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Enrollment
767
High
DISTRICT 455 · STATE 761
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ASHE COUNTY SCHOOLS·NCES 370021002425
Ashe County High
184 Campus Drive, West Jefferson, NC 28694 · (336) 846-2400 · Ashe County
GRADES 09–12HIGH43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL767 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 50% of North Carolina public high schools
- C+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded North Carolina public high schools
Student : Teacher
18.8:1
41 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 35.3:1 · STATE 19.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
99%
760 students
DISTRICT 99% · STATE 82%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 198 | 26% |
| Grade 10 | 190 | 25% |
| Grade 11 | 188 | 25% |
| Grade 12 | 191 | 25% |
Student demographics
27%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 30% · STATE 71% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
NC EOG / EOC 2024-25 . % Grade Level Proficient (Level 3+)English Language Arts
58.5%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
42.9%
NC avg 52.2%
What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 59 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 43 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all North Carolina schools, those numbers are about 51 and 52.
Source: NC EOG / EOC. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
45.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.6%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-3.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 45% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 49% typical for North Carolina schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among North Carolina's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Ashe County High
Ashe County High's state test result (45.2% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ashe County High this school | 767 | 99.1% | 45.2% |
| West Lincoln High Lincolnton | 731 | 99.3% | 52.7% |
| Pisgah High Canton | 859 | 99.7% | 69.3% |
| Tuscola High Waynesville | 873 | 99.7% | 59.2% |
| East Surry High Pilot Mountain | 576 | 99.5% | 58.1% |
| North Wilkes High School Hays | 578 | 97.9% | 57.6% |
Matched among North Carolina high schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Ashe County High ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 45.2% | #255 of 468 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 42.9% | #172 of 464 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 58.5% | #202 of 448 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 767 | #258 of 598 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.8:1 | #246 of 473 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 26.9% | #460 of 474 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 99.1% | #188 of 527 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -17.3% | #64 of 277 |
Ranked against other public high schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
767
-8 (-1%) vs 2020
-21% since 2000-01, when it was 966
Student : Teacher
18.8:1
was 14.3:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 767 | 40.9 | 18.8:1 | 99% (760) |
| 2023-24 | 778 | 53 | 14.7:1 | 98% (765) |
| 2022-23 | 792 | 54.1 | 14.7:1 | 54% (426) |
| 2020-21 | 775 | 54 | 14.3:1 | 99% (768) |
| 2017-18 | 927 | 63.3 | 14.6:1 | 50% (465) |
| 2015-16 | 962 | 66 | 14.6:1 | 51% (493) |
| 2010-11 | 926 | 71 | 13.0:1 | 46% (429) |
| 2000-01 | 966 | 72 | 13.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Ashe County High.
Since 2017-18: students down 17% (927 to 767); teachers down 35% (63.3 to 40.9).
About Ashe County High
Ashe County High, located in West Jefferson, North Carolina, is a mid-sized high school. The school runs grades 9 through 12 and enrolls 767 students.
The 6 schools in Ashe County Schools enroll 2,676 students altogether, Ashe County High among them.
Of every 100 students at Ashe County High, about 85 are White. It is also 12% Hispanic and 2% multiracial. For comparison, the population of Ashe County is roughly 93% White. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 27%.
For every teacher at Ashe County High, there are about 18.8 students; the school has 40.9 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average for high schools in North Carolina, 19.6:1, is higher. There are 760 students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, 99% of enrollment. Public schools in Ashe County average a similar 99%.
Ashe County High holds a B- allk12 Grade, placing it above 50% of North Carolina public high schools.
Given its share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, Ashe County High would be expected to post about 48.6%. Its actual average proficiency rate across its state test results is 45.2%.
The school's county is Ashe County. According to Census Bureau estimates, the median household earns about $56,866 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 26% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 9%. Public schools in Ashe County number 6, with about 2,676 students.
Ashe County High's closest public school neighbor is Ashe County Early College High, about 0.2 miles away. The five-mile area around Ashe County High holds 3 other public schools. Ranking the closest schools with test data puts Ashe County High at 8th of 8.
On the NCES locale scale, the school is Rural: Remote.
There was little change in enrollment from 2020-21 (775) to 2024-25 (767). The ratio of students to teachers went from 14.3:1 to 18.8:1 over the same years.
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Ashe County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
26,950
Census ACS
Median income
$56,866
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
26%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
6
2,676 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Ashe County Schools
- Mountain View ElementaryElementary · 566 students
- Westwood ElementaryElementary · 451 students
- Ashe County MiddleMiddle · 401 students
- Blue Ridge ElementaryElementary · 348 students
- Ashe County Early College HighHigh · 143 students
Other schools in West Jefferson
- Westwood ElementaryElementary · 451 students
- Ashe County Early College HighHigh · 143 students
Nearby schools
- Ashe County Early College High0.2 mi · 143
- Westwood Elementary2.5 mi · 451
- Mountain View Elementary3.5 mi · 566
- Ashe County Middle5.3 mi · 401
- Blue Ridge Elementary5.6 mi · 348
- Parkway Elementary12.0 mi · 610
Frequently asked questions
About Ashe County HighWhat is the total enrollment at Ashe County High?
Ashe County High enrolls approximately 767 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does Ashe County High serve?
Ashe County High serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Ashe County High?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Ashe County High is approximately 18.8:1 (41 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Ashe County High?
Student demographics at Ashe County High are roughly 85% White, 12% Hispanic, 1% Black, 0% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees Ashe County High?
Ashe County High is overseen by Ashe County Schools in Ashe County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.