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

Across Buncombe County, North Carolina, 33 public elementary schools are ranked here, 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 5.0% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked
33
Buncombe County, North Carolina
Top % Black
67.7%
Median % Black
5.0%
MOST BLACK · BUNCOMBE COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA
#SchoolCityDistrictStudents% Black
1Asheville PEAK AcademyAsheville, NCAsheville PEAK Academy16167.7%(109)
2Ira B Jones ElementaryAsheville, NCAsheville City Schools36926.3%(97)
3Hall Fletcher ElementaryAsheville, NCAsheville City Schools31823.9%(76)
4Oakley ElementaryAsheville, NCBuncombe County Schools50223.9%(120)
5Francine Delany New SchoolAsheville, NCFrancine Delany New School19321.2%(41)
6Isaac Dickson ElementaryAsheville, NCAsheville City Schools39019.2%(75)
7Johnston ElementaryAsheville, NCBuncombe County Schools21718.9%(41)
8Haw Creek ElementaryAsheville, NCBuncombe County Schools40215.2%(61)
9Estes ElementaryAsheville, NCBuncombe County Schools75413.3%(100)
10Claxton ElementaryAsheville, NCAsheville City Schools40513.1%(53)
11Emma ElementaryAsheville, NCBuncombe County Schools27713.0%(36)
12Lucy S. Herring ElementaryAsheville, NCAsheville City Schools25512.9%(33)
13Bell ElementaryAsheville, NCBuncombe County Schools22410.3%(23)
14Avery's Creek ElementaryArden, NCBuncombe County Schools55710.1%(56)
15Sand Hill-Venable ElemAsheville, NCBuncombe County Schools5907.3%(43)
16Candler ElementaryCandler, NCBuncombe County Schools3815.3%(20)
17Glen Arden ElementaryArden, NCBuncombe County Schools5055.0%(25)
18Williams ElementarySwannanoa, NCBuncombe County Schools4514.4%(20)
19Black Mountain ElementaryBlack Mountain, NCBuncombe County Schools1634.3%(7)
20Black Mountain PrimaryBlack Mountain, NCBuncombe County Schools3514.0%(14)
21Mountain City Public MontessoriAsheville, NCMountain City Public Montessori1373.6%(5)
22West Buncombe ElementaryAsheville, NCBuncombe County Schools5803.6%(21)
23Woodfin ElementaryAsheville, NCBuncombe County Schools1112.7%(3)
24Weaverville ElementaryWeaverville, NCBuncombe County Schools3422.0%(7)
25Leicester ElementaryLeicester, NCBuncombe County Schools3992.0%(8)
26North Buncombe ElementaryWeaverville, NCBuncombe County Schools5931.5%(9)
27Hominy Valley ElementaryCandler, NCBuncombe County Schools3991.5%(6)
28Fairview ElementaryFairview, NCBuncombe County Schools6461.2%(8)
29ArtSpace Charter SchoolSwannanoa, NCArtSpace Charter4020.8%(3)
30Pisgah ElementaryCandler, NCBuncombe County Schools1620.6%(1)
31Evergreen Community CharterAsheville, NCEvergreen Community Charter4300.2%(1)
32Weaverville PrimaryWeaverville, NCBuncombe County Schools2450.0%(0)
33Barnardsville ElementaryBarnardsville, NCBuncombe County Schools1250.0%(0)
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