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Erwin High

Buncombe County Schools · Buncombe County

Address
60 Lees Creek Road, Asheville, NC 28806
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Grades served
9-12
NCES school ID
370045000143
1,013
Students
69.3
Teachers (FTE)
14.6:1
Student–teacher ratio
C
Performance grade
55
Performance score
Not Met
Academic growth
27.4%
Chronically absent
53.6%
Economically disadvantaged

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Buncombe County Schools's student & family calendar for the year — first and last days, holidays, breaks and teacher workdays, which apply to Erwin High — 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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Erwin HighElementaryMiddleHighOther
  1. Erwin MiddleMiddle · Grades 7-80.2 mi
  2. West Buncombe ElementaryElementary · Grades K-40.3 mi
  3. Eblen IntermediateMiddle · Grades 5-60.4 mi
  4. Johnston ElementaryElementary · Grades PK-42.3 mi
  5. Emma ElementaryElementary · Grades PK-42.4 mi
  6. Woodfin ElementaryElementary · Grades K-52.5 mi
  7. Nesbitt Discovery AcademyHigh · Grades 9-122.6 mi
  8. Lucy S. Herring ElementaryElementary · Grades PK-5 · Asheville City Schools3.2 mi
  9. Asheville PEAK AcademyElementary · Grades K-6 · Asheville PEAK Academy · Charter3.5 mi
  10. Francine Delany New SchoolElementary · Grades K-8 · Francine Delany New School · Charter3.7 mi

How Erwin High 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 high schools12th percentile
Higher than 12% · rank 439 of 514
Buncombe County Schools23rd percentile
Higher than 23% · rank 31 of 43

Chronic absence is lower here than at 33% of the 2,482 North Carolina schools reporting it.

Performance score since 2014

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Score down 3 points since 2014 (58 → 55). Met or exceeded expected growth in 4 of 10 years, exceeding it in 1. No grades were issued for 2020 or 2021.

YearScoreGradeGrowthAchievement
202555CNot Met54.9
202456CNot Met55.4
202359CNot Met58.3
202255CNot Met54.5
201967CMet63.2
201866CNot Met64.6
201770BExceeded64
201660CMet57
201562CMet59
201458CNot Met58

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 Buncombe County Schools for district totals.

Student Demographics

White 47.48%Hispanic 35.44%Black 9.28%Two+ Races 4.64%Pacific Isl. 2.27%Native Am. 0.49%Asian 0.39%
White: 47.48% (481) Hispanic: 35.44% (359) Black: 9.28% (94) Two+ Races: 4.64% (47) Pacific Isl.: 2.27% (23) Native Am.: 0.49% (5) Asian: 0.39% (4)
White47.48%
Hispanic35.44%
Black9.28%
Two+ Races4.64%
Pacific Isl.2.27%
Native Am.0.49%
Asian0.39%

Gender Distribution

Total Students: 1,013
48.17%488 Female
51.83%525 Male

Student counts for Erwin High, 2024-2025, from the NCES Common Core of Data. Percentages are of 1,013 students and may not total 100% because of rounding.

Students

Regular attendance 72.6%Chronically absent 27.4%
Regular attendance: 72.6% (751) Chronically absent: 27.4% (283)
Regular attendance72.6%
Chronically absent27.4%

Student Population

Students Counted: 1,034
53.6%Economically disadvantaged
15.99%162 English learners

Student indicators for Erwin High, 2024-2025, from the North Carolina School Report Cards. Attendance is out of the 1,034 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 87.42%Beginning 12.58%
Experienced: 87.42% (56) Beginning: 12.58% (8)
Experienced87.42%
Beginning12.58%

Licensing & Certification

Total Teachers: 64.4 FTE
98.76%Fully licensed
1.24%Emergency or provisional
9.32%6 teachers certified

Teacher figures for Erwin High, 2024-2025, from the North Carolina School Report Cards. Counts are full-time equivalents, not headcount. Licensing and certification percentages are each out of 64.4 FTE.

NC School Report Card

2024-2025

Student performance by subject

SubjectGrade-level proficientCareer & college ready
NC Math 345.9%19.7%
English II39.1%17.3%
Biology32.3%17.9%
NC Math 110.4%5%

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
Biology67.7%14.5%11.1%6.8%
English II60.9%21.8%17.3%--
NC Math 189.6%8.1%----
NC Math 354.1%26.3%16.2%--

Academic growth

MeasureStatusGrowth indexScore
OverallDoes Not Meet Expected Growth-6.9655

Teachers

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

MeasureValue
Total teachers64.39
Experienced teachers56.29 (87%)
Beginning teachers8.1 (13%)
Holding a standard license63.59 (99%)
Emergency or provisional licenses0.8 (1%)
National Board certified6

Students

MeasureValue
Chronically absent (283 of 1,034)27.4%
Economically disadvantaged53.6%
English learners making progress (of 162)9.3%

School environment

MeasureValue
Devices per student0.91
Library books per student13.54
Students have device accessYes
Devices may go homeYes
Wireless access points per classroom1.29

Federal & state designations

DesignationApplies
Low-performing schoolNo
Recurring low-performingNo
CSI — low performingNo
CSI — low graduation rateNo
TSI — at riskNo
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 Erwin High report card PDF

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Erwin High'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.