📍 2 Rocket Drive, Asheville, Buncombe County, 28803
Reynolds Middle is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Asheville, Buncombe County. The school has 479 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Buncombe County Schools school district. It serves grades 6–8 in a suburban setting. The school employs 37.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 12.8:1. 46% of students are proficient in reading. 36% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Reynolds Middle enrolls 479 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 37.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 12.8:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 55% White, 18% Hispanic or Latino and 18% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 262 | 55% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 85 | 18% |
| Black or African American | 85 | 18% |
| Two or more races | 40 | 8.4% |
| Asian | 7 | 1.5% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
282 of the school's 479 students (59%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 259 qualify for free lunch and 23 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.
Reynolds Middle is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). 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.
Reynolds Middle is one of 45 schools in Buncombe County Schools, based in Asheville, North Carolina. The district serves 22,452 students district-wide and employs 1,597 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 479 students, Reynolds Middle is close to the district average of about 499 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large