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School														Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				EOG Mathematics (2026)			EOG Reading (2026)			EOG Science (2026)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)
Name	Distance	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 (2025)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	EOG Mathematics 3rd Grade	EOG Mathematics 4th Grade	EOG Mathematics 5th Grade	EOG Reading 3rd Grade	EOG Reading 4th Grade	EOG Reading 5th Grade	EOG Science 5th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Glen Arden Elementary	0.0mi	Public	PK, KG-4	50 Pinehurst Circle	Arden	28704	Buncombe County	Buncombe County Schools	No	No	No	No	(828) 654-1800	505	37	13.6	95.8%	351 (69.5%)	25 (5.0%)	73 (14.5%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.8%)	50 (9.9%)	81.2	227^th of 1492 public elementary schools	84.8%		81.8	222^nd of 1490 public elementary schools	85.1%	5	77.1	71.9		73.2	71.9			$10,263	$832	$9,431
Estes Elementary	2.7mi	Public	PK, KG-4	275 Overlook Road	Asheville	28803	Buncombe County	Buncombe County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(828) 654-1795	754	53	14.2	99.5%	408 (54.1%)	100 (13.3%)	173 (22.9%)	25 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.5%)	44 (5.8%)	61.8	551^st of 1492 public elementary schools	63.1%		52.1	708^th of 1490 public elementary schools	52.5%	157	75.5	52.5		69.8	59.9			$10,805	$1,421	$9,384
Fletcher Elementary	4.2mi	Public	PK, KG-5	500 Howard Gap Road	Fletcher	28732	Henderson County	Henderson County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(828) 684-0580	434	28	15.3	57.4%	278 (64.1%)	29 (6.7%)	97 (22.4%)	6 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	23 (5.3%)	67.3	466^th of 1492 public elementary schools	68.8%		68.3	422^nd of 1490 public elementary schools	71.7%	44	80.0	72.6	63.5	63.3	61.3	58.1	71.6	$10,006	$951	$9,055
Avery's Creek Elementary	4.7mi	Public	PK, KG-4	15 Park South Boulevard	Arden	28704	Buncombe County	Buncombe County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(828) 654-1810	557	37	15.2	99.5%	219 (39.3%)	56 (10.1%)	221 (39.7%)	7 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	51 (9.2%)	35.1	1000^th of 1492 public elementary schools	33.0%		32	1059^th of 1490 public elementary schools	28.9%	59	54.8	53.7		54.8	44.4			$11,019	$1,138	$9,880
Glenn C Marlow Elementary	5.2mi	Public	K-5	1985 Butler Bridge Road	Mills River	28759	Henderson County	Henderson County Schools	No	No	No	No	(828) 654-3225	562	35	15.9	30.2%	443 (78.8%)	18 (3.2%)	58 (10.3%)	18 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.9%)	20 (3.6%)	89.5	122^nd of 1492 public elementary schools	91.8%		91.3	89^th of 1490 public elementary schools	94.0%	33	89.5	86.5	83.3	75.6	82.3	66.7	82.2	$9,247	$669	$8,577
Fairview Elementary	6.1mi	Public	K-5	1355 Charlotte Hwy	Fairview	28730	Buncombe County	Buncombe County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(828) 628-2732	646	38	16.8	97.4%	555 (85.9%)	8 (1.2%)	53 (8.2%)	5 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (3.9%)	85	179^th of 1492 public elementary schools	88.0%		84.9	176^th of 1490 public elementary schools	88.2%	3	79.6	76.0	83.8	66.0	75.0	68.5	89.2	$10,427	$1,254	$9,173
Oakley Elementary	6.6mi	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%)	24	1206^th of 1492 public elementary schools	19.2%		20.4	1273^rd of 1490 public elementary schools	14.6%	67	45.8	34.2	48.5	45.8	38.0	55.9	55.9	$11,073	$1,338	$9,735
Clear Creek Elementary	7.3mi	Public	K-5	737 N Clear Creek Road	Hendersonville	28792	Henderson County	Henderson County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(828) 697-4760	435	31	14.2	99.3%	234 (53.8%)	18 (4.1%)	145 (33.3%)	10 (2.3%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	25 (5.7%)	66.3	486^th of 1492 public elementary schools	67.4%		70.5	383^rd of 1490 public elementary schools	74.3%	103	63.9	72.4	84.2	53.5	50.6	63.2	86.8	$9,070	$1,106	$7,964
Mills River Elementary	7.5mi	Public	K-5	94 School House Road	Mills River	28759	Henderson County	Henderson County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(828) 891-6563	608	39	15.5	40.6%	497 (81.7%)	7 (1.2%)	76 (12.5%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	22 (3.6%)	78.6	258^th of 1492 public elementary schools	82.7%		83.2	199^th of 1490 public elementary schools	86.6%	59	84.1	71.2	74.1	73.2	66.3	58.9	85.7	$9,074	$912	$8,162
Bell Elementary	8.3mi	Public	1-5	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%)	40.6	894^th of 1492 public elementary schools	40.1%		68.5	413^th of 1490 public elementary schools	72.3%	481	54.1	69.7	60.5	43.2	60.6	47.4	52.6	$10,953	$1,366	$9,587

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