📍 100 Flat Creek Road, Black Mountain, Buncombe County, 28711
Black Mountain Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Black Mountain, Buncombe County. The school has 147 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Buncombe County Schools school district. It serves grades 4–5 in a suburban setting. The school employs 13.0 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 11.3:1. 52% of students are proficient in reading. 37% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Black Mountain Elementary enrolls 147 students across grades 4–5. The student body is 54% male and 46% female. A teaching staff of 13.0 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 11.3:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 84% White, 7.5% Hispanic or Latino and 4.1% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 124 | 84% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 11 | 7.5% |
| Black or African American | 6 | 4.1% |
| Two or more races | 5 | 3.4% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
80 of the school's 147 students (54%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 72 qualify for free lunch and 8 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 Elementary 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 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 147 students, Black Mountain 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: Suburb - Large
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