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Best public schools in Asheville, NC

34 public schools in Asheville: 17 elementary · 3 middle · 8 high · 3 K-8 · 3 combined. Ranked by our score, based on 2025-26 state test results.

Rankings renumber to share equal ranks and fill gaps when schools are hidden. Scores compare each school with schools of the same type across North Carolina.

Elementary schools

17 schools in Asheville, best first
1
West Buncombe Elementary 87.8
Buncombe County Schools · Grades K-4 · 578 students
ELA 69%Math 81%
#154 of 1,256 in North Carolina
2
Haw Creek Elementary 78.9
Buncombe County Schools · Grades PK-5 · 394 students
ELA 70%Math 69%Science 80%
#265 of 1,256 in North Carolina
3
Claxton Elementary 77.1
Asheville City Schools · Grades K-5 · 388 students
ELA 71%Math 70%Science 73%
#288 of 1,256 in North Carolina
4
Lucy S. Herring Elementary 66.3
Asheville City Schools · Grades PK-5 · 270 students
ELA 63%Math 66%Science 72%
#424 of 1,256 in North Carolina
5
Isaac Dickson Elementary 64.6
Asheville City Schools · Grades PK-5 · 375 students
ELA 63%Math 67%Science 67%
#445 of 1,256 in North Carolina
6
Estes Elementary 64.4
Buncombe County Schools · Grades PK-4 · 790 students
ELA 64%Math 62%
#448 of 1,256 in North Carolina
7
Koontz Intermediate 43.6
Buncombe County Schools · Grades 5-6 · 680 students
ELA 55%Math 55%Science 61%
#709 of 1,256 in North Carolina
8
Bell Elementary 41.4
Buncombe County Schools · Grades PK-5 · 204 students
ELA 50%Math 62%Science 54%
#736 of 1,256 in North Carolina
9
Ira B Jones Elementary 39.8
Asheville City Schools · Grades PK-5 · 377 students
ELA 53%Math 48%Science 70%
#756 of 1,256 in North Carolina
10
Emma Elementary 38.1
Buncombe County Schools · Grades PK-4 · 270 students
ELA 44%Math 61%
#778 of 1,256 in North Carolina
11
Sand Hill-Venable Elem 35.8
Buncombe County Schools · Grades PK-4 · 539 students
ELA 51%Math 52%
#807 of 1,256 in North Carolina
12
Eblen Intermediate 23.7
Buncombe County Schools · Grades 5-6 · 550 students
ELA 43%Math 51%Science 59%
#959 of 1,256 in North Carolina
13
Hall Fletcher Elementary 23.4
Asheville City Schools · Grades PK-5 · 290 students
ELA 44%Math 48%Science 59%
#962 of 1,256 in North Carolina
14
Oakley Elementary 21.8
Buncombe County Schools · Grades PK-5 · 444 students
ELA 46%Math 43%Science 57%
#983 of 1,256 in North Carolina
15
Johnston Elementary 14.1
Buncombe County Schools · Grades PK-4 · 184 students
ELA 38%Math 48%
#1,079 of 1,256 in North Carolina
16
Asheville PEAK Academy 12.8
Asheville PEAK Academy · Grades K-6 · Charter · 168 students
ELA 39%Math 49%Science 39%
#1,096 of 1,256 in North Carolina
17
Woodfin Elementary 2.7
Buncombe County Schools · Grades K-5 · 115 students
ELA 31%Math 33%
#1,222 of 1,256 in North Carolina

Middle schools

3 schools in Asheville, best first
1
Asheville Middle 65.1
Asheville City Schools · Grades 6-8 · 543 students
ELA 62%Math 53%Science 74%
#161 of 460 in North Carolina
2
Reynolds Middle 51.6
Buncombe County Schools · Grades 6-8 · 490 students
ELA 55%Math 52%Science 70%
#223 of 460 in North Carolina
3
Erwin Middle 13.8
Buncombe County Schools · Grades 7-8 · 536 students
ELA 38%Math 36%Science 51%
#397 of 460 in North Carolina

High schools

8 schools in Asheville, best first
1
Nesbitt Discovery Academy 93.0
Buncombe County Schools · Grades 9-12 · 379 students
ELA 98%Math 96%Science 98%
#36 of 512 in North Carolina
2
Early College 83.5
Buncombe County Schools · Grades 9-13 · 276 students
ELA 88%Math 90%Science 92%
#85 of 512 in North Carolina
3
SILSA 70.4
Asheville City Schools · Grades 9-12 · 352 students
ELA 86%Math 67%Science 69%
#152 of 512 in North Carolina
4
Roberson High 62.8
Buncombe County Schools · Grades 9-12 · 1,495 students
ELA 73%Math 65%Science 64%
#191 of 512 in North Carolina
5
Reynolds High 60.4
Buncombe County Schools · Grades 9-12 · 1,156 students
ELA 68%Math 66%Science 66%
#203 of 512 in North Carolina
6
Asheville High 56.0
Asheville City Schools · Grades 9-12 · 1,165 students
ELA 77%Math 57%Science 65%
#226 of 512 in North Carolina
7
Erwin High 10.1
Buncombe County Schools · Grades 9-12 · 1,052 students
ELA 41%Math 35%Science 36%
#461 of 512 in North Carolina
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Center for Career Innovation —
Buncombe County Schools · Grades 9-13 · 38 students
No published test results

K-8 schools

3 schools in Asheville, best first
1
Evergreen Community Charter 83.0
Evergreen Community Charter · Grades K-8 · Charter · 437 students
ELA 72%Math 66%Science 81%
#30 of 174 in North Carolina
2
Francine Delany New School 54.9
Francine Delany New School · Grades K-8 · Charter · 193 students
ELA 62%Math 53%Science 68%
#79 of 174 in North Carolina
3
Mountain City Public Montessori 47.4
Mountain City Public Montessori · Grades K-7 · Charter · 102 students
ELA 64%Math 38%Science 77%
#92 of 174 in North Carolina

Combined schools

3 schools in Asheville, best first
1
IC Imagine 69.8
Invest Collegiate - Imagine · Grades K-12 · Charter · 1,218 students
ELA 67%Math 60%Science 69%
#59 of 194 in North Carolina
2
The Franklin School of Innovation 60.6
The Franklin School of Innovation · Grades 5-12 · Charter · 706 students
ELA 64%Math 52%Science 63%
#77 of 194 in North Carolina
3
Buncombe County Schools Virtual Academy 44.1
Buncombe County Schools · Grades K-12 · 280 students
ELA 54%Math 40%Science 53%
#109 of 194 in North Carolina

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