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Asheville High
A−

Asheville High

PublicHighGrades 9–12

419 McDowell Street, Asheville, NC 28803 · (828) 350-2500 · Part of Asheville City Schools

Asheville’s School Grade B better than 63% of North Carolina school districts

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Photo: Jen G. Bowen · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Students
1,221
Students per teacher
14:1
Free or reduced lunch
41%
Setting
City
Grades
9–12
The gist

What stands out about Asheville High

  • Its own letter, A−: reading and math results near the top of North Carolina’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 10 pts above the state
  • Reading / language arts 18 pts above the state
  • Enrollment up 9.9% since 2020–21

On the path

Where Asheville kids come from and go next. The whole path →

6–83 middle schoolsDepends on your address
9–12Asheville HighYou are here

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency52%
State average 41.8%
Reading / language arts65%
State average 47.2%

Its own letter, A−, places these results among North Carolina’s 2,529 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

419 McDowell Street, Asheville

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K12
Grade 9333
Grade 10315
Grade 11285
Grade 12276
Enrollment over time
1,111’20
1,135’21
1,166’22
1,165’23
1,221’24

Up 9.9% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 66%Black 14%Hispanic 10%Two or more races 7%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 2%Asian <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Asheville High from Asheville families.

Other schools in Asheville City Schools

The district →
Isaac Dickson Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Asheville
B+
390 students13:1
Ira B Jones Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Asheville
C
369 students14:1
Hall Fletcher Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Asheville
C
318 students13:1
Lucy S. Herring Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Asheville
B−
255 students11:1
Claxton Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Asheville
B
405 students13:1
Asheville Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Asheville
B−
670 students11:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against North Carolina’s other public schools; Asheville’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.