📍 98 Sulphur Springs Road, Asheville, Buncombe County, 28806
Lucy S. Herring Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Asheville, Buncombe County. The school has 301 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Asheville City Schools school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in an urban setting. The school employs 25.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 11.7:1. 52% of students are proficient in reading. 32% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
Lucy S. Herring Elementary enrolls 301 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 55% male and 45% female. A teaching staff of 25.8 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 11.7:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 59% White, 18% Black or African American and 12% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 178 | 59% |
| Black or African American | 55 | 18% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 35 | 12% |
| Two or more races | 26 | 8.6% |
| Asian | 6 | 2% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
160 of the school's 301 students (53%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 157 qualify for free lunch and 3 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.
Lucy S. Herring Elementary is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Small). 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.
Lucy S. Herring 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 301 students, Lucy S. Herring Elementary is smaller than the district average of about 440 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Small
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