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North Buncombe High High School
890 Clarks Chapel Rd Weaverville NC, 28787, Buncombe County Phone: 828-645-4221 Ranking:  (141 out of 287, top 49%)*Type: Regular High School Status: Currently Operational Grade: Grade 9 to Grade 12 School District: Buncombe County Schools Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA Magnet: NA Charter: NA Shared-Time School: NA |
Students and Teachers
| 2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | 66 | 64 | 63 | 66 | 64 | 67 | 66 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 1,103 | 1,088 | 1,092 | 1,156 | 1,141 | 1,147 | 1,069 | |||||||
| Grade 9: | 329 | 29.8% | 316 | 29.0% | 296 | 27.1% | 313 | 27.1% | 307 | 26.9% | 325 | 28.3% | 331 | 31.0% |
| Grade 10: | 280 | 25.4% | 268 | 24.6% | 289 | 26.5% | 289 | 25.0% | 299 | 26.2% | 317 | 27.6% | 271 | 25.4% |
| Grade 11: | 243 | 22.0% | 277 | 25.5% | 265 | 24.3% | 287 | 24.8% | 293 | 25.7% | 253 | 22.1% | 270 | 25.3% |
| Grade 12: | 251 | 22.8% | 227 | 20.9% | 242 | 22.2% | 267 | 23.1% | 242 | 21.2% | 252 | 22.0% | 197 | 18.4% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 562 | 51.0% | 563 | 51.7% | 565 | 51.7% | 592 | 51.2% | 587 | 51.4% | 585 | 51.0% | 510 | 47.7% |
| Female: | 541 | 49.0% | 525 | 48.3% | 527 | 48.3% | 564 | 48.8% | 546 | 47.9% | 554 | 48.3% | 530 | 49.6% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 5 | 0.5% | 4 | 0.4% | 2 | 0.2% | 3 | 0.3% | 4 | 0.4% | 3 | 0.3% | 2 | 0.2% |
| Asian: | 7 | 0.6% | 7 | 0.6% | 4 | 0.4% | 3 | 0.3% | 3 | 0.3% | 4 | 0.3% | 5 | 0.5% |
| Hispanic: | 87 | 7.9% | 75 | 6.9% | 77 | 7.1% | 75 | 6.5% | 61 | 5.3% | 55 | 4.8% | 44 | 4.1% |
| Black: | 8 | 0.7% | 5 | 0.5% | 7 | 0.6% | 10 | 0.9% | 39 | 3.4% | 37 | 3.2% | 7 | 0.7% |
| White: | 953 | 86.4% | 965 | 88.7% | 972 | 89.0% | 1,036 | 89.6% | 1,034 | 90.6% | 1,048 | 91.4% | 986 | 92.2% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 43 | 3.9% | 31 | 2.8% | 30 | 2.7% | 29 | 2.5% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 345 | 31.3% | 335 | 30.8% | 327 | 29.9% | 325 | 28.1% | 282 | 24.7% | 240 | 20.9% | 219 | 20.5% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 88 | 8.0% | 85 | 7.8% | 100 | 9.2% | 76 | 6.6% | 101 | 8.9% | 95 | 8.3% | 93 | 8.7% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 16.74 | 17.01 | 17.32 | 17.63 | 17.88 | 17.20 | 16.30 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| EOC | ||||||
| 2006 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | > 95.0% | 92.2% | 82.6% |
| 2007 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 85.9% | 78.9% | 66.7% |
| 2008 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 82.2% | 78.6% | 69% |
| 2009 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 73.7% | 75.1% | 67.7% |
| 2010 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 84.6% | 76.1% | 77.8% |
| 2011 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 73% | 74.1% | 76.7% |
| 2012 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 63.6% | 76.9% | 78.7% |
| 2013 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 26.2% | 42.5% | 36.3% |
| 2006 | Algebra II | End of course | % met std | 93.5% | 89.8% | 80.3% |
| 2007 | Algebra II | End of course | % met std | 90.3% | 74.3% | 65.1% |
| 2008 | Algebra II | End of course | % met std | 92% | 75.2% | 67.2% |
| 2009 | Algebra II | End of course | % met std | 87.7% | 83.6% | 72.9% |
| 2010 | Algebra II | End of course | % met std | 94.9% | 88.9% | 84.9% |
| 2011 | Algebra II | End of course | % met std | 88.4% | 80.8% | 82.3% |
| 2006 | Biology | End of course | % met std | 86.6% | 71.7% | 63.4% |
| 2007 | Biology | End of course | % met std | 81.3% | 70.4% | 65.3% |
| 2008 | Biology | End of course | % met std | 74.4% | 71.4% | 68% |
| 2009 | Biology | End of course | % met std | 77.8% | 73% | 71.2% |
| 2010 | Biology | End of course | % met std | 85.8% | 79.9% | 81.2% |
| 2011 | Biology | End of course | % met std | 83.1% | 74.6% | 79.9% |
| 2012 | Biology | End of course | % met std | 84.9% | 81.1% | 83% |
| 2013 | Biology | End of course | % met std | 41.4% | 44.8% | 45.6% |
| 2006 | Chemistry | End of course | % met std | 71.5% | 84.5% | 77.1% |
| 2008 | Chemistry | End of course | % met std | 42% | 70.6% | 71.8% |
| 2009 | Chemistry | End of course | % met std | 85.5% | 82.3% | 77.7% |
| 2006 | Civics and Economics | End of course | % met std | 68.3% | 68.3% | 60.1% |
| 2007 | Civics and Economics | End of course | % met std | 78.6% | 74.1% | 65.8% |
| 2008 | Civics and Economics | End of course | % met std | 77.8% | 71.1% | 68.5% |
| 2009 | Civics and Economics | End of course | % met std | 76.8% | 75.3% | 71.4% |
| 2010 | Civics and Economics | End of course | % met std | 85.6% | 77.2% | 78.7% |
| 2011 | Civics and Economics | End of course | % met std | 81.7% | 73.5% | 80% |
| 2006 | English I | End of course | % met std | 89.3% | 86.9% | 82.8% |
| 2007 | English I | End of course | % met std | 76.6% | 74.4% | 72.1% |
| 2008 | English I | End of course | % met std | 78.6% | 75.3% | 73.1% |
| 2009 | English I | End of course | % met std | 75.2% | 76.2% | 73.8% |
| 2010 | English I | End of course | % met std | 84.8% | 80.3% | 82.4% |
| 2011 | English I | End of course | % met std | 82.1% | 78% | 80.6% |
| 2012 | English I | End of course | % met std | 82.9% | 82.8% | 82.9% |
| 2013 | English II | End of course | % met std | 55.1% | 53.2% | 51.2% |
| 2006 | Geometry | End of course | % met std | 90.3% | 84.1% | 68.8% |
| 2007 | Geometry | End of course | % met std | 81% | 75.6% | 63.3% |
| 2008 | Geometry | End of course | % met std | 83.4% | 79.7% | 67.9% |
| 2009 | Geometry | End of course | % met std | 82.6% | 84.7% | 73.3% |
| 2010 | Geometry | End of course | % met std | 90% | 86% | 82.3% |
| 2006 | Physical Science | End of course | % met std | 73.5% | 78.7% | 69.1% |
| 2008 | Physical Science | End of course | % met std | 46.7% | 65.5% | 58.4% |
| 2009 | Physical Science | End of course | % met std | 63.3% | 68.1% | 62.7% |
| 2010 | Physical Science | End of course | % met std | 72.1% | 77.7% | 76.4% |
| 2011 | Physical Science | End of course | % met std | 69.1% | 74.8% | 76.5% |
| 2006 | Physics | End of course | % met std | 70.7% | 83.8% | 85.1% |
| 2008 | Physics | End of course | % met std | 69.6% | 82% | 81.5% |
| 2009 | Physics | End of course | % met std | 93.1% | 85.9% | 85.9% |
| 2006 | US History | End of course | % met std | 72.9% | 67.3% | 56.8% |
| 2007 | US History | End of course | % met std | 78.9% | 73% | 64.6% |
| 2008 | US History | End of course | % met std | 81.8% | 74.8% | 66.5% |
| 2009 | US History | End of course | % met std | 74.5% | 76.2% | 71.2% |
| 2010 | US History | End of course | % met std | 90.8% | 83% | 81.6% |
| 2011 | US History | End of course | % met std | 85.4% | 76.3% | 81.5% |
| EOG | ||||||
| 2006 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % met std | 10.5% | 21.3% | 17.6% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % met std | 25% | 19.4% | 22.6% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % met std | 11.8% | 26% | 25.1% |
| 2006 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | < 5.0% | 21.9% | 18.5% |
| 2006 | Writing | 10th Grade | % met std | 49.6% | 52.1% | 54.1% |
| 2007 | Writing | 10th Grade | % met std | 53.1% | 51.5% | 51.8% |
| 2008 | Writing | 10th Grade | % met std | 72.2% | 73.4% | 71.9% |
| 2009 | Writing | 10th Grade | % met std | 65.9% | 68.2% | 70.1% |
| 2010 | Writing | 10th Grade | % met std | 63.4% | 69.1% | 69.4% |
| 2011 | Writing | 10th Grade | % met std | 63.7% | 63.9% | 69.9% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
* North Buncombe High High School was rated 4 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.