📍 211 S French Broad Avenue, Asheville, Buncombe County, 28801
Asheville Middle is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Asheville, Buncombe County. The school has 589 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Asheville City Schools school district. It serves grades 6–8 in an urban setting. The school employs 49.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 11.9:1. 51% of students are proficient in reading. 38% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Asheville Middle enrolls 589 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 49.4 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 11.9:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 56% White, 24% Black or African American and 10% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 328 | 56% |
| Black or African American | 142 | 24% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 61 | 10% |
| Two or more races | 45 | 7.6% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 9 | 1.5% |
| Asian | 4 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
285 of the school's 589 students (48%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 277 qualify for free lunch and 8 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.
Asheville Middle is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Small). Virtual instruction: Supplemental Virtual. The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. 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.
Asheville Middle 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 589 students, Asheville Middle is larger than the district average of about 440 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Small