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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
#SchoolCityDistrictStudentsBlack students% Black
1Asheville PEAK AcademyAsheville, NCAsheville PEAK Academy16110967.7%
2Ira B Jones ElementaryAsheville, NCAsheville City Schools3699726.3%
3Hall Fletcher ElementaryAsheville, NCAsheville City Schools3187623.9%
4Oakley ElementaryAsheville, NCBuncombe County Schools50212023.9%
5Francine Delany New SchoolAsheville, NCFrancine Delany New School1934121.2%
6Isaac Dickson ElementaryAsheville, NCAsheville City Schools3907519.2%
7Johnston ElementaryAsheville, NCBuncombe County Schools2174118.9%
8Haw Creek ElementaryAsheville, NCBuncombe County Schools4026115.2%
9Estes ElementaryAsheville, NCBuncombe County Schools75410013.3%
10Claxton ElementaryAsheville, NCAsheville City Schools4055313.1%
11Emma ElementaryAsheville, NCBuncombe County Schools2773613.0%
12Lucy S. Herring ElementaryAsheville, NCAsheville City Schools2553312.9%
13Bell ElementaryAsheville, NCBuncombe County Schools2242310.3%
14Avery's Creek ElementaryArden, NCBuncombe County Schools5575610.1%
15Sand Hill-Venable ElemAsheville, NCBuncombe County Schools590437.3%
16Candler ElementaryCandler, NCBuncombe County Schools381205.3%
17Glen Arden ElementaryArden, NCBuncombe County Schools505255.0%
18Williams ElementarySwannanoa, NCBuncombe County Schools451204.4%
19Black Mountain ElementaryBlack Mountain, NCBuncombe County Schools16374.3%
20Black Mountain PrimaryBlack Mountain, NCBuncombe County Schools351144.0%
21Mountain City Public MontessoriAsheville, NCMountain City Public Montessori13753.6%
22West Buncombe ElementaryAsheville, NCBuncombe County Schools580213.6%
23Woodfin ElementaryAsheville, NCBuncombe County Schools11132.7%
24Weaverville ElementaryWeaverville, NCBuncombe County Schools34272.0%
25Leicester ElementaryLeicester, NCBuncombe County Schools39982.0%
26North Buncombe ElementaryWeaverville, NCBuncombe County Schools59391.5%
27Hominy Valley ElementaryCandler, NCBuncombe County Schools39961.5%
28Fairview ElementaryFairview, NCBuncombe County Schools64681.2%
29ArtSpace Charter SchoolSwannanoa, NCArtSpace Charter40230.8%
30Pisgah ElementaryCandler, NCBuncombe County Schools16210.6%
31Evergreen Community CharterAsheville, NCEvergreen Community Charter43010.2%
32Weaverville PrimaryWeaverville, NCBuncombe County Schools24500.0%
33Barnardsville ElementaryBarnardsville, NCBuncombe County Schools12500.0%
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