Asheville High High School
419 Mcdowell St
Asheville NC, 28803, Buncombe County
Phone: 828-350-2500
Ranking: 
(60 out of 287, top 21%)*
(60 out of 287, top 21%)*Type: Regular High School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 9 to Grade 12
School District: Asheville City Schools
Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
| 2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | 90 | 88 | 88 | 83 | 83 | 85 | 88 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 1,047 | 1,030 | 1,014 | 931 | 928 | 946 | 1,035 | |||||||
| Grade 9: | 277 | 26.5% | 252 | 24.5% | 279 | 27.5% | 244 | 26.2% | 244 | 26.3% | 235 | 24.8% | 268 | 25.9% |
| Grade 10: | 252 | 24.1% | 261 | 25.3% | 260 | 25.6% | 243 | 26.1% | 230 | 24.8% | 241 | 25.5% | 238 | 23.0% |
| Grade 11: | 273 | 26.1% | 286 | 27.8% | 257 | 25.3% | 225 | 24.2% | 246 | 26.5% | 240 | 25.4% | 280 | 27.1% |
| Grade 12: | 245 | 23.4% | 231 | 22.4% | 218 | 21.5% | 219 | 23.5% | 208 | 22.4% | 230 | 24.3% | 249 | 24.1% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 527 | 50.3% | 509 | 49.4% | 494 | 48.7% | 447 | 48.0% | 462 | 49.8% | 454 | 48.0% | 494 | 47.7% |
| Female: | 520 | 49.7% | 521 | 50.6% | 520 | 51.3% | 484 | 52.0% | 458 | 49.4% | 484 | 51.2% | 488 | 47.1% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | 2 | 0.2% | 5 | 0.5% | 1 | 0.1% |
| Asian: | 14 | 1.3% | 18 | 1.7% | 12 | 1.2% | 12 | 1.3% | 10 | 1.1% | 14 | 1.5% | 16 | 1.5% |
| Hispanic: | 58 | 5.5% | 45 | 4.4% | 53 | 5.2% | 61 | 6.6% | 57 | 6.1% | 51 | 5.4% | 51 | 4.9% |
| Black: | 290 | 27.7% | 307 | 29.8% | 330 | 32.5% | 294 | 31.6% | 351 | 37.8% | 367 | 38.8% | 331 | 32.0% |
| White: | 601 | 57.4% | 582 | 56.5% | 546 | 53.8% | 501 | 53.8% | 508 | 54.7% | 509 | 53.8% | 587 | 56.7% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 83 | 7.9% | 77 | 7.5% | 72 | 7.1% | 62 | 6.7% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 386 | 36.9% | 409 | 39.7% | 384 | 37.9% | 330 | 35.4% | 309 | 33.3% | 314 | 33.2% | 316 | 30.5% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 54 | 5.2% | 38 | 3.7% | 46 | 4.5% | 52 | 5.6% | 50 | 5.4% | 34 | 3.6% | 48 | 4.6% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 11.63 | 11.72 | 11.54 | 11.16 | 11.20 | 11.10 | 11.80 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| EOC | ||||||
| 2006 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 87.6% | 88.9% | 82.6% |
| 2007 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 65.8% | 71.9% | 66.7% |
| 2008 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 49.6% | 58.4% | 69% |
| 2009 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 38.6% | 60.1% | 67.7% |
| 2010 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 62.1% | 74.5% | 77.8% |
| 2011 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 55.2% | 77.8% | 76.7% |
| 2012 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 49.7% | 74.2% | 78.7% |
| 2013 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 7.5% | 47.1% | 36.3% |
| 2006 | Algebra II | End of course | % met std | 73.7% | 73.7% | 80.3% |
| 2007 | Algebra II | End of course | % met std | 67% | 64.7% | 65.1% |
| 2008 | Algebra II | End of course | % met std | 58.8% | 53.6% | 67.2% |
| 2009 | Algebra II | End of course | % met std | 57.8% | 57.5% | 72.9% |
| 2010 | Algebra II | End of course | % met std | 61.8% | 68.5% | 84.9% |
| 2011 | Algebra II | End of course | % met std | 52.6% | 54.3% | 82.3% |
| 2006 | Biology | End of course | % met std | 70.7% | 70.7% | 63.4% |
| 2007 | Biology | End of course | % met std | 69.1% | 69.8% | 65.3% |
| 2008 | Biology | End of course | % met std | 69.1% | 69.1% | 68% |
| 2009 | Biology | End of course | % met std | 71.6% | 76.8% | 71.2% |
| 2010 | Biology | End of course | % met std | 78.8% | 77.9% | 81.2% |
| 2011 | Biology | End of course | % met std | 72.6% | 78.6% | 79.9% |
| 2012 | Biology | End of course | % met std | 82.5% | 82.5% | 83% |
| 2013 | Biology | End of course | % met std | 49.8% | 60.0% | 45.6% |
| 2006 | Chemistry | End of course | % met std | 84.8% | 84.8% | 77.1% |
| 2008 | Chemistry | End of course | % met std | 77.2% | 72.4% | 71.8% |
| 2009 | Chemistry | End of course | % met std | 78.9% | 78.9% | 77.7% |
| 2006 | Civics and Economics | End of course | % met std | 76.5% | 76.5% | 60.1% |
| 2007 | Civics and Economics | End of course | % met std | 71.2% | 72% | 65.8% |
| 2008 | Civics and Economics | End of course | % met std | 74.8% | 75.7% | 68.5% |
| 2009 | Civics and Economics | End of course | % met std | 70.3% | 68.2% | 71.4% |
| 2010 | Civics and Economics | End of course | % met std | 72.3% | 77.3% | 78.7% |
| 2011 | Civics and Economics | End of course | % met std | 76% | 73.4% | 80% |
| 2006 | English I | End of course | % met std | 81.8% | 83% | 82.8% |
| 2007 | English I | End of course | % met std | 82.4% | 80.2% | 72.1% |
| 2008 | English I | End of course | % met std | 76.3% | 75.1% | 73.1% |
| 2009 | English I | End of course | % met std | 73.3% | 76.4% | 73.8% |
| 2010 | English I | End of course | % met std | 91.9% | 90.3% | 82.4% |
| 2011 | English I | End of course | % met std | 79.9% | 82.6% | 80.6% |
| 2012 | English I | End of course | % met std | 78.4% | 82.5% | 82.9% |
| 2013 | English II | End of course | % met std | 60.6% | 65.2% | 51.2% |
| 2006 | Geometry | End of course | % met std | 73.5% | 76.1% | 68.8% |
| 2007 | Geometry | End of course | % met std | 62.7% | 63.1% | 63.3% |
| 2008 | Geometry | End of course | % met std | 44.1% | 49.7% | 67.9% |
| 2009 | Geometry | End of course | % met std | 54.4% | 68.6% | 73.3% |
| 2010 | Geometry | End of course | % met std | 61.5% | 64.3% | 82.3% |
| 2006 | Physical Science | End of course | % met std | 55.4% | 55.4% | 69.1% |
| 2008 | Physical Science | End of course | % met std | 19.8% | 19.8% | 58.4% |
| 2009 | Physical Science | End of course | % met std | 23.6% | 25.2% | 62.7% |
| 2010 | Physical Science | End of course | % met std | 56.9% | 51.8% | 76.4% |
| 2006 | Physics | End of course | % met std | 90% | 90% | 85.1% |
| 2008 | Physics | End of course | % met std | 83.3% | 83.3% | 81.5% |
| 2009 | Physics | End of course | % met std | 85.2% | 85.2% | 85.9% |
| 2006 | US History | End of course | % met std | 75.3% | 75.3% | 56.8% |
| 2007 | US History | End of course | % met std | 72.7% | 72.7% | 64.6% |
| 2008 | US History | End of course | % met std | 69.4% | 68.4% | 66.5% |
| 2009 | US History | End of course | % met std | 76.4% | 80.1% | 71.2% |
| 2010 | US History | End of course | % met std | 83% | 81.2% | 81.6% |
| 2011 | US History | End of course | % met std | 78.9% | 83% | 81.5% |
| EOG | ||||||
| 2006 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % met std | < 5.0% | < 5.0% | 17.6% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % met std | 35.3% | 33.3% | 22.6% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % met std | 80% | 80% | 25.1% |
| 2006 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | < 5.0% | 9.1% | 18.5% |
| 2006 | Writing | 10th Grade | % met std | 51.7% | 51.6% | 54.1% |
| 2007 | Writing | 10th Grade | % met std | 51.5% | 51.4% | 51.8% |
| 2008 | Writing | 10th Grade | % met std | 75.2% | 76.6% | 71.9% |
| 2009 | Writing | 10th Grade | % met std | 72.9% | 74.5% | 70.1% |
| 2010 | Writing | 10th Grade | % met std | 67.9% | 69.7% | 69.4% |
| 2011 | Writing | 10th Grade | % met std | 73.2% | 72.8% | 69.9% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
* Asheville High High School was rated 5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.