Owen High High School
99 Lake Eden Rd Black Mountain NC, 28711, Buncombe County Phone: 828-686-3852 Ranking:  (77 out of 287, top 27%)*Type: Regular High School Status: Currently Operational Grade: Grade 9 to Grade 12 School District: Buncombe County 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: | 53 | 54 | 54 | 54 | 55 | 54 | 54 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 789 | 820 | 839 | 891 | 874 | 876 | 819 | |||||||
| Grade 9: | 217 | 27.5% | 231 | 28.2% | 231 | 27.5% | 274 | 30.8% | 252 | 28.8% | 281 | 32.1% | 261 | 31.9% |
| Grade 10: | 200 | 25.3% | 207 | 25.2% | 226 | 26.9% | 226 | 25.4% | 232 | 26.5% | 235 | 26.8% | 221 | 27.0% |
| Grade 11: | 185 | 23.4% | 203 | 24.8% | 196 | 23.4% | 207 | 23.2% | 221 | 25.3% | 200 | 22.8% | 167 | 20.4% |
| Grade 12: | 187 | 23.7% | 179 | 21.8% | 186 | 22.2% | 184 | 20.7% | 169 | 19.3% | 160 | 18.3% | 170 | 20.8% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 405 | 51.3% | 415 | 50.6% | 435 | 51.8% | 459 | 51.5% | 431 | 49.3% | 440 | 50.2% | 408 | 49.8% |
| Female: | 384 | 48.7% | 405 | 49.4% | 404 | 48.2% | 432 | 48.5% | 435 | 49.8% | 428 | 48.9% | 386 | 47.1% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 4 | 0.5% | 4 | 0.5% | 6 | 0.7% | 9 | 1.0% | 8 | 0.9% | 4 | 0.5% | 2 | 0.2% |
| Asian: | 7 | 0.9% | 10 | 1.2% | 6 | 0.7% | 3 | 0.3% | 7 | 0.8% | 10 | 1.1% | 6 | 0.7% |
| Hispanic: | 62 | 7.9% | 60 | 7.3% | 58 | 6.9% | 54 | 6.1% | 44 | 5.0% | 32 | 3.7% | 23 | 2.8% |
| Black: | 29 | 3.7% | 37 | 4.5% | 35 | 4.2% | 43 | 4.8% | 83 | 9.5% | 76 | 8.7% | 49 | 6.0% |
| White: | 643 | 81.5% | 668 | 81.5% | 697 | 83.1% | 741 | 83.2% | 732 | 83.8% | 754 | 86.1% | 718 | 87.7% |
| 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: | 44 | 5.6% | 41 | 5.0% | 37 | 4.4% | 41 | 4.6% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 302 | 38.3% | 333 | 40.6% | 329 | 39.2% | 322 | 36.1% | 274 | 31.4% | 249 | 28.4% | 220 | 26.9% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 61 | 7.7% | 52 | 6.3% | 76 | 9.1% | 57 | 6.4% | 69 | 7.9% | 55 | 6.3% | 59 | 7.2% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 14.84 | 15.07 | 15.55 | 16.39 | 15.99 | 16.10 | 15.20 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| EOC | ||||||
| 2006 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 89.6% | 92.2% | 82.6% |
| 2007 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 73.9% | 78.9% | 66.7% |
| 2008 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 69.2% | 78.6% | 69% |
| 2009 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 57% | 75.1% | 67.7% |
| 2010 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 68.9% | 76.1% | 77.8% |
| 2011 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 47.8% | 74.1% | 76.7% |
| 2012 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 48.5% | 76.9% | 78.7% |
| 2013 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 5.4% | 42.5% | 36.3% |
| 2006 | Algebra II | End of course | % met std | 87.3% | 89.8% | 80.3% |
| 2007 | Algebra II | End of course | % met std | 79.8% | 74.3% | 65.1% |
| 2008 | Algebra II | End of course | % met std | 80.2% | 75.2% | 67.2% |
| 2009 | Algebra II | End of course | % met std | 84% | 83.6% | 72.9% |
| 2010 | Algebra II | End of course | % met std | 93.1% | 88.9% | 84.9% |
| 2011 | Algebra II | End of course | % met std | 76.7% | 80.8% | 82.3% |
| 2006 | Biology | End of course | % met std | 70.1% | 71.7% | 63.4% |
| 2007 | Biology | End of course | % met std | 67.2% | 70.4% | 65.3% |
| 2008 | Biology | End of course | % met std | 69.3% | 71.4% | 68% |
| 2009 | Biology | End of course | % met std | 74.2% | 73% | 71.2% |
| 2010 | Biology | End of course | % met std | 82.2% | 79.9% | 81.2% |
| 2011 | Biology | End of course | % met std | 67.3% | 74.6% | 79.9% |
| 2012 | Biology | End of course | % met std | 81% | 81.1% | 83% |
| 2013 | Biology | End of course | % met std | 45.4% | 44.8% | 45.6% |
| 2006 | Chemistry | End of course | % met std | 90.9% | 84.5% | 77.1% |
| 2008 | Chemistry | End of course | % met std | 89.5% | 70.6% | 71.8% |
| 2009 | Chemistry | End of course | % met std | 88% | 82.3% | 77.7% |
| 2006 | Civics and Economics | End of course | % met std | 77.8% | 68.3% | 60.1% |
| 2007 | Civics and Economics | End of course | % met std | 75.5% | 74.1% | 65.8% |
| 2008 | Civics and Economics | End of course | % met std | 71.9% | 71.1% | 68.5% |
| 2009 | Civics and Economics | End of course | % met std | 71.3% | 75.3% | 71.4% |
| 2010 | Civics and Economics | End of course | % met std | 73.7% | 77.2% | 78.7% |
| 2011 | Civics and Economics | End of course | % met std | 70% | 73.5% | 80% |
| 2006 | English I | End of course | % met std | 84.8% | 86.9% | 82.8% |
| 2007 | English I | End of course | % met std | 70.6% | 74.4% | 72.1% |
| 2008 | English I | End of course | % met std | 75.8% | 75.3% | 73.1% |
| 2009 | English I | End of course | % met std | 71.4% | 76.2% | 73.8% |
| 2010 | English I | End of course | % met std | 77.6% | 80.3% | 82.4% |
| 2011 | English I | End of course | % met std | 77.8% | 78% | 80.6% |
| 2012 | English I | End of course | % met std | 81.4% | 82.8% | 82.9% |
| 2013 | English II | End of course | % met std | 51.0% | 53.2% | 51.2% |
| 2006 | Geometry | End of course | % met std | 83.3% | 84.1% | 68.8% |
| 2007 | Geometry | End of course | % met std | 86.5% | 75.6% | 63.3% |
| 2008 | Geometry | End of course | % met std | 85.5% | 79.7% | 67.9% |
| 2009 | Geometry | End of course | % met std | 81.8% | 84.7% | 73.3% |
| 2010 | Geometry | End of course | % met std | 81.3% | 86% | 82.3% |
| 2006 | Physical Science | End of course | % met std | 91.2% | 78.7% | 69.1% |
| 2008 | Physical Science | End of course | % met std | > 95.0% | 65.5% | 58.4% |
| 2009 | Physical Science | End of course | % met std | 91.9% | 68.1% | 62.7% |
| 2010 | Physical Science | End of course | % met std | 94.4% | 77.7% | 76.4% |
| 2011 | Physical Science | End of course | % met std | 92.4% | 74.8% | 76.5% |
| 2006 | Physics | End of course | % met std | > 95.0% | 83.8% | 85.1% |
| 2009 | Physics | End of course | % met std | 81.8% | 85.9% | 85.9% |
| 2006 | US History | End of course | % met std | 57.7% | 67.3% | 56.8% |
| 2007 | US History | End of course | % met std | 69.2% | 73% | 64.6% |
| 2008 | US History | End of course | % met std | 71.9% | 74.8% | 66.5% |
| 2009 | US History | End of course | % met std | 72.8% | 76.2% | 71.2% |
| 2010 | US History | End of course | % met std | 87% | 83% | 81.6% |
| 2011 | US History | End of course | % met std | 87.8% | 76.3% | 81.5% |
| EOG | ||||||
| 2006 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % met std | 17.4% | 21.3% | 17.6% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % met std | 14.3% | 19.4% | 22.6% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % met std | 42.9% | 26% | 25.1% |
| 2006 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 23.1% | 21.9% | 18.5% |
| 2006 | Writing | 10th Grade | % met std | 58.2% | 52.1% | 54.1% |
| 2007 | Writing | 10th Grade | % met std | 46.2% | 51.5% | 51.8% |
| 2008 | Writing | 10th Grade | % met std | 75.2% | 73.4% | 71.9% |
| 2009 | Writing | 10th Grade | % met std | 71.6% | 68.2% | 70.1% |
| 2010 | Writing | 10th Grade | % met std | 67.6% | 69.1% | 69.4% |
| 2011 | Writing | 10th Grade | % met std | 59.6% | 63.9% | 69.9% |
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* Owen High High School was rated 4.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.