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Claxton Elementary

Regular School · Asheville, NC

Claxton Elementary is a regular school school in Asheville, North Carolina, serving grades KG–05 with 405 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 13:1.

Level
Elementary
Grades
KG – 05
Enrollment
405
Teachers (FTE)
31.2
Student–Teacher Ratio
13:1
Status
Open
Lunch Program Participation
Yes participating without using any Provision or the CEO

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity Students Share
White 287 71%
Black or African American 53 13%
Hispanic/Latino 34 8%
Two or more races 29 7%
Asian 1 0%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander 1 0%
Total enrollment 405 204M / 201F

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric This School State Avg Tested
Math Proficiency 41.0% -0.9pp 41.9% 203
Reading Proficiency 54.0% +7.1pp 46.9% 204
Science Proficiency 70-74% — 66

Source: EDFacts, SY 2020–2021. Suppressed values (e.g. <=10%) indicate fewer than the minimum reportable threshold.

Stanford Achievement Estimate

Pooled score across SY 2009–2022 (grades 3–8), expressed in grade levels relative to the national average. Positive = above average.

Overall (Math + ELA)
+0.32 grade levels
Math
-0.21 grade levels

Programs & Discipline

Gifted & Talented
Program offered
64 students enrolled
Out-of-School Suspensions
5
1.2% of enrollment · SY 2021–22
Chronically Absent
49
12.1% of enrollment · SY 2019–20
Additional Targeted Support (ATSI) Targeted Support School (TSI)

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC), Office for Civil Rights & EDFacts.

Lunch Program (SY 2024-2025)

Category Students % of School
Total enrollment (est.) 405 100%

Contact & Location

241 Merrimon Avenue

Asheville, NC 28801

Phone: (828)350-6500

http://www.ashevillecityschools.net/Domain/350

District

Asheville City Schools

Per-pupil expenditure: $17,788

District enrollment: 4,137

Other Schools in District

Related Data

NCES ID

370027000072

Data sources: NCES CCD SY 2024-2025 (directory, staff, lunch), EDFacts SY 2020-21 (assessments), CRDC SY 2021-22 (programs & discipline), SEDA v6.0 (achievement estimates). Updated annually. NCES CCD