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
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
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. 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 →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
332
-47 (-12%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
24.0:1
was 28.4:1
% White
64%
was 68%
% Hispanic
11%
was 9%
% Black
19%
was 17%
% Asian
1%
was 1%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About SILSA
Set in Asheville, North Carolina, SILSA is a cozy 9-12 campus, operated by Asheville City Schools. It educates 332 students across grades 9 through 12. By comparison, North Carolina's public schools average about 761 students each, so SILSA sits 56% leaner than that benchmark.
Within Asheville City Schools, which oversees 9 schools and 4,177 students, SILSA is one campus in the system.
Looking at the student body, SILSA reports that 64% of the student body identifies as White; the rest looks like 19% Black, 11% Hispanic, 4% multiracial. By comparison, Buncombe County as a whole is about 82% White, so the school skews noticeably less White than its surroundings.
On the resource side, On paper, SILSA has 14 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 24.0:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 19.6:1 average. About 39% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against Buncombe County (around 88%), the school's rate is south of typical.
On a demographically-adjusted basis, SILSA sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 66.9%; this one delivers 67.4%.
Around the school, Buncombe County reports that median household income runs about $74,436, about 46% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 6%. In all, Buncombe County runs 61 public schools (combined enrollment of about 29,908 students), of which SILSA is one.
Nearest neighbor: Asheville High, around 0.0 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 7 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), SILSA ranks 2nd on composite proficiency, higher than the local average of 55.2%.
The campus sits in a high-density setting.
Over the past 7-year window. SILSA's enrollment has fell 12% since 2018, when it stood at 379 (now 332). Class-load math has pulled in: from 28.4:1 in 2018 to 24.0:1 in 2025.
In the discussion threads here, the feed for SILSA typically covers school events, parent volunteer needs, and clubs. Members of the school community can share what they know.
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.