📍 241 Merrimon Avenue, Asheville, Buncombe County, 28801
Claxton Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Asheville, Buncombe County. The school has 396 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Asheville City Schools school district. It serves grades K–5 in an urban setting. The school employs 27.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.3:1. 54% of students are proficient in reading. 41% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
Claxton Elementary enrolls 396 students across grades K–5. The student body is 48% male and 52% female. A teaching staff of 27.6 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.3:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 65% White, 19% Black or African American and 8.8% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 257 | 65% |
| Black or African American | 77 | 19% |
| Two or more races | 35 | 8.8% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 26 | 6.6% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
152 of the school's 396 students (38%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 147 qualify for free lunch and 5 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Claxton Elementary is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Small). The school receives targeted-assistance Title I funding for eligible students. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district NC At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 49, state house district 114.
Claxton Elementary is one of 9 schools in Asheville City Schools, based in Asheville, North Carolina. The district serves 3,960 students district-wide and employs 309 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 396 students, Claxton Elementary is close to the district average of about 440 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Small