncombe County Schools District. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 54.52. (See more...)
Student Body
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Compare Details Student population at Reynolds Middle is diverse. Racial makeup is: White (54.1%), African American (20.2%), Hispanic (16.9%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 99.4% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Reynolds Middle is 13.7. 5 middle schools in the Buncombe County Schools District have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Reynolds Middle is $10,391, which is the 2nd highest among 7 middle schools in the Buncombe County Schools District.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Reynolds Middle:

SchoolDigger ranks Reynolds Middle 342nd of 793 North Carolina public middle schools. (See Reynolds Middle in the ranking list.)

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Buncombe County Schools:

SchoolDigger ranks Buncombe County Schools 107th of 242 North Carolina school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Reynolds Middle

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Rank History for all students at Reynolds Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2006 68.15 179th 598 70.1%
2007 69.00 183rd 606 69.8%
2008 73.28 147th 620 76.3%
2009 69.56 192nd 630 69.5%
2010 68.74 200th 640 68.8%
2011 64.12 261st 648 59.7%
2012 63.88 269th 662 59.4%
2013 74.66 144th 673 78.6%
2014 66.21 180th 627 71.3%
2015 64.97 228th 705 67.7%
2016 66.39 214th 692 69.1%
2017 59.30 285th 694 58.9%
2018 56.21 320th 691 53.7%
2019 58.90 300th 737 59.3%
2021 50.42 348th 741 53.0%
2022 39.74 474th 786 39.7%
2023 58.16 304th 784 61.2%
2024 54.52 342nd 793 56.9%
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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Reynolds Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 33.59 170th 221 23.1%
2019 55.14 91st 237 61.6%
2021 34.00 168th 248 32.3%
2022 18.36 260th 283 8.1%
2023 47.31 156th 302 48.3%
2024 28.86 239th 306 21.9%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Reynolds Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 40.00 178th 318 44.0%
2024 39.39 205th 356 42.4%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Reynolds Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2024 20.24 442nd 473 6.6%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Reynolds Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 62.85 191st 604 68.4%
2019 59.70 214th 639 66.5%
2021 39.05 378th 633 40.3%
2022 36.68 443rd 689 35.7%
2023 48.39 354th 735 51.8%
2024 42.03 420th 743 43.5%
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Rank History for Female students at Reynolds Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 60.19 277th 656 57.8%
2019 57.60 292nd 684 57.3%
2021 42.01 398th 706 43.6%
2022 38.58 447th 733 39.0%
2023 52.46 342nd 731 53.2%
2024 53.50 323rd 738 56.2%
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Rank History for Disabled students at Reynolds Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 35.99 299th 475 37.1%
2019 53.87 173rd 504 65.7%
2021 44.13 234th 478 51.0%
2022 22.31 402nd 449 10.5%
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Rank History for Gifted and Talented students at Reynolds Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 71.24 56th 416 86.5%
2021 58.13 216th 448 51.8%
2022 61.04 188th 450 58.2%
2023 69.47 99th 452 78.1%
2024 61.55 194th 461 57.9%
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Rank History for Male students at Reynolds Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 50.47 349th 665 47.5%
2019 57.07 294th 697 57.8%
2021 56.39 278th 711 60.9%
2022 39.47 461st 748 38.4%
2023 60.44 266th 747 64.4%
2024 53.65 327th 751 56.5%
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Rank History for African American students at Reynolds Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 36.13 338th 494 31.6%
2019 36.32 355th 519 31.6%
2021 22.93 453rd 533 15.0%
2022 17.42 505th 550 8.2%
2023 40.09 319th 559 42.9%
2024 25.38 457th 560 18.4%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Reynolds Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 47.07 248th 472 47.5%
2019 33.11 363rd 493 26.4%
2021 39.95 319th 522 38.9%
2022 33.31 384th 541 29.0%
2023 44.43 298th 553 46.1%
2024 52.31 250th 564 55.7%
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Rank History for White students at Reynolds Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 55.16 267th 596 55.2%
2019 58.11 255th 624 59.1%
2021 51.57 285th 632 54.9%
2022 39.04 411th 658 37.5%
2023 56.44 268th 656 59.1%
2024 59.26 251st 652 61.5%
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Data source: test scores: North Carolina Dept of Public Instruction, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

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Data source: North Carolina Dept of Public Instruction

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Enrollment information for Reynolds Middle

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 557 71 0 0 1 n/a n/a 4 633
1989 554 58 2 1 0 n/a n/a 0 615
1990 563 63 5 4 0 n/a n/a 0 635
1991 740 69 6 3 0 n/a n/a 1 819
1992 784 60 8 6 2 n/a n/a 0 860
1993 835 82 5 5 4 n/a n/a 0 931
1994 811 94 8 5 5 n/a n/a 0 923
1995 826 97 11 14 4 n/a n/a 0 952
1996 826 97 11 14 4 n/a n/a 0 952
1997 827 94 9 19 5 n/a n/a 0 954
1998 810 105 11 15 3 n/a n/a 0 944
1999 836 108 6 17 4 n/a n/a 0 971
2000 872 112 4 18 7 n/a n/a 0 1013
2001 652 118 3 15 2 n/a n/a 0 790
2002 547 144 8 22 3 n/a n/a 0 724
2003 547 144 8 22 3 n/a n/a 0 724
2004 512 137 6 19 5 n/a n/a 0 679
2005 494 148 8 25 3 n/a n/a 0 678
2006 468 144 5 28 2 n/a n/a 0 647
2007 437 88 7 29 4 n/a n/a 37 602
2008 425 95 8 29 2 n/a n/a 41 600
2009 405 137 8 32 1 n/a n/a 0 583
2010 415 148 12 34 1 n/a n/a 0 610
2011 386 88 15 56 0 0 47 0 592
2012 374 82 18 64 0 0 70 0 608
2013 398 93 14 73 1 0 44 0 623
2014 375 93 14 69 0 0 50 0 601
2015 355 86 9 52 0 0 47 0 549
2016 345 81 10 53 0 0 39 0 528
2017 312 94 6 62 0 1 31 0 506
2018 321 87 8 73 1 2 29 0 521
2019 325 85 5 68 1 3 35 0 522
2020 324 104 9 85 1 1 39 0 563
2021 318 105 7 86 0 0 36 0 552
2022 301 92 5 88 0 1 36 0 523
2023 262 85 7 85 0 0 40 0 479
2024 265 99 10 83 0 0 33 0 490

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Reynolds Middle

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 633 34.0 18.6 12.2
1989 615 38.0 16.1 22.4
1990 635 37.0 17.1 26.6
1991 819 50.0 16.3 20.6
1992 860 50.0 17.2 10.7
1993 931 51.0 18.3 14.6
1994 923 51.0 18.1 15.6
1995 952 53.0 18.0 15.1
1996 952 53.0 18.0 15.1
1997 954 53.0 18.0 18.1
1998 944 57.0 16.6 20.2
1999 971 57.0 17.0 26.4
2000 1013 63.0 16.1 24.8
2001 790 63.0 12.5 33.4
2002 724 63.0 11.5 36
2003 724 63.0 11.5 36
2004 679 63.0 10.8 36.1
2005 678 63.0 10.8 45.6
2006 647 63.0 10.3 47.8
2007 602 45.0 13.4 52.2
2008 600 45.1 13.3 n/a
2009 583 43.3 13.5 49.4
2010 610 41.8 14.5 52.1
2011 592 41.7 14.1 54.1
2012 608 39.3 15.4 56.7
2013 623 42.2 14.7 60.4
2014 601 42.3 14.1 60.2
2015 549 41.0 13.3 57.2
2016 528 40.0 13.2 57.2
2017 506 38.8 13.0 60.3
2018 521 37.1 14.0 58.5
2019 522 37.2 14.0 57.9
2020 563 34.2 16.4 53.5
2021 552 37.4 14.7 43.1
2022 523 36.3 14.3 53.5
2023 479 37.5 12.7 58.9
2024 490 35.7 13.7 99.4

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Reynolds Middle

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 633 34.0 18.6 12.2
1989 615 38.0 16.1 22.4
1990 635 37.0 17.1 26.6
1991 819 50.0 16.3 20.6
1992 860 50.0 17.2 10.7
1993 931 51.0 18.3 14.6
1994 923 51.0 18.1 15.6
1995 952 53.0 18.0 15.1
1996 952 53.0 18.0 15.1
1997 954 53.0 18.0 18.1
1998 944 57.0 16.6 20.2
1999 971 57.0 17.0 26.4
2000 1013 63.0 16.1 24.8
2001 790 63.0 12.5 33.4
2002 724 63.0 11.5 36
2003 724 63.0 11.5 36
2004 679 63.0 10.8 36.1
2005 678 63.0 10.8 45.6
2006 647 63.0 10.3 47.8
2007 602 45.0 13.4 52.2
2008 600 45.1 13.3 n/a
2009 583 43.3 13.5 49.4
2010 610 41.8 14.5 52.1
2011 592 41.7 14.1 54.1
2012 608 39.3 15.4 56.7
2013 623 42.2 14.7 60.4
2014 601 42.3 14.1 60.2
2015 549 41.0 13.3 57.2
2016 528 40.0 13.2 57.2
2017 506 38.8 13.0 60.3
2018 521 37.1 14.0 58.5
2019 522 37.2 14.0 57.9
2020 563 34.2 16.4 53.5
2021 552 37.4 14.7 43.1
2022 523 36.3 14.3 53.5
2023 479 37.5 12.7 58.9
2024 490 35.7 13.7 99.4

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
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Per Pupil Expenditures for Reynolds Middle

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $728 (7.0%) $9,664 (93.0%) $10,391

Data source: North Carolina Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Reynolds Middle

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 300th of 737 Middle schoolsRanks 304th of 784 Middle schools
 1.9%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
6th Grade Mathematics (Reynolds Middle)55.154.1
 1%
   6th Grade Mathematics (Buncombe County Schools)65.551.3
 14.2%
   6th Grade Mathematics (North Carolina)58.852.3
 6.5%
6th Grade Reading (Reynolds Middle)60.952.2
 8.7%
   6th Grade Reading (Buncombe County Schools)61.847.9
 13.9%
   6th Grade Reading (North Carolina)6049.3
 10.7%
7th Grade Mathematics (Reynolds Middle)6351
 12%
   7th Grade Mathematics (Buncombe County Schools)62.752.3
 10.4%
   7th Grade Mathematics (North Carolina)58.450.1
 8.3%
7th Grade Reading (Reynolds Middle)66.546.2
 20.3%
   7th Grade Reading (Buncombe County Schools)58.646.5
 12.1%
   7th Grade Reading (North Carolina)58.850.2
 8.6%
8th Grade Mathematics (Reynolds Middle)60.556.5
 4%
   8th Grade Mathematics (Buncombe County Schools)54.652.8
 1.8%
   8th Grade Mathematics (North Carolina)52.644.8
 7.8%
8th Grade Reading (Reynolds Middle)55.154.1
 1%
   8th Grade Reading (Buncombe County Schools)54.452.2
 2.2%
   8th Grade Reading (North Carolina)55.651
 4.6%
8th Grade Science (Reynolds Middle)77.269.6
 7.6%
   8th Grade Science (Buncombe County Schools)7973.5
 5.5%
   8th Grade Science (North Carolina)78.670.3
 8.3%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students522479
 8.2%
African American8585
American Indian10
 100%
Asian57
 40%
Hispanic6885
 25%
Pacific Islander30
 100%
White325262
 19.4%
Two or More Races3540
 14.3%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients57.9%58.9%
 1%


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In the 2023-24 school year, 490 students attended Reynolds Middle.

Students who attend Reynolds Middle usually go on to attend Middle College

Reynolds Middle ranks 342nd of 793 North Carolina middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Students at Reynolds Middle are 54% White, 20% African American, 17% Hispanic, 7% Two or more races, 2% Asian.


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