Owen High

High school·Grades 9-12 Black Mountain, North Carolina·28711
Score
52.2/100
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#245
Among 512 North Carolina high schools
#6
In Buncombe County Schools
Top 48%
In North Carolina

Score 52.2/100: better than 52% 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
69%
Similar North Carolina schools ≈ 64%, better than 58% of them
176 students tested
Math
59%
Similar North Carolina schools ≈ 58%, better than 45% of them
275 students tested
Science
62%
Similar North Carolina schools ≈ 59%, better than 54% of them
137 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 II68.8176
MathHigh schoolNC EOC NC Math 144.4117
MathHigh schoolNC EOC NC Math 369158
ScienceHigh schoolNC EOC Biology62137

School profile

Grades
9-12
Students
683
Type
High school
Charter school
No
Program
Regular

Students

Enrollment
683
Typical high school: 737
Free or reduced-price lunch
93%
Typical high school: 94%

District and location

City
Buncombe County

Contact

Address
99 Lake Eden Road
Black Mountain, NC 28711

"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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Owen High at a glance

Owen High is a public high school in Black Mountain, North Carolina, serving grades 9-12. It is part of Buncombe County Schools. It has about 683 students (a typical North Carolina high school has 737). About 93% 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, 69% in English language arts (similar schools: 64%) and 59% 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 52.2 out of 100: better than 52% of them, ranking #245 of 512. Its English language arts result rose by 7 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.