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Emma Elementary

PublicElementaryGrades PK–4

37 Brickyard Road, Asheville, NC 28806 · (828) 232-4272 · Part of Buncombe County Schools

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

Directions
Students
277
Students per teacher
13:1
Free or reduced lunch
98%
Setting
Suburb
Grades
PK–4
The gist

What stands out about Emma Elementary

  • Its own letter, C−: better results than 20% of North Carolina’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 20 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 15 pts below the state
  • Enrollment down 23.3% since 2020–21
  • Next stop for Emma kids: 7 middle schools

On the path

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

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

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency22%
State average 41.8%
Reading / language arts32%
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 ↗

37 Brickyard Road, Asheville

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K14
Kindergarten48
Grade 154
Grade 248
Grade 356
Grade 457
Enrollment over time
361’20
296’21
289’22
270’23
277’24

Down 23.3% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Hispanic 51%White 31%Black 13%Two or more races 4%Asian <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Emma Elementary from Emma 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; Emma’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.