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Ashe County Schools

Ashe County, North Carolina · Grades PK-13

Address
320 South Street, Jefferson, NC 28640
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NCES agency ID
3700210
State LEA ID
NC-050
6
Schools
2,546
Students
175
Teachers (FTE)
15.3:1
Student–teacher ratio
0
Low-performing schools
31.8%
EL making progress

Enrollment and school counts are the state’s 2024-2025figures where reported, otherwise the federal NCES directory.

School calendar

Term dates, holidays, breaks and teacher workdays for Ashe County Schools, as the district publishes them — with printable PDFs and calendar files you can subscribe to.

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NC School Report Card

2024-2025

Official accountability results published by the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction. School Performance Grades combine achievement (80%) with academic growth (20%).

Schools by type

School typeSchoolsAverage students
Elementary3425
High2437
Middle1397
All schools6--

School performance grades

GradeSchoolsShare
A116.7%
B00.0%
C583.3%
D00.0%
F00.0%
All graded schools6100.0%

School growth status

GrowthSchoolsShare
Exceeded116.7%
Met233.3%
Not Met350.0%

Student performance by subject

SubjectGrade-level proficientCareer & college ready
Science (grades 5 & 8)70.8%51.3%
NC Math 365.8%31.7%
Mathematics (grades 3–8)65.6%45.9%
English II64%32.7%
Reading (grades 3–8)59.6%36.2%
NC Math 149.5%20.5%
Biology43.1%23.7%

Grade-level proficient is achievement levels 3–5; career and college ready is the higher bar of levels 4–5.

Outcomes

MeasureResult
4-year cohort graduation rate92%
ACT WorkKeys credential earned59.5%
Students completing Math III94.2%
Passed end-of-grade assessments50.9%
Students promoted to the next grade85.7%
Students retained in grade14.3%
English learners making progress (of 107)31.8%
Schools identified as low-performing0 of 6
First page of the Ashe County Schools report card PDF

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The Ashe County Schools report card as a two-page interactive PDF — bookmarked sections, donut and bar charts, and the NC DPI and NCES sources cited with working links.

Student Demographics

White 82.4%Hispanic 14.57%Two+ Races 2.06%Black 0.52%Asian 0.34%Native Am. 0.11%
White: 82.4% (2,205) Hispanic: 14.57% (390) Two+ Races: 2.06% (55) Black: 0.52% (14) Asian: 0.34% (9) Native Am.: 0.11% (3)
White82.4%
Hispanic14.57%
Two+ Races2.06%
Black0.52%
Asian0.34%
Native Am.0.11%

Gender Distribution

Total Students: 2,676
48.65%1,302 Female
51.35%1,374 Male

Student counts for Ashe County Schools, 2024-2025, from the NCES Common Core of Data. Percentages are of 2,676 students and may not total 100% because of rounding.

Students

Regular attendance 85.56%Chronically absent 14.44%
Regular attendance: 85.56% (2,163) Chronically absent: 14.44% (365)
Regular attendance85.56%
Chronically absent14.44%

Student Population

Students Counted: 2,528
3.7%99 English learners

Student indicators for Ashe County Schools, 2024-2025, from the North Carolina School Report Cards. Attendance is out of the 2,528 students DPI counted, added up from the district’s own schools. A student is chronically absent after missing 10% or more of the days enrolled; the other measures overlap it and each other.

Teachers

Experienced 88.37%Beginning 11.63%
Experienced: 88.37% (167) Beginning: 11.63% (22)
Experienced88.37%
Beginning11.63%

Licensing & Certification

Total Teachers: 189.1 FTE
99.47%Fully licensed
0.53%Emergency or provisional
11.11%21 teachers certified

Teacher figures for Ashe County Schools, 2024-2025, from the North Carolina School Report Cards. Counts are full-time equivalents, not headcount, added up from the district’s own schools. Licensing and certification percentages are each out of 189.1 FTE.

Ashe County Schools boundary map

6 campuses

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District boundaryNeighbouring districtElementaryMiddleHighOther

Click any campus for its details. District boundary from the Census school district geography published by NCES; campus locations from the NCES Common Core of Data.

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Directory figures are from the NCES Common Core of Data (CCD), U.S. Department of Education for 2024-2025.Methodology →