Enrollment
111
Elementary
DISTRICT 390 · STATE 467
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BUNCOMBE COUNTY SCHOOLS·NCES 370045000170
Woodfin Elementary
108 Elk Mountain Road, Asheville, NC 28804 · (828) 232-4287 · Buncombe County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL111 STUDENTS
F
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Scored higher than 4% of North Carolina public elementary schools
- FTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- DBeats 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
10.2:1
11 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.1:1 · STATE 14.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
97%
108 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 | 14 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 22 | 20% |
| Grade 2 | 21 | 19% |
| Grade 3 | 28 | 25% |
| Grade 4 | 25 | 23% |
| Grade 5 | 1 | 1% |
Student demographics
58%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
26.0%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
30.0%
NC avg 52.2%
What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 26 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 30 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
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of NC schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
28.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
49.1%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-20.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 29% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 49% typical for North Carolina schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
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 Woodfin Elementary
Woodfin Elementary's state test result (28.8% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Woodfin Elementary this school | 111 | 97.3% | 28.8% |
| Blue Ridge School Cashiers | 144 | 90.3% | 52.9% |
| Bladen Lakes Primary Elizabethtown | 166 | 95.8% | 40.0% |
| Newland Elementary Newland | 214 | 96.7% | 43.3% |
| Southern Elementary Greensboro | 215 | 98.6% | 60.6% |
| Johnston Elementary Asheville | 217 | 98.6% | 27.5% |
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 Woodfin Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina | In Buncombe County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 28.8% | #1,253 of 1,297 | #26 of 27 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 30.0% | #1,253 of 1,296 | #26 of 27 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 26.0% | #1,242 of 1,300 | #27 of 27 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 111 | #1,458 of 1,485 | #33 of 33 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 97.3% | #982 of 1,414 | #18 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
111
-11 (-9%) vs 2020
-41% since 1990-91, when it was 189
Student : Teacher
10.2:1
was 8.7:1
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 | 111 | 10.9 | 10.2:1 | 97% (108) |
| 2023-24 | 115 | 14.9 | 7.7:1 | 97% (112) |
| 2022-23 | 134 | 14.8 | 9.0:1 | 98% (131) |
| 2020-21 | 122 | 14 | 8.7:1 | 98% (119) |
| 2017-18 | 134 | 13.6 | 9.8:1 | 98% (131) |
| 2015-16 | 153 | 14 | 10.9:1 | 97% (149) |
| 2010-11 | 189 | 16 | 11.8:1 | 72% (136) |
| 2000-01 | 204 | 16 | 12.8:1 | 71% (144) |
| 1990-91 | 189 | 13 | 14.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Woodfin Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 17% (134 to 111); teachers down 20% (13.6 to 10.9).
About Woodfin Elementary
Woodfin Elementary is classified as an elementary school. It is located in Asheville, North Carolina. School enrollment was 111 students in 2024-25, in kindergarten through 5. The average among elementary schools in North Carolina is roughly 467 students; this school is 76% smaller than that.
Buncombe County Schools is made up of 45 schools with 22,452 students in all.
Roughly 54% of students at Woodfin Elementary are Hispanic. Other groups include 35% White, 6% multiracial, and 3% Black. By comparison, Buncombe County residents are about 9% Hispanic. Woodfin Elementary's diversity index is 58%, against a US figure of 70%.
Woodfin Elementary counts 10.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, about 10.2 students for each one. On average, elementary schools in North Carolina have 14.9:1, compared with 10.2:1 here. About 97% of enrolled students meet the income rules for free or reduced-price lunch. Across public schools in Buncombe County, the average is 88%.
Woodfin Elementary is graded F by allk12, scoring above 4% of North Carolina public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Woodfin Elementary is a bottom-10% school in North Carolina on BeatsExpectations, with an actual average proficiency rate on state tests of 28.8% against a predicted 49.1%.
County data help place the school in context: in Buncombe County, the median household income is $74,436, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 46%, and about 6% of people live in poverty. In all, Buncombe County has 61 public schools and roughly 29,908 students.
The next-closest public school is Nesbitt Discovery Academy, about 1.8 miles away. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. Of 8 schools in the immediate area with test results, Woodfin Elementary ranks 7th on average proficiency.
Woodfin Elementary is coded as Suburb: Large in federal locale data.
Woodfin Elementary's enrollment dropped from 122 in 2020-21 to 111 in 2024-25. There were more students per teacher in 2024-25 (10.2:1) than in 2020-21 (8.7:1).
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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
Nearby schools
- Nesbitt Discovery Academy1.8 mi · 372
- Ira B Jones Elementary2.0 mi · 369
- Eblen Intermediate2.1 mi · 566
- West Buncombe Elementary2.3 mi · 580
- Emma Elementary2.4 mi · 277
- Claxton Elementary2.5 mi · 405
Frequently asked questions
About Woodfin ElementaryHow many students attend Woodfin Elementary?
Woodfin Elementary enrolls approximately 111 students in grades KG-05.
Is Woodfin Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Woodfin Elementary is an elementary school covering grades KG-05.
How many teachers does Woodfin Elementary have?
Woodfin Elementary employs 11 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 10.2:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Woodfin Elementary?
At Woodfin Elementary, the student body is approximately 35% White, 54% Hispanic, 3% Black, 2% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Is Woodfin Elementary public or private?
Woodfin Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Buncombe County Schools.
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