Ira B Jones Elementary

Ira B Jones Elementary is listed by the National Center for Education Statistics as an elementary school in Asheville, North Carolina. Students in pre-K through 5 make up the school's enrollment of 369 students. That compares with an average of about 467 students for elementary schools in North Carolina.

In Asheville City Schools, 9 schools enroll a combined 4,177 students.

White students are 54% of those enrolled at Ira B Jones Elementary. Next come 26% Black, 8% Hispanic, 7% multiracial, and 4% Pacific Islander. That compares with about 82% White among all Buncombe County residents. A diversity index of 63% means there is a 63% chance two randomly chosen students at Ira B Jones Elementary are from different groups.

With 27.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, the student-to-teacher ratio is about 13.5:1. The average for elementary schools in North Carolina is 14.9:1, so this school has fewer students per teacher. Student poverty is often measured by lunch eligibility; at Ira B Jones Elementary, 54% qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. It compares with 88% for public schools in Buncombe County.

Among North Carolina public elementary schools, Ira B Jones Elementary outscored 28%, which works out to a C on the allk12 Grade.

Based on student poverty, the model expects 62.2% at Ira B Jones Elementary; the school's average proficiency rate across its state test results is 51.6%.

In the wider Buncombe County area, the median household earns about $74,436 a year, about 46% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 6%. Ira B Jones Elementary shares Buncombe County with 60 other public schools.

Ira B Jones Elementary's closest public school neighbor is Claxton Elementary, about 1.6 miles away. The five-mile area around Ira B Jones Elementary holds at least 8 other public schools. Local comparison: Ira B Jones Elementary ranks 4th of 6 nearby schools, at 51.6% versus a 50.0% average.

NCES lists the school's locale as City: Small. That means it sits inside a principal city with a population under 100,000.

The school's enrollment decreased 3% from 2020-21 to 2024-25. Students per teacher increased from 11.9 in 2020-21 to 13.5 in 2024-25.

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