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The highest-performing public schools in reading in Buncombe County, North Carolina

This ranking covers the highest-performing public schools in reading in Buncombe County, North Carolina, drawn from 48 qualifying public schools. Early College leads the list at 94.3%, against a median of 56.1% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

Buncombe County, North Carolina

Top % Proficient (Reading)

94.3%

Median % Proficient (Reading)

56.1%

BEST IN READING · BUNCOMBE COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA

#	School	City	District	Level	Students	% Proficient (Reading)
1	Early College	Asheville, NC	Buncombe County Schools	High	271	94.3%
2	SILSA	Asheville, NC	Asheville City Schools	High	332	81.1%
3	Weaverville Elementary	Weaverville, NC	Buncombe County Schools	Elementary	342	71.5%
4	Fairview Elementary	Fairview, NC	Buncombe County Schools	Elementary	646	71.1%
5	Barnardsville Elementary	Barnardsville, NC	Buncombe County Schools	Elementary	125	70.2%
6	Asheville High	Asheville, NC	Asheville City Schools	High	1,221	69.6%
7	Cane Creek Middle	Fletcher, NC	Buncombe County Schools	Middle	499	69.5%
8	Roberson High	Asheville, NC	Buncombe County Schools	High	1,479	69.3%
9	North Buncombe High	Weaverville, NC	Buncombe County Schools	High	896	69.2%
10	Glen Arden Elementary	Arden, NC	Buncombe County Schools	Elementary	505	68.3%
11	Isaac Dickson Elementary	Asheville, NC	Asheville City Schools	Elementary	390	66.8%
12	Haw Creek Elementary	Asheville, NC	Buncombe County Schools	Elementary	402	66.5%
13	Claxton Elementary	Asheville, NC	Asheville City Schools	Elementary	405	65.4%
14	Lucy S. Herring Elementary	Asheville, NC	Asheville City Schools	Elementary	255	64.9%
15	Reynolds High	Asheville, NC	Buncombe County Schools	High	1,169	64.3%
16	Owen High	Black Mountain, NC	Buncombe County Schools	High	649	62.2%
17	Bell Elementary	Asheville, NC	Buncombe County Schools	Elementary	224	61.8%
18	North Windy Ridge Intermediate	Weaverville, NC	Buncombe County Schools	Middle	487	61.2%
19	West Buncombe Elementary	Asheville, NC	Buncombe County Schools	Elementary	580	61.1%
20	Black Mountain Elementary	Black Mountain, NC	Buncombe County Schools	Elementary	163	60.9%
21	Hominy Valley Elementary	Candler, NC	Buncombe County Schools	Elementary	399	58.3%
22	North Buncombe Elementary	Weaverville, NC	Buncombe County Schools	Elementary	593	58.1%
23	Enka High	Candler, NC	Buncombe County Schools	High	1,051	56.8%
24	North Buncombe Middle	Weaverville, NC	Buncombe County Schools	Middle	516	56.3%
25	Candler Elementary	Candler, NC	Buncombe County Schools	Elementary	381	55.9%
26	Asheville Middle	Asheville, NC	Asheville City Schools	Middle	670	54.9%
27	Estes Elementary	Asheville, NC	Buncombe County Schools	Elementary	754	54.5%
28	Valley Springs Middle	Arden, NC	Buncombe County Schools	Middle	654	53.6%
29	Koontz Intermediate	Asheville, NC	Buncombe County Schools	Middle	725	52.1%
30	Ira B Jones Elementary	Asheville, NC	Asheville City Schools	Elementary	369	52.0%
31	Leicester Elementary	Leicester, NC	Buncombe County Schools	Elementary	399	51.0%
32	Reynolds Middle	Asheville, NC	Buncombe County Schools	Middle	490	50.0%
33	Hall Fletcher Elementary	Asheville, NC	Asheville City Schools	Elementary	318	48.6%
34	Black Mountain Primary	Black Mountain, NC	Buncombe County Schools	Elementary	351	48.5%
35	Pisgah Elementary	Candler, NC	Buncombe County Schools	Elementary	162	48.1%
36	Enka Intermediate	Candler, NC	Buncombe County Schools	Middle	585	46.1%
37	Sand Hill-Venable Elem	Asheville, NC	Buncombe County Schools	Elementary	590	45.7%
38	Avery's Creek Elementary	Arden, NC	Buncombe County Schools	Elementary	557	43.0%
39	Owen Middle	Swannanoa, NC	Buncombe County Schools	Middle	457	42.1%
40	Williams Elementary	Swannanoa, NC	Buncombe County Schools	Elementary	451	40.6%
41	Enka Middle	Candler, NC	Buncombe County Schools	Middle	588	40.5%
42	Oakley Elementary	Asheville, NC	Buncombe County Schools	Elementary	502	39.8%
43	Erwin High	Asheville, NC	Buncombe County Schools	High	1,013	39.1%
44	Emma Elementary	Asheville, NC	Buncombe County Schools	Elementary	277	34.9%
45	Eblen Intermediate	Asheville, NC	Buncombe County Schools	Middle	566	34.9%
46	Erwin Middle	Asheville, NC	Buncombe County Schools	Middle	545	34.2%
47	Johnston Elementary	Asheville, NC	Buncombe County Schools	Elementary	217	28.2%
48	Woodfin Elementary	Asheville, NC	Buncombe County Schools	Elementary	111	26.0%

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