Ira B Jones Elementary
Public elementary school, pre-kindergarten to grade 5 · Asheville, North Carolina
Ira B Jones Elementary in Asheville, North Carolina enrolled 369 students in 2024-25 with 27.3 full-time teachers, 13.5 students per teacher against the North Carolina elementary-school median of 14.7. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; it takes part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25). On the state tests, 43-52% of its students tested were proficient in reading and 43-52% proficient in math in 2021-22 (North Carolina: 48% and 50%).
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method
Enrollment fell 7% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 6%
396 students in 2022-23, 377 students in 2023-24, 369 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 29.2 to 27.3.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 396 | 29.2 | 13.6 |
| 2023-24 | 377 | 29.5 | 12.8 |
| 2024-25 | 369 | 27.3 | 13.5 |
13.5 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 74 of every 100 North Carolina elementary schools
Among the 1,442 North Carolina elementary schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 14.7; the national median for elementary schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).
One counselor per 369 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Ira B Jones Elementary enrolled 369 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 18 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programYes
- Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 369 of the 369 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions18
- Chronically absent32.6% (2022-23)
Who attends
53.9% of students were White, 26.3% Black, 8.4% Hispanic in 2024-25.
- White53.9%
- Black26.3%
- Hispanic8.4%
- Two or more races6.5%
- Pacific Islander3.5%
- Asian1.4%
Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.
State test results, 2021-22
In 2021-22, the students tested at Ira B Jones Elementary scored proficient or above: 43-52% in reading and 43-52% in math, against 48% in reading and 50% in math across North Carolina. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within North Carolina, not across states. Where a state published results by grade only, the grades tested are combined, weighted by the students tested in each.
| Subject | This school | Its district | North Carolina |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading and language arts | 43‑52% | 53‑56% | 48% |
| Math | 43‑52% | 46‑49% | 50% |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive): ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.
Elementary schools in Asheville
17 public elementary schools in Asheville report 2024-25 enrollment.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Estes Elementary | 754 | 14.3 | 99.5% |
| Sand Hill-Venable Elementary | 590 | 15.0 | 98.0% |
| West Buncombe Elementary | 580 | 14.7 | 98.1% |
| Oakley Elementary | 502 | 15.5 | 98.0% |
| Evergreen Community Charter | 430 | 13.3 | 39.1% |
| Claxton Elementary | 405 | 13.0 | 35.8% |
| Haw Creek Elementary | 402 | 12.4 | 99.3% |
| Isaac Dickson Elementary | 390 | 13.3 | 39.5% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about Ira B Jones Elementary
- Claxton ElementaryThe nearest public elementary school, 1.6 miles away: 405 students, 13.0 per teacher (2024-25).1.6 mi
- Woodfin ElementaryThe next nearest public elementary school, 2.0 miles away: 111 students, 10.2 per teacher (2024-25).2.0 mi
- Compare Ira B Jones Elementary with Claxton ElementaryStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Asheville City School District spends per student$16,507 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$16,507
- The largest public schools in North CarolinaIra B Jones Elementary is the number 990 by size of 1,451 North Carolina elementary schools open in 2024-25.#990 of 1,451
- North Carolina schools by students per teacher13.5 students per teacher here against the North Carolina median of 14.7 for elementary schools.13.5:1
- Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.
Questions about Ira B Jones Elementary
How many students attend Ira B Jones Elementary?
369 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 396 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Asheville, NC.What is the student-teacher ratio at Ira B Jones Elementary?
13.5 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the North Carolina median for elementary schools is 14.7. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.Is Ira B Jones Elementary a Title I school?
Ira B Jones Elementary ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.How do students at Ira B Jones Elementary do on state tests?
In 2021-22, the students tested at Ira B Jones Elementary scored proficient or above: 43-52% in reading and 43-52% in math, against 48% in reading and 50% in math across North Carolina. North Carolina's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.What district is Ira B Jones Elementary in?
Asheville City School District, NCES district ID 3700270. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 370027000076 are the district's.
Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.
Sources
Every federal file behind this record
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
- Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
- EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
- EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
- NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
- U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov
Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25
Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22
District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.