Enrollment
125
Elementary
DISTRICT 390 · STATE 467
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BUNCOMBE COUNTY SCHOOLS·NCES 370045001003
Barnardsville Elementary
20 Hillcrest Drive, Barnardsville, NC 28709 · (828) 626-2290 · Buncombe County
GRADES PK–04ELEMENTARY41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL125 STUDENTS
A
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 92% of North Carolina public elementary schools
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ABeats 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 elementary schools
Student : Teacher
10.9:1
11 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.1:1 · STATE 14.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
98%
122 students
DISTRICT 96% · STATE 82%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 11 | 9% |
| Kindergarten | 27 | 22% |
| Grade 1 | 20 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 22 | 18% |
| Grade 3 | 23 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 22 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (27) is 23% larger than its 4th grade class (22).
Student demographics
18%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 54% · 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
70.2%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
74.5%
NC avg 52.2%
What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 70 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 75 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
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of NC schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
72.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
49.0%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+23.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 72% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 49% typical for North Carolina schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 23 points, placing it in North Carolina's top 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 Barnardsville Elementary
Barnardsville Elementary's state test result (72.5% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Barnardsville Elementary this school | 125 | 97.6% | 72.5% |
| Hot Springs Elementary Hot Springs | 128 | 97.7% | 62.0% |
| Martins Creek Elementary Murphy | 137 | 97.8% | 48.3% |
| Sunny View Elementary School Mill Spring | 120 | 97.5% | 61.9% |
| Gouge Primary Bakersville | 144 | 97.9% | N/A |
| Saluda Elementary School Saluda | 142 | 97.9% | 81.3% |
Matched among North Carolina elementary 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 Barnardsville Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina | In Buncombe County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 72.5% | #174 of 1,297 | #2 of 27 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 74.5% | #232 of 1,296 | #2 of 27 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 70.2% | #130 of 1,300 | #3 of 27 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 125 | #1,452 of 1,485 | #32 of 33 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 97.6% | #954 of 1,414 | #15 of 29 |
Ranked against other public elementary 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
125
-7 (-5%) vs 2020
-56% since 2000-01, when it was 282
Student : Teacher
10.9:1
was 8.8:1
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 | 125 | 11.5 | 10.9:1 | 98% (122) |
| 2023-24 | 109 | 11.4 | 9.6:1 | 97% (106) |
| 2022-23 | 107 | 14.5 | 7.4:1 | 97% (104) |
| 2020-21 | 132 | 15 | 8.8:1 | 55% (73) |
| 2017-18 | 148 | 13.4 | 11.0:1 | 62% (92) |
| 2015-16 | 156 | 12 | 13.0:1 | 72% (113) |
| 2010-11 | 171 | 13 | 13.2:1 | 62% (106) |
| 2000-01 | 282 | 21 | 13.4:1 | 51% (144) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Barnardsville Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 16% (148 to 125); teachers down 15% (13.4 to 11.5).
About Barnardsville Elementary
Barnardsville Elementary serves students in Barnardsville, North Carolina, as a small elementary school. The school's 125 students are in pre-K through 4. Enrollment is 73% lower than the average for elementary schools in North Carolina, which is about 467.
Barnardsville Elementary is one school in a 45-school district, Buncombe County Schools, which enrolls 22,452 students.
Most students at Barnardsville Elementary are White: 90% of enrollment. The remaining students are 5% Hispanic and 5% multiracial. Census figures show Buncombe County is about 82% White. The chance that two students picked at random at Barnardsville Elementary belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 18%.
The ratio of students to teachers is 10.9:1, with 11.5 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff. For comparison, elementary schools in North Carolina average 14.9:1. The percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch is 98%. Among public schools in Buncombe County, the average eligibility rate is 88%.
The allk12 Grade for Barnardsville Elementary is A. Compared with North Carolina public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 92% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Test results at Barnardsville Elementary are 23.4 points above what its student poverty level predicts. The average proficiency rate on state tests is 72.5%, compared with a predicted 49.0%, which ranks in the top 10% in North Carolina.
In Buncombe County (population about 274,360), median household income is about $74,436, 46% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. A total of 61 public schools operate in Buncombe County, serving about 29,908 students.
North Buncombe High is the nearest neighboring public school, about 6.0 miles away. Counting only straight-line distance, 7 other public schools are within ten miles. In a group of 8 nearby schools with scores, Barnardsville Elementary ranks 1st on average proficiency.
Its NCES locale code is Rural: Fringe: the school is in rural territory close to an urban area.
The student count in 2024-25 was 125, 5% below the 132 of 2020-21. By 2024-25, the school had 10.9 students per teacher, compared with 8.8 in 2020-21.
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Buncombe County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
274,360
Census ACS
Median income
$74,436
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
46%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
61
29,908 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Buncombe County Schools
- Roberson HighHigh · 1,479 students
- Reynolds HighHigh · 1,169 students
- Enka HighHigh · 1,051 students
- Erwin HighHigh · 1,013 students
- North Buncombe HighHigh · 896 students
- Estes ElementaryElementary · 754 students
Nearby schools
- North Buncombe High6.0 mi · 896
- North Windy Ridge Intermediate6.2 mi · 487
- North Buncombe Elementary6.4 mi · 593
- Mars Hill Elementary6.6 mi · 445
- North Buncombe Middle6.9 mi · 516
- Weaverville Primary7.9 mi · 245
Frequently asked questions
About Barnardsville ElementaryHow large is Barnardsville Elementary?
Barnardsville Elementary enrolls approximately 125 students in grades PK-04.
Is Barnardsville Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Barnardsville Elementary is an elementary school covering grades PK-04.
How many students per teacher at Barnardsville Elementary?
Approximately 10.9:1 students per teacher at Barnardsville Elementary.
How diverse is Barnardsville Elementary?
Barnardsville Elementary reports a student body of 90% White, 5% Hispanic, 5% Two or more.
Is Barnardsville Elementary public or private?
Barnardsville Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Buncombe County Schools.
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