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West Buncombe Elementary

Regular School · Asheville, NC

West Buncombe Elementary is a regular school school in Asheville, North Carolina, serving grades KG–04 with 580 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 14.7:1.

Level
Elementary
Grades
KG – 04
Enrollment
580
Teachers (FTE)
39.4
Student–Teacher Ratio
14.7:1
Status
Open
Lunch Program Participation
Yes participating without using any Provision or the CEO

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity Students Share
White 393 68%
Hispanic/Latino 140 24%
Black or African American 21 4%
Two or more races 14 2%
Asian 7 1%
American Indian / Alaska Native 4 1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander 1 0%
Total enrollment 580 292M / 288F

English Language Learners: 68 (12% of enrollment) · SY 2021–22

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric This School State Avg Tested
Math Proficiency 56.0% +14.1pp 41.9% 215
Reading Proficiency 52.0% +5.1pp 46.9% 214

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)
+0.29 grade levels
Math
+0.19 grade levels

Programs & Discipline

Gifted & Talented
Program offered
6 students enrolled
Out-of-School Suspensions
2
0.3% of enrollment · SY 2021–22
Chronically Absent
94
16.2% 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.) 580 100%

Contact & Location

175 Erwin Hills Road

Asheville, NC 28806

Phone: (828)232-4282

http://wbes.buncombeschools.org/

District

Buncombe County Schools

Per-pupil expenditure: $15,530

District enrollment: 22,091

NCES ID

370045000169

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