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Enrollment
754
Elementary
DISTRICT 390 · STATE 467
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BUNCOMBE COUNTY SCHOOLS·NCES 370045002063
Estes Elementary
275 Overlook Road, Asheville, NC 28803 · (828) 654-1795 · Buncombe County
GRADES PK–04ELEMENTARY13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL754 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 55% of North Carolina public elementary schools
- B-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B+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
14.3:1
53 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.1:1 · STATE 14.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
99%
750 students
DISTRICT 96% · STATE 82%
Community
1
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 | 15 | 2% |
| Kindergarten | 140 | 19% |
| Grade 1 | 147 | 19% |
| Grade 2 | 144 | 19% |
| Grade 3 | 166 | 22% |
| Grade 4 | 142 | 19% |
This year's kindergarten class (140) is about the same size as its 4th grade class (142).
Student demographics
63%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
54.5%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
57.7%
NC avg 52.2%
What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 55 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 58 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
56.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.5%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+7.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 56% 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 →
Schools most like Estes Elementary
Estes Elementary's state test result (56.1% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Estes Elementary this school | 754 | 99.5% | 56.1% |
| Riverwood Elementary Clayton | 728 | 99.6% | 76.8% |
| Thanksgiving Elementary Selma | 870 | 99.5% | 68.8% |
| Frank Morgan Elementary Clemmons | 761 | 99.6% | 69.7% |
| Cleveland Elementary Clayton | 851 | 98.6% | 76.6% |
| Rosewood Elementary Goldsboro | 650 | 98.3% | 59.7% |
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 Estes Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina | In Buncombe County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 56.1% | #629 of 1,297 | #15 of 27 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 57.7% | #673 of 1,296 | #15 of 27 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 54.5% | #464 of 1,300 | #15 of 27 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 754 | #127 of 1,485 | #1 of 33 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.3:1 | #549 of 1,377 | #15 of 26 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 63.2% | #562 of 1,379 | #4 of 26 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 99.5% | #184 of 1,414 | #1 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
754
+47 (+7%) vs 2020
-30% since 1990-91, when it was 1,080
Student : Teacher
14.3:1
was 13.9:1
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 | 754 | 52.8 | 14.3:1 | 99% (750) |
| 2023-24 | 790 | 54.3 | 14.6:1 | 100% (787) |
| 2022-23 | 732 | 53.3 | 13.8:1 | 49% (362) |
| 2020-21 | 707 | 51 | 13.9:1 | 37% (265) |
| 2017-18 | 754 | 50.4 | 15.0:1 | 45% (342) |
| 2015-16 | 748 | 48 | 15.6:1 | 56% (420) |
| 2010-11 | 816 | 54 | 15.1:1 | 45% (367) |
| 2000-01 | 897 | 64 | 14.0:1 | 32% (290) |
| 1990-91 | 1,080 | 56 | 19.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Estes Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students unchanged (754 to 754); teachers up 5% (50.4 to 52.8).
About Estes Elementary
Estes Elementary runs as a large elementary school in Asheville, North Carolina. It has an enrollment of 754 students in pre-K through 4. On average, elementary schools in North Carolina enroll around 467, and this school is 61% bigger than that mark.
Buncombe County Schools, which runs Estes Elementary, has 45 schools and 22,452 students.
White students are 54% of those enrolled at Estes Elementary. Beyond that, enrollment is 23% Hispanic, 13% Black, 6% multiracial, and 3% Asian. In Buncombe County overall, about 82% of residents are White. A diversity index of 63% means there is a 63% chance two randomly chosen students at Estes Elementary are from different groups.
Estes Elementary has 52.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of about 14.3:1. That is in line with the 14.9:1 average for elementary schools in North Carolina. A common income measure, free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, is 99% at Estes Elementary. On average, public schools in Buncombe County report 88%.
Estes Elementary earns a B on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 55% of North Carolina public elementary schools.
Based on its free or reduced-price lunch share, the BeatsExpectations model predicts an average proficiency rate across its state test results of 48.5% for Estes Elementary. The school posts 56.1%, 7.6 points above the prediction.
In the surrounding county, Buncombe County, median household income comes to about $74,436, about 46% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 6%. The county's public schools total 61, with about 29,908 students.
Estes Elementary is about 0.2 miles from Valley Springs Middle, its nearest public school. There are 6 other public schools within five miles. Ranking the closest schools with test data puts Estes Elementary at 3rd of 8.
The school's setting, by NCES definition, is City: Small: inside a principal city with a population under 100,000.
The school grew from 707 students in 2020-21 to 754 in 2024-25.
Use the discussion section to ask about homework, tutoring, and testing dates at Estes Elementary. You can also rate the school on this page.
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
- Koontz IntermediateMiddle · 725 students
Other schools in Asheville
- Roberson HighHigh · 1,479 students
- IC ImagineCombined · 1,239 students
- Asheville HighHigh · 1,221 students
- Reynolds HighHigh · 1,169 students
- Erwin HighHigh · 1,013 students
- Koontz IntermediateMiddle · 725 students
Other Estes Elementary schools
One other US public school is named Estes Elementary. Estes Elementary is the largest of the 2.
- Estes Elementary SchoolOwensboro, KY · 492 students
Nearby schools
- Valley Springs Middle0.2 mi · 654
- Koontz Intermediate0.3 mi · 725
- Roberson High0.3 mi · 1,479
- Avery's Creek Elementary2.3 mi · 557
- Glen Arden Elementary2.7 mi · 505
- FernLeaf4.8 mi · 763
Frequently asked questions
About Estes ElementaryHow large is Estes Elementary?
Estes Elementary enrolls approximately 754 students in grades PK-04.
What age range does Estes Elementary serve?
Estes Elementary serves students from grade PK through grade 04.
How many teachers does Estes Elementary have?
Estes Elementary employs 53 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.3:1.
How diverse is Estes Elementary?
Estes Elementary reports a student body of 54% White, 23% Hispanic, 13% Black, 3% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Who oversees Estes Elementary?
Estes Elementary 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.