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Silsa

PublicHighGrades 9–12

419 McDowell Street, Asheville, NC 28803 · (828) 350-2700 · Part of Asheville City Schools

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

Students
332
Students per teacher
24:1
Free or reduced lunch
39%
Setting
City
Grades
9–12
The gist

What stands out about Silsa

  • Its own letter, A−: reading and math results near the top of North Carolina’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 13 pts above the state
  • Reading / language arts 20 pts above the state
  • Larger classes: 24 students per teacher

On the path

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

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

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency54%
State average 41.8%
Reading / language arts67%
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).

419 McDowell Street, Asheville

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 976
Grade 1088
Grade 1187
Grade 1281
Enrollment over time
338’20
341’21
344’22
352’23
332’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 64%Black 19%Hispanic 11%Two or more races 4%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 Silsa from Asheville families.

Other schools in Asheville City Schools

The district →

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.