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Pisgah Elementary Primary School
1495 Pisgah Hwy Candler NC, 28715, Buncombe County Phone: 828-670-5023 Ranking:  (237 out of 1,874, top 13%)*Type: Regular Primary School Status: Currently Operational Grade: Kindergarten to Grade 5 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: | 16 | 17 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 18 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 232 | 240 | 241 | 225 | 227 | 217 | 228 | |||||||
| Kindergarten: | 42 | 18.1% | 42 | 17.5% | 43 | 17.8% | 43 | 19.1% | 37 | 16.3% | 28 | 12.9% | 43 | 18.9% |
| Grade 1: | 45 | 19.4% | 47 | 19.6% | 46 | 19.1% | 32 | 14.2% | 31 | 13.7% | 45 | 20.7% | 39 | 17.1% |
| Grade 2: | 42 | 18.1% | 46 | 19.2% | 37 | 15.4% | 28 | 12.4% | 45 | 19.8% | 39 | 18.0% | 35 | 15.4% |
| Grade 3: | 47 | 20.3% | 32 | 13.3% | 29 | 12.0% | 44 | 19.6% | 35 | 15.4% | 39 | 18.0% | 39 | 17.1% |
| Grade 4: | 29 | 12.5% | 28 | 11.7% | 41 | 17.0% | 38 | 16.9% | 44 | 19.4% | 36 | 16.6% | 30 | 13.2% |
| Grade 5: | 27 | 11.6% | 45 | 18.8% | 45 | 18.7% | 40 | 17.8% | 35 | 15.4% | 30 | 13.8% | 42 | 18.4% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 125 | 53.9% | 126 | 52.5% | 128 | 53.1% | 118 | 52.4% | 107 | 47.1% | 99 | 45.6% | 108 | 47.4% |
| Female: | 107 | 46.1% | 114 | 47.5% | 113 | 46.9% | 107 | 47.6% | 112 | 49.3% | 110 | 50.7% | 110 | 48.2% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 1 | 0.4% | 2 | 0.8% | 1 | 0.4% | 2 | 0.9% | 1 | 0.4% | 1 | 0.5% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Asian: | 1 | 0.4% | 1 | 0.4% | 1 | 0.4% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.4% | 1 | 0.5% | 2 | 0.9% |
| Hispanic: | 6 | 2.6% | 10 | 4.2% | 13 | 5.4% | 13 | 5.8% | 10 | 4.4% | 10 | 4.6% | 10 | 4.4% |
| Black: | 3 | 1.3% | 6 | 2.5% | 5 | 2.1% | 1 | 0.4% | 11 | 4.8% | 6 | 2.8% | 0 | 0.0% |
| White: | 216 | 93.1% | 212 | 88.3% | 209 | 86.7% | 201 | 89.3% | 204 | 89.9% | 199 | 91.7% | 210 | 92.1% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 5 | 2.2% | 9 | 3.8% | 12 | 5.0% | 8 | 3.6% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 142 | 61.2% | 128 | 53.3% | 131 | 54.4% | 109 | 48.4% | 108 | 47.6% | 79 | 36.4% | 96 | 42.1% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 15 | 6.5% | 25 | 10.4% | 25 | 10.4% | 21 | 9.3% | 21 | 9.3% | 22 | 10.1% | 19 | 8.3% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 14.56 | 14.50 | 16.86 | 15.46 | 15.22 | 12.40 | 13.00 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| EOG | ||||||
| 2006 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 79.1% | 72.9% | 67.8% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 81.8% | 73.9% | 70.9% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 78.9% | 80% | 73.2% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 85% | 84.4% | 81.3% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 86.1% | 84.4% | 81.9% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 90.2% | 83.7% | 82.1% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 76.7% | 85.8% | 82.8% |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 59.3% | 51.3% | 46.8% |
| 2006 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 93% | 88.4% | 82.9% |
| 2007 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 90.9% | 84.1% | 81.8% |
| 2008 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 52.6% | 61.6% | 54.5% |
| 2009 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 80% | 71.5% | 65.5% |
| 2010 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 75% | 71.3% | 66.4% |
| 2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 73.2% | 70.3% | 67.6% |
| 2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 80% | 75.3% | 68.8% |
| 2013 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 63.0% | 52.4% | 45.2% |
| 2006 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 81.6% | 73.6% | 65% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 90.2% | 74.2% | 67.7% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 78.1% | 78.9% | 72.8% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 94.4% | 87% | 81.5% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 88.4% | 85.4% | 83% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 92.5% | 85.4% | 83.8% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | > 95.0% | 86.9% | 85.1% |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 76.9% | 56.3% | 47.6% |
| 2006 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 94.7% | 91.2% | 83.4% |
| 2007 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | > 95.0% | 90% | 85.2% |
| 2008 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 71.9% | 63.8% | 59.2% |
| 2009 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 91.7% | 75.1% | 69.1% |
| 2010 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 72.1% | 76.3% | 71.6% |
| 2011 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 85% | 76% | 71.6% |
| 2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 85% | 74.7% | 71.6% |
| 2013 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 53.8% | 52.2% | 43.7% |
| 2006 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 68.4% | 56.5% | 49.5% |
| 2007 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 60% | 58.5% | 52% |
| 2008 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 73.3% | 61.9% | 58.7% |
| 2006 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 88.6% | 70.6% | 63.1% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 80.5% | 72.5% | 66.7% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 83.3% | 76.8% | 69.6% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 91.2% | 85.3% | 80.1% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 86.5% | 83.6% | 81.2% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | > 95.0% | 83.7% | 82% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | > 95.0% | 82.4% | 82.1% |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 68.9% | 52.4% | 47.7% |
| 2006 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | > 95.0% | 92.3% | 88.4% |
| 2007 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | > 95.0% | 92.1% | 89.3% |
| 2008 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 71.4% | 63.5% | 55.6% |
| 2009 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 82.4% | 72.7% | 68.5% |
| 2010 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 83.8% | 74.2% | 71.1% |
| 2011 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 71.4% | 75.4% | 72.3% |
| 2012 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 84.1% | 71.8% | 72.3% |
| 2013 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 66.7% | 46.9% | 39.5% |
| 2008 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 59.5% | 47.5% | 40.1% |
| 2009 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 70.6% | 62.9% | 60.8% |
| 2010 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 75.7% | 71.1% | 68.9% |
| 2011 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 78.6% | 75.2% | 73.4% |
| 2012 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 84.1% | 77.1% | 75.9% |
| 2013 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 48.9% | 46.7% | 45.4% |
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* Pisgah Elementary Primary School was rated 4.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.