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West Buncombe Elementary Primary School
175 Erwin Hills Rd Asheville NC, 28806, Buncombe County Phone: 828-232-4282 Ranking:  (905 out of 1,874, top 48%)*Type: Regular Primary School Status: Currently Operational Grade: Kindergarten to Grade 4 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: | 42 | 45 | 44 | 52 | 53 | 52 | 52 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 635 | 624 | 611 | 741 | 773 | 805 | 789 | |||||||
| Kindergarten: | 123 | 19.4% | 120 | 19.2% | 129 | 21.1% | 129 | 17.4% | 111 | 14.4% | 136 | 16.9% | 131 | 16.6% |
| Grade 1: | 134 | 21.1% | 137 | 22.0% | 128 | 20.9% | 103 | 13.9% | 123 | 15.9% | 133 | 16.5% | 136 | 17.2% |
| Grade 2: | 130 | 20.5% | 133 | 21.3% | 113 | 18.5% | 121 | 16.3% | 119 | 15.4% | 132 | 16.4% | 144 | 18.3% |
| Grade 3: | 135 | 21.3% | 106 | 17.0% | 127 | 20.8% | 118 | 15.9% | 135 | 17.5% | 145 | 18.0% | 134 | 17.0% |
| Grade 4: | 113 | 17.8% | 128 | 20.5% | 114 | 18.7% | 131 | 17.7% | 146 | 18.9% | 137 | 17.0% | 127 | 16.1% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 323 | 50.9% | 308 | 49.4% | 305 | 49.9% | 388 | 52.4% | 412 | 53.3% | 432 | 53.7% | 405 | 51.3% |
| Female: | 312 | 49.1% | 316 | 50.6% | 306 | 50.1% | 353 | 47.6% | 353 | 45.7% | 365 | 45.3% | 335 | 42.5% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 3 | 0.5% | 3 | 0.5% | 3 | 0.5% | 1 | 0.1% | 6 | 0.8% | 6 | 0.7% | 7 | 0.9% |
| Asian: | 8 | 1.3% | 6 | 1.0% | 4 | 0.7% | 2 | 0.3% | 4 | 0.5% | 2 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.1% |
| Hispanic: | 108 | 17.0% | 88 | 14.1% | 91 | 14.9% | 111 | 15.0% | 100 | 12.9% | 105 | 13.0% | 95 | 12.0% |
| Black: | 21 | 3.3% | 13 | 2.1% | 15 | 2.5% | 20 | 2.7% | 86 | 11.1% | 79 | 9.8% | 25 | 3.2% |
| White: | 477 | 75.1% | 492 | 78.8% | 476 | 77.9% | 571 | 77.1% | 577 | 74.6% | 613 | 76.1% | 616 | 78.1% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 2 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 16 | 2.5% | 21 | 3.4% | 22 | 3.6% | 36 | 4.9% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 358 | 56.4% | 367 | 58.8% | 345 | 56.5% | 406 | 54.8% | 378 | 48.9% | 366 | 45.5% | 363 | 46.0% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 69 | 10.9% | 52 | 8.3% | 50 | 8.2% | 64 | 8.6% | 85 | 11.0% | 79 | 9.8% | 85 | 10.8% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 15.21 | 13.94 | 13.84 | 14.15 | 14.67 | 15.50 | 15.30 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| EOG | ||||||
| 2006 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 69.1% | 72.9% | 67.8% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 64.6% | 73.9% | 70.9% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 72.3% | 80% | 73.2% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 83.7% | 84.4% | 81.3% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 89% | 84.4% | 81.9% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 80.7% | 83.7% | 82.1% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 86.4% | 85.8% | 82.8% |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 57.1% | 51.3% | 46.8% |
| 2006 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 82.7% | 88.4% | 82.9% |
| 2007 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 69.3% | 84.1% | 81.8% |
| 2008 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 49.6% | 61.6% | 54.5% |
| 2009 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 61.9% | 71.5% | 65.5% |
| 2010 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 69.1% | 71.3% | 66.4% |
| 2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 57.1% | 70.3% | 67.6% |
| 2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 73.6% | 75.3% | 68.8% |
| 2013 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 62.9% | 52.4% | 45.2% |
| 2006 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 61.5% | 73.6% | 65% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 67.6% | 74.2% | 67.7% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 66.4% | 78.9% | 72.8% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 82.1% | 87% | 81.5% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 85.9% | 85.4% | 83% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 86.9% | 85.4% | 83.8% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 82.9% | 86.9% | 85.1% |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 58.5% | 56.3% | 47.6% |
| 2006 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 85.9% | 91.2% | 83.4% |
| 2007 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 82.9% | 90% | 85.2% |
| 2008 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 46.6% | 63.8% | 59.2% |
| 2009 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 65.7% | 75.1% | 69.1% |
| 2010 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 67.6% | 76.3% | 71.6% |
| 2011 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 74.5% | 76% | 71.6% |
| 2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 68.5% | 74.7% | 71.6% |
| 2013 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 49.2% | 52.2% | 43.7% |
| 2006 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 50.5% | 56.5% | 49.5% |
| 2007 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 77.9% | 58.5% | 52% |
| 2008 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 64.8% | 61.9% | 58.7% |
| 2006 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 73.4% | 70.6% | 63.1% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 73.5% | 72.5% | 66.7% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 71.8% | 76.8% | 69.6% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 81.6% | 85.3% | 80.1% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 79.3% | 83.6% | 81.2% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 82.3% | 83.7% | 82% |
| 2006 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 92.7% | 92.3% | 88.4% |
| 2007 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 91.2% | 92.1% | 89.3% |
| 2008 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 53% | 63.5% | 55.6% |
| 2009 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 58.8% | 72.7% | 68.5% |
| 2010 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 69.6% | 74.2% | 71.1% |
| 2011 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 69.4% | 75.4% | 72.3% |
| 2008 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 33.1% | 47.5% | 40.1% |
| 2009 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 45.6% | 62.9% | 60.8% |
| 2010 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 61.5% | 71.1% | 68.9% |
| 2011 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 70.7% | 75.2% | 73.4% |
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* West Buncombe Elementary Primary School was rated 3.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.