Enrollment
332
High
DISTRICT 777 · STATE 761
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ASHEVILLE CITY SCHOOLS·NCES 370027002749
SILSA
419 McDowell Street, Asheville, NC 28803 · (828) 350-2700 · Buncombe County
GRADES 09–12HIGH13-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL332 STUDENTS
A-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 76% of North Carolina public high schools
- A-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 high schools
Student : Teacher
24.0:1
14 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 18.9:1 · STATE 19.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
39%
130 students
DISTRICT 46% · STATE 82%
Community
0
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 76 | 23% |
| Grade 10 | 88 | 27% |
| Grade 11 | 87 | 26% |
| Grade 12 | 81 | 24% |
Student demographics
53%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 56% · 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
81.1%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
52.6%
NC avg 52.2%
What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 81 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 53 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
67.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
66.9%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+0.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 67% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 67% 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 SILSA
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| SILSA this school | 332 | 39.2% | 67.4% |
| Gaston Early College High School Dallas | 235 | 42.6% | N/A |
| Highland Sch of Technology Gastonia | 538 | 34.0% | N/A |
| Caldwell Early College Hudson | 387 | 39.0% | 79.2% |
| Northeast Academy of Aerospace & AdvTech Elizabeth City | 760 | 33.7% | N/A |
| Agriculture and Science Early College Olin | 255 | 26.3% | 86.0% |
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 SILSA ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina | In Buncombe County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 67.4% | #94 of 468 | #2 of 9 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 52.6% | #120 of 464 | #2 of 9 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 81.1% | #72 of 448 | #2 of 9 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 332 | #399 of 598 | #10 of 13 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 24.0:1 | #409 of 473 | #10 of 11 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 53.4% | #327 of 474 | #4 of 11 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 39.2% | #431 of 527 | #11 of 12 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -12.4% | #108 of 277 | #4 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
332
-6 (-2%) vs 2020
+63% since 2010-11, when it was 204
Student : Teacher
24.0:1
was 24.1:1
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 | 332 | 13.9 | 24.0:1 | 39% (130) |
| 2023-24 | 352 | 14 | 25.1:1 | 36% (127) |
| 2022-23 | 344 | 14 | 24.6:1 | 33% (113) |
| 2020-21 | 338 | 14 | 24.1:1 | 22% (76) |
| 2017-18 | 379 | 13.3 | 28.4:1 | 19% (72) |
| 2015-16 | 319 | 15 | 21.3:1 | 22% (71) |
| 2010-11 | 204 | 8 | 25.5:1 | 22% (45) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for SILSA.
Since 2017-18: students down 12% (379 to 332); teachers up 4% (13.3 to 13.9).
About SILSA
SILSA is a low-enrollment high school in Asheville, North Carolina, one of the schools in Asheville City Schools. Enrollment stands at 332 students, covering grades 9 through 12. That is 56% below the average of about 761 students for high schools in North Carolina.
District-wide, Asheville City Schools has 9 schools and 4,177 students.
About 64% of the student body at SILSA is White. Smaller groups are 19% Black, 11% Hispanic, and 4% multiracial. County-wide, 82% of Buncombe County residents are White. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 53%.
On staff are 13.9 full-time-equivalent teachers; the student-to-teacher ratio is 24.0:1. The average for high schools in North Carolina is 19.6:1, so this school has more students per teacher. About 39% of students at SILSA are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. On average, public schools in Buncombe County report 88%.
Among North Carolina public high schools, SILSA outscored 76%, which works out to an A- on the allk12 Grade.
Given its share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, SILSA would be expected to post about 66.9%. Its actual average proficiency rate across its state test results is 67.4%.
In Buncombe County, where the school is located, median household income comes to about $74,436, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 46%, and about 6% of people live in poverty. There are 61 public schools in the county, enrolling about 29,908, SILSA among them.
Of the public schools around it, SILSA is closest to Asheville High, less than a tenth of a mile away. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Nearby schools average 55.2% on proficiency, and SILSA is above that at 67.4%.
The school's locale code, City: Small, means it is inside a principal city with a population under 100,000.
In 2020-21, SILSA enrolled 338; in 2024-25, 332.
The SILSA discussion page is a place for special education services, counseling, and support programs. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
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 Asheville City Schools
- Asheville HighHigh · 1,221 students
- Asheville MiddleMiddle · 670 students
- Claxton ElementaryElementary · 405 students
- Isaac Dickson ElementaryElementary · 390 students
- Ira B Jones ElementaryElementary · 369 students
- Hall Fletcher ElementaryElementary · 318 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
Nearby schools
- Asheville High0.0 mi · 1,221
- Early College0.2 mi · 271
- Center for Career Innovation0.3 mi · 41
- Asheville Middle1.1 mi · 670
- Hall Fletcher Elementary1.2 mi · 318
- Mountain City Public Montessori1.4 mi · 137
Frequently asked questions
About SILSAWhat is the total enrollment at SILSA?
SILSA enrolls approximately 332 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does SILSA serve?
SILSA serves grades 09-12.
How many students per teacher at SILSA?
Approximately 24.0:1 students per teacher at SILSA.
What is the racial breakdown of students at SILSA?
At SILSA, the student body is approximately 64% White, 11% Hispanic, 19% Black, 1% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Is SILSA public or private?
SILSA is a public K-12 school, overseen by Asheville City Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.