📍 730 Old US 70, Swannanoa, Buncombe County, 28778
Owen Middle is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Swannanoa, Buncombe County. The school has 418 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Buncombe County Schools school district. It serves grades 6–8 in a suburban setting. The school employs 36.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 11.6:1. 45% of students are proficient in reading. 37% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Owen Middle enrolls 418 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 48% male and 52% female. A teaching staff of 36.1 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 11.6:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 71% White, 18% Hispanic or Latino and 5.5% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 295 | 71% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 77 | 18% |
| Black or African American | 23 | 5.5% |
| Two or more races | 15 | 3.6% |
| Asian | 4 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 3 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
261 of the school's 418 students (62%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 239 qualify for free lunch and 22 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.
Owen 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 115.
Owen 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 418 students, Owen Middle 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