Sand Hill-Venable Elementary

Summary:

Sand Hill-Venable Elementary is a public elementary school serving 534 students in grades PK-4 in Asheville, North Carolina, which is part of the Buncombe County Schools district.

Despite being part of a district ranked 107 out of 242 in the state, Sand Hill-Venable Elementary has consistently underperformed compared to the district and state averages on standardized tests. In the 2023-2024 school year, the school's proficiency rates were significantly lower than the district and state, with a 48.5% proficiency rate in 3rd grade Mathematics (compared to 60.9% for the district and 62.7% for the state) and a 40.7% proficiency rate in 4th grade Reading (compared to 53.9% for the district and 52.8% for the state). The school's performance also varies greatly across different student subgroups, with African American and Hispanic students performing at the bottom of state rankings, while White students perform better but still in the bottom 18% of North Carolina elementary schools.

When compared to nearby schools in the Buncombe County Schools district, Sand Hill-Venable Elementary stands out as the lowest-performing. For example, West Buncombe Elementary, just 4.51 miles away, consistently outperforms Sand Hill-Venable Elementary on the standardized tests, with proficiency rates that are 20-30 percentage points higher in both Mathematics and Reading. Additionally, Sand Hill-Venable Elementary has a high percentage of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds, with 77.34% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, which is significantly higher than the nearby schools.


Detail:

Public PK, KG-4

 154 Sand Hill School Road
       Asheville, NC  28806-1023


(828) 670-5028

District: Buncombe County Schools

SchoolDigger Rank:
1141st of 1,505 North Carolina Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $11,842 Help


Students who attend Sand Hill-Venable Elementary usually attend:

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

Student/teacher ratio:  13.2 Help
Number of students:  534

Racial breakdown:

White:
55.4%
Hispanic:
32.8%
African American:
7.1%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  77.3% Help


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Compare Details Sand Hill-Venable Elementary ranks worse than 75.8% of elementary schools in North Carolina. It also ranks 15th 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 27.88. (See more...)
Student Body
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Compare Details Racial makeup is: White (55.4%), Hispanic (32.8%), African American (7.1%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 77.3% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Sand Hill-Venable Elementary is 13.2. 14 elementary 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 Sand Hill-Venable Elementary is $11,842, which is the 8th highest among 21 elementary schools in the Buncombe County Schools District.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Sand Hill-Venable Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Sand Hill-Venable Elementary 1141st of 1505 North Carolina public elementary schools. (See Sand Hill-Venable Elementary 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 Sand Hill-Venable Elementary

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Rank History for all students at Sand Hill-Venable Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2006 54.95 625th 1276 51.0%
2007 47.92 779th 1293 39.8%
2008 51.91 680th 1324 48.6%
2009 55.98 683rd 1354 49.6%
2010 56.17 678th 1363 50.3%
2011 64.57 528th 1381 61.8%
2012 55.51 683rd 1388 50.8%
2013 45.90 727th 1403 48.2%
2014 51.34 686th 1390 50.6%
2015 51.05 734th 1440 49.0%
2016 46.84 797th 1425 44.1%
2017 49.23 756th 1429 47.1%
2018 54.93 666th 1434 53.6%
2019 49.91 774th 1473 47.5%
2021 47.02 753rd 1489 49.4%
2022 40.47 912th 1514 39.8%
2023 31.73 1061st 1502 29.4%
2024 27.88 1141st 1505 24.2%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Sand Hill-Venable Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 48.82 175th 421 58.4%
2019 38.49 309th 497 37.8%
2021 22.26 345th 385 10.4%
2022 32.40 354th 485 27.0%
2023 23.85 432nd 514 16.0%
2024 33.51 375th 533 29.6%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Sand Hill-Venable Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 69.04 323rd 1332 75.8%
2019 62.94 432nd 1361 68.3%
2021 60.93 408th 1329 69.3%
2022 50.25 647th 1366 52.6%
2023 37.56 953rd 1437 33.7%
2024 29.20 1140th 1450 21.4%
See the entire list of Best North Carolina Elementary Schools for Low Socio Economic Status Students!

Rank History for Female students at Sand Hill-Venable Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 59.03 609th 1405 56.7%
2019 51.29 719th 1424 49.5%
2021 43.56 777th 1440 46.0%
2022 37.07 949th 1458 34.9%
2023 33.93 986th 1459 32.4%
2024 27.64 1118th 1455 23.2%
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Rank History for Disabled students at Sand Hill-Venable Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 42.67 485th 897 45.9%
2019 62.33 220th 878 74.9%
2021 24.44 546th 646 15.5%
2022 35.19 401st 634 36.8%
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Rank History for Male students at Sand Hill-Venable Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 50.99 738th 1413 47.8%
2019 48.74 770th 1430 46.2%
2021 48.97 701st 1444 51.5%
2022 44.55 818th 1464 44.1%
2023 30.78 1070th 1461 26.8%
2024 29.10 1096th 1464 25.1%
See the entire list of Best North Carolina Elementary Schools for Male Students!

Rank History for African American students at Sand Hill-Venable Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 59.66 311th 927 66.5%
2023 11.34 909th 933 2.6%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Sand Hill-Venable Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 41.70 523rd 851 38.5%
2019 50.02 417th 865 51.8%
2021 29.10 645th 843 23.5%
2022 34.94 626th 893 29.9%
2023 26.32 730th 915 20.2%
2024 17.97 879th 951 7.6%
See the entire list of Best North Carolina Elementary Schools for Hispanic Students!

Rank History for White students at Sand Hill-Venable Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 51.13 621st 1178 47.3%
2019 37.19 811th 1183 31.4%
2021 45.54 639th 1172 45.5%
2022 34.76 838th 1194 29.8%
2023 29.44 918th 1183 22.4%
2024 25.12 964th 1166 17.3%
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Data source: test scores: North Carolina Dept of Public Instruction, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

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Enrollment information for Sand Hill-Venable Elementary

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1994 861 8 3 7 2 n/a n/a 15 896
1995 975 7 6 10 6 n/a n/a 0 1004
1996 975 7 6 10 6 n/a n/a 0 1004
1997 980 9 5 14 5 n/a n/a 0 1013
1998 927 10 9 17 5 n/a n/a 0 968
1999 895 15 7 24 2 n/a n/a 0 943
2000 876 15 4 31 4 n/a n/a 0 930
2001 702 21 3 21 3 n/a n/a 0 750
2002 647 27 2 40 1 n/a n/a 0 717
2003 647 27 2 40 1 n/a n/a 0 717
2004 631 30 3 65 2 n/a n/a 0 731
2005 627 35 4 69 2 n/a n/a 0 737
2006 633 29 6 74 3 n/a n/a 0 745
2007 608 10 13 88 5 n/a n/a 19 743
2008 594 10 11 106 4 n/a n/a 26 751
2009 578 45 8 101 4 n/a n/a 0 736
2010 581 53 11 118 3 n/a n/a 0 766
2011 547 31 8 140 0 0 24 0 750
2012 539 28 7 142 2 0 24 0 742
2013 502 43 7 149 2 0 23 0 726
2014 527 42 6 145 4 2 19 0 745
2015 506 43 7 151 3 1 11 0 722
2016 489 48 1 175 3 2 8 0 726
2017 417 47 0 151 0 3 11 0 629
2018 355 41 0 148 0 3 25 0 572
2019 335 44 0 152 0 4 20 0 555
2020 321 34 0 168 0 4 34 0 561
2021 293 37 1 162 0 4 20 0 517
2022 279 29 2 176 1 5 18 0 510
2023 296 38 4 175 2 1 18 0 534

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 Sand Hill-Venable Elementary

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1994 896 49.0 18.3 18.4
1995 1004 54.0 18.6 24.4
1996 1004 54.0 18.6 24.4
1997 1013 54.0 18.8 23.4
1998 968 55.0 17.6 21.5
1999 943 55.0 17.1 29.8
2000 930 62.0 15.0 33.5
2001 750 62.0 12.1 41.1
2002 717 62.0 11.6 46.3
2003 717 62.0 11.6 46.3
2004 731 62.0 11.8 44.7
2005 737 62.0 11.9 52.9
2006 745 62.0 12.0 53.7
2007 743 n/a n/a 53.9
2008 751 48.8 15.4 58.2
2009 736 50.0 14.7 55.8
2010 766 47.6 16.0 64.8
2011 750 48.6 15.4 63.9
2012 742 46.7 15.8 70.4
2013 726 49.0 14.8 71.5
2014 745 50.4 14.7 72.1
2015 722 48.0 15.0 72.6
2016 726 47.0 15.4 74.1
2017 629 42.0 14.9 73.6
2018 572 41.9 13.6 72.7
2019 555 41.4 13.4 72.3
2020 561 42.3 13.2 73.4
2021 517 41.6 12.4 55.9
2022 510 41.5 12.2 62.7
2023 534 40.4 13.2 77.3

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 Sand Hill-Venable Elementary

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1994 896 49.0 18.3 18.4
1995 1004 54.0 18.6 24.4
1996 1004 54.0 18.6 24.4
1997 1013 54.0 18.8 23.4
1998 968 55.0 17.6 21.5
1999 943 55.0 17.1 29.8
2000 930 62.0 15.0 33.5
2001 750 62.0 12.1 41.1
2002 717 62.0 11.6 46.3
2003 717 62.0 11.6 46.3
2004 731 62.0 11.8 44.7
2005 737 62.0 11.9 52.9
2006 745 62.0 12.0 53.7
2007 743 n/a n/a 53.9
2008 751 48.8 15.4 58.2
2009 736 50.0 14.7 55.8
2010 766 47.6 16.0 64.8
2011 750 48.6 15.4 63.9
2012 742 46.7 15.8 70.4
2013 726 49.0 14.8 71.5
2014 745 50.4 14.7 72.1
2015 722 48.0 15.0 72.6
2016 726 47.0 15.4 74.1
2017 629 42.0 14.9 73.6
2018 572 41.9 13.6 72.7
2019 555 41.4 13.4 72.3
2020 561 42.3 13.2 73.4
2021 517 41.6 12.4 55.9
2022 510 41.5 12.2 62.7
2023 534 40.4 13.2 77.3

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 Sand Hill-Venable Elementary

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $1,597 (13.5%) $10,245 (86.5%) $11,842

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

Impact of COVID-19 on Sand Hill-Venable 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 774th of 1473 Elementary schoolsRanks 1061st of 1502 Elementary schools
 18.1%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
3rd Grade Mathematics (Sand Hill-Venable Elementary)66.741.4
 25.3%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Buncombe County Schools)63.458.7
 4.7%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (North Carolina)64.361.1
 3.2%
3rd Grade Reading (Sand Hill-Venable Elementary)59.634.2
 25.4%
   3rd Grade Reading (Buncombe County Schools)55.749.3
 6.4%
   3rd Grade Reading (North Carolina)56.848
 8.8%
4th Grade Mathematics (Sand Hill-Venable Elementary)53.848.2
 5.6%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Buncombe County Schools)59.658
 1.6%
   4th Grade Mathematics (North Carolina)57.355.3
 2%
4th Grade Reading (Sand Hill-Venable Elementary)49.552.2
 2.7%
   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 Students555534
 3.8%
African American4438
 13.6%
American Indian02
Asian04
Hispanic152175
 15.1%
Pacific Islander41
 75%
White335296
 11.6%
Two or More Races2018
 10%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients72.3%77.3%
 5.1%


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Frequently Asked Questions about Sand Hill-Venable Elementary

In the 2022-23 school year, 534 students attended Sand Hill-Venable Elementary.

Students who attend Sand Hill-Venable Elementary usually go on to attend:

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

Students at Sand Hill-Venable Elementary are 55% White, 33% Hispanic, 7% African American, 3% Two or more races.

Sand Hill-Venable Elementary ranks in the bottom 24.2% of North Carolina elementary schools.


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