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Haw Creek Elementary

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Haw Creek Elementary ranks 328 th of 1492 North Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

328^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,492 North Carolina Elementary Schools

Better than 78% of North Carolina elementary schools

Summary

Haw Creek Elementary is a PK–5 public school in Asheville, NC, serving 402 students in the Buncombe County Schools district. It currently ranks 328th of 1,492 North Carolina elementary schools — the 78th percentile with a 4-star rating — continuing a steady climb from the 59th percentile in 2022–2023. What makes these results especially notable is the student population: about 99% participate in the free or reduced-price lunch program (a figure reflecting the school's universal meals participation), making Haw Creek a strong example of high achievement in a high-need setting.

Academically, Haw Creek beats district and state averages in nearly every subject and grade. In 2025–2026, for example, 4th grade reading proficiency reached 72.1% versus 60.5% for the district and 57.7% statewide, while 5th grade science hit 79.5% compared with 65.2% for the district and 67.7% for the state. The school also stands out among nearby high-poverty schools. Bell Elementary and Oakley Elementary serve similarly high percentages of economically disadvantaged students, yet Haw Creek outperforms both by wide margins — in 4th grade math, 73.8% of Haw Creek students were proficient versus 69.7% at Bell and just 34.2% at Oakley. Even compared with schools serving far fewer low-income families, such as ArtSpace Charter School and Claxton Elementary, Haw Creek ranks in the same top-tier range.

Beyond test scores, Haw Creek's chronic absenteeism rate was 16.5% in 2024–2025, below the district's 18.7% and the state's 24.2%. Its student-teacher ratio of 12.3:1 is also favorable — lower than Oakley's 15.4:1 and most area schools. The main caution for parents: while overall achievement is strong, the school's economically disadvantaged subgroup ranked only in the 44th percentile in 2025–2026, compared with the school's overall 78th, and individual grade-level scores can swing from year to year. Still, Haw Creek has repeatedly returned to top-quartile status, making it a standout school that appears to be doing more with less than many of its neighbors.

402

Students ?

12.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

99.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

10 Bethesda Road
Asheville, NC 28805-1936

(828) 298-4022

District: Buncombe County Schools

Students who attend Haw Creek Elementary usually attend:

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

Racial breakdown:

White:

63.7%

African American:

15.2%

Two or more races:

11.2%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 59th percentile in 2023 → 78th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the North Carolina average (71% vs 61% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 22% of North Carolina elementary schools

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 78th (2026) from a 59th-percentile low (2023)

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school71%

District avg61%

North Carolina avg61%

328^th of 1,492

North Carolina public elementary schools ?

Top 22%▼ down 6 pts since 2016

From top 16% (2016) to top 22% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

109^th of 246Buncombe 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
2026	74.6	328 of 1492	78.0%	★★★★☆
2025	68.4	419 of 1490	71.9%	★★★★☆
2024	61.2	559 of 1505	62.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	58.1	617 of 1502	58.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	78.0	272 of 1514	82.0%	★★★★☆
2021	61.2	553 of 1489	62.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	65.2	484 of 1473	67.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	82.9	187 of 1434	87.0%	★★★★☆
2017	77.4	272 of 1429	81.0%	★★★★☆
2016	80.0	228 of 1425	84.0%	★★★★☆
2015	70.8	398 of 1440	72.4%	★★★★☆
2014	71.0	370 of 1390	73.4%	★★★★☆
2013	76.2	281 of 1403	80.0%	★★★★☆
2012	61.1	577 of 1388	58.4%	★★★☆☆
2011	60.3	605 of 1381	56.2%	★★★☆☆
2010	72.3	345 of 1363	74.7%	★★★★☆
2009	77.8	248 of 1354	81.7%	★★★★☆
2008	81.1	169 of 1324	87.2%	★★★★☆
2007	82.1	134 of 1293	89.6%	★★★★☆
2006	83.3	128 of 1276	90.0%	★★★★★

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2019	17.1	885 of 949	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	40.6	566 of 927	38.9%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2019	34.4	614 of 878	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	52.1	357 of 897	60.2%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	66.3	428 of 1447	70.4%	★★★★☆
2025	70.2	365 of 1451	74.8%	★★★★☆
2024	53.8	647 of 1455	55.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	54.6	646 of 1459	55.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	59.1	571 of 1458	60.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	64.0	449 of 1440	68.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	65.3	467 of 1424	67.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	78.7	246 of 1405	82.5%	★★★★☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	68.6	120 of 743	83.8%	★★★★☆
2025	70.7	84 of 710	88.2%	★★★★☆
2024	21.3	644 of 669	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	45.0	475 of 582	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	69.6	82 of 500	83.6%	★★★★☆
2019	59.0	305 of 612	50.2%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	44.1	807 of 1434	43.7%	★★☆☆☆
2025	48.7	725 of 1437	49.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	36.0	994 of 1450	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	33.2	1017 of 1437	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	47.4	703 of 1366	48.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	47.4	647 of 1329	51.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	47.9	726 of 1361	46.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	75.6	214 of 1332	83.9%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	76.8	270 of 1451	81.4%	★★★★☆
2025	62.6	493 of 1450	66.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	65.0	469 of 1464	68.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	58.6	595 of 1461	59.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	86.0	155 of 1464	89.4%	★★★★☆
2021	56.0	600 of 1444	58.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	62.2	495 of 1430	65.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	83.8	172 of 1413	87.8%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	17.7	153 of 175	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	67.4	356 of 1146	68.9%	★★★☆☆
2025	72.3	284 of 1172	75.8%	★★★★☆
2024	69.0	330 of 1166	71.7%	★★★★☆
2023	65.1	386 of 1183	67.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	73.9	270 of 1194	77.4%	★★★★☆
2021	58.7	457 of 1172	61.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	61.1	449 of 1183	62.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	78.3	216 of 1178	81.7%	★★★★☆

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 (2026)84th percentile+6 vs school

Male (2026)81st percentile+3 vs school

Female (2026)70th percentile-8 vs school

White (2026)69th percentile-9 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)44th percentile-34 vs school

Disabled (2019)30th percentile-37 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)13th percentile-59 vs school

African American (2019)7th percentile-60 vs school

By subject vs North Carolina (2025-2026) ?

Science80%+12 vs state

Reading70%+13 vs state

Mathematics69%+6 vs state

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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	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 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
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%)	74.6	328^th of 1492 public elementary schools	78.0%		68.4	419^th of 1490 public elementary schools	71.9%	91	65.0	73.8	68.2				66.7	72.1	70.5				79.5		$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%)	66.4	480^th of 1492 public elementary schools	67.8%		65.4	477^th of 1490 public elementary schools	68.0%	3	62.5	59.6	60.8	66.0	71.4	78.0	68.8	57.4	76.5	76.0	77.1	77.6	70.6	91.8
Bell Elementary	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
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%)	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
Mountain City Public Montessori	Public, Charter	K-8	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%)	44.3	839^th of 1492 public elementary schools	43.8%		45	831^st of 1490 public elementary schools	44.2%	8	52.6	36.0	25.0	40.0		20.0	73.7	56.0	58.3	80.0		60.0	75.0	80.0
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%)	75	322^nd of 1492 public elementary schools	78.4%		72.8	348^th of 1490 public elementary schools	76.6%	26	70.3	72.1	67.6				73.4	67.6	73.0				73.0		$11,974	$943	$11,031
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%)	61.4	558^th of 1492 public elementary schools	62.6%		62.6	520^th of 1490 public elementary schools	65.1%	38	60.4	79.0	59.6				56.3	77.4	52.6				66.7		$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%)	43.7	850^th of 1492 public elementary schools	43.0%		41.1	897^th of 1490 public elementary schools	39.8%	47	53.8	45.0	56.1				48.7	50.0	69.0				76.2		$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%)	28.6	1124^th of 1492 public elementary schools	24.7%		40.4	910^th of 1490 public elementary schools	38.9%	214	48.6	40.4	59.1				40.0	40.4	54.5				59.1		$14,641	$1,562	$13,079
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%)	76	301^st of 1492 public elementary schools	79.8%		74	333^rd of 1490 public elementary schools	77.7%	32	60.0	71.7	68.6	65.2	54.2	47.5	67.5	69.6	76.5	69.6	77.1	80.0	88.2	90.0

Frequently Asked Questions about Haw Creek Elementary

What schools do graduates of Haw Creek Elementary attend?

Students who attend Haw Creek Elementary usually go on to attend:

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

What is the racial makeup of Haw Creek Elementary?

Students at Haw Creek Elementary are 64% White, 15% African American, 11% Two or more races, 9% Hispanic.

How many students attend Haw Creek Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 402 students attended Haw Creek Elementary.

Is Haw Creek Elementary a good school?

Haw Creek Elementary ranks 328^th of 1492 North Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What district is Haw Creek Elementary in?

Buncombe County Schools

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