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Enrollment
490
Middle
DISTRICT 556 · STATE 605
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BUNCOMBE COUNTY SCHOOLS·NCES 370045000134
Reynolds Middle
2 Rocket Drive, Asheville, NC 28803 · (828) 298-7484 · Buncombe County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL490 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 53% of North Carolina public middle schools
- B-Test 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 middle schools
Student : Teacher
15.0:1
33 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.0:1 · STATE 15.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
98%
481 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 6 | 143 | 29% |
| Grade 7 | 180 | 37% |
| Grade 8 | 167 | 34% |
Student demographics
65%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
50.0%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
49.7%
NC avg 52.2%
What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 50 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 50 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
51.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.9%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+2.7pp
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 Middle
Reynolds Middle's state test result (51.5% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reynolds Middle this school | 490 | 98.2% | 51.5% |
| Troutman Middle Troutman | 470 | 99.4% | 31.9% |
| Southern Middle Roxboro | 456 | 99.3% | 56.3% |
| Crain's Creek Middle Carthage | 481 | 99.4% | 51.1% |
| George M. Horton Middle Pittsboro | 414 | 99.3% | 68.5% |
| Mount Holly Middle Mount Holly | 570 | 99.5% | 54.4% |
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 Reynolds Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina | In Buncombe County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 51.5% | #230 of 463 | #8 of 12 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 49.7% | #220 of 461 | #7 of 12 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 50.0% | #218 of 463 | #7 of 12 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 490 | #309 of 478 | #10 of 13 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.0:1 | #133 of 456 | #11 of 13 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 64.8% | #181 of 456 | #1 of 13 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 98.2% | #300 of 472 | #8 of 13 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -6.0% | #238 of 300 | #9 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
490
-62 (-11%) vs 2020
-40% since 1990-91, when it was 819
Student : Teacher
15.0:1
was 14.9:1
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 | 490 | 32.6 | 15.0:1 | 98% (481) |
| 2023-24 | 490 | 35.7 | 13.7:1 | 99% (487) |
| 2022-23 | 479 | 37.5 | 12.8:1 | 59% (282) |
| 2020-21 | 552 | 37 | 14.9:1 | 43% (238) |
| 2017-18 | 521 | 37.1 | 14.0:1 | 59% (305) |
| 2015-16 | 528 | 39 | 13.5:1 | 57% (302) |
| 2010-11 | 592 | 41 | 14.4:1 | 54% (320) |
| 2000-01 | 790 | 63 | 12.5:1 | 33% (264) |
| 1990-91 | 819 | 50 | 16.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Reynolds Middle.
Since 2017-18: students down 6% (521 to 490); teachers down 12% (37.1 to 32.6).
About Reynolds Middle
Reynolds Middle is a middle-grades school in Asheville, North Carolina, according to federal school records. It enrolls 490 students in 2024-25. The grades offered are 6 through 8.
The 45 schools in Buncombe County Schools enroll 22,452 students altogether, Reynolds Middle among them.
At Reynolds Middle, 52% of students are White. The school is also 21% Black, 17% Hispanic, and 8% multiracial. That is lower than the 82% White share among all Buncombe County residents. The diversity index for Reynolds Middle is 65%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
There are 32.6 full-time-equivalent teachers at Reynolds Middle, giving a ratio of 15.0:1. Middle schools in North Carolina average 15.9:1, 0.8 more students per teacher than here. A total of 481 students, or 98%, are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. That rate is above the 88% average among public schools in Buncombe County.
On the allk12 Grade, Reynolds Middle lands at B-, ahead of 53% of North Carolina public middle schools.
Reynolds Middle scores 51.5% on state tests, averaged across results. The predicted figure, based on its student poverty level, is 48.9%.
Five-year Census Bureau estimates for Buncombe County show that the median household earns about $74,436 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 46%, and about 6% of people live in poverty. Buncombe County has 61 public schools with about 29,908 students, including Reynolds Middle.
About 0.1 miles separate Reynolds Middle from the closest public school, Reynolds High. The five-mile area around Reynolds Middle holds at least 8 other public schools. Reynolds Middle's average proficiency of 51.5% compares with 58.9% for its nearest scored neighbors.
Reynolds Middle falls in the Suburb: Large locale category, used for schools in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, Reynolds Middle had a net loss of 62 students, or 11%.
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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 Asheville
- Roberson HighHigh · 1,479 students
- IC ImagineCombined · 1,239 students
- Asheville HighHigh · 1,221 students
- Reynolds HighHigh · 1,169 students
- Erwin HighHigh · 1,013 students
- Estes ElementaryElementary · 754 students
Other Reynolds Middle schools
3 other US public schools in 4 states are named Reynolds Middle. Reynolds Middle is the 4th largest of the 4.
- Reynolds Middle SchoolPROSPER, TX · 1,762 students
- Reynolds Middle SchoolFairview, OR · 723 students
- Reynolds Middle SchoolLancaster, PA · 511 students
Nearby schools
- Reynolds High0.1 mi · 1,169
- Oakley Elementary2.2 mi · 502
- Bell Elementary2.9 mi · 224
- Buncombe County Schools Virtual Academy3.5 mi · 296
- Haw Creek Elementary3.5 mi · 402
- Evergreen Community Charter3.9 mi · 430
Frequently asked questions
About Reynolds MiddleHow large is Reynolds Middle?
Reynolds Middle enrolls approximately 490 students in grades 06-08.
Is Reynolds Middle an elementary, middle, or high school?
Reynolds Middle is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Reynolds Middle?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Reynolds Middle is approximately 15.0:1 (33 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Reynolds Middle?
At Reynolds Middle, the student body is approximately 52% White, 17% Hispanic, 21% Black, 2% Asian, 8% Two or more.
What district is Reynolds Middle in?
Reynolds Middle is part of Buncombe County Schools.
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