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B−

Sand Hill-Venable Elem

PublicElementaryGrades PK–4

154 Sand Hill School Road, Asheville, NC 28806 · (828) 670-5028 · Part of Buncombe County Schools

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

Directions
Students
590
Students per teacher
15:1
Free or reduced lunch
98%
Setting
City
Grades
PK–4
The gist

What stands out about Sand Hill-Venable Elem

  • Its own letter, B−: better results than 45% of North Carolina’s public schools
  • Enrollment up 14.1% since 2020–21
  • Next stop for Asheville kids: 3 middle schools

On the path

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

PK–4Sand Hill-Venable ElemYou are here
6–83 middle schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency38%
State average 41.8%
Reading / language arts43%
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 ↗

154 Sand Hill School Road, Asheville

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K15
Kindergarten116
Grade 1106
Grade 2124
Grade 3116
Grade 4113
Enrollment over time
517’20
510’21
534’22
539’23
590’24

Up 14.1% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 53%Hispanic 36%Black 7%Two or more races 3%Asian <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <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 Sand Hill-Venable Elem from Asheville families.

Other schools in Buncombe County Schools

The district →
Estes Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Asheville
C+
754 students14:1
North Buncombe Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Weaverville
B
593 students15:1
Avery's Creek Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Arden
C+
557 students15:1
Glen Arden Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Arden
B+
505 students14:1
Oakley Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Asheville
C+
502 students15:1
Williams Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Swannanoa
C−
451 students16:1

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.