Brevard Academy

Summary:

Brevard Academy, a public charter elementary school serving grades K-8 in Pisgah Forest, North Carolina, is a standout institution in the region. With a total enrollment of 417 students, the school consistently ranks in the top 22% of North Carolina elementary schools, earning a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Brevard Academy excels across multiple academic measures, with particularly impressive mathematics proficiency rates that exceed the state average by 20-30 percentage points across all grade levels. The school's reading and science proficiency rates are also strong, with 6th-8th graders scoring 20-25 percentage points above the state average in reading, and 5th and 8th graders achieving science proficiency rates of 72.3% and 81.8%, respectively, well above the state averages.

With a student-teacher ratio of 16.5 to 1, Brevard Academy offers smaller class sizes, which may contribute to its consistent high performance over the past three school years. While the specific free/reduced lunch rate is not provided, the school's strong academic results across multiple subjects suggest it is delivering a well-rounded educational program that benefits students from diverse backgrounds.

District Detail

1110 Hendersonville Highway
Pisgah Forest, NC 28768

(828) 885-2665

SchoolDigger Rank:
29^th of 242 North Carolina districts

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Grades served: K-8
Students: 435

Primary Schools: 1
Middle Schools: 0
High Schools: 0
Alternative Schools: 0

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				EOG Mathematics (2025)						EOG Reading (2025)						EOG Science (2025)		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 (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	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	Total
Brevard Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	1110 Hendersonville Highway	Pisgah Forest	28768	Transylvania County	Brevard Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(828) 885-2665	435	28	15.4		388 (89.2%)	8 (1.8%)	21 (4.8%)	8 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.3%)	65.6	473^rd of 1490 public elementary schools	68.3%		74.9	326^th of 1505 public elementary schools	78.3%	147	85.4	61.2	44.7	63.8	69.0	59.1	54.2	59.2	53.2	72.3	76.2	77.3	72.3	81.8

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Transylvania County Schools	1.31 mi	9	103^rd
Henderson County Schools	6.35 mi	23	86^th
The Mountain Community School	14.09 mi	1	50^th
FernLeaf Community Charter School	15 mi	1
Buncombe County Schools	15.61 mi	45	125^th

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the North Carolina Dept of Public Instruction.

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