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North Buncombe Middle

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North Buncombe Middle ranks 160 th of 778 North Carolina middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 7-8

160^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 778 North Carolina Middle Schools

Better than 79% of North Carolina middle schools

Summary

North Buncombe Middle is a grades 7–8 middle school in Weaverville, NC, serving 516 students in Buncombe County Schools; it ranks 160th of 778 North Carolina middle schools (79th percentile) with a 4-star rating, placing it among the strongest middle schools in the Asheville area. The school outperforms its district and the state in every reported subject on recent End-of-Grade tests. In 7th-grade math, 71.1% of students scored proficient versus 54.9% districtwide and 56.2% statewide; in 8th-grade science, 80.5% were proficient, versus 71.3% for the district and 68.6% for the state. These results are no fluke: the school has earned a 4-star rating in all but one of the past ten reported school years.

Among nearby schools, North Buncombe Middle stands clearly at the top, outranking Valley Springs Middle, Enka Middle, Reynolds Middle, and Erwin Middle. The gap is especially wide in math: 71.1% of its 7th graders passed the EOG, versus roughly 44% at Enka Middle and 43% at Erwin Middle, even though those schools share the same district. A strong feeder pattern adds to the picture: North Windy Ridge Intermediate, just under a mile away, posts well-above-average scores in grades 5–6, and North Buncombe keeps that academic momentum going.

Families choosing this school will find particular strength with advanced learners — its gifted students ranked in the 99th percentile statewide — while students from low-income households also performed well, at the 77th percentile. Chronic absenteeism affects about 19% of students, which is better than the state average of 24% and far lower than nearby Owen Middle (25%) or Madison Middle School (39%). English language learners and special education students are the groups to watch, as their recent results have been less consistent. All in all, North Buncombe Middle is a dependable high performer that delivers results well beyond what its mid-tier district average would suggest.

516

Students ?

14.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

Community Eligibility

All students receive free meals (2024-25) ?

51 N Buncombe School Road
Weaverville, NC 28787-9608

(828) 645-7944

District: Buncombe County Schools

Students who attend North Buncombe Middle usually attend:

High:	Center for Career Innovation
	Nesbitt Discovery Academy
	North Buncombe High

Feeder schools for North Buncombe Middle:

Elementary:	Barnardsville Elementary
	North Buncombe Elementary
	Weaverville Elementary
	Weaverville Primary

Racial breakdown:

White:

80.0%

Hispanic:

14.0%

Two or more races:

4.7%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 78th percentile in 2016 → 79th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the North Carolina average (70% vs 58% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 21% of North Carolina middle schools

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school70%

District avg58%

North Carolina avg58%

160^th of 778

North Carolina public middle schools ?

Top 21%▲ up 2 pts since 2016

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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	76.8	160 of 778	79.4%	★★★★☆
2025	72.9	182 of 773	76.5%	★★★★☆
2024	80.1	131 of 793	83.5%	★★★★☆
2023	81.0	130 of 784	83.4%	★★★★☆
2022	84.2	105 of 786	86.6%	★★★★☆
2021	84.8	89 of 741	88.0%	★★★★☆
2019	74.1	167 of 737	77.3%	★★★★☆
2018	69.3	201 of 691	70.9%	★★★★☆
2017	67.9	216 of 694	68.9%	★★★☆☆
2016	73.7	154 of 692	77.7%	★★★★☆
2015	71.8	177 of 705	74.9%	★★★★☆
2014	66.6	178 of 627	71.6%	★★★★☆
2013	75.0	141 of 673	79.0%	★★★★☆
2012	62.2	284 of 662	57.1%	★★★☆☆
2011	65.4	244 of 648	62.3%	★★★☆☆
2010	75.6	135 of 640	78.9%	★★★★☆
2009	74.9	147 of 630	76.7%	★★★★☆
2008	75.6	126 of 620	79.7%	★★★★☆
2007	69.4	176 of 606	71.0%	★★★★☆
2006	74.3	121 of 598	79.8%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2022	79.9	37 of 449	91.8%	★★★★★
2021	68.1	68 of 478	85.8%	★★★★☆
2019	55.5	162 of 504	67.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	35.7	308 of 475	35.2%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	38.9	203 of 363	44.1%	★★☆☆☆
2025	32.1	260 of 371	29.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	39.1	209 of 356	41.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	71.4	33 of 318	89.6%	★★★★☆
2022	72.3	30 of 312	90.4%	★★★★★
2021	78.5	13 of 236	94.5%	★★★★★
2019	49.3	78 of 211	63.0%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	81.0	111 of 731	84.8%	★★★★☆
2025	74.2	167 of 733	77.2%	★★★★☆
2024	72.8	169 of 738	77.1%	★★★★☆
2023	78.1	136 of 731	81.4%	★★★★☆
2022	86.2	78 of 733	89.4%	★★★★☆
2021	87.0	65 of 706	90.8%	★★★★★
2019	75.9	146 of 684	78.7%	★★★★☆
2018	76.6	130 of 656	80.2%	★★★★☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	78.0	4 of 465	99.1%	★★★★★
2025	69.2	102 of 458	77.7%	★★★★☆
2024	76.7	15 of 461	96.7%	★★★★★
2023	75.1	39 of 452	91.4%	★★★★★
2022	65.4	141 of 450	68.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	73.1	74 of 448	83.5%	★★★★☆
2019	69.9	75 of 416	82.0%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	56.8	206 of 566	63.6%	★★★☆☆
2025	56.8	214 of 562	61.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	53.7	237 of 564	58.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	69.9	120 of 553	78.3%	★★★★☆
2022	62.3	164 of 541	69.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	57.5	176 of 522	66.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	48.7	245 of 493	50.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	43.9	267 of 472	43.4%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	67.4	170 of 725	76.6%	★★★★☆
2025	59.3	248 of 729	66.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	71.6	137 of 743	81.6%	★★★★☆
2023	79.8	93 of 735	87.3%	★★★★☆
2022	94.7	16 of 689	97.7%	★★★★★
2021	91.5	21 of 633	96.7%	★★★★★
2019	79.6	72 of 639	88.7%	★★★★☆
2018	82.3	47 of 604	92.2%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	70.7	183 of 736	75.1%	★★★★☆
2025	69.3	193 of 733	73.7%	★★★★☆
2024	84.7	87 of 751	88.4%	★★★★☆
2023	81.4	121 of 747	83.8%	★★★★☆
2022	80.3	125 of 748	83.3%	★★★★☆
2021	79.0	129 of 711	81.9%	★★★★☆
2019	69.6	193 of 697	72.3%	★★★★☆
2018	60.5	267 of 665	59.8%	★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	47.3	168 of 328	48.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	54.4	132 of 306	56.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	75.1	60 of 302	80.1%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	43.1	239 of 500	52.2%	★★★☆☆
2025	48.2	165 of 478	65.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	70.0	61 of 473	87.1%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	64.7	214 of 644	66.8%	★★★☆☆
2025	57.6	262 of 649	59.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	69.5	176 of 652	73.0%	★★★★☆
2023	66.9	201 of 656	69.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	73.2	162 of 658	75.4%	★★★★☆
2021	76.6	125 of 632	80.2%	★★★★☆
2019	59.6	244 of 624	60.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	53.0	279 of 596	53.2%	★★★☆☆

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)99th percentile+20 vs school

Disabled (2022)92nd percentile+5 vs school

Female (2026)85th percentile+5 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)77th percentile-3 vs school

Male (2026)75th percentile-4 vs school

White (2026)67th percentile-13 vs school

Hispanic (2026)64th percentile-16 vs school

Special Education (2026)52nd percentile-27 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)49th percentile-28 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)44th percentile-35 vs school

By subject vs North Carolina (2025-2026) ?

Science80%+12 vs state

Mathematics69%+14 vs state

Reading66%+10 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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	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 5th Grade	EOG Mathematics 6th Grade	EOG Mathematics 7th Grade	EOG Mathematics 8th 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
North Buncombe Middle	Public	7-8	51 N Buncombe School Road	Weaverville	28787	Buncombe County	Buncombe County Schools	No	No	No	No	(828) 645-7944	516	36	14.4	—	413 (80.0%)	2 (0.4%)	72 (14.0%)	4 (0.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (4.7%)	76.8	160^th of 778 public middle schools	79.4%		72.9	182^nd of 773 public middle schools	76.5%	22			71.1	66.5			64.2	67.7		80.5	$9,771	$846	$8,925
North Windy Ridge Intermediate	Public	5-6	20 Doan Road	Weaverville	28787	Buncombe County	Buncombe County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(828) 658-1892	487	33	14.8	—	370 (76.0%)	5 (1.0%)	93 (19.1%)	4 (0.8%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	13 (2.7%)								(n/a)	69.4	70.1			68.0	66.0			71.6		$9,704	$1,139	$8,564
Eblen Intermediate	Public	5-6	59 Lee's Creek Road	Asheville	28806	Buncombe County	Buncombe County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(828) 255-5757	566	38	14.9	—	301 (53.2%)	49 (8.7%)	187 (33.0%)	2 (0.4%)	3 (0.5%)	2 (0.4%)	22 (3.9%)								(n/a)	50.2	51.3			44.0	42.3			59.0		$9,206	$1,398	$7,808
Erwin Middle	Public	7-8	20 Erwin Middle School Road	Asheville	28806	Buncombe County	Buncombe County Schools	No	No	No	No	(828) 232-4264	545	40	13.7	—	277 (50.8%)	40 (7.3%)	194 (35.6%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	8 (1.5%)	23 (4.2%)	18.9	659^th of 778 public middle schools	15.3%		19.8	639^th of 773 public middle schools	17.3%	20			43.0	28.6			41.9	34.4		50.8	$9,336	$764	$8,571
Asheville Middle	Public	6-8	211 S French Broad Avenue	Asheville	28801	Buncombe County	Asheville City Schools	No	No	No	No	(828) 350-6200	670	59	11.3	50.9%	383 (57.2%)	145 (21.6%)	74 (11.0%)	5 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (1.5%)	53 (7.9%)	59.1	314^th of 778 public middle schools	59.6%		51	380^th of 773 public middle schools	50.8%	66		55.2	59.6	45.9		57.5	61.9	66.5		74.2	$12,770	$724	$12,046
Madison Middle School	Public	6-8	95 Upper Brush Creek Rd	Marshall	28753	Madison County	Madison County Schools	No	No	No	No	(828) 649-2269	468	40	11.8	—	422 (90.2%)	2 (0.4%)	28 (6.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	13 (2.8%)	53.2	369^th of 778 public middle schools	52.6%		56.5	310^th of 773 public middle schools	59.9%	59		71.8	59.6	39.9		59.2	58.2	51.4		62.6	$10,566	$689	$9,878
Reynolds Middle	Public	6-8	2 Rocket Drive	Asheville	28803	Buncombe County	Buncombe County Schools	No	No	No	No	(828) 298-7484	490	33	15.0	—	256 (52.2%)	102 (20.8%)	82 (16.7%)	9 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (8.4%)	50.9	389^th of 778 public middle schools	50.0%		47.9	405^th of 773 public middle schools	47.6%	16		50.0	58.3	50.9		52.4	57.6	56.0		70.8	$10,391	$728	$9,664
Enka Intermediate	Public	5-6	125 Asheville Commerce Parkway	Candler	28715	Buncombe County	Buncombe County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(828) 255-1380	585	39	14.8	—	380 (65.0%)	22 (3.8%)	154 (26.3%)	7 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	20 (3.4%)								(n/a)	54.9	52.0			51.6	49.1			67.2		$9,013	$1,227	$7,786
Owen Middle	Public	6-8	730 Old US 70	Swannanoa	28778	Buncombe County	Buncombe County Schools	No	No	No	No	(828) 686-7739	457	33	13.7	96.7%	329 (72.0%)	15 (3.3%)	85 (18.6%)	3 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	23 (5.0%)	39.9	479^th of 778 public middle schools	38.4%		28.6	561^st of 773 public middle schools	27.4%	82		58.8	49.7	48.7		49.4	45.1	45.6		62.7	$10,287	$730	$9,558
Enka Middle	Public	7-8	390 Asbury Road	Candler	28715	Buncombe County	Buncombe County Schools	No	No	No	No	(828) 670-5010	588	37	16.0	—	379 (64.5%)	28 (4.8%)	146 (24.8%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.3%)	30 (5.1%)	34.8	515^th of 778 public middle schools	33.8%		30.2	546^th of 773 public middle schools	29.4%	31			44.5	40.9			47.5	45.7		66.9	$9,775	$826	$8,949

Frequently Asked Questions about North Buncombe Middle

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North Buncombe Middle ranks 160^th of 778 North Carolina middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of North Buncombe Middle?

Students at North Buncombe Middle are 80% White, 14% Hispanic, 5% Two or more races.

What high school do graduates of North Buncombe Middle attend?

Students who attend North Buncombe Middle usually go on to attend Center for Career Innovation

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Buncombe County Schools

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In the 2024-25 school year, 516 students attended North Buncombe Middle.

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