📍 301 East State Street, Black Mountain, Buncombe County, 28711
Black Mountain Primary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Black Mountain, Buncombe County. The school has 323 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Buncombe County Schools school district. It serves grades Pre-K–3 in a suburban setting. The school employs 28.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 11.4:1. 57% of students are proficient in reading. 57% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Black Mountain Primary enrolls 323 students across grades Pre-K–3. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 28.3 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 11.4:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 85% White, 8.7% Hispanic or Latino and 4.6% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 274 | 85% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 28 | 8.7% |
| Black or African American | 15 | 4.6% |
| Two or more races | 4 | 1.2% |
| Asian | 1 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
182 of the school's 323 students (56%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 161 qualify for free lunch and 21 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.
Black Mountain Primary 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 115.
Black Mountain Primary 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 323 students, Black Mountain Primary is smaller than the district average of about 499 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large
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