📍 305 Overlook Road, Asheville, Buncombe County, 28803
Koontz Intermediate is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Asheville, Buncombe County. The school has 650 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Buncombe County Schools school district. It serves grades 5–6 in an urban setting. The school employs 43.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 15.0:1. 46% of students are proficient in reading. 40% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Koontz Intermediate enrolls 650 students across grades 5–6. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 43.3 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 15.0:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 51% White, 26% Hispanic or Latino and 12% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 329 | 51% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 166 | 26% |
| Black or African American | 77 | 12% |
| Two or more races | 56 | 8.6% |
| Asian | 18 | 2.8% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 4 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
324 of the school's 650 students (50%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 300 qualify for free lunch and 24 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.
Koontz Intermediate 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 48, state house district 116.
Koontz Intermediate 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 650 students, Koontz Intermediate is larger 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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