Vance Elementary School
98 Sulphur Springs Road, Asheville, NC, 28806-2646 - Map Map

School Overview:
Definition of Terms
Vance Elementary School
School Level Primary school
School Type Magnet School
Grades Offered Grades KG - 5
County Buncombe County, NC
Students & Faculty
Total Students 322 students
% Male / % Female 52%  /  48%
Total Classroom Teachers 29 teachers
Students by Grade
Kind - 70 students
Grade 1 - 63 students
Grade 2 - 50 students
Grade 3 - 48 students
Grade 4 - 44 students
Grade 5 - 47 students
This School
(NC) School Average
Teacher : Student Ratio 1:11 1:15
Students by Ethnicity
This School
(NC) School Average
% American Indian n/a 2%
% Asian 2% 2%
% Hispanic 13% 10%
% Black 53% 33%
% White 32% 54%
Additional Student Information
This School
(NC) School Average
% Eligible for Free Lunch 66% 39%
% Eligible for Reduced Lunch 7% 7%
% Migrant Students Enrolled n/a n/a
School Performance:
(NC) Statewide Testing Performance
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School District:
School District Name Asheville City s School District
This School's Agency
(NC) District Average
Number of Schools Managed 9 7
Number of Students Managed 3,847 students 3,192 students
District Total Revenue $42,525,000 $27,390,000
District Expenditure $42,642,000 $27,412,000
District Revenue / Student $11,054 $8,581
District Expenditure / Student $11,084 $8,588
In the News:
  • Featured Galleries (Black Mountain News)
    posted on March 13, 2009 at 03:17:24 pm
    Classes at Vance Elementary School. Asheville's five elementary schools are all magnet school themed. The school district will be holding a forum on Thursday for parents to learn about magnet schools, each of the school themes and to answer questions. Open house will take place later this month.
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  • General Links (Black Mountain News)
    posted on March 13, 2009 at 03:16:55 pm
    Classes at Vance Elementary School. Asheville's five elementary schools are all magnet school themed. The school district will be holding a forum on Thursday for parents to learn about magnet schools, each of the school themes and to answer questions. Open house will take place later this month.
  • Recent Headlines (Black Mountain News)
    posted on March 13, 2009 at 03:14:44 pm
    Recently, Black Mountain residents Jan and Nat Justice spent two weeks in January cruising in Antarctica surrounded by sweeping glaciers, towering peaks, whales, seals and more penguins than the mind can comprehend.
  • Junior Achievement at Vance (Asheville Citizen-Times)
    posted on March 6, 2009 at 06:47:15 pm
    Mission Hospital webmaster Ryan Perry talks with Cynia Johnson, right, and Darion Thomas during the Junior Achievement event at Vance Elementary Friday morning.
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School Notes:
 
School Zip Code:
About This Zip Code (28806)
School Zip (28806)
(NC) State Average
Population (Approximate) 33,050 people 7,780,958 people
% (age 25+) w/College Degree 24% 24%
Population Average Age 37 years old 35 years old
Average Household size 2.3 persons 2.4 persons
Median Household Income $33,331 $39,726
Avg. # of Rooms in Household 5.1 rooms 5.3 rooms
Median Age of Housing Structure 42 years old 32 years old
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Median Value of Housing Unit
Zipcode (28806)


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Zillow Median Value of Housing Unit
% Owning / % Renting 67% / 33% 66% / 34%
School Map:
1. F Delany New School For Children - 145 students - 0.4 mi. away - view location
2. Evergreen Community Charter - 379 students - 0.5 mi. away - view location
3. Johnston Elementary School - 312 students - 1.0 mi. away - view location
4. Hall Fletcher Elementary School - 289 students - 1.5 mi. away - view location
5. Emma Elementary School - 469 students - 1.7 mi. away - view location
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