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The public schools with the highest share of Black students in Buncombe County, North Carolina

58 public schools in Buncombe County, North Carolina appear in this ranking of the public schools with the highest share of Black students, ranked by the share of students who are Black or African American, from federal NCES enrollment data. Asheville PEAK Academy leads the list at 67.7%, against a median of 5.1% 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 % Black

67.7%

Median % Black

5.1%

MOST BLACK · BUNCOMBE COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA

#	School	City	District	Students	Black students	% Black
1	Asheville PEAK Academy	Asheville, NC	Asheville PEAK Academy	161	109	67.7%
2	Ira B Jones Elementary	Asheville, NC	Asheville City Schools	369	97	26.3%
3	Hall Fletcher Elementary	Asheville, NC	Asheville City Schools	318	76	23.9%
4	Oakley Elementary	Asheville, NC	Buncombe County Schools	502	120	23.9%
5	Community High School	Swannanoa, NC	Buncombe County Schools	127	28	22.1%
6	Asheville Middle	Asheville, NC	Asheville City Schools	670	145	21.6%
7	Francine Delany New School	Asheville, NC	Francine Delany New School	193	41	21.2%
8	Reynolds Middle	Asheville, NC	Buncombe County Schools	490	102	20.8%
9	SILSA	Asheville, NC	Asheville City Schools	332	64	19.3%
10	Isaac Dickson Elementary	Asheville, NC	Asheville City Schools	390	75	19.2%
11	Johnston Elementary	Asheville, NC	Buncombe County Schools	217	41	18.9%
12	Montford North Star Academy	Asheville, NC	Asheville City Schools	217	—	17.1%
13	Haw Creek Elementary	Asheville, NC	Buncombe County Schools	402	61	15.2%
14	Asheville High	Asheville, NC	Asheville City Schools	1,221	173	14.2%
15	Estes Elementary	Asheville, NC	Buncombe County Schools	754	100	13.3%
16	Claxton Elementary	Asheville, NC	Asheville City Schools	405	53	13.1%
17	Emma Elementary	Asheville, NC	Buncombe County Schools	277	36	13.0%
18	Lucy S. Herring Elementary	Asheville, NC	Asheville City Schools	255	33	12.9%
19	Roberson High	Asheville, NC	Buncombe County Schools	1,479	179	12.1%
20	Koontz Intermediate	Asheville, NC	Buncombe County Schools	725	84	11.6%
21	Reynolds High	Asheville, NC	Buncombe County Schools	1,169	133	11.4%
22	Valley Springs Middle	Arden, NC	Buncombe County Schools	654	71	10.9%
23	Bell Elementary	Asheville, NC	Buncombe County Schools	224	23	10.3%
24	Avery's Creek Elementary	Arden, NC	Buncombe County Schools	557	56	10.1%
25	Erwin High	Asheville, NC	Buncombe County Schools	1,013	94	9.3%
26	Eblen Intermediate	Asheville, NC	Buncombe County Schools	566	49	8.7%
27	Erwin Middle	Asheville, NC	Buncombe County Schools	545	40	7.3%
28	Sand Hill-Venable Elem	Asheville, NC	Buncombe County Schools	590	43	7.3%
29	Candler Elementary	Candler, NC	Buncombe County Schools	381	20	5.3%
30	Glen Arden Elementary	Arden, NC	Buncombe County Schools	505	25	5.0%
31	Enka Middle	Candler, NC	Buncombe County Schools	588	28	4.8%
32	Williams Elementary	Swannanoa, NC	Buncombe County Schools	451	20	4.4%
33	Black Mountain Elementary	Black Mountain, NC	Buncombe County Schools	163	7	4.3%
34	Black Mountain Primary	Black Mountain, NC	Buncombe County Schools	351	14	4.0%
35	Owen High	Black Mountain, NC	Buncombe County Schools	649	25	3.9%
36	Enka High	Candler, NC	Buncombe County Schools	1,051	40	3.8%
37	Enka Intermediate	Candler, NC	Buncombe County Schools	585	22	3.8%
38	Early College	Asheville, NC	Buncombe County Schools	271	10	3.7%
39	Mountain City Public Montessori	Asheville, NC	Mountain City Public Montessori	137	5	3.6%
40	West Buncombe Elementary	Asheville, NC	Buncombe County Schools	580	21	3.6%
41	The Franklin School of Innovation	Asheville, NC	The Franklin School of Innovation	717	25	3.5%
42	Cane Creek Middle	Fletcher, NC	Buncombe County Schools	499	17	3.4%
43	Owen Middle	Swannanoa, NC	Buncombe County Schools	457	15	3.3%
44	Woodfin Elementary	Asheville, NC	Buncombe County Schools	111	3	2.7%
45	Weaverville Elementary	Weaverville, NC	Buncombe County Schools	342	7	2.0%
46	Leicester Elementary	Leicester, NC	Buncombe County Schools	399	8	2.0%
47	North Buncombe Elementary	Weaverville, NC	Buncombe County Schools	593	9	1.5%
48	Hominy Valley Elementary	Candler, NC	Buncombe County Schools	399	6	1.5%
49	Fairview Elementary	Fairview, NC	Buncombe County Schools	646	8	1.2%
50	Nesbitt Discovery Academy	Asheville, NC	Buncombe County Schools	372	4	1.1%

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Racial and ethnic enrollment shares are factual figures reported by each school to the federal government (NCES). This list describes the composition of student bodies and is not an evaluation or endorsement of any school.

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