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Asheville Middle

Asheville City Schools · Buncombe County

Address
211 S French Broad Avenue, Asheville, NC 28801
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Grades served
6-8
NCES school ID
370027000079
670
Students
59.2
Teachers (FTE)
11.3:1
Student–teacher ratio
C
Performance grade
55
Performance score
Not Met
Academic growth
22.2%
Chronically absent
52.1%
Economically disadvantaged

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Asheville Middle's own events for the year — school events, holidays, breaks and teacher workdays — with a printable PDF and a calendar file you can subscribe to.

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Location and nearby schools

10 nearest

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Asheville MiddleElementaryMiddleHighOther
  1. Mountain City Public MontessoriElementary · Grades K-7 · Mountain City Public Montessori · Charter0.6 mi
  2. Isaac Dickson ElementaryElementary · Grades PK-50.7 mi
  3. Asheville HighHigh · Grades 9-121.0 mi
  4. SILSAHigh · Grades 9-121.1 mi
  5. Early CollegeHigh · Grades 9-13 · Buncombe County Schools1.1 mi
  6. Center for Career InnovationHigh · Grades 9-13 · Buncombe County Schools1.1 mi
  7. Hall Fletcher ElementaryElementary · Grades PK-51.1 mi
  8. Claxton ElementaryElementary · Grades K-51.5 mi
  9. Asheville PEAK AcademyElementary · Grades K-6 · Asheville PEAK Academy · Charter1.6 mi
  10. Nesbitt Discovery AcademyHigh · Grades 9-12 · Buncombe County Schools1.9 mi

How Asheville Middle compares

Its 2024–25 performance score of 55 against comparable schools. Percentile is the share of that group scoring lower.

All North Carolina public schools31st percentile
Higher than 31% · rank 1,643 of 2,483
North Carolina middle schools48th percentile
Higher than 48% · rank 225 of 456
Asheville City Schools0th percentile
Higher than 0% · rank 8 of 8

Chronic absence is lower here than at 50% of the 2,482 North Carolina schools reporting it.

Performance score since 2014

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Score down 10 points since 2014 (65 → 55). Met or exceeded expected growth in 5 of 10 years. No grades were issued for 2020 or 2021.

YearScoreGradeGrowthAchievement
202555CNot Met54.2
202462CMet56.6
202357CMet52.6
202256CMet51
201964CNot Met62.8
201858CNot Met60
201760CNot Met62
201672BMet70
201562CNot Met63
201465CMet63

Rankings and trends are calculated by Back To School NC from NC DPI report card results; NC DPI publishes each school's own figures but not its standing among peers. See Asheville City Schools for district totals.

Student Demographics

White 57.16%Black 21.64%Hispanic 11.04%Two+ Races 7.91%Pacific Isl. 1.49%Asian 0.75%
White: 57.16% (383) Black: 21.64% (145) Hispanic: 11.04% (74) Two+ Races: 7.91% (53) Pacific Isl.: 1.49% (10) Asian: 0.75% (5)
White57.16%
Black21.64%
Hispanic11.04%
Two+ Races7.91%
Pacific Isl.1.49%
Asian0.75%

Gender Distribution

Total Students: 670
44.78%300 Female
55.22%370 Male

Student counts for Asheville Middle, 2024-2025, from the NCES Common Core of Data. Percentages are of 670 students and may not total 100% because of rounding.

Students

Regular attendance 77.8%Chronically absent 22.2%
Regular attendance: 77.8% (550) Chronically absent: 22.2% (157)
Regular attendance77.8%
Chronically absent22.2%

Student Population

Students Counted: 707
52.1%Economically disadvantaged
2.69%18 English learners

Student indicators for Asheville Middle, 2024-2025, from the North Carolina School Report Cards. Attendance is out of the 707 students DPI counted. A student is chronically absent after missing 10% or more of the days enrolled; the other measures overlap it and each other.

Teachers

Experienced 88.13%Beginning 11.87%
Experienced: 88.13% (47) Beginning: 11.87% (6)
Experienced88.13%
Beginning11.87%

Licensing & Certification

Total Teachers: 53.1 FTE
96.61%Fully licensed
3.39%Emergency or provisional
9.42%5 teachers certified

Teacher figures for Asheville Middle, 2024-2025, from the North Carolina School Report Cards. Counts are full-time equivalents, not headcount. Licensing and certification percentages are each out of 53.1 FTE.

NC School Report Card

2024-2025

Student performance by subject

SubjectGrade-level proficientCareer & college ready
Science (grades 5 & 8)62.1%44.9%
Reading (grades 3–8)54.9%39.1%
Mathematics (grades 3–8)47.2%34.7%

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

Achievement levels

SubjectNot ProficientLevel 3Level 4Level 5
Mathematics (grades 3–8)52.8%12.4%24.6%10.2%
Reading (grades 3–8)45.1%15.9%22.2%16.9%
Science (grades 5 & 8)37.9%17.3%33.2%11.7%

Academic growth

MeasureStatusGrowth indexScore
OverallDoes Not Meet Expected Growth-4.958.5

Teachers

Reported as full-time-equivalent staff, so figures carry decimals.

MeasureValue
Total teachers53.08
Experienced teachers46.78 (88%)
Beginning teachers6.3 (12%)
Holding a standard license51.28 (97%)
Emergency or provisional licenses1.8 (3%)
National Board certified5

Students

MeasureValue
Chronically absent (157 of 707)22.2%
Economically disadvantaged52.1%
English learners making progress (of 18)5.6%

School environment

MeasureValue
Devices per student0.75
Library books per student16.51
Students have device accessYes
Devices may go homeYes
Wireless access points per classroom1.31

Federal & state designations

DesignationApplies
Low-performing schoolNo
Recurring low-performingNo
CSI — low performingNo
CSI — low graduation rateNo
TSI — at riskYes
TSI — consistently underperformingNo

CSI is Comprehensive Support and Improvement; TSI is Targeted Support and Improvement, both federal ESSA categories.

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First page of the Asheville Middle report card PDF

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Asheville Middle's 2024-2025 report card as an interactive PDF — bookmarked sections, donut and bar charts for performance, attendance and achievement levels, and the NC DPI and NCES sources cited with working links.

Enrollment and staffing come from the NCES Common Core of Data (CCD), U.S. Department of Education for 2024-2025; performance, attendance and economic-need figures are the state's NC School Report Card for the same year. Contact the school to confirm current details.