Lucy S. Herring Elementary
Magnet · Grades Pre-K–5 · 255 students
Francine Delany New School
119 Brevard Road, Asheville, NC 28806
Grades
K–8
Elementary
Students
193
Enrolled 2024–25
Students per teacher
12.9 : 1
Full-time teachers
District
Francine Delany New School
Buncombe County
Schola Grade B · Above average
Letter grade (A–F) · compared with 1,394 North Carolina elementary schools · How we grade
Percentiles compare this school with other North Carolina elementary schools; the line marks the middle. Data: test scores 2021–22, graduation and absenteeism 2022–23 (U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts); coursework 2023–24 (Civil Rights Data Collection); staffing 2024–25 (NCES).
About Francine Delany New School
Francine Delany New School is a charter elementary school in Asheville, North Carolina, serving grades K–8. The school is located in a small city in Buncombe County.
In the 2024–25 school year, 193 students were enrolled, with about 12.9 students for every full-time teacher. That ratio is smaller than the typical North Carolina elementary school (14.5 students per teacher). As a charter school, it is publicly funded and tuition-free, but operates independently of the local district under a charter from NC State Board of Education. Its Schola Grade is B (above average), compared with 1,394 North Carolina elementary schools.
Grades & enrollment
Students per grade, 2024–25Grades K–8
Location & nearby schools
School details
- Type
- Charter School · What this means
- Level
- Elementary
- Grades offered
- K–8
- Enrollment (2024–25)
- 193 students
- Students per teacher
- 12.9 to 1
- Charter school
- Yes
- Charter authorizer
- NC State Board of Education
- Magnet school
- No
- Locale
- City — Small
- School district
- Francine Delany New School
- County
- Buncombe County
- NCES school ID
- 370001702069
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School data comes from the U.S. Department of Education: the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) Common Core of Data and EDGE school locations (2024–25) and Private School Survey (2023–24), the Civil Rights Data Collection (2023–24), and EDFacts (test results 2021–22; graduation and chronic absenteeism 2022–23), plus other public sources. Please contact the school to confirm enrollment, programs, and other details. How we source data.