Enrollment
162
Elementary
DISTRICT 390 · STATE 467
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BUNCOMBE COUNTY SCHOOLS·NCES 370045000159
Pisgah Elementary
1495 Pisgah Hwy, Candler, NC 28715 · (828) 670-5023 · Buncombe County
GRADES KG–04ELEMENTARY41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL162 STUDENTS
B-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 53% 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.
- BBeats 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
11.6:1
14 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.1:1 · STATE 14.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
98%
159 students
DISTRICT 96% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 32 | 20% |
| Grade 1 | 27 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 25 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 45 | 28% |
| Grade 4 | 33 | 20% |
This year's kindergarten class (32) is about the same size as its 4th grade class (33).
Student demographics
40%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
48.1%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
63.3%
NC avg 52.2%
What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 48 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
55.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.9%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+6.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 56% 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 Pisgah Elementary
Pisgah Elementary's state test result (55.7% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pisgah Elementary this school | 162 | 98.1% | 55.7% |
| Mountain Park Elementary State Road | 188 | 98.4% | 67.3% |
| Crossnore Elementary Crossnore | 184 | 98.4% | 59.9% |
| Cliffside Elementary School Cliffside | 188 | 94.7% | 76.9% |
| T C Henderson Lake Toxaway | 133 | 97.7% | 59.8% |
| Westfield Elementary Pilot Mountain | 212 | 98.6% | 50.0% |
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 Pisgah Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina | In Buncombe County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 55.7% | #641 of 1,297 | #16 of 27 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 63.3% | #526 of 1,296 | #11 of 27 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 48.1% | #677 of 1,300 | #20 of 27 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 162 | #1,419 of 1,485 | #29 of 33 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 98.1% | #886 of 1,414 | #11 of 29 |
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
162
-1 (-1%) vs 2020
-30% since 1990-91, when it was 233
Student : Teacher
11.6:1
was 12.5:1
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 | 162 | 14 | 11.6:1 | 98% (159) |
| 2023-24 | 167 | 14.2 | 11.8:1 | 98% (164) |
| 2022-23 | 166 | 14.7 | 11.3:1 | 69% (115) |
| 2020-21 | 163 | 13 | 12.5:1 | 50% (82) |
| 2017-18 | 168 | 13.5 | 12.4:1 | 64% (108) |
| 2015-16 | 230 | 16 | 14.4:1 | 71% (164) |
| 2010-11 | 225 | 14 | 16.1:1 | 58% (130) |
| 2000-01 | 260 | 25 | 10.4:1 | 44% (114) |
| 1990-91 | 233 | 18 | 12.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Pisgah Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 4% (168 to 162); teachers up 4% (13.5 to 14).
About Pisgah Elementary
Pisgah Elementary is an elementary school with a street address in Candler, North Carolina. It reported 162 students in kindergarten through 4 in 2024-25. That compares with an average of about 467 students for elementary schools in North Carolina.
A total of 45 schools make up Buncombe County Schools, with 22,452 students enrolled.
More than half of the students at Pisgah Elementary are White (75%). Beyond that, enrollment is 20% Hispanic and 4% multiracial. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 40%.
Pisgah Elementary has a student-to-teacher ratio of 11.6:1, with 14 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average for elementary schools in North Carolina, 14.9:1, is higher. A common income measure, free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, is 98% at Pisgah Elementary. Among public schools in Buncombe County, the average eligibility rate is 88%.
Among North Carolina public elementary schools, Pisgah Elementary outscored 53%, which works out to a B- on the allk12 Grade.
On a poverty-adjusted basis, Pisgah Elementary falls in the middle 80% of North Carolina schools: 55.7% actual against 48.9% predicted.
For the population of Buncombe County, 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%. Pisgah Elementary shares Buncombe County with 60 other public schools.
Pisgah Elementary is about 3.0 miles from Candler Elementary, its nearest public school. Pisgah Elementary has 3 other public schools within five miles. Pisgah Elementary's average proficiency of 55.7% compares with 49.7% for its nearest scored neighbors.
Pisgah Elementary falls in the Rural: Fringe locale category, used for schools in rural territory close to an urban area.
Enrollment has been fairly stable: 163 in 2020-21 and 162 in 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 Candler
- Enka HighHigh · 1,051 students
- Enka MiddleMiddle · 588 students
- Enka IntermediateMiddle · 585 students
- Hominy Valley ElementaryElementary · 399 students
- Candler ElementaryElementary · 381 students
Other Pisgah Elementary schools
2 other US public schools in 3 states are named Pisgah Elementary. Pisgah Elementary is the 3rd largest of the 3.
- Pisgah ElementaryClarksville, TN · 934 students
- Pisgah ElementaryBrandon, MS · 556 students
Nearby schools
- Candler Elementary3.0 mi · 381
- Enka High4.1 mi · 1,051
- Hominy Valley Elementary4.3 mi · 399
- Enka Middle5.0 mi · 588
- Meadowbrook Elementary5.4 mi · 198
- Enka Intermediate6.0 mi · 585
Frequently asked questions
About Pisgah ElementaryHow large is Pisgah Elementary?
Pisgah Elementary enrolls approximately 162 students in grades KG-04.
What grades does Pisgah Elementary serve?
Pisgah Elementary serves grades KG-04.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Pisgah Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Pisgah Elementary is approximately 11.6:1 (14 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Pisgah Elementary?
Student demographics at Pisgah Elementary are roughly 75% White, 20% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 4% Two or more.
What district is Pisgah Elementary in?
Pisgah Elementary is part of Buncombe County Schools.
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