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Isaac Dickson Elementary School

Serves grades PK - 5

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Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2022 – 2023 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2021
  • Educational Environment: 2022 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2024

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School Overview

Address
125 Hill Street
Asheville, NC 28801
Phone
(828) 350-6800
District
Asheville City Schools
County
BUNCOMBE COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
Yes
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
414
Classroom Teachers
29

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to North Carolina

7

(10 is best)

Better than 67.5% of all NC schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

7

(10 is best)

Isaac Dickson Elementary School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 3

70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0
80 60 40 20 0
63%
54%
60%
48%
65%
61%
63%
54%
60%
48%
65%
61%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 4

70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0
80 60 40 20 0
65%
55%
65%
55%
65%
55%
65%
55%
65%
55%
65%
55%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 5

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
49%
52%
51%
48%
46%
56%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

17.5 15 12.5 10 7.5 5 2.5 0
14
13
15
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Grade pk 14 3.4%
Kindergarten 50 12.1%
Grade 1 73 17.6%
Grade 2 69 16.7%
Grade 3 67 16.2%
Grade 4 65 15.7%
Grade 5 76 18.4%
Total 414 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 69.9% 67.2% 46.6%
Black 19.9% 20.7% 26.2%
Hispanic 8.7% 9.7% 21.6%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 0.5% 1.0% 4.2%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.8% 1.5% 1.4%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 38.9% 41.7% 59.0%
Free lunch eligible 37.9% 40.3% 56.8%
Reduced lunch eligible 1.0% 1.5% 2.3%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 41,968 10,835,491
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 1,907.9 220
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 3.9% 5.7%
5-19 YEARS OLD 14.1% 19.1%
20-44 YEARS OLD 36.6% 32.7%
45-64 YEARS OLD 26.3% 25.6%
65 OR OLDER 19.1% 16.9%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 17,489 4,186,924
Single Parent Households With Children 6.0% 8.5%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 94.4% 89.7%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 61.5% 34.7%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 21.5% 17.3%
$100,000 - $149,999 16.2% 16.5%
$75,000 - $99,999 10.0% 13.0%
$50,000 - $74,999 15.7% 17.0%
$30,000 - $49,999 14.6% 16.1%
$15,000 - $29,999 10.9% 11.4%
$15,000 or less 11.1% 8.9%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,970 $37,110,000 57.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $819 $3,390,000 5.2%
Staff $1,054 $4,361,000 6.7%
General Administration $305 $1,263,000 1.9%
School Administration $848 $3,507,000 5.4%
Operation $1,412 $5,843,000 9.0%
Transportation $172 $710,000 1.1%
Other $779 $3,222,000 5.0%
Total Support $5,389 $22,296,000 34.3%
Non-instructional Expenditures $1,343 $5,558,000 8.6%
Total Expenditures $15,703 $64,964,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $6,564 $10,129,255,000 56.4%
Support Expenditures
Student $623 $960,884,000 5.4%
Staff $394 $608,502,000 3.4%
General Administration $179 $276,069,000 1.5%
School Administration $651 $1,005,083,000 5.6%
Operation $803 $1,239,070,000 6.9%
Transportation $337 $520,307,000 2.9%
Other $350 $540,157,000 3.0%
Total Support $3,338 $5,150,072,000 28.7%
Non-instructional Expenditures $1,737 $2,680,931,000 14.9%
Total Expenditures $11,639 $17,960,258,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,505 $421,432,149,000 50.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $912 $45,189,184,320 5.4%
Staff $715 $35,442,027,000 4.2%
General Administration $282 $13,997,625,000 1.7%
School Administration $800 $39,661,338,000 4.7%
Operation $1,302 $64,530,934,000 7.7%
Transportation $501 $24,826,324,680 3.0%
Other $567 $28,090,428,000 3.3%
Total Support $5,081 $251,737,861,000 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,383 $167,614,653,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $16,969 $840,784,663,000 100.0%

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