Summary:
Zip code 28732 is served by a single public middle school, Cane Creek Middle, which enrolls 499 students in grades 6-8 in Fletcher, North Carolina, as part of Buncombe County Schools.
Since Cane Creek Middle is the only middle school in the zip code, standout comparisons are made against district and state benchmarks. The school currently ranks 136th out of 778 North Carolina middle schools, placing it in the 83rd percentile with a 4-star rating. It has earned 4 stars for three consecutive years, ranking at the 86th percentile in each of the two prior school years. Its district, Buncombe County Schools, ranks in the 56th percentile statewide, making clear that Cane Creek substantially outperforms its district's overall rating.
What makes Cane Creek Middle most remarkable is its performance given that 98% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Despite this high poverty indicator, the school surpasses district and state averages on every reported EOG test. Across all reported subjects, Cane Creek averages about 72.5% proficiency compared to roughly 57.7% statewide, a 15-point advantage. Its strongest scores are in 6th grade math and 8th grade science, each at 85.5% proficient, and 6th grade reading at 75%. Chronic absenteeism is 17.1%, below the district rate of 18.7% and state rate of 24.2%. Year-over-year results are mixed, with 6th grade math jumping from 70.4% to 85.5% while 7th grade math fell from 75.7% to 65.5%, but even the lower scores remain well above district and state averages. For parents, Cane Creek Middle represents a high-performing school that is clearly beating demographic odds in an average-ranked district.
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