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Lucy S. Herring Elementary

Q: Is Lucy S. Herring Elementary a good school?

Lucy S. Herring Elementary ranks 408 th of 1490 North Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public, Magnet Grades PK, KG-5

408^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,490 North Carolina Elementary Schools

Better than 73% of North Carolina elementary schools

255

Students ?

11.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,509

Per pupil spending ?

46.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

98 Sulphur Springs Road
Asheville, NC 28806-2646

(828) 350-6600

District: Asheville City Schools

Students who attend Lucy S. Herring Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Asheville Middle
High:	Asheville High
	Silsa

Racial breakdown:

White:

67.8%

African American:

12.9%

Hispanic:

11.4%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 56th percentile in 2021 → 73rd in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the North Carolina average (66% vs 57% meeting standards)

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 73rd (2025) from a 56th-percentile low (2021)

✓Above the North Carolina median (73rd percentile)

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school66%

District avg60%

North Carolina avg57%

408^th of 1,490

North Carolina public elementary schools ?

Top 27%▼ down 15 pts since 2015

From top 12% (2015) to top 27% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 5Elementary Schools in the Asheville City Schools

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	69.0	408 of 1490	72.6%	★★★★☆
2024	67.6	451 of 1505	70.0%	★★★★☆
2023	57.8	623 of 1502	58.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	60.9	571 of 1514	62.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	54.1	654 of 1489	56.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	70.0	407 of 1473	72.4%	★★★★☆
2018	69.3	418 of 1434	70.9%	★★★★☆
2017	77.3	276 of 1429	80.7%	★★★★☆
2016	74.5	318 of 1425	77.7%	★★★★☆
2015	83.5	177 of 1440	87.7%	★★★★☆
2014	84.1	180 of 1390	87.1%	★★★★☆
2013	80.0	229 of 1403	83.7%	★★★★☆
2012	81.6	173 of 1388	87.5%	★★★★☆
2011	81.1	190 of 1381	86.2%	★★★★☆
2010	77.2	253 of 1363	81.4%	★★★★☆
2009	78.8	231 of 1354	82.9%	★★★★☆
2008	62.9	496 of 1324	62.5%	★★★☆☆
2007	50.5	730 of 1293	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2006	63.8	461 of 1276	63.9%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2019	28.1	760 of 949	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.7	769 of 927	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2021	57.0	198 of 646	69.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	30.5	679 of 897	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	66.4	426 of 1451	70.6%	★★★★☆
2024	73.1	317 of 1455	78.2%	★★★★☆
2023	57.3	598 of 1459	59.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	58.5	583 of 1458	60.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	51.4	664 of 1440	53.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	63.8	489 of 1424	65.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	76.5	279 of 1405	80.1%	★★★★☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	9.1	696 of 710	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	42.2	567 of 669	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	45.5	470 of 582	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	38.6	432 of 500	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	27.1	437 of 494	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	58.0	324 of 612	47.1%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2022	47.4	434 of 893	51.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	52.2	344 of 843	59.2%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	53.8	613 of 1437	57.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	54.1	618 of 1450	57.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	22.8	1222 of 1437	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	29.7	1038 of 1366	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	40.7	767 of 1329	42.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	45.6	778 of 1361	42.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	50.5	659 of 1332	50.5%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	68.0	404 of 1450	72.1%	★★★★☆
2024	59.9	566 of 1464	61.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	56.7	620 of 1461	57.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	61.1	547 of 1464	62.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	55.1	607 of 1444	58.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	73.5	311 of 1430	78.3%	★★★★☆
2018	61.8	531 of 1413	62.4%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	78.3	202 of 1172	82.8%	★★★★☆
2024	72.1	295 of 1166	74.7%	★★★★☆
2023	71.2	304 of 1183	74.3%	★★★★☆
2022	74.9	259 of 1194	78.3%	★★★★☆
2021	57.0	483 of 1172	58.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	83.4	134 of 1183	88.7%	★★★★☆
2018	82.4	154 of 1178	86.9%	★★★★☆

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)

White (2025)83rd percentile+10 vs school

Male (2025)72nd percentile~ school

Female (2025)71st percentile~ school

Disabled (2021)69th percentile+13 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)57th percentile-15 vs school

Hispanic (2022)51st percentile-11 vs school

African American (2019)20th percentile-52 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2025)2nd percentile-71 vs school

By subject vs North Carolina (2024-2025) ?

Science81%+19 vs state

Reading65%+12 vs state

Mathematics63%+3 vs state

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by a parent
Sunday, March 27, 2016

The staff is dedicated to each student. The parents are very active and welcome in the school. It has a family feel as soon as you walk in the building. Close Quote

by a parent on FaceBook
Sunday, October 16, 2011

Within just days of my son starting there as a new student in Kindergarten the principle knew his name. And as for that it has been pretty much the same staff for the whole six years he has attended, which I feel is important for an educational environment. There have been a few replacements, but they were seamless and ineffectual. Additionally, the teachers and all staff there work hard to make sure that each student is working up to their potential, getting extra help if they need it, being offered extra stimulating work if they are academically or intellectually gifted, and they also emphasize arts and understanding different cultural awareness as well.Within the Magnet schools they each have a theme that is blended into the curriculum and would not ordinarily be taught at this level of learning. Vance's is "Human Ecology and Diversity". Other schools in the Asheville City School system focus on other things. Hall Fletcher for instance is Robotics and Math, I.R.B. Jones is Basic Skills, and so on, (there are 5 elementary, 1 middle, 1 High school, and a gifted school: SILSA {central office high school not withstanding, there they have a school as well where they teach vocational studies}. Vance also is a high growth school, a school of excellence, and a NASA explorer school (one of only 50 in the country!). NASA works out programs with the school. Also, every year the 5th grade class goes to Washington D.C., and then to Langley, NASA. We have always loved it at Vance, the teachers are great, they feel like family. After six years they know my son almost as well as I do, it really is a great school. Not only a great learning environment, but a an excellent developmental one as well. What you have to realize is that these first few years, elementary school years, are when kids are building up fundamental social skills. The environment they're in is very important. Close Quote

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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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
West Buncombe Elementary	Public	K-4	175 Erwin Hills Road	Asheville	28806	Buncombe County	Buncombe County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(828) 232-4282	580	39	14.7	98.1%	393 (67.8%)	21 (3.6%)	140 (24.1%)	7 (1.2%)	4 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	14 (2.4%)	81.9	220^th of 1490 public elementary schools	85.2%		86.1	166^th of 1505 public elementary schools	89.0%	54	80.0	84.7					60.8	63.1							$11,223	$1,315	$9,908

Frequently Asked Questions about Lucy S. Herring Elementary

Is Lucy S. Herring Elementary a good school?

Lucy S. Herring Elementary ranks 408^th of 1490 North Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Lucy S. Herring Elementary?

Students at Lucy S. Herring Elementary are 68% White, 13% African American, 11% Hispanic, 7% Two or more races.

How many students attend Lucy S. Herring Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 255 students attended Lucy S. Herring Elementary.

What schools do graduates of Lucy S. Herring Elementary attend?

Students who attend Lucy S. Herring Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Asheville Middle
High : Asheville High
High : Silsa

What district is Lucy S. Herring Elementary in?

Asheville City Schools

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