Schools in Buncombe County Schools
45 public schools in this North Carolina school district: 27 elementary · 7 middle · 10 high · 1 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
27 schools in Buncombe County Schools, best first
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Fairview Elementary
89.2
ELA 70%Math 80%Science 89%
#136 of 1,256 in North Carolina
Weaverville Elementary
88.9
ELA 72%Math 80%
#140 of 1,256 in North Carolina · #1 in Weaverville
West Buncombe Elementary
87.8
ELA 69%Math 81%
#154 of 1,256 in North Carolina · #1 in Asheville
Glen Arden Elementary
84.3
ELA 71%Math 73%
#198 of 1,256 in North Carolina · #1 in Arden
Haw Creek Elementary
78.9
ELA 70%Math 69%Science 80%
#265 of 1,256 in North Carolina · #2 in Asheville
Barnardsville Elementary
75.8
ELA 64%Math 71%
#304 of 1,256 in North Carolina
Hominy Valley Elementary
72.2
ELA 65%Math 68%
#350 of 1,256 in North Carolina · #1 in Candler
North Windy Ridge Intermediate
71.7
ELA 67%Math 69%Science 72%
#356 of 1,256 in North Carolina · #2 in Weaverville
Leicester Elementary
70.3
ELA 59%Math 72%
#373 of 1,256 in North Carolina
North Buncombe Elementary
69.6
ELA 61%Math 70%
#382 of 1,256 in North Carolina · #3 in Weaverville
Pisgah Elementary
69.5
ELA 56%Math 75%
#383 of 1,256 in North Carolina · #2 in Candler
Estes Elementary
64.4
ELA 64%Math 62%
#448 of 1,256 in North Carolina · #6 in Asheville
Candler Elementary
55.1
ELA 54%Math 63%
#564 of 1,256 in North Carolina · #3 in Candler
Black Mountain Primary
53.9
ELA 59%Math 58%
#579 of 1,256 in North Carolina · #1 in Black Mountain
Black Mountain Elementary
44.5
ELA 59%Math 53%Science 61%
#697 of 1,256 in North Carolina · #2 in Black Mountain
Koontz Intermediate
43.6
ELA 55%Math 55%Science 61%
#709 of 1,256 in North Carolina · #7 in Asheville
Bell Elementary
41.4
ELA 50%Math 62%Science 54%
#736 of 1,256 in North Carolina · #8 in Asheville
Williams Elementary
40.4
ELA 53%Math 55%Science 58%
#749 of 1,256 in North Carolina
Enka Intermediate
39.2
ELA 50%Math 53%Science 67%
#764 of 1,256 in North Carolina · #4 in Candler
Emma Elementary
38.1
ELA 44%Math 61%
#778 of 1,256 in North Carolina · #10 in Asheville
Sand Hill-Venable Elem
35.8
ELA 51%Math 52%
#807 of 1,256 in North Carolina · #11 in Asheville
Avery's Creek Elementary
35.6
ELA 49%Math 54%
#809 of 1,256 in North Carolina · #2 in Arden
Eblen Intermediate
23.7
ELA 43%Math 51%Science 59%
#959 of 1,256 in North Carolina · #12 in Asheville
Oakley Elementary
21.8
ELA 46%Math 43%Science 57%
#983 of 1,256 in North Carolina · #14 in Asheville
Johnston Elementary
14.1
ELA 38%Math 48%
#1,079 of 1,256 in North Carolina · #15 in Asheville
Woodfin Elementary
2.7
ELA 31%Math 33%
#1,222 of 1,256 in North Carolina · #17 in Asheville
Weaverville Primary
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No published test results
Middle schools
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Cane Creek Middle
88.8
ELA 68%Math 70%Science 86%
#52 of 460 in North Carolina
North Buncombe Middle
83.6
ELA 65%Math 68%Science 79%
#76 of 460 in North Carolina
Valley Springs Middle
78.2
ELA 61%Math 64%Science 80%
#101 of 460 in North Carolina
Reynolds Middle
51.6
ELA 55%Math 52%Science 70%
#223 of 460 in North Carolina · #2 in Asheville
Owen Middle
39.9
ELA 46%Math 52%Science 63%
#277 of 460 in North Carolina
Enka Middle
36.2
ELA 47%Math 43%Science 66%
#294 of 460 in North Carolina
Erwin Middle
13.8
ELA 38%Math 36%Science 51%
#397 of 460 in North Carolina · #3 in Asheville
High schools
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Nesbitt Discovery Academy
93.0
ELA 98%Math 96%Science 98%
#36 of 512 in North Carolina · #1 in Asheville
Early College
83.5
ELA 88%Math 90%Science 92%
#85 of 512 in North Carolina · #2 in Asheville
Roberson High
62.8
ELA 73%Math 65%Science 64%
#191 of 512 in North Carolina · #4 in Asheville
Reynolds High
60.4
ELA 68%Math 66%Science 66%
#203 of 512 in North Carolina · #5 in Asheville
North Buncombe High
54.2
ELA 69%Math 58%Science 66%
#235 of 512 in North Carolina
Owen High
52.2
ELA 69%Math 59%Science 62%
#245 of 512 in North Carolina
Enka High
28.4
ELA 58%Math 41%Science 54%
#367 of 512 in North Carolina
Erwin High
10.1
ELA 41%Math 35%Science 36%
#461 of 512 in North Carolina · #7 in Asheville
Community High School
1.1
ELA 22%Math 5%Science 14%
#507 of 512 in North Carolina
Center for Career Innovation
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No published test results