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Enrollment
487
Middle
DISTRICT 556 · STATE 605
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BUNCOMBE COUNTY SCHOOLS·NCES 370045002622
North Windy Ridge Intermediate
20 Doan Road, Weaverville, NC 28787 · (828) 658-1892 · Buncombe County
GRADES 05–06MIDDLE41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL487 STUDENTS
A
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Scored higher than 89% 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
14.8:1
33 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.0:1 · STATE 15.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
98%
478 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 5 | 241 | 49% |
| Grade 6 | 246 | 51% |
Student demographics
39%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
61.2%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
66.0%
NC avg 52.2%
What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 61 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 66 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
64.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.9%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+15.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 64% 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 Windy Ridge Intermediate
North Windy Ridge Intermediate's state test result (64.3% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Windy Ridge Intermediate this school | 487 | 98.2% | 64.3% |
| West Wilkes Middle School Wilkesboro | 450 | 99.3% | 51.2% |
| Owen Middle Swannanoa | 457 | 96.7% | 42.4% |
| North Wilkes Middle School North Wilkesboro | 484 | 99.4% | 55.4% |
| Brevard Middle Brevard | 472 | 99.4% | 54.5% |
| East Alexander Middle Hiddenite | 510 | 98.8% | 53.5% |
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 Windy Ridge Intermediate ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina | In Buncombe County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 64.3% | #96 of 463 | #3 of 12 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 66.0% | #79 of 461 | #3 of 12 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 61.2% | #98 of 463 | #2 of 12 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 487 | #312 of 478 | #11 of 13 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.8:1 | #109 of 456 | #7 of 13 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 38.6% | #415 of 456 | #11 of 13 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 98.2% | #302 of 472 | #9 of 13 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -19.6% | #67 of 300 | #1 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
487
-9 (-2%) vs 2020
-24% since 2010-11, when it was 641
Student : Teacher
14.8:1
was 14.2:1
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 | 487 | 32.9 | 14.8:1 | 98% (478) |
| 2023-24 | 487 | 33.1 | 14.7:1 | 99% (484) |
| 2022-23 | 494 | 34.6 | 14.3:1 | 47% (233) |
| 2020-21 | 496 | 35 | 14.2:1 | 32% (159) |
| 2017-18 | 606 | 38.3 | 15.8:1 | 46% (280) |
| 2015-16 | 572 | 37 | 15.5:1 | 51% (293) |
| 2010-11 | 641 | 35 | 18.3:1 | 48% (307) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for North Windy Ridge Intermediate.
Since 2017-18: students down 20% (606 to 487); teachers down 14% (38.3 to 32.9).
About North Windy Ridge Intermediate
North Windy Ridge Intermediate is a small middle school located in Weaverville, North Carolina. Enrollment in 2024-25 was 487 students in grades 5 through 6.
Buncombe County Schools is made up of 45 schools with 22,452 students in all.
North Windy Ridge Intermediate's enrollment is 76% White. The next largest groups are 19% Hispanic and 3% multiracial. North Windy Ridge Intermediate has a diversity index of 39%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Federal data list 32.9 full-time-equivalent teachers at North Windy Ridge Intermediate in 2024-25, for a ratio of 14.8:1. Among middle schools in North Carolina, the typical ratio is 15.9:1. The lunch program counts 98% of students at North Windy Ridge Intermediate as eligible for free or reduced-price meals. The rate at public schools in Buncombe County averages 88%, lower than here.
North Windy Ridge Intermediate is graded A by allk12, scoring above 89% of North Carolina public middle schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
BeatsExpectations compares each school's average proficiency rate on state tests with a prediction based on free or reduced-price lunch eligibility. For North Windy Ridge Intermediate, the prediction is 48.9% and the result is 64.3%.
Buncombe County has these Census figures: median household income is about $74,436, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 46%, and roughly 6% of residents are in poverty. North Windy Ridge Intermediate is among the 61 public schools in Buncombe County.
North Buncombe Middle is the closest public school, about 0.8 miles away in a straight line. There are 5 more public schools inside five miles. North Windy Ridge Intermediate places 4th of 8 on proficiency among the closest schools that report scores.
The school is in rural territory close to an urban area, according to its NCES locale (Rural: Fringe).
North Windy Ridge Intermediate had 496 students in 2020-21 and 487 in 2024-25, nearly the same.
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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 Buncombe MiddleMiddle · 516 students
- Weaverville ElementaryElementary · 342 students
- Weaverville PrimaryElementary · 245 students
Nearby schools
- North Buncombe Middle0.8 mi · 516
- North Buncombe High1.0 mi · 896
- North Buncombe Elementary1.7 mi · 593
- Weaverville Primary2.2 mi · 245
- Weaverville Elementary2.6 mi · 342
- Barnardsville Elementary6.2 mi · 125
Frequently asked questions
About North Windy Ridge IntermediateHow many students attend North Windy Ridge Intermediate?
North Windy Ridge Intermediate enrolls approximately 487 students in grades 05-06.
What age range does North Windy Ridge Intermediate serve?
North Windy Ridge Intermediate serves students from grade 05 through grade 06.
What is the student-teacher ratio at North Windy Ridge Intermediate?
The student-to-teacher ratio at North Windy Ridge Intermediate is approximately 14.8:1 (33 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at North Windy Ridge Intermediate?
Student demographics at North Windy Ridge Intermediate are roughly 76% White, 19% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Who oversees North Windy Ridge Intermediate?
North Windy Ridge Intermediate 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.