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Enrollment
585
Middle
DISTRICT 556 · STATE 605
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BUNCOMBE COUNTY SCHOOLS·NCES 370045003383
Enka Intermediate
125 Asheville Commerce Parkway, Candler, NC 28715 · (828) 255-1380 · Buncombe County
GRADES 05–06MIDDLE21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL585 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
14.8:1
39 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.0:1 · STATE 15.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
99%
582 students
DISTRICT 96% · STATE 82%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 5 | 306 | 52% |
| Grade 6 | 279 | 48% |
Student demographics
51%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
46.1%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
52.2%
NC avg 52.2%
What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 46 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 52 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
52.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.5%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+4.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 52% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 48% 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 →
Where Enka Intermediate ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina | In Buncombe County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 52.4% | #213 of 463 | #7 of 12 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 52.2% | #199 of 461 | #6 of 12 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 46.1% | #262 of 463 | #8 of 12 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 585 | #243 of 478 | #5 of 13 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.8:1 | #112 of 456 | #8 of 13 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 50.6% | #349 of 456 | #9 of 13 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 99.5% | #100 of 472 | #3 of 13 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -7.9% | #206 of 300 | #7 of 11 |
Ranked against other public middle 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.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
585
-9 (-2%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
14.8:1
was 14.8:1
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 | 585 | 39.5 | 14.8:1 | 99% (582) |
| 2023-24 | 577 | 39.2 | 14.7:1 | 99% (574) |
| 2022-23 | 573 | 39.3 | 14.6:1 | 68% (388) |
| 2020-21 | 594 | 40 | 14.8:1 | 46% (272) |
| 2017-18 | 635 | 39.4 | 16.1:1 | 61% (390) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Enka Intermediate.
About Enka Intermediate
Located in Candler, North Carolina, Enka Intermediate is a medium-sized middle school. The school had 585 students in grades 5 through 6 in 2024-25.
Buncombe County Schools operates 45 schools. Combined enrollment is 22,452 students.
Enka Intermediate is 65% White by enrollment. Other students are 26% Hispanic, 4% Black, and 3% multiracial. By comparison, Buncombe County residents are about 82% White. Pick two students at random and there is a 51% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
The school employs the equivalent of 39.5 full-time teachers, for a ratio of 14.8:1. That is lower than the 15.9:1 average for middle schools in North Carolina. The free or reduced-price lunch share, often used to gauge student poverty, is 99%. By comparison, the figure for public schools in Buncombe County is 88%.
On the allk12 BeatsExpectations measure, Enka Intermediate is 4.0 points above the average proficiency rate on state tests predicted for its free or reduced-price lunch share: 52.4% actual, 48.5% predicted. That is outside both the top and bottom 10% in North Carolina.
County data help place the school in context: in Buncombe County, the median household income is $74,436, about 46% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 6% of residents are in poverty. In all, Buncombe County has 61 public schools and roughly 29,908 students.
The next-closest public school is The Franklin School of Innovation, about 0.4 miles away. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. Among its closest neighbors with test data, Enka Intermediate is 3rd of 7 on proficiency.
Enka Intermediate has an NCES locale of Suburb: Large.
Enka Intermediate had 594 students in 2020-21 and 585 in 2024-25, nearly the same.
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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
Other schools in Candler
- Enka HighHigh · 1,051 students
- Enka MiddleMiddle · 588 students
- Hominy Valley ElementaryElementary · 399 students
- Candler ElementaryElementary · 381 students
- Pisgah ElementaryElementary · 162 students
Nearby schools
- The Franklin School of Innovation0.4 mi · 717
- Sand Hill-Venable Elem0.7 mi · 590
- IC Imagine1.3 mi · 1,239
- Hominy Valley Elementary1.6 mi · 399
- Enka Middle1.7 mi · 588
- Enka High1.9 mi · 1,051
Frequently asked questions
About Enka IntermediateHow large is Enka Intermediate?
Enka Intermediate enrolls approximately 585 students in grades 05-06.
Is Enka Intermediate an elementary, middle, or high school?
Enka Intermediate is a middle school covering grades 05-06.
How many students per teacher at Enka Intermediate?
Approximately 14.8:1 students per teacher at Enka Intermediate.
How diverse is Enka Intermediate?
Enka Intermediate reports a student body of 65% White, 26% Hispanic, 4% Black, 1% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Is Enka Intermediate public or private?
Enka Intermediate is a public K-12 school, overseen by Buncombe County Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.