📍 753 Fairview Road, Asheville, Buncombe County, 28803
Oakley Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Asheville, Buncombe County. The school has 433 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Buncombe County Schools school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in an urban setting. The school employs 32.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.2:1. 40% of students are proficient in reading. 32% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Oakley Elementary enrolls 433 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 32.8 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.2:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 49% White, 23% Hispanic or Latino and 21% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 212 | 49% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 100 | 23% |
| Black or African American | 93 | 21% |
| Two or more races | 28 | 6.5% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
430 of the school's 433 students (99%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 430 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.
Oakley 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.
Oakley 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 433 students, Oakley Elementary is close to the district average of about 499 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Small