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Enrollment
516
Middle
DISTRICT 556 · STATE 605
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BUNCOMBE COUNTY SCHOOLS·NCES 370045002192
North Buncombe Middle
51 N Buncombe School Road, Weaverville, NC 28787 · (828) 645-7944 · Buncombe County
GRADES 07–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL516 STUDENTS
A
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Scored higher than 90% of North Carolina public middle schools
- A-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 middle schools
Student : Teacher
14.4:1
36 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.0:1 · STATE 15.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
99%
510 students
DISTRICT 96% · STATE 82%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 7 | 251 | 49% |
| Grade 8 | 265 | 51% |
Student demographics
34%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
56.3%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
67.1%
NC avg 52.2%
What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 56 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
64.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.7%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+16.1pp
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 North Buncombe Middle
North Buncombe Middle's state test result (64.8% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Buncombe Middle this school | 516 | 98.8% | 64.8% |
| Granite Falls Middle Granite Falls | 518 | 99.4% | 60.8% |
| North Wilkes Middle School North Wilkesboro | 484 | 99.4% | 55.4% |
| Hudson Middle Hudson | 551 | 98.9% | 52.5% |
| West McDowell Middle School Marion | 550 | 99.5% | 50.0% |
| Cane Creek Middle Fletcher | 499 | 98.0% | 71.3% |
Matched among North Carolina middle 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 Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina | In Buncombe County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 64.8% | #91 of 463 | #2 of 12 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 67.1% | #70 of 461 | #2 of 12 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 56.3% | #139 of 463 | #3 of 12 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 516 | #288 of 478 | #8 of 13 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.4:1 | #90 of 456 | #6 of 13 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 33.8% | #425 of 456 | #12 of 13 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 98.8% | #256 of 472 | #7 of 13 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -7.4% | #218 of 300 | #8 of 11 |
Ranked against other public middle 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
516
-28 (-5%) vs 2020
-33% since 1990-91, when it was 765
Student : Teacher
14.4:1
was 14.3:1
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 | 516 | 35.8 | 14.4:1 | 99% (510) |
| 2023-24 | 508 | 37.7 | 13.5:1 | 99% (505) |
| 2022-23 | 504 | 38.1 | 13.2:1 | 45% (227) |
| 2020-21 | 544 | 38 | 14.3:1 | 33% (182) |
| 2017-18 | 557 | 40.5 | 13.8:1 | 45% (252) |
| 2015-16 | 602 | 40 | 15.1:1 | 48% (290) |
| 2010-11 | 562 | 40 | 14.1:1 | 44% (249) |
| 2000-01 | 990 | 61 | 16.2:1 | 23% (230) |
| 1990-91 | 765 | 46 | 16.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for North Buncombe Middle.
Since 2017-18: students down 7% (557 to 516); teachers down 12% (40.5 to 35.8).
About North Buncombe Middle
Families in Weaverville, North Carolina, are served by North Buncombe Middle, a medium-sized middle-grades school. The school's 516 students are in grades 7 through 8.
Buncombe County Schools serves 22,452 students across 45 schools.
North Buncombe Middle enrolls a student body that is 80% White. After that, the student body is 14% Hispanic and 5% multiracial. For comparison, Buncombe County is about 82% White. North Buncombe Middle has a diversity index of 34%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
At North Buncombe Middle, 35.8 full-time-equivalent teachers work with students, a ratio of about 14.4:1. That ratio is under the 15.9:1 average for middle schools in North Carolina. Students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch make up 99% of enrollment. Among public schools in Buncombe County, the average eligibility rate is 88%.
Measured against North Carolina public middle schools, North Buncombe Middle receives an A. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
The allk12 BeatsExpectations score for North Buncombe Middle is +16.1 points: 64.8% actual, 48.7% predicted.
Federal survey data for Buncombe County show that median household income is about $74,436, 46% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. North Buncombe Middle is among the 61 public schools in Buncombe County.
The nearest public school is North Windy Ridge Intermediate, at about 0.8 miles. North Buncombe Middle has 5 other public schools within five miles. Among 8 nearby schools that report test results, North Buncombe Middle ranks 3rd on proficiency.
North Buncombe Middle is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more, a location NCES labels Suburb: Large.
North Buncombe Middle saw enrollment fall 5% between 2020-21 and 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 Weaverville
- North Buncombe HighHigh · 896 students
- North Buncombe ElementaryElementary · 593 students
- North Windy Ridge IntermediateMiddle · 487 students
- Weaverville ElementaryElementary · 342 students
- Weaverville PrimaryElementary · 245 students
Nearby schools
- North Windy Ridge Intermediate0.8 mi · 487
- Weaverville Primary1.5 mi · 245
- North Buncombe High1.6 mi · 896
- Weaverville Elementary1.8 mi · 342
- North Buncombe Elementary2.1 mi · 593
- Ira B Jones Elementary5.9 mi · 369
Frequently asked questions
About North Buncombe MiddleWhat is the total enrollment at North Buncombe Middle?
North Buncombe Middle enrolls approximately 516 students in grades 07-08.
Is North Buncombe Middle an elementary, middle, or high school?
North Buncombe Middle is a middle school covering grades 07-08.
How many teachers does North Buncombe Middle have?
North Buncombe Middle employs 36 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.4:1.
What is the student diversity at North Buncombe Middle?
Student demographics at North Buncombe Middle are roughly 80% White, 14% Hispanic, 0% Black, 1% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Who oversees North Buncombe Middle?
North Buncombe Middle 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.