Enrollment
402
Elementary
DISTRICT 390 · STATE 467
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BUNCOMBE COUNTY SCHOOLS·NCES 370045000152
Haw Creek Elementary
10 Bethesda Road, Asheville, NC 28805 · (828) 298-4022 · Buncombe County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL402 STUDENTS
A-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 82% 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.
- 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
12.3:1
33 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.1:1 · STATE 14.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
99%
399 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 | 17 | 4% |
| Kindergarten | 60 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 69 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 67 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 72 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 54 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 63 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (60) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (63).
Student demographics
55%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
66.5%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
58.5%
NC avg 52.2%
What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 67 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 59 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
65.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.5%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+16.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 65% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 49% 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 Haw Creek Elementary
Haw Creek Elementary's state test result (65.3% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Haw Creek Elementary this school | 402 | 99.3% | 65.3% |
| West Pine Elementary West End | 383 | 99.2% | 70.5% |
| Hertford Grammar Hertford | 420 | 99.3% | 62.4% |
| Perquimans Central Winfall | 423 | 99.3% | N/A |
| Pine Valley Elementary Wilmington | 465 | 99.4% | 64.1% |
| Carthage Elementary Carthage | 350 | 99.1% | 63.0% |
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 Haw Creek Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina | In Buncombe County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 65.3% | #341 of 1,297 | #8 of 27 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 58.5% | #654 of 1,296 | #14 of 27 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 66.5% | #186 of 1,300 | #6 of 27 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 402 | #895 of 1,485 | #13 of 33 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.3:1 | #125 of 1,377 | #2 of 26 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 55.1% | #866 of 1,379 | #11 of 26 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 99.3% | #450 of 1,414 | #3 of 29 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +0.2% | #367 of 369 | #8 of 8 |
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
402
+38 (+10%) vs 2020
-39% since 1990-91, when it was 657
Student : Teacher
12.3:1
was 12.1:1
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 | 402 | 32.6 | 12.3:1 | 99% (399) |
| 2023-24 | 394 | 31.2 | 12.6:1 | 99% (391) |
| 2022-23 | 378 | 30.4 | 12.4:1 | 42% (157) |
| 2020-21 | 364 | 30 | 12.1:1 | 37% (136) |
| 2017-18 | 401 | 25.2 | 15.9:1 | 46% (183) |
| 2015-16 | 387 | 24 | 16.1:1 | 46% (177) |
| 2010-11 | 436 | 27 | 16.1:1 | 48% (208) |
| 2000-01 | 524 | 42 | 12.5:1 | 28% (145) |
| 1990-91 | 657 | 37 | 17.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Haw Creek Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students unchanged (401 to 402); teachers up 29% (25.2 to 32.6).
About Haw Creek Elementary
Haw Creek Elementary is a mid-sized elementary school in Asheville, North Carolina, (ZIP code 28805). Students in pre-K through 5 make up the school's enrollment of 402 students.
The district, Buncombe County Schools, has 22,452 students enrolled across 45 schools.
The share of White students at Haw Creek Elementary is 64%, a majority. The school is also 15% Black, 11% multiracial, and 9% Hispanic. That is lower than the 82% White share among all Buncombe County residents. A diversity index of 55% means there is a 55% chance two randomly chosen students at Haw Creek Elementary are from different groups.
Its staff includes 32.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, for about 12.3 students per teacher. The gap from the 14.9:1 average for elementary schools in North Carolina is 2.5 students per teacher. Roughly 99% of students at Haw Creek Elementary can receive free or reduced-price lunch. That is 11 points above the 88% average for public schools in Buncombe County.
Haw Creek Elementary earns an A- on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 82% of North Carolina public elementary schools.
Predicted from its free or reduced-price lunch share, Haw Creek Elementary would score about 48.5%. It scores 65.3%, 16.7 points above that figure.
The school's county is Buncombe County. According to Census Bureau estimates, median household income comes to about $74,436, 46% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 6% of people live in poverty. There are 61 public schools in the county, enrolling about 29,908, Haw Creek Elementary among them.
Buncombe County Schools Virtual Academy sits less than a tenth of a mile from Haw Creek Elementary. Haw Creek Elementary has at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Haw Creek Elementary comes in 3rd of 6 nearby schools on average proficiency.
Haw Creek Elementary is inside a principal city with a population under 100,000, a location NCES labels City: Small.
Since 2020-21, enrollment has grown 10%, from 364 to 402.
This page is a place to ask questions and share updates about fundraisers, report cards, and school supplies at Haw Creek Elementary. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
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 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
- Estes ElementaryElementary · 754 students
Other Haw Creek Elementary schools
One other US public school is named Haw Creek Elementary. Haw Creek Elementary is the 2nd largest of the 2.
- Haw Creek ElementaryCumming, GA · 926 students
Nearby schools
- Buncombe County Schools Virtual Academy0.1 mi · 296
- Evergreen Community Charter0.7 mi · 430
- Bell Elementary0.8 mi · 224
- Oakley Elementary2.2 mi · 502
- Mountain City Public Montessori2.7 mi · 137
- Claxton Elementary2.8 mi · 405
Frequently asked questions
About Haw Creek ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Haw Creek Elementary?
Haw Creek Elementary enrolls approximately 402 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Haw Creek Elementary serve?
Haw Creek Elementary serves grades PK-05.
How many students per teacher at Haw Creek Elementary?
Approximately 12.3:1 students per teacher at Haw Creek Elementary.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Haw Creek Elementary?
At Haw Creek Elementary, the student body is approximately 64% White, 9% Hispanic, 15% Black, 1% Asian, 11% Two or more.
Is Haw Creek Elementary public or private?
Haw Creek Elementary 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.