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Enrollment
593
Elementary
DISTRICT 390 · STATE 467
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BUNCOMBE COUNTY SCHOOLS·NCES 370045002259
North Buncombe Elementary
251 Flat Creek Church Rd, Weaverville, NC 28787 · (828) 645-6054 · Buncombe County
GRADES PK–04ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL593 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 75% 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.
- A-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
15.4:1
39 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.1:1 · STATE 14.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
99%
585 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 | 18 | 3% |
| Kindergarten | 105 | 18% |
| Grade 1 | 118 | 20% |
| Grade 2 | 128 | 22% |
| Grade 3 | 127 | 21% |
| Grade 4 | 97 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (105) is 8% larger than its 4th grade class (97).
Student demographics
41%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
58.1%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
67.3%
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 67 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
62.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.7%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+14.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 63% 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 North Buncombe Elementary
North Buncombe Elementary's state test result (62.9% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Buncombe Elementary this school | 593 | 98.7% | 62.9% |
| Mountain View Elementary Jefferson | 566 | 98.9% | 60.2% |
| Millbridge Elementary China Grove | 547 | 99.5% | 65.4% |
| Southwood Elementary Lexington | 616 | 99.5% | 63.9% |
| Locust Elementary Locust | 563 | 99.5% | 75.2% |
| Fair Grove Elementary Thomasville | 524 | 99.4% | 54.5% |
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 North Buncombe Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina | In Buncombe County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 62.9% | #422 of 1,297 | #11 of 27 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 67.3% | #418 of 1,296 | #6 of 27 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 58.1% | #376 of 1,300 | #13 of 27 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 593 | #362 of 1,485 | #3 of 33 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.4:1 | #860 of 1,377 | #20 of 26 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 41.1% | #1,159 of 1,379 | #18 of 26 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 98.7% | #792 of 1,414 | #8 of 29 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +2.4% | #322 of 369 | #4 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
593
+73 (+14%) vs 2020
-24% since 1990-91, when it was 785
Student : Teacher
15.4:1
was 13.0:1
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 | 593 | 38.6 | 15.4:1 | 99% (585) |
| 2023-24 | 585 | 40.3 | 14.5:1 | 99% (582) |
| 2022-23 | 569 | 40.5 | 14.1:1 | 53% (299) |
| 2020-21 | 520 | 40 | 13.0:1 | 39% (202) |
| 2017-18 | 579 | 38.5 | 15.0:1 | 53% (304) |
| 2015-16 | 644 | 39 | 16.5:1 | 58% (375) |
| 2010-11 | 729 | 45 | 16.2:1 | 54% (392) |
| 2000-01 | 813 | 51 | 15.9:1 | 35% (283) |
| 1990-91 | 785 | 44 | 17.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for North Buncombe Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students up 2% (579 to 593); teachers unchanged (38.5 to 38.6).
About North Buncombe Elementary
North Buncombe Elementary is listed by the National Center for Education Statistics as an elementary school in Weaverville, North Carolina. The latest federal count shows 593 students in pre-K through 4. Against the 467-student average for elementary schools in North Carolina, enrollment here is 27% higher.
North Buncombe Elementary is run by Buncombe County Schools, whose 45 schools enroll 22,452 students.
Roughly 74% of students at North Buncombe Elementary are White. Other groups include 19% Hispanic and 5% multiracial. North Buncombe Elementary's diversity index is 41%, against a US figure of 70%.
Dividing enrollment by its 38.6 full-time-equivalent teachers gives a ratio of about 15.4:1. For comparison, elementary schools in North Carolina average 14.9:1. North Buncombe Elementary reports 99% of students eligible for free or reduced-price meals. For comparison, public schools in Buncombe County average 88%.
North Buncombe Elementary is graded A- by allk12, scoring above 75% of North Carolina public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Based on its free or reduced-price lunch share, the BeatsExpectations model predicts an average proficiency rate on state tests of 48.7% for North Buncombe Elementary. The school posts 62.9%, 14.1 points above the prediction.
County data help place the school in context: in Buncombe County, the median household income is $74,436, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 46%, and about 6% of people live in poverty. In all, Buncombe County has 61 public schools and roughly 29,908 students.
North Buncombe High is located about 0.7 miles from North Buncombe Elementary. The five-mile area around North Buncombe Elementary holds 5 other public schools. The nearest schools with test data average 63.9%, higher than North Buncombe Elementary's 62.9%.
North Buncombe Elementary has an NCES locale of Suburb: Large.
Enrollment has grown by 73 students since 2020-21, to 593. The number of students per teacher rose from 13.0 to 15.4 over 4 years.
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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 Weaverville
- North Buncombe HighHigh · 896 students
- North Buncombe MiddleMiddle · 516 students
- North Windy Ridge IntermediateMiddle · 487 students
- Weaverville ElementaryElementary · 342 students
- Weaverville PrimaryElementary · 245 students
Nearby schools
- North Buncombe High0.7 mi · 896
- North Windy Ridge Intermediate1.7 mi · 487
- North Buncombe Middle2.1 mi · 516
- Weaverville Primary3.5 mi · 245
- Weaverville Elementary3.9 mi · 342
- Mars Hill Elementary6.2 mi · 445
Frequently asked questions
About North Buncombe ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at North Buncombe Elementary?
North Buncombe Elementary enrolls approximately 593 students in grades PK-04.
What grades does North Buncombe Elementary serve?
North Buncombe Elementary serves grades PK-04.
How many teachers does North Buncombe Elementary have?
North Buncombe Elementary employs 39 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.4:1.
How diverse is North Buncombe Elementary?
North Buncombe Elementary reports a student body of 74% White, 19% Hispanic, 2% Black, 0% Asian, 5% Two or more.
What district is North Buncombe Elementary in?
North Buncombe Elementary is part of Buncombe County Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.