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Francine Delany New School

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Francine Delany New School ranks 866 th of 1490 North Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public, Charter Grades K-8

866^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,490 North Carolina Elementary Schools

Better than 42% of North Carolina elementary schools

Summary

Francine Delany New School is a public charter elementary and middle school in Asheville, North Carolina, serving 193 students from kindergarten through 8th grade. The school's academic performance has been mixed, with periods of strong achievement followed by declines. While the school generally outperforms some nearby lower-performing schools like Johnston Elementary and Emma Elementary, it lags behind higher-performing schools in the area such as West Buncombe Elementary, Claxton Elementary, and Isaac Dickson Elementary.

In the 2024-2025 school year, Francine Delany New School's proficiency rates in mathematics ranged from 36.8% to 60%, while the state averages ranged from 48.7% to 64.1%. In reading, the school's proficiency rates ranged from 54.5% to 75%, compared to the state averages of 46.7% to 58.1%. The school's science proficiency rates were also higher than the state averages, with 54.5% and 80% for 5th and 8th grades, respectively, compared to the state averages of 62% and 60.1%. The school's statewide ranking has fluctuated over the years, ranging from 169th out of 1,425 North Carolina elementary schools in 2015-2016 to 866th out of 1,490 in 2024-2025.

Francine Delany New School has a relatively low student-teacher ratio, ranging from 11.7 to 13.6 students per teacher over the past few years, which may contribute to its academic performance. However, the school serves a significant population of students from low-income backgrounds, which could also be a factor in its academic outcomes. Continued efforts to address the needs of all student subgroups and maintain a focus on academic excellence could help the school improve its overall performance and ranking within the Francine Delany New School District.

193

Students ?

12.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

15.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

119 Brevard Road
Asheville, NC 28806

(828) 236-9441

District: Francine Delany New School

Racial breakdown:

White:

56.0%

African American:

21.2%

Two or more races:

11.4%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 77th percentile in 2015 → 42nd in 2025

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 35 percentile points since 2015

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school57%

North Carolina avg56%

Elementary school

866^th of 1,490

North Carolina public elementary schools ?

Bottom 42%▼ down 35 pts since 2015

From top 23% (2015) to bottom 42% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

197^th of 773

North Carolina public middle schools ?

Top 25%▼ down 21 pts since 2015

From top 4% (2015) to top 25% (2025)

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★★★★★

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81^st of 242Francine Delany New School among North Carolina districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	42.9	866 of 1490	41.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	61.3	558 of 1505	62.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	58.3	613 of 1502	59.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	55.2	655 of 1514	56.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	67.4	438 of 1489	70.6%	★★★★☆
2019	75.4	298 of 1473	79.8%	★★★★☆
2018	63.8	519 of 1434	63.8%	★★★☆☆
2017	81.9	192 of 1429	86.6%	★★★★☆
2016	84.1	169 of 1425	88.1%	★★★★☆
2015	74.8	327 of 1440	77.3%	★★★★☆
2014	85.8	156 of 1390	88.8%	★★★★☆
2013	67.7	400 of 1403	71.5%	★★★★☆
2012	64.0	529 of 1388	61.9%	★★★☆☆
2011	59.5	621 of 1381	55.0%	★★★☆☆
2010	54.4	715 of 1363	47.5%	★★☆☆☆
2009	46.6	824 of 1354	39.1%	★★☆☆☆
2008	65.3	443 of 1324	66.5%	★★★☆☆
2007	39.8	896 of 1293	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2006	50.5	708 of 1276	44.5%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	40.3	893 of 1451	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	53.1	660 of 1455	54.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	59.1	569 of 1458	61.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	59.9	523 of 1440	63.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	83.8	156 of 1424	89.0%	★★★★☆
2018	63.0	520 of 1405	63.0%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	46.4	776 of 1437	46.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	55.2	600 of 1450	58.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	38.7	934 of 1437	35.0%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	40.3	891 of 1450	38.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	54.7	656 of 1464	55.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	55.1	645 of 1461	55.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	59.6	576 of 1464	60.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	47.5	725 of 1444	49.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	59.1	569 of 1430	60.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	68.9	408 of 1413	71.1%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	53.5	543 of 1172	53.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	75.0	259 of 1166	77.8%	★★★★☆
2023	68.4	337 of 1183	71.5%	★★★★☆
2022	66.4	362 of 1194	69.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	79.9	194 of 1172	83.4%	★★★★☆
2019	79.1	194 of 1183	83.6%	★★★★☆
2018	79.9	191 of 1178	83.8%	★★★★☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	70.4	197 of 773	74.5%	★★★★☆
2024	83.4	106 of 793	86.6%	★★★★☆
2023	71.7	189 of 784	75.9%	★★★★☆
2022	81.5	132 of 786	83.2%	★★★★☆
2021	78.4	149 of 741	79.9%	★★★★☆
2019	87.7	60 of 737	91.9%	★★★★★
2018	74.4	153 of 691	77.9%	★★★★☆
2017	85.1	70 of 694	89.9%	★★★★★
2016	82.6	86 of 692	87.6%	★★★★☆
2015	92.8	29 of 705	95.9%	★★★★★
2014	93.3	31 of 627	95.1%	★★★★★
2013	77.8	118 of 673	82.5%	★★★★☆
2012	76.1	135 of 662	79.6%	★★★★☆
2011	75.6	136 of 648	79.0%	★★★★☆
2010	60.2	308 of 640	51.9%	★★★☆☆
2009	59.3	309 of 630	51.0%	★★★☆☆
2008	90.2	26 of 620	95.8%	★★★★★
2007	59.3	276 of 606	54.5%	★★★☆☆
2006	61.8	240 of 598	59.9%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	68.7	199 of 733	72.9%	★★★★☆
2024	81.8	110 of 738	85.1%	★★★★☆
2023	72.6	166 of 731	77.3%	★★★★☆
2022	87.0	75 of 733	89.8%	★★★★☆
2021	69.9	183 of 706	74.1%	★★★★☆
2018	64.5	237 of 656	63.9%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	52.3	310 of 729	57.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	80.0	86 of 743	88.4%	★★★★☆
2023	32.0	522 of 735	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	68.2	200 of 733	72.7%	★★★★☆
2024	81.3	112 of 751	85.1%	★★★★☆
2022	80.9	122 of 748	83.7%	★★★★☆
2021	56.5	276 of 711	61.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	86.1	73 of 697	89.5%	★★★★☆
2018	69.9	182 of 665	72.6%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	68.3	194 of 649	70.1%	★★★★☆
2024	77.1	139 of 652	78.7%	★★★★☆
2021	85.9	75 of 632	88.1%	★★★★☆
2018	67.4	188 of 596	68.5%	★★★☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Elementary school

White (2025)54th percentile+12 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)46th percentile+4 vs school

Male (2025)39th percentile-3 vs school

Female (2025)38th percentile-3 vs school

Middle school

Female (2025)73rd percentile~ school

Male (2025)73rd percentile~ school

White (2025)70th percentile-4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)57th percentile-17 vs school

By subject vs North Carolina (2024-2025) ?

Science67%+6 vs state

Reading62%+9 vs state

Mathematics48%-9 vs state

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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	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Francine Delany New School	Public, Charter	K-8	119 Brevard Road	Asheville	28806	Buncombe County	Francine Delany New School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(828) 236-9441	193	15	12.8		108 (56.0%)	41 (21.2%)	17 (8.8%)	4 (2.1%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (11.4%)	42.9	866^th of 1490 public elementary schools	41.9%		61.3	558^th of 1505 public elementary schools	62.9%	308	47.6	36.8	40.9	42.9	60.0	60.0	57.1	57.9	54.5	66.7	60.0	75.0	54.5	80.0
Lucy S. Herring Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	98 Sulphur Springs Road	Asheville	28806	Buncombe County	Asheville City Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(828) 350-6600	255	22	11.4	46.3%	173 (67.8%)	33 (12.9%)	29 (11.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (7.5%)	69	408^th of 1490 public elementary schools	72.6%		67.6	451^st of 1505 public elementary schools	70.0%	43	76.0	42.9	69.0				76.0	50.0	66.7				81.0		$13,509	$1,024	$12,485
Asheville PEAK Academy	Public, Charter	K-6	27 Balm Grove Avenue	Asheville	28806	Buncombe County	Asheville PEAK Academy	Yes	No	No	No	(828) 239-3550	161	15	10.4		12 (7.5%)	109 (67.7%)	18 (11.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (13.7%)	42	880^th of 1490 public elementary schools	40.9%		32	1065^th of 1505 public elementary schools	29.2%	185	67.9	26.7	38.9	62.5			50.0	40.0	38.9	62.5			50.0
Hall Fletcher Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	60 Ridgelawn Road	Asheville	28806	Buncombe County	Asheville City Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(828) 350-6400	318	25	12.5	58.8%	171 (53.8%)	76 (23.9%)	40 (12.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.9%)	27 (8.5%)	40.4	910^th of 1490 public elementary schools	38.9%		40.9	912^th of 1505 public elementary schools	39.4%	2	51.7	60.9	50.0				41.4	60.9	44.4				47.2		$14,641	$1,562	$13,079
Emma Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	37 Brickyard Road	Asheville	28806	Buncombe County	Buncombe County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(828) 232-4272	277	22	12.8	98.2%	86 (31.0%)	36 (13.0%)	142 (51.3%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (4.0%)	18.3	1312^th of 1490 public elementary schools	11.9%		19.7	1288^th of 1505 public elementary schools	14.4%	24	32.1	49.1					26.4	43.6							$12,874	$1,531	$11,343
Johnston Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	230 Johnston Boulevard	Asheville	28806	Buncombe County	Buncombe County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(828) 232-4291	217	17	12.4	98.6%	74 (34.1%)	41 (18.9%)	87 (40.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.4%)	12 (5.5%)	6.7	1450^th of 1490 public elementary schools	2.7%		4.4	1482^nd of 1505 public elementary schools	1.5%	32	22.9	31.4					22.9	34.3							$14,890	$1,958	$12,932
Isaac Dickson Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	125 Hill Street	Asheville	28801	Buncombe County	Asheville City Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(828) 350-6800	390	29	13.3	41.0%	220 (56.4%)	75 (19.2%)	36 (9.2%)	6 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.5%)	47 (12.1%)	62.6	520^th of 1490 public elementary schools	65.1%		67.2	454^th of 1505 public elementary schools	69.8%	66	83.3	50.0	51.6				84.8	59.7	54.8				62.9		$12,739	$936	$11,803
Mountain City Public Montessori	Public, Charter	K-7	27 Church Street	Asheville	28801	Buncombe County	Mountain City Public Montessori	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(828) 570-5554	137	7	20.1		106 (77.4%)	5 (3.6%)	8 (5.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (13.1%)	45	831^st of 1490 public elementary schools	44.2%					(n/a)	40.9	25.0	30.8		45.5		54.5	62.5	84.6		54.5		69.2
Sand Hill-Venable Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	154 Sand Hill School Road	Asheville	28806	Buncombe County	Buncombe County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(828) 670-5028	590	39	14.9	98.0%	311 (52.7%)	43 (7.3%)	213 (36.1%)	4 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	17 (2.9%)	31.2	1069^th of 1490 public elementary schools	28.3%		27.9	1141^st of 1505 public elementary schools	24.2%	72	49.0	44.6					42.3	50.0							$11,842	$1,597	$10,245
Claxton Elementary	Public, Magnet	K-5	241 Merrimon Avenue	Asheville	28801	Buncombe County	Asheville City Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(828) 350-6500	405	31	12.9	37.8%	287 (70.9%)	53 (13.1%)	34 (8.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	29 (7.2%)	72.8	348^th of 1490 public elementary schools	76.6%		62.2	541^st of 1505 public elementary schools	64.1%	193	67.2	67.1	57.6				61.2	65.8	71.2				77.3		$11,974	$943	$11,031

Frequently Asked Questions about Francine Delany New School

What is the racial makeup of Francine Delany New School?

Students at Francine Delany New School are 56% White, 21% African American, 11% Two or more races, 9% Hispanic, 2% Asian.

Is Francine Delany New School a good school?

Francine Delany New School ranks 866^th of 1490 North Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Francine Delany New School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 193 students attended Francine Delany New School.

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