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Woodfin Elementary

Public Grades K-5

1442^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,490 North Carolina Elementary Schools

Better than 3% of North Carolina elementary schools

Summary

Woodfin Elementary is a public elementary school located in Asheville, North Carolina, serving 115 students in grades K-5. 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.

Woodfin Elementary has consistently ranked in the bottom half of North Carolina elementary schools over the past decade, with its ranking ranging from 444 out of 1,440 schools in 2014-2015 to 1,442 out of 1,490 schools in 2024-2025. The school's academic performance, as measured by standardized test scores, has consistently underperformed compared to the Buncombe County Schools district and the state of North Carolina. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, only 25.9% of 3rd graders and 36.4% of 4th graders at Woodfin Elementary were proficient or better in mathematics, compared to 58.8% and 58.2% for the district, and 64.1% and 58.9% for the state, respectively.

Despite these academic challenges, Woodfin Elementary has a relatively low student-teacher ratio, ranging from 7.7 to 9.0 over the past few years, which may suggest smaller class sizes and more individualized attention for students. Additionally, the school's per-student spending of $17,004 in the 2018-2019 school year was higher than the spending levels of some nearby schools, such as West Buncombe Elementary ($11,223 per student) and Claxton Elementary ($11,974 per student). However, these potential strengths have not translated into improved academic outcomes for the school's predominantly low-income student population, with 97.39% to 97.76% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch over the past few years.

111

Students ?

10.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,004

Per pupil spending ?

97.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

108 Elk Mountain Road
Asheville, NC 28804-2012

(828) 232-4287

District: Buncombe County Schools

Students who attend Woodfin Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Eblen Intermediate
	Erwin Middle
High:	Center for Career Innovation
	Erwin High
	Nesbitt Discovery Academy

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

54.1%

White:

35.1%

Two or more races:

6.3%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 69th percentile in 2015 → 3rd in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 10 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the North Carolina average (29% vs 57% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (3rd percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 66 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school29%

District avg57%

North Carolina avg57%

1,442^nd of 1,490

North Carolina public elementary schools ?

Bottom 3%▼ down 66 pts since 2015

From top 31% (2015) to bottom 3% (2025)

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SchoolDigger rating ?

20^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	8.2	1442 of 1490	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	10.8	1416 of 1505	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	13.9	1348 of 1502	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.7	1299 of 1514	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	44.0	802 of 1489	46.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	44.5	851 of 1473	42.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	31.4	1059 of 1434	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	27.9	1110 of 1429	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	53.4	672 of 1425	52.8%	★★★☆☆
2015	68.6	444 of 1440	69.2%	★★★☆☆
2014	36.3	911 of 1390	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2013	63.2	466 of 1403	66.8%	★★★☆☆
2012	60.0	601 of 1388	56.7%	★★★☆☆
2011	35.3	986 of 1381	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	67.6	449 of 1363	67.1%	★★★☆☆
2009	65.8	492 of 1354	63.7%	★★★☆☆
2008	63.8	476 of 1324	64.0%	★★★☆☆
2007	69.7	350 of 1293	72.9%	★★★★☆
2006	68.9	356 of 1276	72.1%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	7.4	1415 of 1451	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	6.1	1427 of 1455	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	8.2	1409 of 1459	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	48.1	706 of 1440	51.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	37.7	946 of 1424	33.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	26.6	1124 of 1405	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2023	13.0	882 of 915	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	20.1	1291 of 1437	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.7	1241 of 1450	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.0	1292 of 1437	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	49.1	698 of 1361	48.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	38.1	894 of 1332	32.9%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2023	27.6	1112 of 1461	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	50.6	731 of 1430	48.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	37.5	969 of 1413	31.4%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2023	26.8	961 of 1183	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.3	998 of 1194	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	43.1	678 of 1172	42.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	45.3	688 of 1183	41.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	26.6	984 of 1178	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Male (2023)24th percentile+14 vs school

White (2023)19th percentile+9 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)10th percentile+7 vs school

Hispanic (2023)4th percentile-7 vs school

Female (2025)2nd percentile~ school

By subject vs North Carolina (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics31%-31 vs state

Reading27%-26 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 Reading 3rd Grade	EOG Reading 4th Grade	EOG Reading 5th Grade	EOG Reading 6th Grade	EOG Reading 7th Grade	EOG Science 5th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Woodfin Elementary	Public	K-5	108 Elk Mountain Road	Asheville	28804	Buncombe County	Buncombe County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(828) 232-4287	111	11	10.2	97.3%	39 (35.1%)	3 (2.7%)	60 (54.1%)	2 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (6.3%)	8.2	1442^nd of 1490 public elementary schools	3.2%		10.8	1416^th of 1505 public elementary schools	5.9%	26	25.9	36.4				14.8	40.9					$17,004	$1,575	$15,428
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Woodfin Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Woodfin Elementary?

Students at Woodfin Elementary are 54% Hispanic, 35% White, 6% Two or more races, 3% African American, 2% Asian.

What schools do graduates of Woodfin Elementary attend?

Students who attend Woodfin Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Eblen Intermediate
Middle : Erwin Middle
High : Center for Career Innovation
High : Erwin High
High : Nesbitt Discovery Academy

How many students attend Woodfin Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 111 students attended Woodfin Elementary.

Is Woodfin Elementary a good school?

Woodfin Elementary ranks in the bottom 3.2% of North Carolina elementary schools.

What district is Woodfin Elementary in?

Buncombe County Schools

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