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Black Mountain Elementary

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Black Mountain Elementary ranks 689 th of 1490 North Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 4-5

689^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,490 North Carolina Elementary Schools

Better than 54% of North Carolina elementary schools

Summary

Black Mountain Elementary is a public elementary school serving grades 4-5 in the Buncombe County Schools district, located in Black Mountain, North Carolina. With an enrollment of 150 students, the school's statewide ranking has fluctuated over the past 10 years, ranging from 343rd out of 1,514 North Carolina elementary schools in 2021-2022 to 689th out of 1,490 in 2024-2025.

Black Mountain Elementary generally performs above the Buncombe County Schools and North Carolina state averages in reading and science, but lags behind in mathematics. The school's 4th grade reading proficiency rate was 58.2% in 2024-2025, compared to 59.7% for the county and 58.1% for the state, while its 4th grade math proficiency rate was 48.1%, lower than the county (58.2%) and state (58.9%) averages. However, the school's 5th grade science proficiency rate was 71.2%, significantly higher than the county (61.1%) and state (62%) averages.

Compared to nearby elementary schools, Black Mountain Elementary generally performs better than Oakley Elementary and Williams Elementary, but lags behind Haw Creek Elementary and Bell Elementary in terms of overall academic achievement. Interestingly, Evergreen Community Charter and ArtSpace Charter School, which are outside the Buncombe County district, outperform Black Mountain Elementary in many academic areas.

163

Students ?

15.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,935

Per pupil spending ?

96.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

100 Flat Creek Road
Black Mountain, NC 28711

(828) 669-5217

District: Buncombe County Schools

Students who attend Black Mountain Elementary usually attend:

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

Racial breakdown:

White:

82.8%

Hispanic:

7.4%

Two or more races:

5.5%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 66th percentile in 2015 → 54th in 2025

Strengths

✓Above the North Carolina median (54th percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 12 percentile points since 2015

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

!Mathematics scores 12 pts below the North Carolina average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school58%

District avg56%

North Carolina avg58%

689^th of 1,490

North Carolina public elementary schools ?

Top 46%▼ down 12 pts since 2015

From top 34% (2015) to top 46% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

11^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	53.0	689 of 1490	53.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	57.6	622 of 1505	58.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	66.8	471 of 1502	68.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	73.8	343 of 1514	77.3%	★★★★☆
2021	59.4	593 of 1489	60.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	63.4	516 of 1473	65.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	68.1	437 of 1434	69.5%	★★★☆☆
2017	65.9	478 of 1429	66.6%	★★★☆☆
2016	65.0	480 of 1425	66.3%	★★★☆☆
2015	64.5	491 of 1440	65.9%	★★★☆☆
2014	78.8	255 of 1390	81.7%	★★★★☆
2013	77.7	257 of 1403	81.7%	★★★★☆
2012	66.1	476 of 1388	65.7%	★★★☆☆
2011	70.9	385 of 1381	72.1%	★★★★☆
2010	59.2	629 of 1363	53.9%	★★★☆☆
2009	50.3	762 of 1354	43.7%	★★☆☆☆
2008	46.9	769 of 1324	41.9%	★★☆☆☆
2007	50.5	733 of 1293	43.3%	★★☆☆☆
2006	55.0	623 of 1276	51.2%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2022	24.1	539 of 634	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	52.6	228 of 646	64.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	60.5	241 of 878	72.6%	★★★★☆
2018	37.7	565 of 897	37.0%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	53.8	661 of 1451	54.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	74.1	294 of 1455	79.8%	★★★★☆
2023	81.9	186 of 1459	87.3%	★★★★☆
2022	77.9	258 of 1458	82.3%	★★★★☆
2021	48.8	700 of 1440	51.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	67.1	440 of 1424	69.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	69.0	406 of 1405	71.1%	★★★★☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	60.3	319 of 710	55.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	62.3	270 of 669	59.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	68.2	83 of 582	85.7%	★★★★☆
2022	48.9	369 of 500	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	68.5	133 of 494	73.1%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2019	95.0	13 of 865	98.5%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	45.7	789 of 1437	45.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	43.3	862 of 1450	40.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	47.4	759 of 1437	47.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	67.0	328 of 1366	76.0%	★★★★☆
2021	80.9	133 of 1329	90.0%	★★★★★
2019	69.0	332 of 1361	75.6%	★★★★☆
2018	77.7	181 of 1332	86.4%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	50.2	721 of 1450	50.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	42.0	864 of 1464	41.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	47.6	795 of 1461	45.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	64.5	479 of 1464	67.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	69.6	391 of 1444	72.9%	★★★★☆
2019	57.5	609 of 1430	57.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	65.9	454 of 1413	67.9%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2024	37.8	480 of 801	40.1%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	29.8	905 of 1172	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	33.8	839 of 1166	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	45.7	677 of 1183	42.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	56.1	527 of 1194	55.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	38.6	740 of 1172	36.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	38.0	798 of 1183	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	46.3	694 of 1178	41.1%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Hispanic (2019)98th percentile+34 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2025)55th percentile~ school

Female (2025)54th percentile~ school

Male (2025)50th percentile-3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)45th percentile-9 vs school

Special Education (2024)40th percentile-19 vs school

White (2025)23rd percentile-31 vs school

Disabled (2022)15th percentile-62 vs school

By subject vs North Carolina (2024-2025) ?

Science71%+9 vs state

Reading61%+6 vs state

Mathematics47%-12 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
Black Mountain Elementary	Public	4-5	100 Flat Creek Road	Black Mountain	28711	Buncombe County	Buncombe County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(828) 669-5217	163	11	15.2	96.9%	135 (82.8%)	7 (4.3%)	12 (7.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (5.5%)	53	689^th of 1490 public elementary schools	53.8%		57.6	622^nd of 1505 public elementary schools	58.7%	67		48.1	46.6					58.2	64.4				71.2		$10,935	$1,199	$9,736
Black Mountain Primary	Public	PK, KG-3	301 East State Street	Black Mountain	28711	Buncombe County	Buncombe County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(828) 669-2645	351	25	13.9	96.9%	273 (77.8%)	14 (4.0%)	45 (12.8%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (4.6%)								(n/a)	51.5						48.5								$11,702	$1,257	$10,444
Williams Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	161 Bee Tree Road	Swannanoa	28778	Buncombe County	Buncombe County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(828) 686-3856	451	28	15.8	95.8%	251 (55.7%)	20 (4.4%)	145 (32.2%)	4 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	28 (6.2%)	21.7	1248^th of 1490 public elementary schools	16.2%		23.9	1210^th of 1505 public elementary schools	19.6%	38	35.9	47.0	33.3				40.2	54.5	30.9				43.2		$10,816	$1,108	$9,708
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
Old Fort Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	128 Mauney Avenue	Old Fort	28762	McDowell County	McDowell County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(828) 668-7646	360	24	15.3	95.0%	302 (83.9%)	9 (2.5%)	23 (6.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (6.9%)	68.4	417^th of 1490 public elementary schools	72.0%		69.1	426^th of 1505 public elementary schools	71.7%	9	72.5	69.6	65.9				47.5	65.2	59.1				68.2		$11,403	$1,803	$9,600
Fairview Elementary	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%)	84.9	176^th of 1490 public elementary schools	88.2%		82.2	213^th of 1505 public elementary schools	85.8%	37	78.2	67.2	76.7				64.5	74.8	73.7				81.2		$10,427	$1,254	$9,173
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
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
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Black Mountain Elementary

Is Black Mountain Elementary a good school?

Black Mountain Elementary ranks 689^th of 1490 North Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Black Mountain Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 163 students attended Black Mountain Elementary.

What district is Black Mountain Elementary in?

Buncombe County Schools

What is the racial makeup of Black Mountain Elementary?

Students at Black Mountain Elementary are 83% White, 7% Hispanic, 6% Two or more races, 4% African American.

What schools do graduates of Black Mountain Elementary attend?

Students who attend Black Mountain Elementary usually go on to attend:

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

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