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Schools in Bent Creek · Buncombe County Schools

Bent Creek’s public schools outscore 62% of North Carolina districts

The grade covers the public school district serving Bent Creek, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within North Carolina, not nationally.

K–12Where will my kid go?

From North Carolina state tests taken in spring 2022, when 100% of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.

Reading proficiency
51%
▲ 1 pts vs NC 50%
2021–22
Math proficiency
54%
▲ 3 pts vs NC 51%
2021–22
Graduate on time
91%
▲ 4 pts vs NC 86%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$13.8K
▲ 6% vs NC $13.0K
FY2024
Students per teacher
15.2
NC 16.0 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
19,161 students on the public path
In brief

Bent Creek’s schools, in brief

Better than its incomes would predict

Among the 306 North Carolina towns with household incomes within a quarter of Bent Creek’s, its schools beat 70%, higher than their 62% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Above the state on both counts

Reading proficiency is 51% and math 54% in spring 2022, against 50% and 51% statewide; 91% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 86%. Test scores ↓

Spending and class size

The district spends $13,828 per student, against $13,045 across North Carolina (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓

21 elementary schools, then seven middle and nine high schools

Which school depends on the address at every step. See the path ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

The School Grade

What’s behind Bent Creek’s grade

B Test scoresB+ Graduation

B: better than 62% of North Carolina school districts. Test scores and graduation are both above the North Carolina average; graduation is the stronger of the two.

North Carolina school districts we grade (325)Better than 62%
Lower resultsHigher results
North Carolina towns with similar household incomes (306)Better than 70%
BB+A fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 10,986 test results and a graduating class of 1,808 could put Bent Creek anywhere from B to B+. The tests are from spring 2022, when 100% of Bent Creek’s students in the tested grades sat them (10,532 in math, 11,439 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Bent Creek, with each school’s own grade.

21 schools teach K in Bent Creek’s district. Which one depends on your address. Their grades range from D− to A−, so check the specific school.
Estes Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Asheville
C+
754 students14:1Rate it →
Fairview Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Fairview
A−
646 students17:1Rate it →
North Buncombe Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Weaverville
B
593 students15:1Rate it →
Sand Hill-Venable Elem
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Asheville
B−
590 students15:1Rate it →
West Buncombe Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–4 · Asheville
B+
580 students15:1Rate it →
Avery's Creek Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Arden
C+
557 students15:1Rate it →
Glen Arden Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Arden
B+
505 students14:1Rate it →
Oakley Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Asheville
C+
502 students15:1Rate it →
Williams Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Swannanoa
C−
451 students16:1Rate it →
Haw Creek Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Asheville
B
402 students12:1Rate it →
Leicester Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Leicester
C+
399 students15:1Rate it →
Hominy Valley Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–4 · Candler
B
399 students15:1Rate it →
Candler Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Candler
C
381 students14:1Rate it →
Black Mountain Primary
Elementary · Grades PK–3 · Black Mountain
B+
351 students14:1Rate it →
Emma Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Asheville
C−
277 students13:1Rate it →
Weaverville Primary
Elementary · Grades PK–1 · Weaverville
245 students16:1Rate it →
Bell Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Asheville
B
224 students12:1Rate it →
Johnston Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Asheville
D−
217 students12:1Rate it →
Pisgah Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–4 · Candler
C+
162 students12:1Rate it →
Barnardsville Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Barnardsville
C
125 students11:1Rate it →
Woodfin Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Asheville
C
111 students10:1Rate it →
The path, start to finish
PK–421 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressD− to A−
6–87 middle schoolsDepends on your addressC+ to A−
9–129 high schoolsDepends on your addressC− to A+

Bent Creek’s public schools are run by Buncombe County Schools, which also serves Asheville, Biltmore Forest, Black Mountain and Montreat and others. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

The district

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

Buncombe County SchoolsGrades PK–12 · 45 schools · 22,452 students · 15.2 per teacher (NC 16.0)
$13,828NC $13,045 · FY2024
B
Test scores · 2021–22

Close to the state in reading

Reading51%
State average 49.9% · 11439 students tested
Math54%
State average 50.8% · 10532 students tested

Bent Creek vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the North Carolina towns that share Bent Creek’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Bent CreekBBuncombe County Schools

Every school in Bent Creek

37 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with North Carolina’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).

Also serving Bent Creekin other towns
Estes Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Asheville
C+
754 students14:1Rate it →
North Buncombe Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Weaverville
B
593 students15:1Rate it →
Sand Hill-Venable Elem
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Asheville
B−
590 students15:1Rate it →
Avery's Creek Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Arden
C+
557 students15:1Rate it →
Glen Arden Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Arden
B+
505 students14:1Rate it →
Oakley Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Asheville
C+
502 students15:1Rate it →
Williams Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Swannanoa
C−
451 students16:1Rate it →
Haw Creek Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Asheville
B
402 students12:1Rate it →
Leicester Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Leicester
C+
399 students15:1Rate it →
Candler Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Candler
C
381 students14:1Rate it →
Black Mountain Primary
Elementary · Grades PK–3 · Black Mountain
B+
351 students14:1Rate it →
Emma Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Asheville
C−
277 students13:1Rate it →
Weaverville Primary
Elementary · Grades PK–1 · Weaverville
245 students16:1Rate it →
Bell Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Asheville
B
224 students12:1Rate it →
Johnston Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Asheville
D−
217 students12:1Rate it →
Barnardsville Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Barnardsville
C
125 students11:1Rate it →
Fairview Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Fairview
A−
646 students17:1Rate it →
West Buncombe Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–4 · Asheville
B+
580 students15:1Rate it →
Hominy Valley Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–4 · Candler
B
399 students15:1Rate it →
Pisgah Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–4 · Candler
C+
162 students12:1Rate it →
Woodfin Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Asheville
C
111 students10:1Rate it →
Valley Springs Middle
Middle · Grades 5–8 · Arden
B
654 students14:1Rate it →
Cane Creek Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Fletcher
A−
499 students15:1Rate it →
Reynolds Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Asheville
B−
490 students15:1Rate it →
Owen Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Swannanoa
B−
457 students14:1Rate it →
Enka Middle
Middle · Grades 7–8 · Candler
B−
588 students16:1Rate it →
Erwin Middle
Middle · Grades 7–8 · Asheville
C+
545 students14:1Rate it →
North Buncombe Middle
Middle · Grades 7–8 · Weaverville
A−
516 students14:1Rate it →
Roberson High
High · Grades 9–12 · Asheville
A
1,479 students17:1Rate it →
Reynolds High
High · Grades 9–12 · Asheville
A
1,169 students18:1Rate it →
Enka High
High · Grades 9–12 · Candler
A
1,051 students16:1Rate it →
Erwin High
High · Grades 9–12 · Asheville
B
1,013 students15:1Rate it →
North Buncombe High
High · Grades 9–12 · Weaverville
A
896 students17:1Rate it →
Owen High
High · Grades 9–12 · Black Mountain
A−
649 students15:1Rate it →
Nesbitt Discovery Academy
High · Grades 9–12 · Asheville
A+
372 students22:1Rate it →
Early College
High · Grades 9–12 · Asheville
A
271 students25:1Rate it →
Center for Career Innovation
High · Grades 9–12 · Asheville
C−
41 students10:1Rate it →

Questions about Bent Creek’s schools

Are Bent Creek’s schools good?

They sit near the middle of North Carolina: the public schools Bent Creek children attend outscore 62% of North Carolina’s school districts on tests and graduation, a B Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 70%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Bent Creek in?

Buncombe County Schools, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 22,452 students in 45 schools (2024–25).

Where do Bent Creek kids go to high school?

One of 9 high schools, depending on your address: Roberson High, Reynolds High, Enka High, Erwin High, North Buncombe High, Owen High, Nesbitt Discovery Academy, Early College and Center for Career Innovation.

What is Bent Creek’s graduation rate?

91% of the class of 2023 in Buncombe County Schools graduated in four years, against 86% across North Carolina.

How much does Bent Creek spend per student?

$13,828 in Buncombe County Schools (FY2024), against $13,045 across North Carolina. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.

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School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within North Carolina. Stars are from neighbors.