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Enrollment
399
Elementary
DISTRICT 390 · STATE 467
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BUNCOMBE COUNTY SCHOOLS·NCES 370045002508
Hominy Valley Elementary
450 Enka Lake Road, Candler, NC 28715 · (828) 665-0619 · Buncombe County
GRADES KG–04ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL399 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 64% of North Carolina public elementary schools
- BTest 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
14.6:1
27 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.1:1 · STATE 14.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
99%
396 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 76 | 19% |
| Grade 1 | 70 | 18% |
| Grade 2 | 75 | 19% |
| Grade 3 | 94 | 24% |
| Grade 4 | 84 | 21% |
This year's kindergarten class (76) is 10% smaller than its 4th grade class (84).
Student demographics
31%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
58.3%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
59.9%
NC avg 52.2%
What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 58 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 60 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
59.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.5%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+10.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 59% 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 Hominy Valley Elementary
Hominy Valley Elementary's state test result (59.1% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hominy Valley Elementary this school | 399 | 99.2% | 59.1% |
| Iotla Valley Elementary Franklin | 408 | 99.3% | 50.9% |
| Leicester Elementary Leicester | 399 | 98.7% | 52.1% |
| King Elementary School King | 383 | 99.0% | 39.0% |
| Mitchell Elementary School Bakersville | 373 | 98.4% | 45.4% |
| Davis-Townsend Elementary Lexington | 430 | 99.3% | 61.6% |
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 Hominy Valley Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina | In Buncombe County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 59.1% | #531 of 1,297 | #13 of 27 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 59.9% | #613 of 1,296 | #13 of 27 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 58.3% | #371 of 1,300 | #12 of 27 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 399 | #903 of 1,485 | #15 of 33 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.6:1 | #617 of 1,377 | #16 of 26 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 31.5% | #1,271 of 1,379 | #23 of 26 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 99.2% | #456 of 1,414 | #4 of 29 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -0.3% | #927 of 937 | #18 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
399
-29 (-7%) vs 2020
-1% since 2000-01, when it was 403
Student : Teacher
14.6:1
was 15.3:1
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 | 399 | 27.4 | 14.6:1 | 99% (396) |
| 2023-24 | 428 | 30.7 | 13.9:1 | 99% (422) |
| 2022-23 | 439 | 30.6 | 14.3:1 | 49% (216) |
| 2020-21 | 428 | 28 | 15.3:1 | 38% (162) |
| 2017-18 | 400 | 26.3 | 15.2:1 | 37% (149) |
| 2015-16 | 455 | 29 | 15.7:1 | 44% (200) |
| 2010-11 | 500 | 31 | 16.1:1 | 47% (234) |
| 2000-01 | 403 | 16 | 25.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Hominy Valley Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students unchanged (400 to 399); teachers up 4% (26.3 to 27.4).
About Hominy Valley Elementary
Hominy Valley Elementary is classified as an elementary school. It is located in Candler, North Carolina. There are 399 students enrolled, covering kindergarten through 4.
Besides Hominy Valley Elementary, Buncombe County Schools runs 44 other schools. The district enrolls 22,452 students.
By race and ethnicity, Hominy Valley Elementary is 81% White. Next come 15% Hispanic. In Buncombe County overall, the White share is about 82%. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 31, compared with 70 nationally.
Staffing at Hominy Valley Elementary comes to 27.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 14.6:1. The 14.9:1 average for elementary schools in North Carolina is close to this figure. Hominy Valley Elementary counts 99% of students as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. For comparison, public schools in Buncombe County average 88%.
Hominy Valley 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 64% of North Carolina public elementary schools.
Hominy Valley Elementary's average proficiency rate across its state test results of 59.1% is 10.5 points above the 48.5% the model predicts from its lunch-eligibility share.
American Community Survey estimates for Buncombe County show that median household income comes to about $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 counts 61 public schools with about 29,908 students.
Enka High is the nearest public school to Hominy Valley Elementary, about 0.3 miles away. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8. The nearest schools with test data average 49.8%, lower than Hominy Valley Elementary's 59.1%.
Locale: Suburb: Large. In NCES terms, the school is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment fell by 7% across 4 years, from 428 in 2020-21 to 399 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
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
- Enka IntermediateMiddle · 585 students
- Candler ElementaryElementary · 381 students
- Pisgah ElementaryElementary · 162 students
Nearby schools
- Enka High0.3 mi · 1,051
- Enka Middle1.2 mi · 588
- Enka Intermediate1.6 mi · 585
- Sand Hill-Venable Elem1.9 mi · 590
- The Franklin School of Innovation2.0 mi · 717
- Candler Elementary2.0 mi · 381
Frequently asked questions
About Hominy Valley ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Hominy Valley Elementary?
Hominy Valley Elementary enrolls approximately 399 students in grades KG-04.
What grades does Hominy Valley Elementary serve?
Hominy Valley Elementary serves grades KG-04.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Hominy Valley Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Hominy Valley Elementary is approximately 14.6:1 (27 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Hominy Valley Elementary?
Hominy Valley Elementary reports a student body of 81% White, 15% Hispanic, 2% Black, 1% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees Hominy Valley Elementary?
Hominy Valley 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.