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Cane Creek Middle

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Cane Creek Middle ranks 136 th of 778 North Carolina middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

136^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 778 North Carolina Middle Schools

Better than 83% of North Carolina middle schools

Summary

Cane Creek Middle is a grades 6–8 school in Fletcher, NC, serving 499 students as part of Buncombe County Schools, and it has established itself as one of the strongest middle schools in the greater Asheville–Hendersonville area. The school currently ranks 136th out of 778 North Carolina middle schools, placing it in the 83rd percentile with a 4-star rating, and it has never dipped below the 81st percentile over the past decade.

Cane Creek is the clear academic leader among nearby Buncombe County middle schools. It sits roughly 50 places above the next-most successful local school, Valley Springs Middle (73rd percentile), while schools like Owen Middle and Enka Middle land in the bottom half of the state. In recent state testing, Cane Creek exceeded both district and state proficiency rates in every subject, with the widest gap in 6th-grade math: 85.5% proficiency versus roughly 57% for both district and state averages. This success comes despite a free/reduced lunch rate near 98%, and its chronic absenteeism rate of 17.1% is below the district and state averages, showing steady improvement since the pandemic. Schools like Koontz Intermediate and Enka Intermediate have better attendance, but Cane Creek’s academic performance remains far stronger.

The school does notably well for students classified as economically disadvantaged, with that subgroup ranking in the 80th percentile, and its Gifted and Talented students rank in the 93rd percentile statewide. The most vulnerable area is special education, where the subgroup rank fell to the 9th percentile in 2024–2025. Another pattern is that 6th-grade proficiency runs well above 7th- and 8th-grade proficiency in both math and reading, a gap that does not appear as strongly at the district or state level. Cane Creek spends about $9,589 per student with a 14.9 student-teacher ratio, similar to or lower than several nearby schools, suggesting its results come from instructional strengths rather than extra funding. If the school can improve special education outcomes, it has room to become even more effective across all grade levels.

499

Students ?

14.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

98%

Free/discounted lunch ?

570 Lower Brush Creek Road
Fletcher, NC 28732

(828) 628-0824

District: Buncombe County Schools

Students who attend Cane Creek Middle usually attend:

High:	Center for Career Innovation
	Nesbitt Discovery Academy
	Reynolds High

Feeder schools for Cane Creek Middle:

Elementary:	Fairview Elementary
	Glen Arden Elementary

Racial breakdown:

White:

82.0%

Hispanic:

10.2%

African American:

3.4%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 90th percentile in 2016 → 83rd in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the North Carolina average (72% vs 58% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 17% of North Carolina middle schools

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 7 percentile points since 2016

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school72%

District avg57%

North Carolina avg58%

136^th of 778

North Carolina public middle schools ?

Top 17%▼ down 8 pts since 2016

From top 10% (2016) to top 17% (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	79.4	136 of 778	82.5%	★★★★☆
2025	83.7	106 of 773	86.3%	★★★★☆
2024	83.3	108 of 793	86.4%	★★★★☆
2023	85.5	98 of 784	87.5%	★★★★☆
2022	81.1	134 of 786	83.0%	★★★★☆
2021	79.1	143 of 741	80.7%	★★★★☆
2019	78.7	133 of 737	82.0%	★★★★☆
2018	83.0	86 of 691	87.6%	★★★★☆
2017	84.4	78 of 694	88.8%	★★★★☆
2016	85.9	67 of 692	90.3%	★★★★★
2015	85.8	76 of 705	89.2%	★★★★☆
2014	86.6	62 of 627	90.1%	★★★★★
2013	90.8	50 of 673	92.6%	★★★★★
2012	85.2	40 of 662	94.0%	★★★★★
2011	85.6	28 of 648	95.7%	★★★★★
2010	84.0	46 of 640	92.8%	★★★★★
2009	85.7	36 of 630	94.3%	★★★★★
2008	90.0	29 of 620	95.3%	★★★★★
2007	87.4	21 of 606	96.5%	★★★★★
2006	90.0	12 of 598	98.0%	★★★★★

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2022	41.6	217 of 449	51.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	35.9	320 of 478	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	46.8	235 of 504	53.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	58.4	121 of 475	74.5%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	80.2	119 of 731	83.7%	★★★★☆
2025	80.7	119 of 733	83.8%	★★★★☆
2024	81.2	115 of 738	84.4%	★★★★☆
2023	79.9	128 of 731	82.5%	★★★★☆
2022	77.6	147 of 733	79.9%	★★★★☆
2021	70.9	178 of 706	74.8%	★★★★☆
2019	78.9	126 of 684	81.6%	★★★★☆
2018	82.4	87 of 656	86.7%	★★★★☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	75.8	31 of 465	93.3%	★★★★★
2025	74.1	55 of 458	88.0%	★★★★☆
2024	75.4	25 of 461	94.6%	★★★★★
2023	73.3	54 of 452	88.1%	★★★★☆
2022	71.7	56 of 450	87.6%	★★★★☆
2021	75.0	53 of 448	88.2%	★★★★☆
2019	61.1	179 of 416	57.0%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	68.0	134 of 566	76.3%	★★★★☆
2025	73.2	94 of 562	83.3%	★★★★☆
2024	73.3	93 of 564	83.5%	★★★★☆
2023	72.3	98 of 553	82.3%	★★★★☆
2022	68.5	113 of 541	79.1%	★★★★☆
2021	70.5	85 of 522	83.7%	★★★★☆
2019	61.5	134 of 493	72.8%	★★★★☆
2018	78.2	59 of 472	87.5%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	70.5	145 of 725	80.0%	★★★★☆
2025	72.4	130 of 729	82.2%	★★★★☆
2024	73.9	117 of 743	84.3%	★★★★☆
2023	80.6	85 of 735	88.4%	★★★★☆
2022	68.5	139 of 689	79.8%	★★★★☆
2021	70.0	125 of 633	80.3%	★★★★☆
2019	69.6	135 of 639	78.9%	★★★★☆
2018	76.4	86 of 604	85.8%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	76.8	144 of 736	80.4%	★★★★☆
2025	84.1	95 of 733	87.0%	★★★★☆
2024	83.0	96 of 751	87.2%	★★★★☆
2023	88.6	70 of 747	90.6%	★★★★★
2022	82.4	113 of 748	84.9%	★★★★☆
2021	83.5	94 of 711	86.8%	★★★★☆
2019	77.0	134 of 697	80.8%	★★★★☆
2018	83.1	77 of 665	88.4%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2021	64.1	62 of 248	75.0%	★★★★☆
2018	67.5	58 of 221	73.8%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	23.4	435 of 478	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	32.7	312 of 473	34.0%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	72.0	160 of 644	75.2%	★★★★☆
2025	72.6	161 of 649	75.2%	★★★★☆
2024	69.8	175 of 652	73.2%	★★★★☆
2023	73.0	162 of 656	75.3%	★★★★☆
2022	67.1	201 of 658	69.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	62.1	213 of 632	66.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	65.1	209 of 624	66.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	68.6	179 of 596	70.0%	★★★★☆

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)93rd percentile+11 vs school

Female (2026)84th percentile~ school

Male (2026)80th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)80th percentile-3 vs school

Hispanic (2026)76th percentile-6 vs school

White (2026)75th percentile-7 vs school

Multi-racial (2021)75th percentile-6 vs school

Disabled (2022)52nd percentile-31 vs school

Special Education (2025)9th percentile-77 vs school

By subject vs North Carolina (2025-2026) ?

Science86%+17 vs state

Mathematics70%+14 vs state

Reading68%+13 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 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
Cane Creek Middle	Public	6-8	570 Lower Brush Creek Road	Fletcher	28732	Henderson County	Buncombe County Schools	No	No	No	No	(828) 628-0824	499	33	14.9	98.0%	409 (82.0%)	17 (3.4%)	51 (10.2%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	17 (3.4%)	79.4	136^th of 778 public middle schools	82.5%		83.7	106^th of 773 public middle schools	86.3%	30		85.5	65.5	64.0		75.0	64.9	66.9		85.5	$9,589	$601	$8,988
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	98.2%	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
Koontz Intermediate	Public	5-6	305 Overlook Road	Asheville	28803	Buncombe County	Buncombe County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(828) 684-1295	725	40	18.1	99.2%	389 (53.7%)	84 (11.6%)	158 (21.8%)	31 (4.3%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.7%)	58 (8.0%)								(n/a)	58.8	52.0			55.2	55.3			61.6		$8,533	$972	$7,561
Valley Springs Middle	Public	5-8	224 Long Shoals Road	Arden	28704	Buncombe County	Buncombe County Schools	No	No	No	No	(828) 654-1785	654	46	14.3	99.5%	335 (51.2%)	71 (10.9%)	176 (26.9%)	21 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (0.9%)	45 (6.9%)	69.8	209^th of 778 public middle schools	73.1%		62.6	265^th of 773 public middle schools	65.7%	56			58.3	70.8			58.6	64.0		81.2	$11,876	$1,485	$10,391
Apple Valley Middle	Public	6-8	43 Fruitland Road	Hendersonville	28792	Henderson County	Henderson County Schools	No	No	No	No	(828) 697-4545	820	55	15.0	68.5%	383 (46.7%)	21 (2.6%)	355 (43.3%)	13 (1.6%)	2 (0.2%)	7 (0.9%)	39 (4.8%)	38.6	492^nd of 778 public middle schools	36.8%		43.4	446^th of 773 public middle schools	42.3%	46		52.0	47.9	64.7		44.7	39.0	44.2		63.3	$9,107	$1,028	$8,080
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
Rugby Middle	Public	6-8	3345 Haywood Road	Hendersonville	28791	Henderson County	Henderson County Schools	No	No	No	No	(828) 891-6566	849	51	16.6	39.6%	658 (77.5%)	14 (1.6%)	133 (15.7%)	12 (1.4%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	30 (3.5%)	83.6	101^st of 778 public middle schools	87.0%		81	128^th of 773 public middle schools	83.4%	27		75.0	78.6	80.3		69.3	73.5	64.1		81.9	$8,445	$526	$7,919
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
Hendersonville Middle	Public	6-8	825 North Whitted Street	Hendersonville	28791	Henderson County	Henderson County Schools	No	No	No	No	(828) 697-4800	540	37	14.5	49.6%	337 (62.4%)	46 (8.5%)	102 (18.9%)	7 (1.3%)	3 (0.6%)	5 (0.9%)	40 (7.4%)	80.3	128^th of 778 public middle schools	83.5%		71.3	187^th of 773 public middle schools	75.8%	59		72.2	71.0	72.7		60.9	68.5	75.0		82.6	$10,377	$1,128	$9,249
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	99.5%	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

Frequently Asked Questions about Cane Creek Middle

What high school do graduates of Cane Creek Middle attend?

Students who attend Cane Creek Middle usually go on to attend Center for Career Innovation

What is the racial makeup of Cane Creek Middle?

Students at Cane Creek Middle are 82% White, 10% Hispanic, 3% African American, 3% Two or more races.

Is Cane Creek Middle a good school?

Cane Creek Middle ranks 136^th of 778 North Carolina middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What district is Cane Creek Middle in?

Buncombe County Schools

How many students attend Cane Creek Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 499 students attended Cane Creek Middle.

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