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Asheville Middle

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Asheville Middle ranks 380 th of 773 North Carolina middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

380^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 773 North Carolina Middle Schools

Better than 51% of North Carolina middle schools

Summary

Asheville Middle is a public middle school serving grades 6-8 in Asheville, North Carolina, part of the Asheville City Schools district. With 543 students, the school has maintained a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger over the past several years, though its student performance on state assessments generally lags behind the district and state averages.

Asheville Middle faces significant challenges, including subpar student performance, widening achievement gaps between its student subgroups, and an increasing proportion of economically disadvantaged students. The school's 8th grade math proficiency rate was 41.7% in 2024-2025, compared to the state average of 48.7%. Additionally, the school's White students outperformed their African American, Hispanic, and multi-racial peers, with the latter groups ranking in the bottom 1% of North Carolina middle schools for reading. Asheville Middle's high and rising free/reduced lunch rate, currently at 53.96%, suggests the school is serving a growing number of students from low-income families.

Interestingly, Asheville Middle lags behind the nearby Montford North Star Academy, another Asheville City Schools institution, in both overall performance and subgroup achievement. Montford North Star Academy consistently outperforms Asheville Middle on state assessments. Addressing the achievement gaps and reversing the declining performance trend will be crucial for Asheville Middle to provide a high-quality education for all its students.

670

Students ?

11.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,770

Per pupil spending ?

50.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

211 S French Broad Avenue
Asheville, NC 28801-3954

(828) 350-6200

District: Asheville City Schools

Students who attend Asheville Middle usually attend:

High:	Asheville High
	Silsa

Feeder schools for Asheville Middle:

Elementary:	Claxton Elementary
	Hall Fletcher Elementary
	Ira B Jones Elementary
	Isaac Dickson Elementary
	More...
	Lucy S. Herring Elementary

Racial breakdown:

White:

57.2%

African American:

21.6%

Hispanic:

11.0%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 72nd percentile in 2015 → 51st in 2025

Strengths

✓Above the North Carolina median (51st percentile)

✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 21 percentile points since 2015

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school53%

District avg53%

North Carolina avg54%

380^th of 773

North Carolina public middle schools ?

Top 49%▼ down 21 pts since 2015

From top 28% (2015) to top 49% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

76^th 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

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	51.0	380 of 773	50.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	60.1	287 of 793	63.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	51.5	368 of 784	53.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	51.2	372 of 786	52.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	57.2	285 of 741	61.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	57.6	315 of 737	57.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	59.5	287 of 691	58.5%	★★★☆☆
2017	63.8	242 of 694	65.1%	★★★☆☆
2016	77.2	134 of 692	80.6%	★★★★☆
2015	69.5	195 of 705	72.3%	★★★★☆
2014	69.5	163 of 627	74.0%	★★★★☆
2013	77.7	119 of 673	82.3%	★★★★☆
2012	60.8	300 of 662	54.7%	★★★☆☆
2011	67.9	218 of 648	66.4%	★★★☆☆
2010	71.3	176 of 640	72.5%	★★★★☆
2009	71.0	181 of 630	71.3%	★★★★☆
2008	72.6	155 of 620	75.0%	★★★★☆
2007	70.8	160 of 606	73.6%	★★★★☆
2006	65.8	201 of 598	66.4%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	7.0	540 of 546	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	12.6	533 of 560	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	9.1	548 of 559	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	10.4	534 of 550	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	14.1	514 of 533	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	8.3	502 of 519	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	7.2	484 of 494	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2022	48.9	166 of 449	63.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	49.5	188 of 478	60.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	33.2	356 of 504	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	52.7	168 of 475	64.6%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	53.6	325 of 733	55.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	59.7	275 of 738	62.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	49.2	369 of 731	49.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	54.3	312 of 733	57.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	59.7	253 of 706	64.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	50.0	365 of 684	46.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	48.2	386 of 656	41.2%	★★☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	25.5	422 of 458	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	42.6	355 of 461	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	43.5	332 of 452	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	41.8	349 of 450	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	39.9	340 of 448	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	35.7	357 of 416	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	58.8	53 of 127	58.3%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	41.9	335 of 562	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	41.3	346 of 564	38.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	42.9	314 of 553	43.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	48.9	261 of 541	51.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	48.2	255 of 522	51.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	45.5	268 of 493	45.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	41.7	292 of 472	38.1%	★★☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2019	16.7	64 of 71	9.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	17.2	656 of 729	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	29.7	561 of 743	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.4	609 of 735	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	15.1	638 of 689	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	25.5	495 of 633	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	22.1	549 of 639	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.4	489 of 604	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	47.6	381 of 733	48.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	58.2	286 of 751	61.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	51.0	342 of 747	54.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	44.5	411 of 748	45.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	52.0	313 of 711	56.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	61.2	262 of 697	62.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	67.9	205 of 665	69.2%	★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	7.7	322 of 328	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	25.2	258 of 306	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.6	263 of 302	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.1	239 of 283	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	27.5	201 of 248	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	30.7	186 of 237	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	44.2	126 of 221	43.0%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	26.3	404 of 478	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	33.4	306 of 473	35.3%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	74.7	147 of 649	77.3%	★★★★☆
2024	79.7	126 of 652	80.7%	★★★★☆
2023	70.2	181 of 656	72.4%	★★★★☆
2022	68.6	185 of 658	71.9%	★★★★☆
2021	75.1	131 of 632	79.3%	★★★★☆
2019	71.8	163 of 624	73.9%	★★★★☆
2018	75.8	117 of 596	80.4%	★★★★☆

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)

White (2025)77th percentile+27 vs school

Disabled (2022)63rd percentile+10 vs school

Female (2025)56th percentile+5 vs school

Male (2025)48th percentile-3 vs school

Hispanic (2025)40th percentile-10 vs school

Special Education (2025)15th percentile-35 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)10th percentile-41 vs school

Homeless (2019)10th percentile-47 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2025)8th percentile-43 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)2nd percentile-49 vs school

African American (2025)1st percentile-50 vs school

By subject vs North Carolina (2024-2025) ?

Science62%~ state avg

Reading55%~ state avg

Mathematics48%-6 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 5th Grade	EOG Mathematics 6th Grade	EOG Mathematics 7th Grade	EOG Mathematics 8th 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
Asheville Middle	Public	6-8	211 S French Broad Avenue	Asheville	28801	Buncombe County	Asheville City Schools	No	No	No	No	(828) 350-6200	670	59	11.3	50.9%	383 (57.2%)	145 (21.6%)	74 (11.0%)	5 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (1.5%)	53 (7.9%)	51	380^th of 773 public middle schools	50.8%		60.1	287^th of 793 public middle schools	63.8%	93		50.5	50.0	41.7		56.9	51.2	57.8		62.1	$12,770	$724	$12,046
Eblen Intermediate	Public	5-6	59 Lee's Creek Road	Asheville	28806	Buncombe County	Buncombe County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(828) 255-5757	566	38	14.9	99.3%	301 (53.2%)	49 (8.7%)	187 (33.0%)	2 (0.4%)	3 (0.5%)	2 (0.4%)	22 (3.9%)								(n/a)	35.9	44.0			37.5	32.5			53.4		$9,206	$1,398	$7,808
Erwin Middle	Public	7-8	20 Erwin Middle School Road	Asheville	28806	Buncombe County	Buncombe County Schools	No	No	No	No	(828) 232-4264	545	40	13.7	99.4%	277 (50.8%)	40 (7.3%)	194 (35.6%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	8 (1.5%)	23 (4.2%)	19.8	639^th of 773 public middle schools	17.3%		25.7	606^th of 793 public middle schools	23.6%	33			38.7	24.8			30.9	37.4		48.2	$9,336	$764	$8,571
Enka Intermediate	Public	5-6	125 Asheville Commerce Parkway	Candler	28715	Buncombe County	Buncombe County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(828) 255-1380	585	39	14.8	99.5%	380 (65.0%)	22 (3.8%)	154 (26.3%)	7 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	20 (3.4%)								(n/a)	48.2	57.2			41.6	51.5			61.6		$9,013	$1,227	$7,786
Reynolds Middle	Public	6-8	2 Rocket Drive	Asheville	28803	Buncombe County	Buncombe County Schools	No	No	No	No	(828) 298-7484	490	33	15.0	98.2%	256 (52.2%)	102 (20.8%)	82 (16.7%)	9 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (8.4%)	47.9	405^th of 773 public middle schools	47.6%		54.5	342^nd of 793 public middle schools	56.9%	63		44.4	50.9	54.4		46.6	48.5	55.3		59.6	$10,391	$728	$9,664
Enka Middle	Public	7-8	390 Asbury Road	Candler	28715	Buncombe County	Buncombe County Schools	No	No	No	No	(828) 670-5010	588	37	16.0	99.5%	379 (64.5%)	28 (4.8%)	146 (24.8%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.3%)	30 (5.1%)	30.2	546^th of 773 public middle schools	29.4%		36	524^th of 793 public middle schools	33.9%	22			46.0	25.3			41.2	40.2		56.9	$9,775	$826	$8,949
Valley Springs Middle	Public	5-8	224 Long Shoals Road	Arden	28704	Buncombe County	Buncombe County Schools	No	No	No	No	(828) 654-1785	654	46	14.3	99.5%	335 (51.2%)	71 (10.9%)	176 (26.9%)	21 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (0.9%)	45 (6.9%)	62.6	265^th of 773 public middle schools	65.7%		57.1	312^th of 793 public middle schools	60.7%	47			60.1	60.8			56.4	51.8		64.6	$11,876	$1,485	$10,391
Koontz Intermediate	Public	5-6	305 Overlook Road	Asheville	28803	Buncombe County	Buncombe County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(828) 684-1295	725	40	18.1	99.2%	389 (53.7%)	84 (11.6%)	158 (21.8%)	31 (4.3%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.7%)	58 (8.0%)								(n/a)	50.0	57.8			52.4	53.0			56.7		$8,533	$972	$7,561
North Buncombe Middle	Public	7-8	51 N Buncombe School Road	Weaverville	28787	Buncombe County	Buncombe County Schools	No	No	No	No	(828) 645-7944	516	36	14.4	98.8%	413 (80.0%)	2 (0.4%)	72 (14.0%)	4 (0.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (4.7%)	72.9	182^nd of 773 public middle schools	76.5%		80.1	131^st of 793 public middle schools	83.5%	51			75.0	61.0			60.7	53.7		74.0	$9,771	$846	$8,925
North Windy Ridge Intermediate	Public	5-6	20 Doan Road	Weaverville	28787	Buncombe County	Buncombe County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(828) 658-1892	487	33	14.8	98.2%	370 (76.0%)	5 (1.0%)	93 (19.1%)	4 (0.8%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	13 (2.7%)								(n/a)	66.5	66.8			61.9	61.3			67.2		$9,704	$1,139	$8,564

Frequently Asked Questions about Asheville Middle

How many students attend Asheville Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 670 students attended Asheville Middle.

What district is Asheville Middle in?

Asheville City Schools

Is Asheville Middle a good school?

Asheville Middle ranks 380^th of 773 North Carolina middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Asheville Middle?

Students at Asheville Middle are 57% White, 22% African American, 11% Hispanic, 8% Two or more races, 1% Pacific Islander.

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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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