Emma Elementary School
37 Brickyard Road, Asheville, NC, 28806-3739 - Map Map

School Overview:
Definition of Terms
Emma Elementary School
School Level Primary school
Grades Offered Grades KG - 5
County Buncombe County, NC
Students & Faculty
Total Students 469 students
% Male / % Female 50%  /  50%
Total Classroom Teachers 37 teachers
Students by Grade
Kind - 89 students
Grade 1 - 88 students
Grade 2 - 73 students
Grade 3 - 63 students
Grade 4 - 77 students
Grade 5 - 79 students
This School
(NC) School Average
Teacher : Student Ratio 1:13 1:15
Students by Ethnicity
This School
(NC) School Average
% American Indian n/a 2%
% Asian 1% 2%
% Hispanic 22% 10%
% Black 19% 33%
% White 58% 54%
Additional Student Information
This School
(NC) School Average
% Eligible for Free Lunch 70% 39%
% Eligible for Reduced Lunch 11% 7%
% Migrant Students Enrolled 1% n/a
School Performance:
(NC) Statewide Testing Performance
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School District:
School District Name Buncombe County s School District
This School's Agency
(NC) District Average
Number of Schools Managed 40 7
Number of Students Managed 25,592 students 3,192 students
District Total Revenue $186,926,000 $27,390,000
District Expenditure $191,406,000 $27,412,000
District Revenue / Student $7,304 $8,581
District Expenditure / Student $7,479 $8,588
In the News:
  • Lighten Up 4 Life widens its reach in WNC (Asheville Citizen-Times)
    posted on September 2, 2009 at 04:49:24 am
    ASHEVILLE — Lighten Up 4 Life isn't just for Buncombe County residents anymore. Mission Hospital officially kicked off the latest installment of its weight-loss challenge Tuesday morning at Emma Elementary School as other hospitals around the region launched their own competitions.
  • LU4L grows (Asheville Citizen-Times)
    posted on September 1, 2009 at 11:19:26 pm
    ASHEVILLE — The students at Emma Elementary School are starting to notice something different about the cafeteria staff at their school. “One little boy said, ‘How did you lose all that weight?' and I told him, ‘I went on a diet,'” said Carra Almond, who has lost 70 pounds since last year.
  • 3 months later, svelter wife wows husband (Asheville Citizen-Times)
    posted on June 6, 2009 at 04:31:35 am
    ASHEVILLE — Chris Almond returned home Friday afternoon to find a slightly different wife than the one he left when he departed for a business trip to the Middle East three months ago.
  • Van crashes into school bus in Asheville (Asheville Citizen-Times)
    posted on February 21, 2009 at 05:25:37 am
    ASHEVILLE – A van crashed into the side of an Emma Elementary school bus in West Asheville Friday afternoon, but no injuries were reported, according to Buncombe County School officials.
  • No injuries in Emma school bus accident (Asheville Citizen-Times)
    posted on February 20, 2009 at 10:09:08 pm
    ASHEVILLE – A mini-van crashed into the side of an Emma Elementary school bus in West Asheville this afternoon, but no injuries were reported, according to Buncombe County School officials.
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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 - 1.4 mi. away - view location
2. Johnston Elementary School - 312 students - 1.6 mi. away - view location
3. Vance Elementary School - 322 students - 1.7 mi. away - view location
4. West Buncombe Elementary School - 721 students - 1.8 mi. away - view location
5. Evergreen Community Charter - 379 students - 1.9 mi. away - view location
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