ArtSpace Charter

Summary:

ArtSpace Charter School is the sole public charter school serving grades K-8 in the ArtSpace Charter District, located in Swannanoa, North Carolina. This standout school consistently ranks in the top 22-37% of elementary schools statewide, with a 4-star rating from School Digger, indicating it is performing well above average compared to other schools in the state.

Academically, ArtSpace Charter School excels in several areas, with test scores in Mathematics, Reading, and Science generally higher than the state averages. The school's 4th grade students, in particular, demonstrate exceptional performance, with 78.7% proficiency in Mathematics and 85.1% proficiency in Reading, compared to state averages of 58.9% and 58.1%, respectively. However, the school could focus on improving 3rd grade Mathematics and 8th grade Mathematics, where proficiency rates fall below the state averages.

Overall, ArtSpace Charter District is a high-performing district, ranked 35 out of 242 districts in North Carolina with a 4-star rating. ArtSpace Charter School is a standout within this district, providing a quality education to its 410 students with a student-teacher ratio of 13.6 to 1.

District Detail

2030 US Hwy 70
Swannanoa, NC 28778

(828) 298-2787

SchoolDigger Rank:
35^th of 242 North Carolina districts

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Grades served: K-8
Students: 402

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
ArtSpace Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	2030 US Hwy 70	Swannanoa	28778	Buncombe County	ArtSpace Charter	Yes	No	No	Yes	(828) 298-2787	402	31	12.7		339 (84.3%)	3 (0.7%)	28 (7.0%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (7.2%)	74	333^rd of 1490 public elementary schools	77.7%		61.2	560^th of 1505 public elementary schools	62.8%	227	52.6	78.7	63.0	60.0	51.1	44.2	57.9	85.1	65.2	68.0	70.2	65.1	76.1	69.8

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Buncombe County Schools	1.49 mi	45	125^th
Evergreen Community Charter	3.99 mi	1	27^th
Mountain City Public Montessori	7.02 mi	1	140^th
Asheville City Schools	7.06 mi	8	76^th
Asheville PEAK Academy	8.99 mi	1	154^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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