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

This ranking covers the highest-performing public elementary schools in reading in Buncombe County, North Carolina, drawn from 27 qualifying public elementary schools. Weaverville Elementary leads the list at 71.5%, against a median of 55.9% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

Buncombe County, North Carolina

Top % Proficient (Reading)

71.5%

Median % Proficient (Reading)

55.9%

BEST IN READING · BUNCOMBE COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA

#	School	City	District	Level	Students	% Proficient (Reading)
1	Weaverville Elementary	Weaverville, NC	Buncombe County Schools	Elementary	342	71.5%
2	Fairview Elementary	Fairview, NC	Buncombe County Schools	Elementary	646	71.1%
3	Barnardsville Elementary	Barnardsville, NC	Buncombe County Schools	Elementary	125	70.2%
4	Glen Arden Elementary	Arden, NC	Buncombe County Schools	Elementary	505	68.3%
5	Isaac Dickson Elementary	Asheville, NC	Asheville City Schools	Elementary	390	66.8%
6	Haw Creek Elementary	Asheville, NC	Buncombe County Schools	Elementary	402	66.5%
7	Claxton Elementary	Asheville, NC	Asheville City Schools	Elementary	405	65.4%
8	Lucy S. Herring Elementary	Asheville, NC	Asheville City Schools	Elementary	255	64.9%
9	Bell Elementary	Asheville, NC	Buncombe County Schools	Elementary	224	61.8%
10	West Buncombe Elementary	Asheville, NC	Buncombe County Schools	Elementary	580	61.1%
11	Black Mountain Elementary	Black Mountain, NC	Buncombe County Schools	Elementary	163	60.9%
12	Hominy Valley Elementary	Candler, NC	Buncombe County Schools	Elementary	399	58.3%
13	North Buncombe Elementary	Weaverville, NC	Buncombe County Schools	Elementary	593	58.1%
14	Candler Elementary	Candler, NC	Buncombe County Schools	Elementary	381	55.9%
15	Estes Elementary	Asheville, NC	Buncombe County Schools	Elementary	754	54.5%
16	Ira B Jones Elementary	Asheville, NC	Asheville City Schools	Elementary	369	52.0%
17	Leicester Elementary	Leicester, NC	Buncombe County Schools	Elementary	399	51.0%
18	Hall Fletcher Elementary	Asheville, NC	Asheville City Schools	Elementary	318	48.6%
19	Black Mountain Primary	Black Mountain, NC	Buncombe County Schools	Elementary	351	48.5%
20	Pisgah Elementary	Candler, NC	Buncombe County Schools	Elementary	162	48.1%
21	Sand Hill-Venable Elem	Asheville, NC	Buncombe County Schools	Elementary	590	45.7%
22	Avery's Creek Elementary	Arden, NC	Buncombe County Schools	Elementary	557	43.0%
23	Williams Elementary	Swannanoa, NC	Buncombe County Schools	Elementary	451	40.6%
24	Oakley Elementary	Asheville, NC	Buncombe County Schools	Elementary	502	39.8%
25	Emma Elementary	Asheville, NC	Buncombe County Schools	Elementary	277	34.9%
26	Johnston Elementary	Asheville, NC	Buncombe County Schools	Elementary	217	28.2%
27	Woodfin Elementary	Asheville, NC	Buncombe County Schools	Elementary	111	26.0%

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