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Bell Elementary

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Bell Elementary ranks 413 th of 1490 North Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

413^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,490 North Carolina Elementary Schools

Better than 72% of North Carolina elementary schools

Summary

Bell Elementary is a public elementary school located in Asheville, North Carolina, serving grades PK-5 with a total enrollment of 204 students. The school is part of the Buncombe County Schools district, which is ranked 125 out of 242 districts in the state and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Bell Elementary has shown a fluctuating performance in its statewide ranking over the years, ranging from 270th to 706th out of over 1,400 North Carolina elementary schools. However, the school's performance on state assessments is generally above the district and state averages, particularly in mathematics and science. For example, in 2024-2025, Bell Elementary's 5th-grade students scored 69.2% proficient or better in mathematics, compared to 50.1% for the district and 59.3% for the state. The school's performance on reading assessments is also strong, with 3rd-grade students scoring 61.1% proficient or better in 2024-2025, compared to 51.4% for the district and 46.7% for the state. Additionally, the school's performance on science assessments is particularly impressive, with 74.4% of 5th-grade students scoring proficient or better in 2024-2025, compared to 61.1% for the district and 62% for the state.

Compared to nearby schools, Bell Elementary generally outperforms the Williams Elementary and Oakley Elementary schools, which are also part of the Buncombe County Schools district, on academic measures such as mathematics and reading proficiency. However, the nearby Haw Creek Elementary, which is also part of the Buncombe County Schools district, has shown stronger academic performance in recent years, ranking 419th out of 1,490 North Carolina elementary schools in 2024-2025.

224

Students ?

12.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,953

Per pupil spending ?

96%

Free/discounted lunch ?

90 Maple Springs Road
Asheville, NC 28805

(828) 298-3789

District: Buncombe County Schools

Students who attend Bell Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Reynolds Middle
High:	Center for Career Innovation
	Nesbitt Discovery Academy
	Reynolds High

Racial breakdown:

White:

67.4%

Hispanic:

10.7%

African American:

10.3%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 81st percentile in 2015 → 72nd in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the North Carolina average (65% vs 57% meeting standards)

✓Above the North Carolina median (72nd percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 9 percentile points since 2015

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school65%

District avg56%

North Carolina avg57%

413^th of 1,490

North Carolina public elementary schools ?

Top 28%▼ down 9 pts since 2015

From top 19% (2015) to top 28% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

6^th of 21Elementary Schools in the Buncombe County Schools

125^th of 242Buncombe County 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	68.5	413 of 1490	72.3%	★★★★☆
2024	55.1	660 of 1505	56.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	64.0	515 of 1502	65.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	75.7	315 of 1514	79.2%	★★★★☆
2021	58.4	603 of 1489	59.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	53.6	706 of 1473	52.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	55.0	665 of 1434	53.6%	★★★☆☆
2017	58.3	603 of 1429	57.8%	★★★☆☆
2016	68.6	423 of 1425	70.3%	★★★★☆
2015	78.4	270 of 1440	81.3%	★★★★☆
2014	66.3	452 of 1390	67.5%	★★★☆☆
2013	61.4	498 of 1403	64.5%	★★★☆☆
2012	40.3	938 of 1388	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2011	42.7	887 of 1381	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2010	47.7	812 of 1363	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2009	55.0	698 of 1354	48.4%	★★☆☆☆
2008	77.8	224 of 1324	83.1%	★★★★☆
2007	64.3	460 of 1293	64.4%	★★★☆☆
2006	67.0	386 of 1276	69.7%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2019	51.0	352 of 878	59.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	75.6	108 of 897	88.0%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	59.4	557 of 1451	61.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	48.0	748 of 1455	48.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	49.0	761 of 1459	47.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	83.3	184 of 1458	87.4%	★★★★☆
2021	53.7	629 of 1440	56.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	59.6	568 of 1424	60.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	42.3	889 of 1405	36.7%	★★☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	70.8	28 of 710	96.1%	★★★★★
2019	65.3	118 of 612	80.7%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2021	40.8	474 of 843	43.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	29.6	686 of 865	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	69.8	315 of 1437	78.1%	★★★★☆
2024	49.4	716 of 1450	50.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	64.0	428 of 1437	70.2%	★★★★☆
2022	73.2	237 of 1366	82.7%	★★★★☆
2021	47.1	654 of 1329	50.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	52.9	626 of 1361	54.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	50.5	661 of 1332	50.4%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	70.5	374 of 1450	74.2%	★★★★☆
2024	55.6	641 of 1464	56.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	67.8	409 of 1461	72.0%	★★★★☆
2022	63.8	495 of 1464	66.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	61.9	515 of 1444	64.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	48.8	769 of 1430	46.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	66.7	442 of 1413	68.7%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	58.4	473 of 1172	59.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	48.0	639 of 1166	45.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	51.8	590 of 1183	50.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	66.0	368 of 1194	69.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	47.9	605 of 1172	48.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	37.2	813 of 1183	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	40.6	778 of 1178	34.0%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Gifted and Talented (2025)96th percentile+24 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)78th percentile+6 vs school

Male (2025)74th percentile~ school

Female (2025)62nd percentile-11 vs school

Disabled (2019)60th percentile+8 vs school

White (2025)60th percentile-13 vs school

Hispanic (2021)44th percentile-16 vs school

By subject vs North Carolina (2024-2025) ?

Science74%+12 vs state

Mathematics63%~ state avg

Reading62%+10 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
Bell Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	90 Maple Springs Road	Asheville	28805	Buncombe County	Buncombe County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(828) 298-3789	224	18	12.3	96.0%	151 (67.4%)	23 (10.3%)	24 (10.7%)	3 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (10.3%)	68.5	413^th of 1490 public elementary schools	72.3%		55.1	660^th of 1505 public elementary schools	56.1%	247	58.3	61.8	69.2				61.1	58.8	66.7				74.4		$10,953	$1,366	$9,587
Haw Creek Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	10 Bethesda Road	Asheville	28805	Buncombe County	Buncombe County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(828) 298-4022	402	33	12.3	99.3%	256 (63.7%)	61 (15.2%)	35 (8.7%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	45 (11.2%)	68.4	419^th of 1490 public elementary schools	71.9%		61.2	559^th of 1505 public elementary schools	62.9%	140	63.8	60.4	51.7				65.2	77.1	60.3				75.9		$10,330	$1,007	$9,324
Evergreen Community Charter	Public, Charter	K-8	50 Bell Road	Asheville	28805	Buncombe County	Evergreen Community Charter	Yes	No	No	Yes	(828) 298-2173	430	32	13.3	40.5%	353 (82.1%)	1 (0.2%)	31 (7.2%)	5 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	39 (9.1%)	65.4	477^th of 1490 public elementary schools	68.0%		66.5	461^st of 1505 public elementary schools	69.4%	16	46.8	47.9	62.7	79.1	62.0	63.0	61.7	62.5	60.8	79.1	64.0	87.0	72.5	84.8
Oakley Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	753 Fairview Road	Asheville	28803	Buncombe County	Buncombe County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(828) 274-7515	502	32	15.4	98.0%	203 (40.4%)	120 (23.9%)	123 (24.5%)	7 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	49 (9.8%)	20.4	1273^rd of 1490 public elementary schools	14.6%		14.5	1369^th of 1505 public elementary schools	9.0%	96	26.5	45.8	22.1				30.1	59.7	32.4				47.1		$11,073	$1,338	$9,735
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
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
ArtSpace Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	2030 US Hwy 70	Swannanoa	28778	Buncombe County	ArtSpace Charter	Yes	No	No	Yes	(828) 298-2787	402	31	12.7		339 (84.3%)	3 (0.7%)	28 (7.0%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (7.2%)	74	333^rd of 1490 public elementary schools	77.7%		61.2	560^th of 1505 public elementary schools	62.8%	227	52.6	78.7	63.0	60.0	51.1	44.2	57.9	85.1	65.2	68.0	70.2	65.1	76.1	69.8
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
Ira B Jones Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	544 Kimberly Avenue	Asheville	28804	Buncombe County	Asheville City Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(828) 350-6700	369	27	13.5	54.5%	199 (53.9%)	97 (26.3%)	31 (8.4%)	5 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.5%)	24 (6.5%)	41.1	897^th of 1490 public elementary schools	39.8%		60.1	581^st of 1505 public elementary schools	61.4%	316	43.5	48.1	53.3				43.5	63.0	51.1				57.8		$13,444	$825	$12,620
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Bell Elementary

What schools do graduates of Bell Elementary attend?

Students who attend Bell Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Reynolds Middle
High : Center for Career Innovation
High : Nesbitt Discovery Academy
High : Reynolds High

What district is Bell Elementary in?

Buncombe County Schools

What is the racial makeup of Bell Elementary?

Students at Bell Elementary are 67% White, 11% Hispanic, 10% African American, 10% Two or more races, 1% Asian.

Is Bell Elementary a good school?

Bell Elementary ranks 413^th of 1490 North Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Bell Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 224 students attended Bell Elementary.

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