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The highest-poverty public elementary schools in Buncombe County, North Carolina

This ranking covers the highest-poverty public elementary schools in Buncombe County, North Carolina, drawn from 29 qualifying public elementary schools. Estes Elementary leads the list at 99.5%, against a median of 97.6% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

Buncombe County, North Carolina

Top % FRL

99.5%

Median % FRL

97.6%

HIGHEST POVERTY · BUNCOMBE COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA

#	School	City	District	Level	Students	% FRL
1	Estes Elementary	Asheville, NC	Buncombe County Schools	Elementary	754	99.5%
2	Avery's Creek Elementary	Arden, NC	Buncombe County Schools	Elementary	557	99.5%
3	Haw Creek Elementary	Asheville, NC	Buncombe County Schools	Elementary	402	99.3%
4	Hominy Valley Elementary	Candler, NC	Buncombe County Schools	Elementary	399	99.2%
5	Candler Elementary	Candler, NC	Buncombe County Schools	Elementary	381	99.2%
6	Weaverville Primary	Weaverville, NC	Buncombe County Schools	Elementary	245	98.8%
7	Leicester Elementary	Leicester, NC	Buncombe County Schools	Elementary	399	98.7%
8	North Buncombe Elementary	Weaverville, NC	Buncombe County Schools	Elementary	593	98.7%
9	Johnston Elementary	Asheville, NC	Buncombe County Schools	Elementary	217	98.6%
10	Emma Elementary	Asheville, NC	Buncombe County Schools	Elementary	277	98.2%
11	Pisgah Elementary	Candler, NC	Buncombe County Schools	Elementary	162	98.1%
12	West Buncombe Elementary	Asheville, NC	Buncombe County Schools	Elementary	580	98.1%
13	Oakley Elementary	Asheville, NC	Buncombe County Schools	Elementary	502	98.0%
14	Sand Hill-Venable Elem	Asheville, NC	Buncombe County Schools	Elementary	590	98.0%
15	Barnardsville Elementary	Barnardsville, NC	Buncombe County Schools	Elementary	125	97.6%
16	Fairview Elementary	Fairview, NC	Buncombe County Schools	Elementary	646	97.4%
17	Weaverville Elementary	Weaverville, NC	Buncombe County Schools	Elementary	342	97.4%
18	Woodfin Elementary	Asheville, NC	Buncombe County Schools	Elementary	111	97.3%
19	Black Mountain Elementary	Black Mountain, NC	Buncombe County Schools	Elementary	163	96.9%
20	Black Mountain Primary	Black Mountain, NC	Buncombe County Schools	Elementary	351	96.9%
21	Bell Elementary	Asheville, NC	Buncombe County Schools	Elementary	224	96.0%
22	Glen Arden Elementary	Arden, NC	Buncombe County Schools	Elementary	505	95.8%
23	Williams Elementary	Swannanoa, NC	Buncombe County Schools	Elementary	451	95.8%
24	Hall Fletcher Elementary	Asheville, NC	Asheville City Schools	Elementary	318	58.8%
25	Ira B Jones Elementary	Asheville, NC	Asheville City Schools	Elementary	369	54.5%
26	Lucy S. Herring Elementary	Asheville, NC	Asheville City Schools	Elementary	255	46.3%
27	Isaac Dickson Elementary	Asheville, NC	Asheville City Schools	Elementary	390	41.0%
28	Evergreen Community Charter	Asheville, NC	Evergreen Community Charter	Elementary	430	40.5%
29	Claxton Elementary	Asheville, NC	Asheville City Schools	Elementary	405	37.8%

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