Buncombe County Schools

District Summary

175 Bingham Road
Asheville, NC 28806-3800

(828) 232-4160

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SchoolDigger Rank:
89^th of 235 North Carolina districts

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Grades served: K-13
Students: 24,033

Primary Schools: 23
Middle Schools: 11
High Schools: 10
Alternative Schools: 0

This graph shows how well Buncombe County Schools is performing compared to other districts in North Carolina. 100% is the best performing district in the state, 0% is the worst.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2019)				Ranking (2018)				EOC Biology (2019)	EOC English II (2019)	EOC Math I (2019)	EOC Math III (2019)	EOG Mathematics (2019)						EOG Reading (2019)						EOG Science (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 (2019)	Statewide Rank (2019)	State Percentile (2019)	SchoolDigger Rating (2019)	Average Standard Score (2018)	Statewide Rank (2018)	State Percentile (2018)	Rank Change from Previous Year	EOC Biology End of Course	EOC English II End of Course	EOC Math I End of Course	EOC Math III End of Course	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
Bell Elementary	Public	K-5	90 Maple Springs Road	Asheville	28805	Buncombe	Buncombe County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(828) 298-3789	273	21	13.1	60.0%	199 (72.9%)	18 (6.6%)	38 (13.9%)	8 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.7%)	53.6	702^nd of 1461 public elementary schools	52.0%		55	665^th of 1434 public elementary schools	53.6%	37					52.9	50.0	70.5				49.0	53.7	68.9				77.0
Haw Creek Elementary	Public	K-5	21 Trinity Chapel Road	Asheville	28805	Buncombe	Buncombe County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(828) 298-4022	382	24	15.8	49.0%	281 (73.6%)	51 (13.4%)	19 (5.0%)	9 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (5.8%)	65.2	481^st of 1461 public elementary schools	67.1%		82.9	187^th of 1434 public elementary schools	87.0%	294					56.9	66.2	68.7				55.4	73.0	62.7				79.1
Johnston Elementary	Public	K-4	230 Johnston Boulevard	Asheville	28806	Buncombe	Buncombe County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(828) 232-4291	296	24	12.1	97.0%	101 (34.1%)	65 (22.0%)	85 (28.7%)	2 (0.7%)	1 (0.3%)	28 (9.5%)	14 (4.7%)	5.7	1422^nd of 1461 public elementary schools	2.7%		6.7	1384^th of 1434 public elementary schools	3.5%	38					36.5	20.4					26.9	33.3
Oakley Elementary	Public	K-5	753 Fairview Road	Asheville	28803	Buncombe	Buncombe County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(828) 274-7515	463	30	15.6	78.0%	212 (45.8%)	132 (28.5%)	101 (21.8%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.2%)	18.7	1273^rd of 1461 public elementary schools	12.9%		22.5	1182^nd of 1434 public elementary schools	17.6%	91					46.3	35.9	35.6				46.3	43.8	41.4				56.3
Enka Middle	Public	7-8	390 Asbury Road	Candler	28715	Buncombe	Buncombe County Schools	No	No	No	No	(828) 670-5010	592	40	14.8	60.0%	449 (75.8%)	14 (2.4%)	91 (15.4%)	7 (1.2%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.3%)	28 (4.7%)	52.5	354^th of 723 public middle schools	51.0%		56.5	316^th of 691 public middle schools	54.3%	38									62.5	50.0					52.2	51.0		82.1
Roberson High	Public	9-12	250 Overlook Road	Asheville	28803	Buncombe	Buncombe County Schools	No	No	No	No	(828) 654-1765	1,619	100	16.1	35.0%	1,057 (65.3%)	199 (12.3%)	248 (15.3%)	40 (2.5%)	2 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	73 (4.5%)	55.5	168^th of 510 public high schools	67.1%		58.6	155^th of 469 public high schools	67.0%	13	57.8	65.9	40.8	57.9
Valley Springs Middle	Public	6-8	224 Long Shoals Road	Arden	28704	Buncombe	Buncombe County Schools	No	No	No	No	(828) 654-1785	624	45	13.8	47.0%	344 (55.1%)	71 (11.4%)	144 (23.1%)	25 (4.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (6.3%)	57.9	302^nd of 723 public middle schools	58.2%		71.9	171^st of 691 public middle schools	75.3%	131									57.8	60.8					55.2	59.8		78.4
Sand Hill-Venable Elementary	Public	K-4	154 Sand Hill School Road	Asheville	28806	Buncombe	Buncombe County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(828) 670-5028	629	42	14.9	74.0%	417 (66.3%)	47 (7.5%)	151 (24.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	11 (1.7%)	49.9	769^th of 1461 public elementary schools	47.4%		54.9	666^th of 1434 public elementary schools	53.6%	103					66.7	53.8					59.6	49.5
Estes Elementary	Public	K-5	275 Overlook Road	Asheville	28803	Buncombe	Buncombe County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(828) 654-1795	765	50	15.3	53.0%	422 (55.2%)	109 (14.2%)	152 (19.9%)	19 (2.5%)	4 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	58 (7.6%)	62.5	530^th of 1461 public elementary schools	63.7%		63.3	530^th of 1434 public elementary schools	63.0%						67.8	60.5					61.6	62.6
Early College	Public	9-13	340 Victoria Road	Asheville	28801	Buncombe	Buncombe County Schools	No	No	No	No	(828) 232-4123	278	14	19.9	39.0%	210 (75.5%)	8 (2.9%)	41 (14.7%)	10 (3.6%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.9%)								(n/a)	76.3	88.3	58.5	76.7
Middle College	Public	11-13	340 Victoria Road	Asheville	28801	Buncombe	Buncombe County Schools	No	No	No	No	(828) 232-4123	60	4	15.0	32.0%	50 (83.3%)	1 (1.7%)	3 (5.0%)	1 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (8.3%)								(n/a)	30.0			28.6
Koontz Intermediate	Public	5-6	305 Overlook Road	Asheville	28803	Buncombe	Buncombe County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(828) 684-1295	709	43	16.5	50.0%	414 (58.4%)	62 (8.7%)	163 (23.0%)	24 (3.4%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (6.3%)								(n/a)							59.4	60.2					52.5	62.1			66.0
Nesbitt Discovery Academy	Public	9-12	175 Bingham Rd Ste 10	Asheville	28806	Buncombe	Buncombe County Schools	No	No	No	No	(828) 271-4521	296	15	19.2	29.0%	248 (83.8%)	7 (2.4%)	21 (7.1%)	11 (3.7%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.7%)	97.2	2^nd of 510 public high schools	99.6%					(n/a)		100.0		98.1
Enka Intermediate	Public	5-6	125 Asheville Commerce Parkway	Candler	28715	Buncombe	Buncombe County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(828) 255-1380	633	37	16.9	62.0%	499 (78.8%)	16 (2.5%)	98 (15.5%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	15 (2.4%)								(n/a)							54.3	63.0					55.8	62.0			69.9
Eblen Intermediate	Public	5-6	59 Lee's Creek Road	Asheville	28806	Buncombe	Buncombe County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(828) 255-5757	731	44	16.4	75.0%	442 (60.5%)	56 (7.7%)	190 (26.0%)	11 (1.5%)	1 (0.1%)	11 (1.5%)	20 (2.7%)								(n/a)							58.8	66.1					41.4	54.1			60.1
North Buncombe Middle	Public	6-8	51 N Buncombe School Road	Weaverville	28787	Buncombe	Buncombe County Schools	No	No	No	No	(828) 645-7944	573	40	14.4	46.0%	475 (82.9%)	1 (0.2%)	69 (12.0%)	4 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	22 (3.8%)	74.1	164^th of 723 public middle schools	77.3%		69.3	201^st of 691 public middle schools	70.9%	37									71.2	70.2					64.6	64.3		83.7
Community High School	Public	9-12	235 Old US 70	Swannanoa	28778	Buncombe	Buncombe County Schools	No	No	No	No	(828) 686-7734	167	18	9.1	70.0%	123 (73.7%)	26 (15.6%)	6 (3.6%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	10 (6.0%)								(n/a)		22.0
Owen Middle	Public	6-8	730 Old US 70	Swannanoa	28778	Buncombe	Buncombe County Schools	No	No	No	No	(828) 686-7739	529	41	12.9	59.0%	419 (79.2%)	23 (4.3%)	62 (11.7%)	2 (0.4%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (3.6%)	54.5	338^th of 723 public middle schools	53.3%		62.2	263^rd of 691 public middle schools	61.9%	75								61.0	59.4	51.2				54.5	62.6	51.2		82.5
Hominy Valley Elementary	Public	K-4	450 Enka Lake Road	Candler	28715	Buncombe	Buncombe County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(828) 665-0619	381	25	15.1	45.0%	328 (86.1%)	3 (0.8%)	36 (9.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.7%)	77.8	258^th of 1461 public elementary schools	82.3%		86.2	145^th of 1434 public elementary schools	89.9%	113					75.7	72.0					67.1	68.8
Black Mountain Elementary	Public	4-5	100 Flat Creek Road	Black Mountain	28711	Buncombe	Buncombe County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(828) 669-5217	217	14	15.2	54.0%	193 (88.9%)	7 (3.2%)	11 (5.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.8%)	63.4	513^th of 1461 public elementary schools	64.9%		68.1	437^th of 1434 public elementary schools	69.5%	76						55.2	60.7					63.5	62.0				83.2
Avery's Creek Elementary	Public	K-4	15 Park South Boulevard	Arden	28704	Buncombe	Buncombe County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(828) 654-1810	582	41	14.3	68.0%	249 (42.8%)	64 (11.0%)	224 (38.5%)	13 (2.2%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (5.2%)	30.2	1087^th of 1461 public elementary schools	25.6%		51.6	714^th of 1434 public elementary schools	50.2%	373					52.5	51.6					41.7	47.6
Weaverville Elementary	Public	2-4	129 S Main Street	Weaverville	28787	Buncombe	Buncombe County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(828) 645-3127	358	23	15.7	42.0%	293 (81.8%)	4 (1.1%)	46 (12.8%)	2 (0.6%)	3 (0.8%)	1 (0.3%)	9 (2.5%)	82.7	197^th of 1461 public elementary schools	86.5%		82.1	195^th of 1434 public elementary schools	86.4%	2					82.1	67.2					71.8	76.2
Weaverville Primary	Public	K-1	39 S Main Street	Weaverville	28787	Buncombe	Buncombe County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(828) 645-4275	238	15	15.7	49.0%	200 (84.0%)	2 (0.8%)	26 (10.9%)	4 (1.7%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.7%)								(n/a)
West Buncombe Elementary	Public	K-4	175 Erwin Hills Road	Asheville	28806	Buncombe	Buncombe County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(828) 232-4282	561	41	13.8	67.0%	411 (73.3%)	19 (3.4%)	100 (17.8%)	3 (0.5%)	4 (0.7%)	3 (0.5%)	21 (3.7%)	72.1	361^st of 1461 public elementary schools	75.3%		79.1	237^th of 1434 public elementary schools	83.5%	124					72.5	80.8					57.8	65.7
Woodfin Elementary	Public	K-5	108 Elk Mountain Road	Asheville	28804	Buncombe	Buncombe County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(828) 232-4287	134	14	9.2	98.0%	80 (59.7%)	10 (7.5%)	36 (26.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	2 (1.5%)	5 (3.7%)	44.5	846^th of 1461 public elementary schools	42.1%		31.4	1059^th of 1434 public elementary schools	26.2%	213					50.0	65.4					58.3	46.2
Williams Elementary	Public	K-5	161 Bee Tree Road	Swannanoa	28778	Buncombe	Buncombe County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(828) 686-3856	457	29	15.7	70.0%	297 (65.0%)	23 (5.0%)	112 (24.5%)	2 (0.4%)	8 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.3%)	37.2	977^th of 1461 public elementary schools	33.1%		46.3	818^th of 1434 public elementary schools	43.0%	159					46.3	42.5	57.7				42.5	49.3	59.2				74.6
Leicester Elementary	Public	K-4	31 Gilbert Road	Leicester	28748	Buncombe	Buncombe County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(828) 683-2341	463	33	14.0	72.0%	392 (84.7%)	17 (3.7%)	44 (9.5%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.3%)	57.9	619^th of 1461 public elementary schools	57.6%		54.2	673^rd of 1434 public elementary schools	53.1%	54					64.6	62.8					48.1	68.6
North Buncombe High	Public	9-12	890 Clarks Chapel Road	Weaverville	28787	Buncombe	Buncombe County Schools	No	No	No	No	(828) 645-4221	1,125	65	17.2	37.0%	933 (82.9%)	8 (0.7%)	142 (12.6%)	6 (0.5%)	5 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (2.8%)	63.7	122^nd of 510 public high schools	76.1%		71.3	90^th of 469 public high schools	80.8%	32	68.2	58.5	55.6	64.8
Candler Elementary	Public	K-4	121 Candler School Road	Candler	28715	Buncombe	Buncombe County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(828) 670-5018	422	30	14.0	74.0%	329 (78.0%)	13 (3.1%)	61 (14.5%)	4 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.3%)	34.9	1014^th of 1461 public elementary schools	30.6%		50.7	735^th of 1434 public elementary schools	48.7%	279					60.0	37.5					47.1	55.7
Reynolds Middle	Public	6-8	2 Rocket Drive	Asheville	28803	Buncombe	Buncombe County Schools	No	No	No	No	(828) 298-7484	506	39	13.0	60.0%	312 (61.7%)	94 (18.6%)	62 (12.3%)	6 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	31 (6.1%)	58.9	293^rd of 723 public middle schools	59.5%		56.2	320^th of 691 public middle schools	53.7%	27								55.1	63.0	60.5				60.9	66.5	55.1		77.2
Black Mountain Primary	Public	K-3	301 East State Street	Black Mountain	28711	Buncombe	Buncombe County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(828) 669-2645	400	30	13.1	55.0%	328 (82.0%)	19 (4.8%)	33 (8.3%)	3 (0.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (4.0%)								(n/a)					62.3						62.3
Erwin High	Public	9-12	60 Lees Creek Road	Asheville	28806	Buncombe	Buncombe County Schools	No	No	No	No	(828) 232-4251	1,316	82	16.0	61.0%	811 (61.6%)	120 (9.1%)	291 (22.1%)	8 (0.6%)	7 (0.5%)	17 (1.3%)	62 (4.7%)	36.3	300^th of 510 public high schools	41.2%		34.9	298^th of 469 public high schools	36.5%	2	56.8	49.8	37.2	33.7
Erwin Middle	Public	7-8	20 Erwin Hills Road	Asheville	28806	Buncombe	Buncombe County Schools	No	No	No	No	(828) 232-4264	688	52	13.2	70.0%	434 (63.1%)	45 (6.5%)	147 (21.4%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.2%)	52 (7.6%)	30.6	538^th of 723 public middle schools	25.6%		33	482^nd of 691 public middle schools	30.2%	56									53.8	37.1					49.0	39.0		66.6
Emma Elementary	Public	K-4	37 Brickyard Road	Asheville	28806	Buncombe	Buncombe County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(828) 232-4272	353	27	13.1	99.0%	107 (30.3%)	57 (16.1%)	170 (48.2%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.8%)	14 (4.0%)	29.7	1097^th of 1461 public elementary schools	24.9%		35.7	997^th of 1434 public elementary schools	30.5%	100					45.5	58.7					39.4	47.6
Enka High	Public	9-12	475 Enka Lake Road	Candler	28715	Buncombe	Buncombe County Schools	No	No	No	No	(828) 670-5000	1,130	73	15.4	49.0%	882 (78.1%)	28 (2.5%)	165 (14.6%)	10 (0.9%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	43 (3.8%)	70.9	87^th of 510 public high schools	82.9%		61.7	141^st of 469 public high schools	69.9%	54	68.0	65.0	64.9	67.4
Fairview Elementary	Public	K-5	1355 Charlotte Hwy	Fairview	28730	Buncombe	Buncombe County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(828) 628-2732	680	43	15.7	43.0%	601 (88.4%)	17 (2.5%)	42 (6.2%)	5 (0.7%)	4 (0.6%)	2 (0.3%)	9 (1.3%)	70.5	392^nd of 1461 public elementary schools	73.2%		79	239^th of 1434 public elementary schools	83.3%	153					67.3	67.3	68.8				63.6	60.0	66.4				85.6
Glen Arden Elementary	Public	K-4	50 Pinehurst Circle	Arden	28704	Buncombe	Buncombe County Schools	No	No	No	No	(828) 654-1800	540	33	16.4	34.0%	396 (73.3%)	26 (4.8%)	53 (9.8%)	20 (3.7%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	41 (7.6%)	87.7	123^rd of 1461 public elementary schools	91.6%		84.7	159^th of 1434 public elementary schools	88.9%	36					84.8	80.2					68.7	80.2
Owen High	Public	9-12	99 Lake Eden Road	Black Mountain	28711	Buncombe	Buncombe County Schools	No	No	No	No	(828) 686-3852	784	52	15.0	47.0%	612 (78.1%)	26 (3.3%)	93 (11.9%)	5 (0.6%)	4 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (5.6%)	70.5	91^st of 510 public high schools	82.2%		73.4	84^th of 469 public high schools	82.1%	7	69.0	68.2	53.1	72.4
Pisgah Elementary	Public	K-4	1495 Pisgah Hwy	Candler	28715	Buncombe	Buncombe County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(828) 670-5023	175	13	13.3	68.0%	158 (90.3%)	3 (1.7%)	10 (5.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.3%)	72.6	353^rd of 1461 public elementary schools	75.8%		90.3	91^st of 1434 public elementary schools	93.7%	262					73.2	92.6					56.1	70.4
Barnardsville Elementary	Public	K-4	20 Hillcrest Drive	Barnardsville	28709	Buncombe	Buncombe County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(828) 626-2290	146	13	11.6	66.0%	136 (93.2%)	1 (0.7%)	8 (5.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	42.8	872^nd of 1461 public elementary schools	40.3%		72.2	358^th of 1434 public elementary schools	75.0%	514					52.6	62.1					47.4	58.6
North Windy Ridge Intermediate	Public	5-6	20 Doan Road	Weaverville	28787	Buncombe	Buncombe County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(828) 658-1892	591	36	16.2	51.0%	488 (82.6%)	11 (1.9%)	71 (12.0%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (2.9%)								(n/a)							76.9	78.3					65.4	68.3			83.5
Cane Creek Middle	Public	6-8	570 Lower Brush Creek Road	Fletcher	28732	Buncombe	Buncombe County Schools	No	No	No	No	(828) 628-0824	573	39	14.5	35.0%	477 (83.2%)	12 (2.1%)	40 (7.0%)	11 (1.9%)	4 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	28 (4.9%)	78.7	130^th of 723 public middle schools	82.0%		83	86^th of 691 public middle schools	87.6%	44								75.9	76.0	60.3				77.3	70.8	65.9		88.3
North Buncombe Elementary	Public	K-4	251 Flat Creek Church Rd	Weaverville	28787	Buncombe	Buncombe County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(828) 645-6054	630	40	15.9	55.0%	490 (77.8%)	5 (0.8%)	106 (16.8%)	4 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (3.8%)	62.8	519^th of 1461 public elementary schools	64.5%		71.4	376^th of 1434 public elementary schools	73.8%	143					68.2	63.0					61.8	60.2
Reynolds High	Public	9-12	1 Rocket Drive	Asheville	28803	Buncombe	Buncombe County Schools	No	No	No	No	(828) 298-2500	1,300	76	17.2	37.0%	945 (72.7%)	125 (9.6%)	114 (8.8%)	26 (2.0%)	3 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	87 (6.7%)	67.4	104^th of 510 public high schools	79.6%		66.1	118^th of 469 public high schools	74.8%	14	72.3	67.0	55.7	58.6

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Evergreen Community Charter	4.08 mi	1	17^th
ArtSpace Charter	4.29 mi	1	41^st
Asheville City Schools	4.6 mi	10	63^rd
Francine Delany New School	6.85 mi	1	26^th
Invest Collegiate - Imagine	7.4 mi	1

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