Guest, Sign inJoin

Post to Black Mountain

We’ll email a one-tap link to publish your post. No password, and nothing is public until you click it.
Already a member? Sign in
B+

Black Mountain Primary

PublicElementaryGrades PK–3

301 East State Street, Black Mountain, NC 28711 · (828) 669-2645 · Part of Buncombe County Schools

Black Mountain’s School Grade B better than 62% of North Carolina school districts

Students
351
Students per teacher
14:1
Free or reduced lunch
97%
Setting
Suburb
Grades
PK–3
The gist

What stands out about Black Mountain Primary

  • Its own letter, B+: better results than 73% of North Carolina’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 15 pts above the state
  • Reading / language arts 10 pts above the state
  • Next stop for Black Mountain kids: 7 middle schools

On the path

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

PK–3Black Mountain PrimaryYou are here
6–87 middle schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency57%
State average 41.8%
Reading / language arts57%
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).

301 East State Street, Black Mountain

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K17
Kindergarten79
Grade 180
Grade 281
Grade 394
Enrollment over time
326’20
336’21
323’22
344’23
351’24

Up 7.7% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 78%Hispanic 13%Two or more races 5%Black 4%Asian <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Black Mountain Primary from Black Mountain families.

Other schools in Buncombe County 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; Black Mountain’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.