Sand Hill-venable Elementary School
154 Sand Hill School Road, Asheville, NC, 28806-1023 - Map Map

School Overview:
Definition of Terms
Sand Hill-venable Elementary School
School Level Primary school
Grades Offered Grades KG - 5
County Buncombe County, NC
Students & Faculty
Total Students 745 students
% Male / % Female 50%  /  50%
Total Classroom Teachers 62 teachers
Students by Grade
Kind - 125 students
Grade 1 - 115 students
Grade 2 - 145 students
Grade 3 - 112 students
Grade 4 - 128 students
Grade 5 - 120 students
This School
(NC) School Average
Teacher : Student Ratio 1:12 1:15
Students by Ethnicity
This School
(NC) School Average
% American Indian n/a 2%
% Asian 1% 2%
% Hispanic 10% 10%
% Black 4% 33%
% White 85% 54%
Additional Student Information
This School
(NC) School Average
% Eligible for Free Lunch 45% 39%
% Eligible for Reduced Lunch 9% 7%
% Migrant Students Enrolled 1% n/a
School Performance:
(NC) Statewide Testing Performance
School Statewide Performance View Education Department Test Scores
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:
  • YouTube video of local student program becomes part of national controversy (The Blue Banner)
    posted on October 22, 2009 at 09:25:27 pm
    A video recently posted on YouTube showing Asheville elementary school students chanting praise of President Obama sparked controversy after a similar video aired on national TV.
  • Local elementary-school video in left-right tug of war (Mountain Xpress)
    posted on September 30, 2009 at 06:50:55 pm
    An excerpt from video shot at a February 19, 2009, PTA program at Sand Hill-Venable Elementary School is touching off debate on local and national media outlets. The video shows a part of the program, in which students were paying tribute to various American leaders throughout history, where students mention President Barack Obama and go on to chant slogans from his campaign. Critics are ...
  • Obama song raises a storm (Asheville Citizen-Times)
    posted on September 30, 2009 at 04:20:36 am
    ASHEVILLE — When Loren Lanter saw an Internet video of students praising President Barack Obama, he thought, “I have a better quality one.” Lanter posted a one-minute clip of a program at Sand Hill-Venable Elementary School in Asheville.
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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. Buncombe Community Sch-west Elementary School - 59 students - 0.1 mi. away - view location
2. Hominy Valley Elementary School - 508 students - 1.5 mi. away - view location
3. Evergreen Community Charter - 379 students - 2.3 mi. away - view location
4. Johnston Elementary School - 312 students - 2.5 mi. away - view location
5. Vance Elementary School - 322 students - 2.7 mi. away - view location
View all schools in: Asheville, Buncombe County, Zip 28806 
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