Ira B Jones Elementary

Regular School · Asheville, NC

Ira B Jones Elementary is a regular school school in Asheville, North Carolina, serving grades PK–05 with 369 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 13.5:1.

Level

Elementary

Grades

PK – 05

Enrollment

369

Teachers (FTE)

27.3

Student–Teacher Ratio

13.5:1

Status

Open

Lunch Program Participation

Yes participating without using any Provision or the CEO

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity	Students	Share
White	199	54%
Black or African American	97	26%
Hispanic/Latino	31	8%
Two or more races	24	7%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander	13	4%
Asian	5	1%
Total enrollment	369	196M / 173F

English Language Learners: 8 (2% of enrollment) · SY 2021–22

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric	This School	State Avg	Tested
Math Proficiency	25-29%	41.9%	180
Reading Proficiency	40-44%	46.9%	181
Science Proficiency	40-49%	—	55

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

-0.09 grade levels

Programs & Discipline

Gifted & Talented

Program offered

54 students enrolled

Out-of-School Suspensions

4.6% of enrollment · SY 2021–22

Chronically Absent

19.5% 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.)	369	100%

Contact & Location

544 Kimberly Avenue

Asheville, NC 28804

Phone: (828)350-6700

http://www.ashevillecityschools.net/Domain/478

District

Asheville City Schools

Per-pupil expenditure: $17,788

District enrollment: 4,137

Other Schools in District

Related Data

Neighborhood demographics (ZIP 28804) → CensusDepth.com
North Carolina population & income data → CensusDepth.com
North Carolina teacher salaries → WageDepth.com

NCES ID

370027000076

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