Asheville High

High school·Grades 9-12 Asheville, North Carolina·28803
Score
56.0/100
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#226
Among 512 North Carolina high schools
#2
In Asheville City Schools
Top 45%
In North Carolina

Score 56.0/100: better than 56% of North Carolina high schools on 2025-26 state tests. Schools are only compared with others of the same type in the same state. How we score schools

Performance (state tests, 2025-26)

% proficient on state tests in North Carolina, all students. Colored bars are green when the school is at or above the average for similar North Carolina schools.

English language arts
77%
Similar North Carolina schools ≈ 64%, better than 70% of them
322 students tested
Math
57%
Similar North Carolina schools ≈ 58%, better than 37% of them
455 students tested
Science
65%
Similar North Carolina schools ≈ 59%, better than 59% of them
314 students tested
All North Carolina schools (ELA / math)
57% / 59%
State average across every school type, 2025-26
All 4 published results by grade and test

As published by North Carolina Department of Public Instruction. "Hidden" means the state didn't publish the result to protect student privacy.

SubjectGradeTestResultStudents tested
English language artsHigh schoolNC EOC English II77.3322
MathHigh schoolNC EOC NC Math 128.7150
MathHigh schoolNC EOC NC Math 371.1305
ScienceHigh schoolNC EOC Biology65314

School profile

Grades
9-12
Students
1,165
Type
High school
Charter school
No
Program
Regular

Students

Enrollment
1,165
Typical high school: 737
Free or reduced-price lunch
43%
Typical high school: 94%

District and location

School district
City
Buncombe County

Contact

Address
419 McDowell Street
Asheville, NC 28803

"Typical" is the middle (median) high school in North Carolina. Higher or lower is not in itself better or worse. Address, phone and website are as the state reported them to the U.S. Department of Education for 2024-25, so check with the school before visiting. School details: U.S. Department of Education, Common Core of Data (enrollment 2023-24, lunch eligibility 2024-25).

Nearby high schools

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Location

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Asheville High at a glance

Asheville High is a public high school in Asheville, North Carolina, serving grades 9-12. It is part of Asheville City Schools. It has about 1,165 students (a typical North Carolina high school has 737). About 43% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, compared with 94% at a typical North Carolina high school, which is useful context when reading test results.

In 2025-26 state tests, 77% in English language arts (similar schools: 64%) and 57% in math (similar schools: 58%) reached the state standard (% proficient). On our score, which compares it only with other North Carolina high schools, it scores 56.0 out of 100: better than 56% of them, ranking #226 of 512. Its English language arts result rose by 8 points from the year before. This overview is generated automatically from published state and federal data; figures are rounded, and you can check the originals via the official sources above.

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Page updated 2026-10-12.