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Enka Middle

Regular School · Candler, NC

Enka Middle is a regular school school in Candler, North Carolina, serving grades 07–08 with 588 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 16.1:1.

Level
Middle
Grades
07 – 08
Enrollment
588
Teachers (FTE)
36.6
Student–Teacher Ratio
16.1:1
Status
Open
Lunch Program Participation
Yes participating without using any Provision or the CEO

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity Students Share
White 379 64%
Hispanic/Latino 146 25%
Two or more races 30 5%
Black or African American 28 5%
Asian 2 0%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander 2 0%
American Indian / Alaska Native 1 0%
Total enrollment 588 305M / 283F

English Language Learners: 60 (10% of enrollment) · SY 2021–22

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric This School State Avg Tested
Math Proficiency 39.0% -2.9pp 41.9% 619
Reading Proficiency 50.0% +3.1pp 46.9% 622
Science Proficiency 71.0% — 316

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)
+0.04 grade levels
Math
+0.14 grade levels

Programs & Discipline

Gifted & Talented
Program offered
90 students enrolled
Out-of-School Suspensions
58
9.9% of enrollment · SY 2021–22
Chronically Absent
297
50.5% 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.) 588 100%

Contact & Location

390 Asbury Road

Candler, NC 28715

Phone: (828)670-5010

http://ems.buncombeschools.org/

District

Buncombe County Schools

Per-pupil expenditure: $15,530

District enrollment: 22,091

Other Schools in District

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Related Data

NCES ID

370045000161

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