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Asheville City Schools Schools
Asheville City Schools is a public school district in North Carolina, based in Buncombe County (Asheville). SchoolGrade grades 9 of its schools on actual versus projected test scores; every school below has its own page.
Asheville City Schools on the map
District boundary from the NCES EDGE composite school district file. Each marker is a graded school; click it for its grade and scores.
SchoolGrade summary for Asheville City Schools
9 of 9 schools in Asheville City Schools carry a SchoolGrade. Grade distribution:
A: 4B: 3C: 2
Best schools in Asheville City Schools
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The ten highest SchoolGrades in the district. Grades reward actual test performance against the projection for each school's student context, so a B in a high-poverty school can outrank an A- elsewhere on impact.
- A Isaac Dickson Elementary (Elementary school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- A- School Of Inquiry And Life Sciences (High school, exceeds expectations)
- A- Asheville Middle (Middle school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- A- Montford North Star Academy (Middle school, exceeds expectations)
- B+ Asheville High (High school, meets expectations)
- B+ Claxton Elementary (Elementary school, exceeds expectations)
- B Lucy S Herring Elementary (Elementary school, exceeds expectations)
- C Ira B Jones Elementary (Elementary school, doesn't meet expectations)
- C- Hall Fletcher Elementary (Elementary school, underperforms expectations)
Every school in Asheville City Schools
High schools (1)
- B+ Asheville High, Asheville
Middle and junior high schools (1)
- A- Asheville Middle, Asheville
Elementary and primary schools (5)
- B+ Claxton Elementary, Asheville
- C- Hall Fletcher Elementary, Asheville
- C Ira B Jones Elementary, Asheville
- A Isaac Dickson Elementary, Asheville
- B Lucy S Herring Elementary, Asheville
Other schools and academies (2)
- A- Montford North Star Academy, Asheville
- A- School Of Inquiry And Life Sciences, Asheville
Where Asheville City Schools schools are
Cities and towns served (1)
- Asheville (9)
About this district
- State: Best schools in North Carolina
- County: Buncombe County
- Type: regular local school district
- Setting: small city (NCES locale of the district office)
- Enrollment: 3,977 students with 323 full-time-equivalent teachers and 691 total staff FTE (NCES CCD, 2023-24)
- NCES district ID: 3700270
- Grades are the 2025-26 SchoolGrade model: each school's actual proficiency against the level projected for its student context. How SchoolGrade works
Nearby school districts
- Buncombe County Schools (45 schools, 1 mi)
- Henderson County Schools (23 schools, 19 mi)
- Madison County Schools (7 schools, 20 mi)
- Yancey County Schools (7 schools, 23 mi)
- Haywood County Schools (15 schools, 25 mi)
- McDowell County Schools (15 schools, 28 mi)
- Polk County Schools (7 schools, 31 mi)
- Transylvania County Schools (9 schools, 32 mi)
Questions about Asheville City Schools
How many schools are in Asheville City Schools?
SchoolGrade grades 9 public schools in Asheville City Schools, across 1 city or town. Every one of them is listed on this page with a link to its own report.
Which cities does Asheville City Schools serve?
The largest by graded schools: Asheville.
How good are the schools in Asheville City Schools?
Across the 9 graded schools, the average SchoolGrade is B+, with 51.1% of tested students meeting the state bar against a projected 49.3%. 78% of schools meet or exceed the expectation for their student context.
How many students attend Asheville City Schools?
3,977 students were enrolled in Asheville City Schools in the 2023-24 school year, about 12.3 students per full-time teacher (NCES Common Core of Data).
Where is Asheville City Schools?
Asheville City Schools is in North Carolina, based in Buncombe County, with its district office in Asheville. Its boundary covers about 22.0 sq mi.