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Claxton Elementary

PublicElementaryGrades K–5

241 Merrimon Avenue, Asheville, NC 28801 · (828) 350-6500 · Part of Asheville City Schools

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

Directions
Students
405
Students per teacher
13:1
Free or reduced lunch
38%
Setting
City
Grades
K–5
The gist

What stands out about Claxton Elementary

  • Its own letter, B: better results than 58% of North Carolina’s public schools
  • Reading / language arts 7 pts above the state
  • Next stop for Asheville kids: 3 middle schools

On the path

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

K–5Claxton ElementaryYou are here
6–83 middle schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency41%
State average 41.8%
Reading / language arts54%
State average 47.2%

Its own letter, B, 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 ↗

241 Merrimon Avenue, Asheville

Students

Enrollment by grade
Kindergarten66
Grade 169
Grade 258
Grade 366
Grade 477
Grade 569
Enrollment over time
403’20
390’21
396’22
388’23
405’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 71%Black 13%Hispanic 8%Two or more races 7%Asian <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Claxton Elementary 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
Asheville Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Asheville
B−
670 students11:1
Asheville High
High · Grades 9–12 · Asheville
A−
1,221 students14:1

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.