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Haw Creek Elementary

Buncombe County Schools · Buncombe County

Address
10 Bethesda Road, Asheville, NC 28805
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Grades served
PK-5
NCES school ID
370045000152
402
Students
32.5
Teachers (FTE)
12.3:1
Student–teacher ratio
B
Performance grade
70
Performance score
Exceeded
Academic growth
16.6%
Chronically absent
45.8%
Economically disadvantaged

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Haw Creek Elementary'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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Haw Creek ElementaryElementaryMiddleHighOther
  1. Buncombe County Schools Virtual AcademyOther · Grades K-12under 0.1 mi
  2. Evergreen Community CharterElementary · Grades K-8 · Evergreen Community Charter · Charter0.7 mi
  3. Bell ElementaryElementary · Grades PK-50.8 mi
  4. Oakley ElementaryElementary · Grades PK-52.2 mi
  5. Mountain City Public MontessoriElementary · Grades K-7 · Mountain City Public Montessori · Charter2.7 mi
  6. Claxton ElementaryElementary · Grades K-5 · Asheville City Schools2.8 mi
  7. SILSAHigh · Grades 9-12 · Asheville City Schools3.0 mi
  8. Asheville HighHigh · Grades 9-12 · Asheville City Schools3.1 mi
  9. Asheville MiddleMiddle · Grades 6-8 · Asheville City Schools3.1 mi
  10. Early CollegeHigh · Grades 9-133.3 mi

How Haw Creek Elementary compares

Its 2024–25 performance score of 70 against comparable schools. Percentile is the share of that group scoring lower.

All North Carolina public schools72nd percentile
Higher than 72% · rank 640 of 2,483
North Carolina elementary schools75th percentile
Higher than 75% · rank 322 of 1,419
Buncombe County Schools65th percentile
Higher than 65% · rank 13 of 43

Chronic absence is lower here than at 70% of the 2,482 North Carolina schools reporting it.

Performance score since 2014

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Score up 5 points since 2014 (65 → 70). Met or exceeded expected growth in 9 of 10 years, exceeding it in 1. No grades were issued for 2020 or 2021.

YearScoreGradeGrowthAchievement
202570BExceeded65.6
202462CMet60.3
202363CMet58.8
202269CMet66.5
201970BMet67.1
201876BMet75.6
201775BMet73
201676BMet75
201570BMet67
201465CNot Met66

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 63.68%Black 15.17%Two+ Races 11.19%Hispanic 8.71%Asian 0.75%Pacific Isl. 0.5%
White: 63.68% (256) Black: 15.17% (61) Two+ Races: 11.19% (45) Hispanic: 8.71% (35) Asian: 0.75% (3) Pacific Isl.: 0.5% (2)
White63.68%
Black15.17%
Two+ Races11.19%
Hispanic8.71%
Asian0.75%
Pacific Isl.0.5%

Gender Distribution

Total Students: 402
47.26%190 Female
52.74%212 Male

Student counts for Haw Creek Elementary, 2024-2025, from the NCES Common Core of Data. Percentages are of 402 students and may not total 100% because of rounding.

Students

Regular attendance 83.4%Chronically absent 16.6%
Regular attendance: 83.4% (337) Chronically absent: 16.6% (67)
Regular attendance83.4%
Chronically absent16.6%

Student Population

Students Counted: 404
45.8%Economically disadvantaged
2.99%12 English learners

Student indicators for Haw Creek Elementary, 2024-2025, from the North Carolina School Report Cards. Attendance is out of the 404 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 91.09%Beginning 8.91%
Experienced: 91.09% (27) Beginning: 8.91% (3)
Experienced91.09%
Beginning8.91%

Licensing & Certification

Total Teachers: 29.2 FTE
100%Fully licensed
0%Emergency or provisional
29.14%9 teachers certified

Teacher figures for Haw Creek Elementary, 2024-2025, from the North Carolina School Report Cards. Counts are full-time equivalents, not headcount. Licensing and certification percentages are each out of 29.2 FTE.

NC School Report Card

2024-2025

Student performance by subject

SubjectGrade-level proficientCareer & college ready
Science (grades 5 & 8)75.9%53.4%
Reading (grades 3–8)66.5%51.1%
Mathematics (grades 3–8)58.5%38.6%

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)41.5%19.9%26.7%11.9%
Reading (grades 3–8)33.5%15.3%27.3%23.9%
Science (grades 5 & 8)24.1%22.4%37.9%15.5%

Academic growth

MeasureStatusGrowth indexScore
OverallExceeds Expected Growth2.9387.3

Teachers

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

MeasureValue
Total teachers29.17
Experienced teachers26.57 (91%)
Beginning teachers2.6 (9%)
Holding a standard license29.17 (100%)
Emergency or provisional licenses0 (0%)
National Board certified8.5

Students

MeasureValue
Chronically absent (67 of 404)16.6%
Economically disadvantaged45.8%
English learners making progress (of 12)75%

School environment

MeasureValue
Devices per student0.97
Library books per student17.73
Students have device accessYes
Devices may go homeYes
Wireless access points per classroom1.66

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 Haw Creek Elementary report card PDF

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Haw Creek Elementary'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.