Schools in Barnardsville · Buncombe County Schools
Barnardsville’s public schools beat 59% of North Carolina districts
The public schools Barnardsville’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, outperform 59% of North Carolina’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they sit near the middle.
58%beats similar-income towns
Reading proficiency
50%
▲ 3 pts vs NC 47%
2020–21
Math proficiency
45%
▲ 3 pts vs NC 42%
2020–21
Graduate on time
91%
▲ 3 pts vs NC 88%
class of 2020
Spent per student
$13.8K
▲ 6% vs NC $13.0K
FY2024
Students per teacher
10.9
NC 16.1 · smaller classes
Schools
1
125 students
The School Grade
How Barnardsville compares
B Test scoresB Graduation
North Carolina school districts we grade (318)Better than 59%
Lower resultsHigher results
North Carolina towns with similar household incomes (201)Better than 58%
High confidence. Built on 11,290 tested students and a graduating class of 1,998; ordinary year-to-year swings are unlikely to change it.
How the School Grade works
- Results, not inputs. Math and reading proficiency on North Carolina’s state tests against the state average, plus the four-year graduation rate. Spending and class size are shown but don’t count. Tests: 2020–21; graduation: class of 2020.
- The whole path. A town’s grade follows its kids through every district that serves it, weighted by students tested. Tests count 60%, graduation 40%.
- Graded within the state. Each state writes its own tests, so districts are compared with the rest of North Carolina only. A+ is the top 5%, A the next 10%, A− the next 10%, the B range the next 30%, the C range the next 30%, D the rest.
- What a grade can’t tell you. Test results track family income, so we also compare towns with similar incomes. Visit, ask other parents, and read neighbor reviews. It’s our own summary of U.S. Department of Education data, not an official rating.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Barnardsville.
12 schools teach 5th grade in Barnardsville’s district. Which one depends on your address: Koontz Intermediate, Valley Springs Middle, Fairview Elementary and Enka Intermediate and more.
8 schools teach 6th grade in Barnardsville’s district. Which one depends on your address: Koontz Intermediate, Valley Springs Middle, Enka Intermediate and Eblen Intermediate and more.
7 schools teach 7th grade in Barnardsville’s district. Which one depends on your address: Valley Springs Middle, Enka Middle, Erwin Middle and North Buncombe Middle and more.
7 schools teach 8th grade in Barnardsville’s district. Which one depends on your address: Valley Springs Middle, Enka Middle, Erwin Middle and North Buncombe Middle and more.
9 schools teach 9th grade in Barnardsville’s district. Which one depends on your address: Roberson High, Reynolds High, Enka High and Erwin High and more.
9 schools teach 10th grade in Barnardsville’s district. Which one depends on your address: Roberson High, Reynolds High, Enka High and Erwin High and more.
9 schools teach 11th grade in Barnardsville’s district. Which one depends on your address: Roberson High, Reynolds High, Enka High and Erwin High and more.
9 schools teach 12th grade in Barnardsville’s district. Which one depends on your address: Roberson High, Reynolds High, Enka High and Erwin High and more.
The path, start to finish
PK–4Barnardsville ElementaryBuncombe County Schools
5–87 middle schoolsDepends on your address
9–129 high schoolsDepends on your address
The district
Each district’s own page has its spending, test scores, enrollment and every school.
Test scores · 2020–21
Above the state in reading
Reading50%
State average 47.2%
Math45%
State average 41.9%
Every school in Barnardsville
1 school. Grades are based on state tests and graduation. Any other ratings are made by neighbors.
Elementary
Also serving Barnardsville · in other towns
Valley Springs Middle
B+654 students14:1Rate it →
Enka Middle
B−588 students16:1Rate it →
Erwin Middle
C+545 students14:1Rate it →
North Buncombe Middle
A−516 students14:1Rate it →
Cane Creek Middle
A−499 students15:1Rate it →
Reynolds Middle
B−490 students15:1Rate it →
Owen Middle
B−457 students14:1Rate it →
Roberson High
A1,479 students17:1Rate it →
Reynolds High
A1,169 students18:1Rate it →
Enka High
A1,051 students16:1Rate it →
Erwin High
B+1,013 students15:1Rate it →
North Buncombe High
A896 students17:1Rate it →
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Within reach
Colleges →Colleges near Barnardsville
There’s no college in Barnardsville, but 9 are within 30 miles. The closest is Mars Hill University in Mars Hill, 6.2 miles away.
Mars Hill UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Mars Hill
6.2 mi982 students
Warren Wilson CollegeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Swannanoa
11.9 mi797 students
Montreat CollegeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Montreat
12.9 mi687 students
University of North Carolina AshevilleUniversity or college · Public · Asheville
13 mi2,891 students
Daoist Traditions College of Chinese Medical ArtsUniversity or college · For-profit · Asheville
13.7 mi91 students
Asheville-Buncombe Technical Community CollegeCommunity college · Public · Asheville
15.6 mi4,301 students
Galen Health Institutes-AshevilleUniversity or college · For-profit · Asheville
21.3 mi183 students
Mayland Community CollegeCommunity college · Public · Spruce Pine
26.7 mi551 students
McDowell Technical Community CollegeCommunity college · Public · Marion
29 mi569 students
Straight-line distance from the center of Barnardsville. Degree-granting colleges with students on campus · College Scorecard · IPEDS.
School data: U.S. Department of Education (NCES, EDFacts, F-33 school finance). The School Grade is our own summary of state test results and graduation rates, graded within North Carolina. Stars are from neighbors.