Enrollment
405
Elementary
DISTRICT 347 · STATE 467
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ASHEVILLE CITY SCHOOLS·NCES 370027000072
Claxton Elementary
241 Merrimon Avenue, Asheville, NC 28801 · (828) 350-6500 · Buncombe County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY13-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL405 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 60% 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.
- C+Beats 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
13.0:1
31 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.8:1 · STATE 14.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
38%
153 students
DISTRICT 46% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 66 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 69 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 58 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 66 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 77 | 19% |
| Grade 5 | 69 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (66) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (69).
Student demographics
47%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 56% · 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
65.4%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
63.5%
NC avg 52.2%
What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 65 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 64 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
66.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
67.3%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-0.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 67% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 67% 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 Claxton Elementary
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Claxton Elementary this school | 405 | 37.8% | 66.7% |
| Rocky River Elementary Mooresville | 460 | 41.3% | N/A |
| J B Page Primary School Belmont | 396 | 34.6% | N/A |
| Isaac Dickson Elementary Asheville | 390 | 41.0% | 63.9% |
| Grandy Primary Camden | 415 | 30.1% | N/A |
| Root Elementary Raleigh | 469 | 34.8% | 69.4% |
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 Claxton Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina | In Buncombe County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 66.7% | #303 of 1,297 | #7 of 27 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 63.5% | #516 of 1,296 | #9 of 27 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 65.4% | #212 of 1,300 | #7 of 27 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 405 | #882 of 1,485 | #11 of 33 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.0:1 | #216 of 1,377 | #8 of 26 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 46.9% | #1,054 of 1,379 | #17 of 26 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 37.8% | #1,236 of 1,414 | #29 of 29 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -14.4% | #430 of 937 | #8 of 18 |
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
405
+2 (+0%) vs 2020
+21% since 1990-91, when it was 334
Student : Teacher
13.0:1
was 13.0:1
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 | 405 | 31.2 | 13.0:1 | 38% (153) |
| 2023-24 | 388 | 32.4 | 12.0:1 | 35% (134) |
| 2022-23 | 396 | 27.6 | 14.3:1 | 38% (152) |
| 2020-21 | 403 | 31 | 13.0:1 | 32% (128) |
| 2017-18 | 473 | 31.1 | 15.2:1 | 35% (167) |
| 2015-16 | 478 | 28 | 17.1:1 | 45% (216) |
| 2010-11 | 431 | 30 | 14.4:1 | 44% (191) |
| 2000-01 | 402 | 29 | 13.9:1 | 51% (205) |
| 1990-91 | 334 | 27 | 12.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Claxton Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 14% (473 to 405); teachers unchanged (31.1 to 31.2).
About Claxton Elementary
Claxton Elementary is a medium-sized elementary school in Asheville, North Carolina, (ZIP code 28801). Grades offered run from kindergarten through 5, with 405 students enrolled.
Asheville City Schools runs 9 schools with a combined 4,177 students. Claxton Elementary is one of them.
Roughly 71% of students at Claxton Elementary are White. The rest of enrollment is 13% Black, 8% Hispanic, and 7% multiracial. Among all residents of Buncombe County, the White share is about 82%. The school's diversity index is 47%, meaning two students picked at random have a 47% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
The count of teachers at Claxton Elementary is 31.2 full-time equivalents, for a ratio of 13.0:1. That is lower than the 14.9:1 average for elementary schools in North Carolina. The school counts 153 students as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, or 38%. Across public schools in Buncombe County, the average is 88%.
allk12 grades Claxton Elementary a B. The grade compares the school only with North Carolina public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
The school's average proficiency rate on state tests is 66.7%. For its free or reduced-price lunch share, the predicted value is 67.3%.
Buncombe County has these Census figures: the median household income is $74,436, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 46% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 6%. Buncombe County is home to 61 public schools and about 29,908 public school students.
Nearby, Montford North Star Academy is about 0.8 miles away. Within five miles of Claxton Elementary, there are at least 8 other public schools. Compared with its nearest neighbors, Claxton Elementary ranks 1st of 6 on average proficiency.
NCES describes the area around Claxton Elementary as City: Small, meaning inside a principal city with a population under 100,000.
Enrollment was essentially flat over 4 years: 403 in 2020-21, 405 in 2024-25.
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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
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Other Claxton Elementary schools
3 other US public schools in 3 states are named Claxton Elementary. Claxton Elementary is the 4th largest of the 4.
- Claxton ElementaryGreensboro, NC · 579 students
- Claxton Elementary SchoolClaxton, GA · 831 students
- Claxton ElementaryPowell, TN · 456 students
Nearby schools
- Montford North Star Academy0.8 mi · 217
- Mountain City Public Montessori1.0 mi · 137
- Isaac Dickson Elementary1.1 mi · 390
- Asheville Middle1.5 mi · 670
- Ira B Jones Elementary1.6 mi · 369
- Nesbitt Discovery Academy1.7 mi · 372
Frequently asked questions
About Claxton ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Claxton Elementary?
Claxton Elementary enrolls approximately 405 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does Claxton Elementary serve?
Claxton Elementary serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
How many teachers does Claxton Elementary have?
Claxton Elementary employs 31 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.0:1.
What is the student diversity at Claxton Elementary?
Student demographics at Claxton Elementary are roughly 71% White, 8% Hispanic, 13% Black, 0% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Is Claxton Elementary public or private?
Claxton Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Asheville City Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.