Enrollment
255
Elementary
DISTRICT 347 · STATE 467
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ASHEVILLE CITY SCHOOLS·NCES 370027000080
Lucy S. Herring Elementary
98 Sulphur Springs Road, Asheville, NC 28806 · (828) 350-6600 · Buncombe County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL255 STUDENTS
B
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 64% of North Carolina public elementary schools
- A-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
11.4:1
22 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.8:1 · STATE 14.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
46%
118 students
DISTRICT 46% · 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 | 18 | 7% |
| Kindergarten | 30 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 31 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 42 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 50 | 20% |
| Grade 4 | 42 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 42 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (30) is 29% smaller than its 5th grade class (42).
Student demographics
50%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 56% · 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
64.9%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
63.4%
NC avg 52.2%
What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 65 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 63 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
67.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
64.7%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+2.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 67% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 65% 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 Lucy S. Herring Elementary
Lucy S. Herring Elementary's state test result (67.1% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lucy S. Herring Elementary this school | 255 | 46.3% | 67.1% |
| Central Elementary Barco | 264 | 44.7% | 54.6% |
| W Jesse Gurganus Elementary Havelock | 340 | 46.2% | 76.2% |
| Buckland Elementary Gates | 220 | 50.9% | 50.0% |
| Atkinson Elementary Hendersonville | 288 | 42.4% | 62.4% |
| E M Yoder Elementary Mebane | 336 | 51.5% | 60.1% |
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 Lucy S. Herring Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina | In Buncombe County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 67.1% | #296 of 1,297 | #6 of 27 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 63.4% | #523 of 1,296 | #10 of 27 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 64.9% | #225 of 1,300 | #8 of 27 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 255 | #1,280 of 1,485 | #23 of 33 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.4:1 | #50 of 1,377 | #1 of 26 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 50.4% | #977 of 1,379 | #13 of 26 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 46.3% | #1,183 of 1,414 | #26 of 29 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -39.6% | #23 of 937 | #1 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
255
-60 (-19%) vs 2020
-46% since 1990-91, when it was 474
Student : Teacher
11.4:1
was 10.5:1
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 | 255 | 22.3 | 11.4:1 | 46% (118) |
| 2023-24 | 270 | 25.5 | 10.6:1 | 47% (128) |
| 2022-23 | 301 | 25.8 | 11.7:1 | 53% (160) |
| 2020-21 | 315 | 30 | 10.5:1 | 36% (114) |
| 2017-18 | 422 | 31 | 13.6:1 | 44% (184) |
| 2015-16 | 467 | 31 | 15.1:1 | 47% (220) |
| 2010-11 | 405 | 31 | 13.1:1 | 55% (223) |
| 2000-01 | 396 | 29 | 13.7:1 | 65% (257) |
| 1990-91 | 474 | 32 | 14.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Lucy S. Herring Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 40% (422 to 255); teachers down 28% (31 to 22.3).
About Lucy S. Herring Elementary
Lucy S. Herring Elementary is a small elementary school located in Asheville, North Carolina. The school has 255 students in 2024-25 across pre-K through 5. Elementary schools in North Carolina average about 467 students, which makes this school 45% below average.
Asheville City Schools runs Lucy S. Herring Elementary along with 8 other schools, enrolling 4,177 students in total.
The largest group at Lucy S. Herring Elementary is White students, at 68%. The remaining students are 13% Black, 11% Hispanic, and 7% multiracial. Among people living in Buncombe County, the White share is about 82%. The diversity index for Lucy S. Herring Elementary is 50%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
There are 22.3 full-time-equivalent teachers at Lucy S. Herring Elementary, giving a ratio of 11.4:1. The school's 11.4:1 compares with an average of 14.9:1 for elementary schools in North Carolina. By family income, 46% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The 88% average for public schools in Buncombe County is 42 points higher.
Lucy S. Herring 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.
When test results are adjusted for free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, Lucy S. Herring Elementary is 2.4 points above its prediction. Actual: 67.1%. Predicted: 64.7%.
The school's county is Buncombe County. According to Census Bureau estimates, the median household earns about $74,436 a year, roughly 46% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 6%. Lucy S. Herring Elementary shares Buncombe County with 60 other public schools.
Straight-line distance to the nearest public school, Francine Delany New School, is about 0.5 miles. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools. Ranked by average proficiency, Lucy S. Herring Elementary places 1st out of 5 schools in its immediate area.
On the NCES locale scale, the school is City: Small.
A 19% drop took enrollment from 315 in 2020-21 to 255 in 2024-25.
This page is set up for the Lucy S. Herring Elementary community to discuss homework, tutoring, and testing dates. Members of the school community can share what they know.
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
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Frequently asked questions
About Lucy S. Herring ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Lucy S. Herring Elementary?
Lucy S. Herring Elementary enrolls approximately 255 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Lucy S. Herring Elementary serve?
Lucy S. Herring Elementary serves grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Lucy S. Herring Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Lucy S. Herring Elementary is approximately 11.4:1 (22 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Lucy S. Herring Elementary?
Student demographics at Lucy S. Herring Elementary are roughly 68% White, 11% Hispanic, 13% Black, 0% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Who oversees Lucy S. Herring Elementary?
Lucy S. Herring Elementary is overseen by Asheville City Schools in Buncombe County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.