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Hall Fletcher Elementary

Public, Magnet Grades PK, KG-5
910th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 1,490 North Carolina Elementary Schools
Better than 39% of North Carolina elementary schools
Summary

Hall Fletcher Elementary is a public magnet elementary school in Asheville, North Carolina, serving 290 students from pre-kindergarten to 5th grade. The school is part of the Asheville City Schools district, which is ranked 76 out of 242 school districts in the state.

While Hall Fletcher Elementary has had a fluctuating ranking within North Carolina elementary schools, ranging from 409 out of 1,429 schools in 2016-2017 to 1,169 out of 1,502 schools in 2022-2023, its performance has generally lagged behind other magnet schools in the Asheville City Schools district, such as Claxton Elementary, Lucy S. Herring Elementary, and Isaac Dickson Elementary. In the 2024-2025 school year, the school's proficiency rates in mathematics, reading, and science were lower than the district and state averages, particularly for African American students and students from low socioeconomic backgrounds.

The school has also seen a significant increase in the percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, from 46.51% in 2021-2022 to 59.66% in 2023-2024, which is higher than nearby schools like Claxton Elementary (34.54%) and Isaac Dickson Elementary (41.33%). The school's student-teacher ratio, however, is relatively low, ranging from 10.5 to 12.5 students per teacher, which is comparable to other magnet schools in the district.

318
Students ?
12.5
Student/teacher ratio ?
$14,641
Per pupil spending ?
58.8%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 60 Ridgelawn Road
       Asheville, NC  28806-4454

(828) 350-6400

District: Asheville City Schools


Students who attend Hall Fletcher Elementary usually attend:

Middle:    Asheville Middle
High:    Asheville High
    Silsa
Racial breakdown:

White:
53.8%
African American:
23.9%
Hispanic:
12.6%
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At a glance
Ranking trend: Recently slipping — 71st percentile in 2017 → 39th in 2025
Worth a look
!Test scores below the North Carolina average (51% vs 57% meeting standards)
!Ranking has slipped from its 71st-percentile peak (2017) to 39th (2025)
!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing
Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?
This school51%
District avg60%
North Carolina avg57%
910th of 1,490
North Carolina public elementary schools ?
Bottom 39%▲ up 12 pts since 2015
From bottom 27% (2015) to bottom 39% (2025)
See the entire ranking list of North Carolina Elementary Schools →
SchoolDigger rating ?
5th of 5Elementary Schools in the Asheville City Schools
76th of 242Asheville City Schools 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)
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNorth Carolina percentileRating
202540.4910 of 149038.9%★★☆☆☆
202440.9912 of 150539.4%★★☆☆☆
202325.21169 of 150222.2%★☆☆☆☆
202244.2841 of 151444.5%★★☆☆☆
202132.3990 of 148933.5%★★☆☆☆
201938.2959 of 147334.9%★★☆☆☆
201844.0857 of 143440.2%★★☆☆☆
201769.8409 of 142971.4%★★★★☆
201629.31087 of 142523.7%★☆☆☆☆
201532.31052 of 144026.9%★☆☆☆☆
201439.9849 of 139038.9%★★☆☆☆
201351.0644 of 140354.1%★★★☆☆
201243.3883 of 138836.4%★★☆☆☆
201143.1881 of 138136.2%★★☆☆☆
201034.41006 of 136326.2%★☆☆☆☆
200931.71014 of 135425.1%★☆☆☆☆
200834.1949 of 132428.3%★☆☆☆☆
200762.0507 of 129360.8%★★★☆☆
200643.2822 of 127635.6%★★☆☆☆

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNorth Carolina percentileRating
202514.4866 of 9185.7%☆☆☆☆☆
202420.3822 of 92411.0%★☆☆☆☆
20234.8932 of 9330.1%☆☆☆☆☆
201914.5898 of 9495.4%☆☆☆☆☆
201825.4772 of 92716.7%★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNorth Carolina percentileRating
201824.5765 of 89714.7%★☆☆☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNorth Carolina percentileRating
202544.2829 of 145142.9%★★☆☆☆
202439.7908 of 145537.6%★★☆☆☆
202332.01035 of 145929.1%★☆☆☆☆
202242.1843 of 145842.2%★★☆☆☆
202131.3981 of 144031.9%★★☆☆☆
201934.21008 of 142429.2%★☆☆☆☆
201840.3921 of 140534.4%★★☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNorth Carolina percentileRating
20251.2707 of 7100.4%☆☆☆☆☆
202320.1559 of 5824.0%☆☆☆☆☆
201933.7569 of 6127.0%☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNorth Carolina percentileRating
202516.01342 of 14376.6%☆☆☆☆☆
202421.51276 of 145012.0%★☆☆☆☆
202312.51372 of 14374.5%☆☆☆☆☆
202212.51316 of 13663.7%☆☆☆☆☆
202121.51120 of 132915.7%★☆☆☆☆
201929.31065 of 136121.7%★☆☆☆☆
201846.5723 of 133245.7%★★☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNorth Carolina percentileRating
202536.8957 of 145034.0%★★☆☆☆
202441.7873 of 146440.4%★★☆☆☆
202320.31228 of 146115.9%★☆☆☆☆
202245.5791 of 146446.0%★★☆☆☆
202132.5944 of 144434.6%★★☆☆☆
201943.8849 of 143040.6%★★☆☆☆
201848.7777 of 141345.0%★★☆☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNorth Carolina percentileRating
202540.4760 of 117235.2%★★☆☆☆
202455.0525 of 116655.0%★★★☆☆
202333.3863 of 118327.0%★☆☆☆☆
202257.4499 of 119458.2%★★★☆☆
202144.0666 of 117243.2%★★☆☆☆
201954.9535 of 118354.8%★★★☆☆
201850.8625 of 117846.9%★★☆☆☆
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)
Female (2025)43rd percentile+4 vs school
White (2025)35th percentile-4 vs school
Male (2025)34th percentile-5 vs school
Disabled (2018)15th percentile-26 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2025)7th percentile-32 vs school
African American (2025)6th percentile-33 vs school
Gifted and Talented (2025)<1st percentile-39 vs school
By subject vs North Carolina (2024-2025) ?
Mathematics54%-7 vs state
Reading49%-4 vs state
Science47%-15 vs state

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by a parent
Thursday, February 4, 2016

Open Quote We've been Hall Fletcher parents for the past three years and couldn't be happier with our experience. Both of us are High School educators and to see the kind of preparation and love the teachers put into their daily work inspires us during every visit. We've heard stories and reservations about what it used to be like, and that simply is not the case anymore. Close Quote





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In the 2024-25 school year, 318 students attended Hall Fletcher Elementary.

Hall Fletcher Elementary ranks 910th of 1490 North Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Students who attend Hall Fletcher Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Asheville Middle
High : Asheville High
High : Silsa

Students at Hall Fletcher Elementary are 54% White, 24% African American, 13% Hispanic, 8% Two or more races.


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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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