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B+

Glen Arden Elementary

PublicElementaryGrades PK–4

50 Pinehurst Circle, Arden, NC 28704 · (828) 654-1800 · Part of Buncombe County Schools

Royal Pines’ School Grade B better than 62% of North Carolina school districts

Directions
Students
505
Students per teacher
14:1
Free or reduced lunch
96%
Setting
Suburb
Grades
PK–4
The gist

What stands out about Glen Arden Elementary

  • Its own letter, B+: better results than 73% of North Carolina’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 12 pts above the state
  • Reading / language arts 12 pts above the state
  • Next stop for Royal Pines kids: 7 middle schools

On the path

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

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

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency54%
State average 41.8%
Reading / language arts59%
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 ↗

50 Pinehurst Circle, Arden

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K18
Kindergarten108
Grade 191
Grade 297
Grade 3103
Grade 488
Enrollment over time
506’20
494’21
501’22
471’23
505’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 70%Hispanic 14%Two or more races 10%Black 5%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%Asian <1%

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

Parents talk

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