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The highest-performing public schools by test proficiency in Buncombe County, North Carolina

48 public schools in Buncombe County, North Carolina appear in this ranking of the highest-performing public schools by test proficiency, ranked by composite state-assessment proficiency. Early College leads the list at 80.5%, against a median of 53.5% across the ranked schools.

The table below is sortable and filterable, and the full list downloads as a CSV. Figures come from federal NCES enrollment data and, where applicable, state assessment results for 2024-25.

Schools ranked

Buncombe County, North Carolina

Top % Proficient

80.5%

Median % Proficient

53.5%

HIGHEST PROFICIENCY · BUNCOMBE COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA

#	School	City	District	Level	% FRL	Students	% Proficient
1	Early College	Asheville, NC	Buncombe County Schools	High	98.9%	271	80.5%
2	Fairview Elementary	Fairview, NC	Buncombe County Schools	Elementary	97.4%	646	74.0%
3	Barnardsville Elementary	Barnardsville, NC	Buncombe County Schools	Elementary	97.6%	125	72.5%
4	Cane Creek Middle	Fletcher, NC	Buncombe County Schools	Middle	98.0%	499	71.3%
5	West Buncombe Elementary	Asheville, NC	Buncombe County Schools	Elementary	98.1%	580	71.2%
6	Weaverville Elementary	Weaverville, NC	Buncombe County Schools	Elementary	97.4%	342	71.1%
7	Glen Arden Elementary	Arden, NC	Buncombe County Schools	Elementary	95.8%	505	70.5%
8	SILSA	Asheville, NC	Asheville City Schools	High	39.2%	332	67.4%
9	Lucy S. Herring Elementary	Asheville, NC	Asheville City Schools	Elementary	46.3%	255	67.1%
10	Claxton Elementary	Asheville, NC	Asheville City Schools	Elementary	37.8%	405	66.7%
11	Haw Creek Elementary	Asheville, NC	Buncombe County Schools	Elementary	99.3%	402	65.3%
12	Bell Elementary	Asheville, NC	Buncombe County Schools	Elementary	96.0%	224	65.0%
13	North Buncombe Middle	Weaverville, NC	Buncombe County Schools	Middle	98.8%	516	64.8%
14	North Windy Ridge Intermediate	Weaverville, NC	Buncombe County Schools	Middle	98.2%	487	64.3%
15	Isaac Dickson Elementary	Asheville, NC	Asheville City Schools	Elementary	41.0%	390	63.9%
16	North Buncombe Elementary	Weaverville, NC	Buncombe County Schools	Elementary	98.7%	593	62.9%
17	Candler Elementary	Candler, NC	Buncombe County Schools	Elementary	99.2%	381	60.3%
18	Hominy Valley Elementary	Candler, NC	Buncombe County Schools	Elementary	99.2%	399	59.1%
19	Valley Springs Middle	Arden, NC	Buncombe County Schools	Middle	99.5%	654	58.7%
20	Black Mountain Elementary	Black Mountain, NC	Buncombe County Schools	Elementary	96.9%	163	58.3%
21	Estes Elementary	Asheville, NC	Buncombe County Schools	Elementary	99.5%	754	56.1%
22	North Buncombe High	Weaverville, NC	Buncombe County Schools	High	99.0%	896	55.9%
23	Pisgah Elementary	Candler, NC	Buncombe County Schools	Elementary	98.1%	162	55.7%
24	Koontz Intermediate	Asheville, NC	Buncombe County Schools	Middle	99.2%	725	53.6%
25	Asheville Middle	Asheville, NC	Asheville City Schools	Middle	50.9%	670	53.3%
26	Roberson High	Asheville, NC	Buncombe County Schools	High	99.7%	1,479	52.6%
27	Asheville High	Asheville, NC	Asheville City Schools	High	41.3%	1,221	52.5%
28	Enka Intermediate	Candler, NC	Buncombe County Schools	Middle	99.5%	585	52.4%
29	Reynolds High	Asheville, NC	Buncombe County Schools	High	99.0%	1,169	52.2%
30	Leicester Elementary	Leicester, NC	Buncombe County Schools	Elementary	98.7%	399	52.1%
31	Ira B Jones Elementary	Asheville, NC	Asheville City Schools	Elementary	54.5%	369	51.6%
32	Reynolds Middle	Asheville, NC	Buncombe County Schools	Middle	98.2%	490	51.5%
33	Hall Fletcher Elementary	Asheville, NC	Asheville City Schools	Elementary	58.8%	318	50.7%
34	Black Mountain Primary	Black Mountain, NC	Buncombe County Schools	Elementary	96.9%	351	50.0%
35	Avery's Creek Elementary	Arden, NC	Buncombe County Schools	Elementary	99.5%	557	46.6%
36	Sand Hill-Venable Elem	Asheville, NC	Buncombe County Schools	Elementary	98.0%	590	45.7%
37	Owen High	Black Mountain, NC	Buncombe County Schools	High	98.0%	649	43.0%
38	Enka Middle	Candler, NC	Buncombe County Schools	Middle	99.5%	588	42.7%
39	Owen Middle	Swannanoa, NC	Buncombe County Schools	Middle	96.7%	457	42.4%
40	Enka High	Candler, NC	Buncombe County Schools	High	99.7%	1,051	41.8%
41	Eblen Intermediate	Asheville, NC	Buncombe County Schools	Middle	99.3%	566	41.4%
42	Williams Elementary	Swannanoa, NC	Buncombe County Schools	Elementary	95.8%	451	40.9%
43	Oakley Elementary	Asheville, NC	Buncombe County Schools	Elementary	98.0%	502	38.3%
44	Emma Elementary	Asheville, NC	Buncombe County Schools	Elementary	98.2%	277	37.6%
45	Erwin Middle	Asheville, NC	Buncombe County Schools	Middle	99.4%	545	36.6%
46	Woodfin Elementary	Asheville, NC	Buncombe County Schools	Elementary	97.3%	111	28.8%
47	Johnston Elementary	Asheville, NC	Buncombe County Schools	Elementary	98.6%	217	27.5%
48	Erwin High	Asheville, NC	Buncombe County Schools	High	99.7%	1,013	27.3%

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