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Barnardsville Elementary

PublicElementaryGrades PK–4

20 Hillcrest Drive, Barnardsville, NC 28709 · (828) 626-2290 · Part of Buncombe County Schools

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Directions
Students
125
Students per teacher
11:1
Free or reduced lunch
98%
Setting
Rural
Grades
PK–4
The gist

What stands out about Barnardsville Elementary

  • Its own letter, C: better results than 33% of North Carolina’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 17 pts below the state
  • Small classes: 11 students per teacher
  • Next stop for Barnardsville kids: 7 middle schools

On the path

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

PK–4Barnardsville ElementaryYou are here
6–87 middle schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency24%
State average 41.8%
Reading / language arts44%
State average 47.2%

Its own letter, C, 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 ↗

20 Hillcrest Drive, Barnardsville

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K11
Kindergarten27
Grade 120
Grade 222
Grade 323
Grade 422
Enrollment over time
132’20
119’21
107’22
109’23
125’24

Down 5.3% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 90%Hispanic 5%Two or more races 5%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Barnardsville Elementary from Barnardsville 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
Sand Hill-Venable Elem
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Asheville
B−
590 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

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; Barnardsville’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.