Schools in Bent Creek · Buncombe County Schools
Bent Creek’s public schools beat 59% of North Carolina districts
The public schools Bent Creek’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 rank near the top.
69%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
Schools
0
The School Grade
How Bent Creek 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 (306)Better than 69%
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 Bent Creek.
16 schools teach Pre-K in Bent Creek’s district. Which one depends on your address: Estes Elementary, North Buncombe Elementary, Sand Hill-Venable Elem and Avery's Creek Elementary and more.
21 schools teach K in Bent Creek’s district. Which one depends on your address: Estes Elementary, Fairview Elementary, North Buncombe Elementary and Sand Hill-Venable Elem and more.
21 schools teach 1st grade in Bent Creek’s district. Which one depends on your address: Estes Elementary, Fairview Elementary, North Buncombe Elementary and Sand Hill-Venable Elem and more.
21 schools teach 2nd grade in Bent Creek’s district. Which one depends on your address: Estes Elementary, Fairview Elementary, North Buncombe Elementary and Sand Hill-Venable Elem and more.
21 schools teach 3rd grade in Bent Creek’s district. Which one depends on your address: Estes Elementary, Fairview Elementary, North Buncombe Elementary and Sand Hill-Venable Elem and more.
21 schools teach 4th grade in Bent Creek’s district. Which one depends on your address: Estes Elementary, Fairview Elementary, North Buncombe Elementary and Sand Hill-Venable Elem and more.
12 schools teach 5th grade in Bent Creek’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 Bent Creek’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 Bent Creek’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 Bent Creek’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 Bent Creek’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 Bent Creek’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 Bent Creek’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 Bent Creek’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–521 elementary schoolsDepends on your address
521 elementary schoolsDepends on your address
6–87 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 Bent Creek
0 schools. Grades are ours, from state tests and graduation. Stars are from neighbors.
Also serving Bent Creek · in other towns
Estes Elementary
C+754 students14:1Rate it →
Fairview Elementary
A−646 students17:1Rate it →
North Buncombe Elementary
B593 students15:1Rate it →
Sand Hill-Venable Elem
B−590 students15:1Rate it →
West Buncombe Elementary
B+580 students15:1Rate it →
Avery's Creek Elementary
C+557 students15:1Rate it →
Glen Arden Elementary
B+505 students14:1Rate it →
Oakley Elementary
C+502 students15:1Rate it →
Williams Elementary
C−451 students16:1Rate it →
Haw Creek Elementary
B402 students12:1Rate it →
Hominy Valley Elementary
B399 students15:1Rate it →
Leicester Elementary
C+399 students15:1Rate it →
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Within reach
Colleges →Colleges near Bent Creek
There’s no college in Bent Creek, but 10 are within 30 miles. The closest is Galen Health Institutes-Asheville in Asheville, 3.8 miles away.
Galen Health Institutes-AshevilleUniversity or college · For-profit · Asheville
3.8 mi183 students
Asheville-Buncombe Technical Community CollegeCommunity college · Public · Asheville
5.4 mi4,301 students
Daoist Traditions College of Chinese Medical ArtsUniversity or college · For-profit · Asheville
7.2 mi91 students
University of North Carolina AshevilleUniversity or college · Public · Asheville
7.9 mi2,891 students
Warren Wilson CollegeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Swannanoa
12 mi797 students
Haywood Community CollegeCommunity college · Public · Clyde
17.5 mi710 students
Blue Ridge Community CollegeCommunity college · Public · Flat Rock
17.7 mi1,647 students
Brevard CollegeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Brevard
20 mi779 students
Montreat CollegeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Montreat
20.2 mi687 students
Mars Hill UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Mars Hill
22.2 mi982 students
Straight-line distance from the center of Bent Creek. 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.