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Enrollment
588
Middle
DISTRICT 556 · STATE 605
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BUNCOMBE COUNTY SCHOOLS·NCES 370045000161
Enka Middle
390 Asbury Road, Candler, NC 28715 · (828) 670-5010 · Buncombe County
GRADES 07–08MIDDLE13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL588 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
16.1:1
37 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.0:1 · STATE 15.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
99%
585 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 7 | 295 | 50% |
| Grade 8 | 293 | 50% |
Student demographics
52%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
40.5%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
35.6%
NC avg 52.2%
What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 41 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 36 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
42.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.5%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-5.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 43% 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 Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina | In Buncombe County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 42.7% | #324 of 463 | #9 of 12 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 35.6% | #357 of 461 | #11 of 12 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 40.5% | #333 of 463 | #10 of 12 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 588 | #240 of 478 | #4 of 13 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.1:1 | #214 of 456 | #12 of 13 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 51.8% | #342 of 456 | #7 of 13 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 99.5% | #97 of 472 | #2 of 13 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -0.7% | #295 of 300 | #11 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
588
-33 (-5%) vs 2020
-28% since 1990-91, when it was 821
Student : Teacher
16.1:1
was 15.5:1
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 | 588 | 36.6 | 16.1:1 | 99% (585) |
| 2023-24 | 617 | 41.7 | 14.8:1 | 100% (614) |
| 2022-23 | 602 | 40.8 | 14.8:1 | 65% (390) |
| 2020-21 | 621 | 40 | 15.5:1 | 43% (265) |
| 2017-18 | 592 | 39.1 | 15.1:1 | 58% (345) |
| 2015-16 | 909 | 60 | 15.2:1 | 64% (582) |
| 2010-11 | 1,080 | 65 | 16.6:1 | 57% (613) |
| 2000-01 | 1,056 | 65 | 16.3:1 | 31% (327) |
| 1990-91 | 821 | 55 | 14.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Enka Middle.
About Enka Middle
Enka Middle is a medium-sized middle-grades school serving families in Candler, North Carolina. The school counts 588 students across grades 7 through 8.
Enka Middle is one of the 45 schools that make up Buncombe County Schools (22,452 students in total).
A majority of students at Enka Middle, 64%, are White. Other reported shares: 25% Hispanic, 5% multiracial, and 5% Black. Buncombe County's residents are about 82% White, 18 points above the school's share. The chance that two students picked at random at Enka Middle belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 52%.
Enka Middle employs 36.6 full-time-equivalent teachers. That gives a ratio of about 16.1:1. Middle schools in North Carolina have a similar average ratio of 15.9:1. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility was 99% in 2024-25. That rate is above the 88% average among public schools in Buncombe County.
The school's average proficiency rate on state tests is 42.7%. For its free or reduced-price lunch share, the predicted value is 48.5%.
Within Buncombe County, median household income is about $74,436, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 46%, and roughly 6% of residents are in poverty. The public schools of Buncombe County number 61 and enroll about 29,908.
The closest public school to Enka Middle is Hominy Valley Elementary, about 1.2 miles away. Within five miles of Enka Middle, there are at least 8 other public schools. Among its closest neighbors with test data, Enka Middle is 5th of 7 on proficiency.
Federal data place Enka Middle in the City: Small locale, which means it is inside a principal city with a population under 100,000.
Enka Middle had 621 students in 2020-21 and 588 in 2024-25, a 5% decrease.
Topics for discussion here include sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
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 IntermediateMiddle · 585 students
- Hominy Valley ElementaryElementary · 399 students
- Candler ElementaryElementary · 381 students
- Pisgah ElementaryElementary · 162 students
Nearby schools
- Hominy Valley Elementary1.2 mi · 399
- Sand Hill-Venable Elem1.4 mi · 590
- Enka High1.6 mi · 1,051
- Enka Intermediate1.7 mi · 585
- The Franklin School of Innovation2.0 mi · 717
- Candler Elementary2.2 mi · 381
Frequently asked questions
About Enka MiddleWhat is the total enrollment at Enka Middle?
Enka Middle enrolls approximately 588 students in grades 07-08.
What age range does Enka Middle serve?
Enka Middle serves students from grade 07 through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at Enka Middle?
Approximately 16.1:1 students per teacher at Enka Middle.
How diverse is Enka Middle?
Enka Middle reports a student body of 64% White, 25% Hispanic, 5% Black, 0% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Who oversees Enka Middle?
Enka Middle is overseen by Buncombe County Schools in Buncombe County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.