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

Across Buncombe County, North Carolina, 27 public elementary schools are ranked here, ranked by composite state-assessment proficiency. Fairview Elementary leads the list at 74.0%, against a median of 58.3% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

Buncombe County, North Carolina

Top % Proficient

74.0%

Median % Proficient

58.3%

HIGHEST PROFICIENCY · BUNCOMBE COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA

#	School	City	District	Level	% FRL	Students	% Proficient
1	Fairview Elementary	Fairview, NC	Buncombe County Schools	Elementary	97.4%	646	74.0%
2	Barnardsville Elementary	Barnardsville, NC	Buncombe County Schools	Elementary	97.6%	125	72.5%
3	West Buncombe Elementary	Asheville, NC	Buncombe County Schools	Elementary	98.1%	580	71.2%
4	Weaverville Elementary	Weaverville, NC	Buncombe County Schools	Elementary	97.4%	342	71.1%
5	Glen Arden Elementary	Arden, NC	Buncombe County Schools	Elementary	95.8%	505	70.5%
6	Lucy S. Herring Elementary	Asheville, NC	Asheville City Schools	Elementary	46.3%	255	67.1%
7	Claxton Elementary	Asheville, NC	Asheville City Schools	Elementary	37.8%	405	66.7%
8	Haw Creek Elementary	Asheville, NC	Buncombe County Schools	Elementary	99.3%	402	65.3%
9	Bell Elementary	Asheville, NC	Buncombe County Schools	Elementary	96.0%	224	65.0%
10	Isaac Dickson Elementary	Asheville, NC	Asheville City Schools	Elementary	41.0%	390	63.9%
11	North Buncombe Elementary	Weaverville, NC	Buncombe County Schools	Elementary	98.7%	593	62.9%
12	Candler Elementary	Candler, NC	Buncombe County Schools	Elementary	99.2%	381	60.3%
13	Hominy Valley Elementary	Candler, NC	Buncombe County Schools	Elementary	99.2%	399	59.1%
14	Black Mountain Elementary	Black Mountain, NC	Buncombe County Schools	Elementary	96.9%	163	58.3%
15	Estes Elementary	Asheville, NC	Buncombe County Schools	Elementary	99.5%	754	56.1%
16	Pisgah Elementary	Candler, NC	Buncombe County Schools	Elementary	98.1%	162	55.7%
17	Leicester Elementary	Leicester, NC	Buncombe County Schools	Elementary	98.7%	399	52.1%
18	Ira B Jones Elementary	Asheville, NC	Asheville City Schools	Elementary	54.5%	369	51.6%
19	Hall Fletcher Elementary	Asheville, NC	Asheville City Schools	Elementary	58.8%	318	50.7%
20	Black Mountain Primary	Black Mountain, NC	Buncombe County Schools	Elementary	96.9%	351	50.0%
21	Avery's Creek Elementary	Arden, NC	Buncombe County Schools	Elementary	99.5%	557	46.6%
22	Sand Hill-Venable Elem	Asheville, NC	Buncombe County Schools	Elementary	98.0%	590	45.7%
23	Williams Elementary	Swannanoa, NC	Buncombe County Schools	Elementary	95.8%	451	40.9%
24	Oakley Elementary	Asheville, NC	Buncombe County Schools	Elementary	98.0%	502	38.3%
25	Emma Elementary	Asheville, NC	Buncombe County Schools	Elementary	98.2%	277	37.6%
26	Woodfin Elementary	Asheville, NC	Buncombe County Schools	Elementary	97.3%	111	28.8%
27	Johnston Elementary	Asheville, NC	Buncombe County Schools	Elementary	98.6%	217	27.5%

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