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Candler Elementary

Summary:

Candler Elementary is a public elementary school serving grades PK-4 in Candler, North Carolina, with a student population of 361. 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.

Candler Elementary's academic performance is generally below the district and state averages in both mathematics and reading across grades 3 and 4. For example, in 2023-2024, the percentage of 3rd-grade students proficient or better in mathematics was 57.6% at Candler Elementary, compared to 60.9% for the Buncombe County district and 62.7% for the state. Similarly, the percentage of 4th-grade students proficient or better in reading was 49.3% at Candler Elementary, compared to 53.9% for the district and 52.8% for the state. The school's statewide ranking has fluctuated between the 500s and 1,000s, with a current ranking of 840 out of 1,505 schools, and its SchoolDigger rating has varied between 2 and 3 stars out of 5, indicating below-average performance compared to other schools in the state.

However, Candler Elementary's Hispanic and English Language Learner (ELL) student subgroups tend to perform better than the school's overall performance, with higher rankings and ratings. For example, in 2023-2024, Candler Elementary's Hispanic students ranked 244 out of 951 elementary schools in the state, with a 4-star rating. In contrast, the school's White student subgroup ranked 996 out of 1,166 elementary schools, with a 1-star rating. Additionally, Candler Elementary has a high percentage of students from low socioeconomic backgrounds, with around 72% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, and the school's performance for this subgroup has been relatively strong, with a 4-star rating in 2022-2023 and a 3-star rating in 2021-2022. Nearby schools like West Buncombe Elementary and Hominy Valley Elementary have higher rankings and ratings from SchoolDigger, suggesting that Candler Elementary may be facing unique challenges.


Detail:

Public PK, KG-4

 121 Candler School Road
       Candler, NC  28715-9313

(828) 670-5018

District: Buncombe County Schools

SchoolDigger Rank:
840th of 1,505 North Carolina Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $11,201 Help


Students who attend Candler Elementary usually attend:

Middle:    Enka Middle
High:    Enka High
    Middle College
    Nesbitt Discovery Academy

Student/teacher ratio:  12.7 Help
Number of students:  365

Racial breakdown:

White:
68.5%
Hispanic:
23.8%
African American:
4.4%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  99.2% Help


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Performance Trends
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Compare Details Candler Elementary ranks worse than 55.8% of elementary schools in North Carolina. It also ranks 13th among 21 ranked elementary schools in the Buncombe County Schools District. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 44.69. (See more...)
Student Body
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Compare Details Racial makeup is: White (68.5%), Hispanic (23.8%), African American (4.4%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 99.2% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Candler Elementary is 12.7, which is the 9th best among 21 elementary schools in the Buncombe County Schools District. (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Candler Elementary is $11,201. 11 elementary schools in the Buncombe County Schools District spend more per student.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Candler Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Candler Elementary 840th of 1505 North Carolina public elementary schools. (See Candler Elementary in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:


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Hispanic students:
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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 Candler Elementary

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Rank History for all students at Candler Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2006 64.94 441st 1276 65.4%
2007 63.53 481st 1293 62.8%
2008 62.86 498th 1324 62.4%
2009 56.96 667th 1354 50.7%
2010 62.87 557th 1363 59.1%
2011 55.02 706th 1381 48.9%
2012 54.54 700th 1388 49.6%
2013 61.37 501st 1403 64.3%
2014 59.48 546th 1390 60.7%
2015 49.85 754th 1440 47.6%
2016 45.29 833rd 1425 41.5%
2017 51.89 716th 1429 49.9%
2018 50.68 735th 1434 48.7%
2019 34.86 1021st 1473 30.7%
2021 31.80 998th 1489 33.0%
2022 50.84 729th 1514 51.8%
2023 52.67 724th 1502 51.8%
2024 44.69 840th 1505 44.2%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Candler Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 41.21 243rd 421 42.3%
2019 32.30 373rd 497 24.9%
2024 66.37 107th 533 79.9%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Candler Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 62.82 439th 1332 67.0%
2019 47.07 747th 1361 45.1%
2021 31.37 934th 1329 29.7%
2022 57.88 501st 1366 63.3%
2023 67.76 361st 1437 74.9%
2024 49.05 725th 1450 50.0%
See the entire list of Best North Carolina Elementary Schools for Low Socio Economic Status Students!

Rank History for Female students at Candler Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 56.06 649th 1405 53.8%
2019 45.58 815th 1424 42.8%
2021 32.00 965th 1440 33.0%
2022 47.58 752nd 1458 48.4%
2023 55.71 623rd 1459 57.3%
2024 39.99 902nd 1455 38.0%
See the entire list of Best North Carolina Elementary Schools for Female Students!

Rank History for Disabled students at Candler Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 31.76 659th 897 26.5%
2019 22.37 782nd 878 10.9%
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Rank History for Male students at Candler Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 46.29 824th 1413 41.7%
2019 29.48 1104th 1430 22.8%
2021 31.59 966th 1444 33.1%
2022 55.04 640th 1464 56.3%
2023 49.12 764th 1461 47.7%
2024 50.16 743rd 1464 49.2%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Candler Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 57.03 315th 851 63.0%
2019 37.99 568th 865 34.3%
2021 30.20 636th 843 24.6%
2022 62.04 254th 893 71.6%
2023 56.46 335th 915 63.4%
2024 66.68 244th 951 74.3%
See the entire list of Best North Carolina Elementary Schools for Hispanic Students!

Rank History for White students at Candler Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 29.18 949th 1178 19.4%
2019 15.47 1096th 1183 7.4%
2021 18.51 1051st 1172 10.3%
2022 36.13 816th 1194 31.7%
2023 35.56 833rd 1183 29.6%
2024 22.48 996th 1166 14.6%
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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 Candler Elementary

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 664 0 0 0 0 n/a n/a 2 666
1989 664 0 1 1 0 n/a n/a 0 666
1990 665 0 0 0 0 n/a n/a 0 665
1991 653 0 0 1 0 n/a n/a 0 654
1992 642 0 4 1 1 n/a n/a 0 648
1993 679 0 5 3 5 n/a n/a 0 692
1994 705 0 3 4 3 n/a n/a 0 715
1995 701 0 1 9 3 n/a n/a 0 714
1996 701 0 1 9 3 n/a n/a 0 714
1997 764 3 1 7 9 n/a n/a 0 784
1998 780 6 0 8 11 n/a n/a 0 805
1999 795 16 2 10 13 n/a n/a 0 836
2000 770 16 2 11 6 n/a n/a 0 805
2001 517 4 1 7 5 n/a n/a 0 534
2002 531 9 3 11 6 n/a n/a 0 560
2003 531 9 3 11 6 n/a n/a 0 560
2004 543 10 3 15 6 n/a n/a 0 577
2005 521 11 3 28 4 n/a n/a 0 567
2006 540 18 2 30 4 n/a n/a 0 594
2007 548 6 4 31 3 n/a n/a 22 614
2008 537 5 4 30 1 n/a n/a 28 605
2009 546 34 3 35 1 n/a n/a 0 619
2010 523 37 3 39 1 n/a n/a 0 603
2011 504 7 2 76 0 0 37 0 626
2012 533 8 2 68 1 0 24 0 636
2013 493 7 1 70 2 0 19 0 592
2014 504 7 5 75 1 1 16 0 609
2015 465 9 5 79 1 1 12 0 572
2016 426 18 5 85 2 1 10 0 547
2017 329 13 4 61 1 0 14 0 422
2018 322 17 2 75 3 0 16 0 435
2019 320 18 1 60 2 0 14 0 415
2020 292 19 0 74 2 1 26 0 414
2021 282 17 0 78 2 1 15 0 395
2022 259 10 0 77 2 1 9 0 358
2023 255 13 0 83 1 1 8 0 361
2024 250 16 0 87 1 0 11 0 365

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 Candler Elementary

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 666 48.0 13.8 16.7
1989 666 32.0 20.8 21.2
1990 665 30.0 22.1 26
1991 654 43.0 15.2 26.5
1992 648 43.0 15.0 19.6
1993 692 40.0 17.3 22.3
1994 715 39.0 18.3 24.2
1995 714 43.0 16.6 23.2
1996 714 43.0 16.6 23.2
1997 784 43.0 18.2 21
1998 805 45.0 17.9 20.9
1999 836 45.0 18.6 32.9
2000 805 49.0 16.4 36.6
2001 534 49.0 10.9 55.2
2002 560 49.0 11.4 39.1
2003 560 49.0 11.4 39.1
2004 577 49.0 11.8 44
2005 567 49.0 11.6 49.2
2006 594 49.0 12.1 50.2
2007 614 n/a n/a 49.5
2008 605 36.0 16.8 54.6
2009 619 35.6 17.4 48.5
2010 603 35.2 17.1 56.9
2011 626 36.8 16.9 64.9
2012 636 36.0 17.6 67.1
2013 592 37.8 15.6 67.6
2014 609 34.2 17.7 64.2
2015 572 35.0 16.3 66.4
2016 547 33.0 16.5 66.5
2017 422 30.1 14.0 74.2
2018 435 30.8 14.1 67.1
2019 415 30.3 13.6 99.3
2020 414 27.2 15.2 99.3
2021 395 26.3 15.0 99.2
2022 358 29.3 12.2 99.2
2023 361 27.9 12.9 72.3
2024 365 28.7 12.7 99.2

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 Candler Elementary

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 666 48.0 13.8 16.7
1989 666 32.0 20.8 21.2
1990 665 30.0 22.1 26
1991 654 43.0 15.2 26.5
1992 648 43.0 15.0 19.6
1993 692 40.0 17.3 22.3
1994 715 39.0 18.3 24.2
1995 714 43.0 16.6 23.2
1996 714 43.0 16.6 23.2
1997 784 43.0 18.2 21
1998 805 45.0 17.9 20.9
1999 836 45.0 18.6 32.9
2000 805 49.0 16.4 36.6
2001 534 49.0 10.9 55.2
2002 560 49.0 11.4 39.1
2003 560 49.0 11.4 39.1
2004 577 49.0 11.8 44
2005 567 49.0 11.6 49.2
2006 594 49.0 12.1 50.2
2007 614 n/a n/a 49.5
2008 605 36.0 16.8 54.6
2009 619 35.6 17.4 48.5
2010 603 35.2 17.1 56.9
2011 626 36.8 16.9 64.9
2012 636 36.0 17.6 67.1
2013 592 37.8 15.6 67.6
2014 609 34.2 17.7 64.2
2015 572 35.0 16.3 66.4
2016 547 33.0 16.5 66.5
2017 422 30.1 14.0 74.2
2018 435 30.8 14.1 67.1
2019 415 30.3 13.6 99.3
2020 414 27.2 15.2 99.3
2021 395 26.3 15.0 99.2
2022 358 29.3 12.2 99.2
2023 361 27.9 12.9 72.3
2024 365 28.7 12.7 99.2

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 Candler Elementary

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $1,431 (12.8%) $9,770 (87.2%) $11,201

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

Impact of COVID-19 on Candler Elementary

The coronavirus has had a profound impact on education in America. Learning shifted online overnight, attendance numbers dwindled, and enrollment decreased. SchoolDigger.com is making it easier for you to better assess how COVID-19 has impacted your school. Through the collection of pre-pandemic (2019) and current data, SchoolDigger.com is sharing test scores, enrollment numbers and school demographics from schools across the country – and we make it easy to see how impacted schools compare locally and statewide.

Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)		 Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)		 Change (%)
Ranks 1021st of 1473 Elementary schoolsRanks 724th of 1502 Elementary schools
 21.1%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)		 % proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)		 Change (%)
3rd Grade Mathematics (Candler Elementary)6057.5
 2.5%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Buncombe County Schools)63.458.7
 4.7%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (North Carolina)64.361.1
 3.2%
3rd Grade Reading (Candler Elementary)47.138.4
 8.7%
   3rd Grade Reading (Buncombe County Schools)55.749.3
 6.4%
   3rd Grade Reading (North Carolina)56.848
 8.8%
4th Grade Mathematics (Candler Elementary)37.570.4
 32.9%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Buncombe County Schools)59.658
 1.6%
   4th Grade Mathematics (North Carolina)57.355.3
 2%
4th Grade Reading (Candler Elementary)55.754.9
 0.8%
   4th Grade Reading (Buncombe County Schools)60.257.2
 3%
   4th Grade Reading (North Carolina)57.355.3
 2%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)		 Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)		 Change (%)
Total Students415361
 13%
African American1813
 27.8%
American Indian21
 50%
Asian10
 100%
Hispanic6083
 38.3%
Pacific Islander01
White320255
 20.3%
Two or More Races148
 42.9%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients99.3%72.3%
 27%

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Frequently Asked Questions about Candler Elementary

Students at Candler Elementary are 68% White, 24% Hispanic, 4% African American, 3% Two or more races.

Candler Elementary ranks 840th of 1505 North Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

In the 2023-24 school year, 365 students attended Candler Elementary.

Students who attend Candler Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Enka Middle
High : Enka High
High : Middle College
High : Nesbitt Discovery Academy


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