Across 30 schools in Buncombe County Schools, 34.2% of Black students meet grade level proficient+. That is 7.6 points below the North Carolina average for Black students.
Search North Carolina schools ›Average across the 30 schools in Buncombe County Schools with reportable results, giving each school equal weight regardless of size. A group is omitted from a school when too few students were tested to report safely.
Among the 22 schools here with at least 25 Black student results, Sand Hill-Venable Elem reports 44.4% of Black students meeting the standard. Johnston Elementary, in the same district, reports 14.7%. That is a 29.7-point spread across schools under one administration, serving one community, funded by one tax base.
Ranked by the share of Black students meeting grade level proficient+. Every group is shown alongside, because a school that serves one group well and another poorly is telling you something too.
| School | All | Black | Hispanic | White | Asian |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Buncombe High | 59.8% | 90.9% | 36.6% | 65% | — |
| Black Mountain Elementary | 57.3% | 57.1% | 61.5% | 58.2% | — |
| Glen Arden Elementary | 70.6% | 56.3% | 57.1% | 73.9% | — |
| North Windy Ridge Intermediate | 64.1% | 50% | 41.3% | 71.1% | 50% |
| West Buncombe Elementary | 71.1% | 50% | 48.1% | 79.2% | 90% |
| Sand Hill-Venable Elem | 45.7% | 44.4% | 33.8% | 53.4% | — |
| Reynolds High | 60.3% | 43.8% | 49.1% | 67% | 95% |
| Bell Elementary | 64.5% | 42.9% | 60% | 71.6% | — |
| Cane Creek Middle | 71% | 41.9% | 56.7% | 74.4% | — |
| Candler Elementary | 60.3% | 41.7% | 50% | 67.2% | — |
| Roberson High | 58.7% | 40% | 39.4% | 76.4% | 67.9% |
| Emma Elementary | 37.6% | 38.5% | 29.8% | 48.1% | — |
| Enka Middle | 41.7% | 37.1% | 28.5% | 47.6% | — |
| Enka Intermediate | 51.8% | 33.3% | 37.2% | 58.3% | 94.4% |
| Avery's Creek Elementary | 46.6% | 32.6% | 34.5% | 61.6% | — |
| Valley Springs Middle | 58.3% | 29.5% | 42.5% | 72.4% | 85.5% |
| Haw Creek Elementary | 64.4% | 26.8% | 59.3% | 78% | — |
| Owen High | 50.7% | 26.3% | 38.1% | 56.5% | — |
| Estes Elementary | 56.1% | 25% | 27.2% | 78.2% | 68.8% |
| Eblen Intermediate | 40.6% | 23.6% | 30.2% | 50% | — |
| Owen Middle | 41.4% | 22.6% | 37.2% | 44.1% | — |
| Erwin High | 32.5% | 22.6% | 26% | 41.1% | — |
| Enka High | 47.5% | 21.7% | 38.5% | 52.4% | — |
| Williams Elementary | 40.1% | 21.4% | 29.8% | 48.5% | — |
| Koontz Intermediate | 53.5% | 20.2% | 31.6% | 70.7% | 69% |
| Black Mountain Primary | 50% | 20% | 18.2% | 57.3% | — |
| Erwin Middle | 35.9% | 19.2% | 26.1% | 45.4% | — |
| Oakley Elementary | 37.5% | 15.4% | 23.8% | 59% | — |
| Reynolds Middle | 51.2% | 15.3% | 31.7% | 71.6% | 60.9% |
| Johnston Elementary | 27.5% | 14.7% | 17.4% | 48.1% | — |
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