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

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