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Sand Hill-Venable Elementary

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Sand Hill-Venable Elementary ranks 1069 th of 1490 North Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-4

1069^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,490 North Carolina Elementary Schools

Better than 28% of North Carolina elementary schools

Summary

Sand Hill-Venable Elementary is a public elementary school serving 539 students in grades PK-4 in Asheville, North Carolina, which is part of the Buncombe County Schools district.

While the school has consistently underperformed compared to the district and state in academic proficiency, with 3rd-grade math and reading scores below the district and state averages, it has also seen a significant increase in the percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, from 62.75% in 2021-2022 to 99.44% in 2023-2024. This high concentration of economically disadvantaged students may present unique challenges for the school. When compared to nearby schools like West Buncombe Elementary, which has higher proficiency rates and a higher statewide ranking, Sand Hill-Venable Elementary appears to be a struggling school within the district.

Despite the school's academic challenges, it has a lower student-teacher ratio than the state average, and its per-student spending is higher than the state average, though lower than some nearby schools. The school's leadership and the Buncombe County Schools district may need to implement targeted interventions and strategies to address these challenges and improve student outcomes at Sand Hill-Venable Elementary.

590

Students ?

14.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,842

Per pupil spending ?

98%

Free/discounted lunch ?

154 Sand Hill School Road
Asheville, NC 28806-1023

(828) 670-5028

District: Buncombe County Schools

Students who attend Sand Hill-Venable Elementary usually attend:

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

Racial breakdown:

White:

52.7%

Hispanic:

36.1%

African American:

7.3%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 49th percentile in 2015 → 28th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the North Carolina average (47% vs 57% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 21 percentile points since 2015

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school47%

District avg57%

North Carolina avg57%

1,069^th of 1,490

North Carolina public elementary schools ?

Bottom 28%▼ down 21 pts since 2015

From bottom 49% (2015) to bottom 28% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

16^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	31.2	1069 of 1490	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.9	1141 of 1505	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	31.7	1061 of 1502	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	40.5	912 of 1514	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	47.0	753 of 1489	49.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	49.9	774 of 1473	47.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	54.9	666 of 1434	53.6%	★★★☆☆
2017	49.2	756 of 1429	47.1%	★★☆☆☆
2016	46.8	797 of 1425	44.1%	★★☆☆☆
2015	51.0	734 of 1440	49.0%	★★☆☆☆
2014	51.3	686 of 1390	50.6%	★★★☆☆
2013	45.9	727 of 1403	48.2%	★★☆☆☆
2012	55.5	683 of 1388	50.8%	★★★☆☆
2011	64.6	528 of 1381	61.8%	★★★☆☆
2010	56.2	678 of 1363	50.3%	★★★☆☆
2009	56.0	683 of 1354	49.6%	★★☆☆☆
2008	51.9	680 of 1324	48.6%	★★☆☆☆
2007	47.9	779 of 1293	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2006	54.9	625 of 1276	51.0%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2023	11.3	909 of 933	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	59.7	311 of 927	66.5%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2022	35.2	401 of 634	36.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	24.4	546 of 646	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	62.3	220 of 878	74.9%	★★★★☆
2018	42.7	485 of 897	45.9%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	40.8	315 of 563	44.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	33.5	375 of 533	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.8	432 of 514	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	32.4	354 of 485	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	22.3	345 of 385	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	38.5	309 of 497	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	48.8	175 of 421	58.4%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	45.2	812 of 1451	44.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	27.6	1118 of 1455	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	33.9	986 of 1459	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	37.1	949 of 1458	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	43.6	777 of 1440	46.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	51.3	719 of 1424	49.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	59.0	609 of 1405	56.7%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	24.6	807 of 961	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.0	879 of 951	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	26.3	730 of 915	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	34.9	626 of 893	29.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	29.1	645 of 843	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	50.0	417 of 865	51.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	41.7	523 of 851	38.5%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	36.7	977 of 1437	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	29.2	1140 of 1450	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	37.6	953 of 1437	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	50.3	647 of 1366	52.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	60.9	408 of 1329	69.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	62.9	432 of 1361	68.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	69.0	323 of 1332	75.8%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	22.2	1215 of 1450	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	29.1	1096 of 1464	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	30.8	1070 of 1461	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	44.5	818 of 1464	44.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	49.0	701 of 1444	51.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	48.7	770 of 1430	46.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	51.0	738 of 1413	47.8%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	24.3	975 of 1172	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.1	964 of 1166	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.4	918 of 1183	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	34.8	838 of 1194	29.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	45.5	639 of 1172	45.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	37.2	811 of 1183	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	51.1	621 of 1178	47.3%	★★☆☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2025)44th percentile+16 vs school

Female (2025)44th percentile+16 vs school

Disabled (2022)37th percentile-3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)32nd percentile+4 vs school

White (2025)17th percentile-11 vs school

Male (2025)16th percentile-12 vs school

Hispanic (2025)16th percentile-12 vs school

African American (2023)3rd percentile-27 vs school

By subject vs North Carolina (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics47%-15 vs state

Reading46%-6 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
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
Hominy Valley Elementary	Public	K-4	450 Enka Lake Road	Candler	28715	Buncombe County	Buncombe County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(828) 665-0619	399	27	14.5	99.2%	325 (81.5%)	6 (1.5%)	58 (14.5%)	3 (0.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.5%)	60.5	555^th of 1490 public elementary schools	62.8%		61.3	556^th of 1505 public elementary schools	63.1%	1	65.3	55.6					56.8	61.1							$10,305	$880	$9,425
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
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
Candler Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	121 Candler School Road	Candler	28715	Buncombe County	Buncombe County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(828) 670-5018	381	28	13.8	99.2%	260 (68.2%)	20 (5.2%)	90 (23.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.6%)	62.7	519^th of 1490 public elementary schools	65.2%		44.7	840^th of 1505 public elementary schools	44.2%	321	66.7	63.8					51.5	60.9							$11,201	$1,431	$9,770
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
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 Sand Hill-Venable Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Sand Hill-Venable Elementary?

Students at Sand Hill-Venable Elementary are 53% White, 36% Hispanic, 7% African American, 3% Two or more races.

How many students attend Sand Hill-Venable Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 590 students attended Sand Hill-Venable Elementary.

What schools do graduates of Sand Hill-Venable Elementary attend?

Students who attend Sand Hill-Venable Elementary usually go on to attend:

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

Is Sand Hill-Venable Elementary a good school?

Sand Hill-Venable Elementary ranks 1069^th of 1490 North Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

What district is Sand Hill-Venable Elementary in?

Buncombe County Schools

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