📍 230 Johnston Boulevard, Asheville, Buncombe County, 28806
Johnston Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Asheville, Buncombe County. The school has 203 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Buncombe County Schools school district. It serves grades Pre-K–4 in an urban setting. The school employs 19.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 10.6:1. 17% of students are proficient in reading. 12% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
Johnston Elementary enrolls 203 students across grades Pre-K–4. The student body is 57% male and 43% female. A teaching staff of 19.1 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 10.6:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 33% Hispanic or Latino, 32% White and 25% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 68 | 33% |
| White | 65 | 32% |
| Black or African American | 50 | 25% |
| Two or more races | 12 | 5.9% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 6 | 3% |
| Asian | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
200 of the school's 203 students (99%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 200 qualify for free lunch and 0 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.
Johnston 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.
Johnston Elementary 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 203 students, Johnston Elementary is smaller than the district average of about 499 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Small
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