Asheville Middle, 211 S. French Broad Ave.: grades 6-8, 667 students in 2024-25, a C (55) state grade.
Last checked Oct. 11, 2026. Sources: the school’s website; Asheville City Schools’ enrollment and calendar pages; Buncombe County’s school district mapping tool; the N.C. Department of Public Instruction’s 2024-25 report card data and 2025-26 school assessment workbook; and the federal NCES school directory.
Asheville Middle is an Asheville City Schools middle school at 211 S. French Broad Ave., Asheville. It is the district’s only middle school. The school moved into a new building in 2016 and says it serves 662 students, according to its about page. The district’s construction page says the track around the football field is being replaced during the 2026-27 school year, with the field staying open.
Who to call
- Front office: 828-350-6200, 211 S. French Broad Ave.
- School website: ams.ashevillecityschools.net
- Enrolling a new student: Asheville City Schools Enrollment Office 828-350-6111, 85 Mountain St.; enrollment page
- Am I in the city school district? the county’s school district mapping tool
- Buses: ACS Transportation 828-350-2903, 441 Haywood Road
| Address | 211 S. French Broad Ave., Asheville, NC 28801 |
| Phone | 828-350-6200 |
| Grades | 6 to 8 |
| District | Asheville City Schools |
| State school code | 111356 |
Principal
Principal Blair Johnston, according to the school’s website.
Enrollment and teachers
- State count: an average daily membership of 667 students in the 2024-25 school year, up from 538 in 2023-24, according to the state’s report card data.
- Federal count: 543 students in the 2023-24 school year, with 49 full-time-equivalent teachers, according to the NCES directory. That is about 11 students per teacher.
State report card
North Carolina grades every public school A to F. The grade is based 80% on student achievement and 20% on academic growth, according to the state’s 2025-26 annual testing report. For this school, achievement is measured by the state’s end-of-grade reading, math and science tests.
| School year | Grade and score | Growth |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | C (55) | Not met |
| 2023-24 | C (62) | Met |
The 2024-25 grade is the latest in the state’s downloadable report card data. From the state’s 2025-26 school assessment workbook:
- At grade level or above, all state tests: 60.1% (statewide, all tests: 59.2%)
- College and career ready (Level 4 and above): 42.4%
- Growth in 2025-26: exceeded expected growth
- Reading: 62.2% at grade level or above; math: 52.9%
The full report card, with class sizes, teacher data and school safety figures, is on the state’s NC School Report Cards site.
Attendance zone
Asheville City Schools does not draw attendance zones inside the district. It offers school choice at every grade level to families who live in the district, assigning students to their school of choice within board policy, school capacity and a 1991 federal desegregation order, according to its enrollment office. The elementary schools are magnet schools, and families may pick any of them where space allows and racial balance is kept, according to the district’s magnet program page.
The line that matters is the district boundary, which does not match the city limits: by our measurement of the county’s map, the district covers about 37% of Asheville’s land area, and Buncombe County Schools serves the rest. Check an address with the county’s school district mapping tool, which the district links from its enrollment process page.
Feeder pattern: students come from the district’s five elementary schools, Claxton, Hall Fletcher, Ira B. Jones, Isaac Dickson and Lucy S. Herring. The county’s map assigns the district to Asheville High; students may also apply to SILSA, whose enrollment page has a separate form for students coming from Asheville Middle.
Students from outside the district may apply for discretionary admission. They pay annual tuition, get no bus service and must be released by their zoned school, according to the enrollment process page.
We found no rezoning or boundary change approved by the Asheville City Board of Education that affects the school.
Calendar and bell times
Coming dates on the Asheville City Schools 2026-27 6-12 calendar (PDF):
- Wednesday, Oct. 28: end of the first quarter
- Tuesday, Nov. 3: no school for students (teacher workday)
- Wednesday, Nov. 11: holiday
- Wednesday, Nov. 18: late start
- Nov. 25-27: Thanksgiving break
- Wednesday, Dec. 16: late start
- Friday, Dec. 18: early release
- Dec. 21 to Jan. 1: winter break
- March 22-26, 2027: spring break
- Friday, June 4, 2027: last day of school, early release
Bell times: 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. for middle and high schools, according to the 2026-27 calendar. The district’s enrollment FAQ puts the earliest drop-off for secondary students at 7:45 a.m.
More
- The school’s own website and the district’s schools page
- Every public school in Asheville, with zones and report cards
- Our Asheville schools guide for district calendars, enrollment and the school boards
Frequently asked questions
What grades does Asheville Middle serve?
Asheville Middle serves sixth through eighth grade.
What is Asheville Middle’s school grade?
Asheville Middle earned a C, with a score of 55, in North Carolina’s 2024-25 School Performance Grades. In 2025-26, 60.1% of its state tests were at grade level or above and it exceeded its growth target.
Which high school does Asheville Middle feed into?
Asheville High, the high school the county’s school district map assigns to the Asheville City Schools district. Students can also apply to SILSA, the small high school on the Asheville High campus.
What time does Asheville Middle start?
The school day runs 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., according to the Asheville City Schools 2026-27 calendar.
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