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Parents: what's one thing you'd want the Reynolds High administration to hear?
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Enrollment
1,169
High
DISTRICT 707 · STATE 761
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BUNCOMBE COUNTY SCHOOLS·NCES 370045000133
Reynolds High
One Rocket Drive, Asheville, NC 28803 · (828) 298-2500 · Buncombe County
GRADES 09–12HIGH21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,169 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 68% of North Carolina public high schools
- BTest 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 high schools
Student : Teacher
18.0:1
65 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.2:1 · STATE 19.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
99%
1,157 students
DISTRICT 96% · STATE 82%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 15 | 1% |
| Grade 9 | 285 | 24% |
| Grade 10 | 283 | 24% |
| Grade 11 | 313 | 27% |
| Grade 12 | 273 | 23% |
Student demographics
53%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
64.3%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
40.0%
NC avg 52.2%
What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 64 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 40 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
52.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.6%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+3.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 52% 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 Reynolds High
Reynolds High's state test result (52.2% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reynolds High this school | 1,169 | 99.0% | 52.2% |
| West Carteret High Morehead City | 1,095 | 99.0% | 57.4% |
| East Rowan High Salisbury | 986 | 98.4% | 34.5% |
| Hibriten High Lenoir | 818 | 98.7% | 39.8% |
| East Gaston High Mount Holly | 917 | 99.6% | 40.5% |
| McDowell High School Marion | 1,379 | 98.8% | 35.2% |
Matched among North Carolina high 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 Reynolds High ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina | In Buncombe County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 52.2% | #187 of 468 | #6 of 9 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 40.0% | #195 of 464 | #4 of 9 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 64.3% | #164 of 448 | #6 of 9 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,169 | #144 of 598 | #3 of 13 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.0:1 | #204 of 473 | #8 of 11 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 53.0% | #335 of 474 | #6 of 11 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 99.0% | #200 of 527 | #5 of 12 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -3.1% | #237 of 277 | #7 of 9 |
Ranked against other public high 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
1,169
+37 (+3%) vs 2020
-11% since 1990-91, when it was 1,312
Student : Teacher
18.0:1
was 15.9:1
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 | 1,169 | 65 | 18.0:1 | 99% (1,157) |
| 2023-24 | 1,156 | 67.1 | 17.2:1 | 100% (1,153) |
| 2022-23 | 1,133 | 69.1 | 16.4:1 | 42% (476) |
| 2020-21 | 1,132 | 71 | 15.9:1 | 25% (286) |
| 2017-18 | 1,207 | 73.4 | 16.4:1 | 39% (467) |
| 2015-16 | 1,311 | 78 | 16.8:1 | 41% (532) |
| 2010-11 | 1,372 | 82 | 16.7:1 | 38% (527) |
| 2000-01 | 1,357 | 98 | 13.8:1 | 16% (217) |
| 1990-91 | 1,312 | 87 | 15.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Reynolds High.
Since 2017-18: students down 3% (1,207 to 1,169); teachers down 11% (73.4 to 65).
About Reynolds High
Reynolds High is listed by the National Center for Education Statistics as a high school in Asheville, North Carolina. Grades offered run from 9 through 12, with 1,169 students enrolled. For comparison, high schools in North Carolina average about 761 students.
Reynolds High is one school in a 45-school district, Buncombe County Schools, which enrolls 22,452 students.
A majority of students at Reynolds High, 66%, are White. Other reported shares: 15% Hispanic, 11% Black, and 6% multiracial. Buncombe County's residents are about 82% White, 16 points above the school's share. The chance that two students picked at random at Reynolds High belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 53%.
Staffing totals 65 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 18.0:1. For comparison, high schools in North Carolina average 19.6:1. A measure often used for student poverty, free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, stands at 99%. The 88% average for public schools in Buncombe County is 11 points lower.
The allk12 Grade for Reynolds High is B+. Compared with North Carolina public high schools, the school scored higher than 68% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Predicted from its free or reduced-price lunch share, Reynolds High would score about 48.6%. It scores 52.2%, 3.5 points above that figure.
Among Buncombe County residents, median household income is about $74,436, 46% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 6% of people live in poverty. Federal data list 61 public schools in Buncombe County, with a combined enrollment of about 29,908.
The nearest other public school, Reynolds Middle, is about 0.1 miles away. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. Ranked by average proficiency, Reynolds High places 4th out of 6 schools in its immediate area.
Federal records code the school's setting as Suburb: Large.
Reynolds High had 1,132 students in 2020-21 and 1,169 in 2024-25, a 3% gain. Its ratio of students to teachers was 15.9:1 in 2020-21, and 18.0:1 in 2024-25.
Topics for discussion here include sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
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
- Enka HighHigh · 1,051 students
- Erwin HighHigh · 1,013 students
- North Buncombe HighHigh · 896 students
- Estes ElementaryElementary · 754 students
- Koontz IntermediateMiddle · 725 students
Other schools in Asheville
- Roberson HighHigh · 1,479 students
- IC ImagineCombined · 1,239 students
- Asheville HighHigh · 1,221 students
- Erwin HighHigh · 1,013 students
- Estes ElementaryElementary · 754 students
- Koontz IntermediateMiddle · 725 students
Other Reynolds High schools
One other US public school is named Reynolds High. Reynolds High is the 2nd largest of the 2.
- Reynolds High SchoolTroutdale, OR · 2,385 students
Nearby schools
- Reynolds Middle0.1 mi · 490
- Oakley Elementary2.3 mi · 502
- Bell Elementary3.1 mi · 224
- Buncombe County Schools Virtual Academy3.6 mi · 296
- Haw Creek Elementary3.7 mi · 402
- Fairview Elementary4.1 mi · 646
Frequently asked questions
About Reynolds HighWhat is the total enrollment at Reynolds High?
Reynolds High enrolls approximately 1,169 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does Reynolds High serve?
Reynolds High serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
How many students per teacher at Reynolds High?
Approximately 18.0:1 students per teacher at Reynolds High.
How diverse is Reynolds High?
Reynolds High reports a student body of 66% White, 15% Hispanic, 11% Black, 1% Asian, 6% Two or more.
What district is Reynolds High in?
Reynolds High is part of Buncombe County Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.