BUNCOMBE COUNTY
REPORT
The North Carolina Alliance for Athletics, Health, Physical Education, Recreation,and Dance (NCAAHPERD), launched In-school Prevention of Obesity
andDisease (IsPOD) in 2007. The initiative began with a grant from the NC Healthand Wellness Trust Fund and was expanded with grants from the Blue
CrossBlue Shield of North Carolina Foundation. The expansion to a state-wide programis supported by a $3.6 million grant from the Kate B. Reynolds Charitable
Trust.NCAAHPERD is engaged with a large network of health and physical educationgroups seeking greater opportunities for a healthier and more creative
NorthCarolina.
IsPOD Data
Report
Fall 2010
2011 NC IsPOD Evaluation
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Buncombe County
SPARK Training
Staff from Buncombe County began receiving SPARK training in the 2008-09
school year with the KBR Grant. Buncombe County has 31 active K-8 public
schools in 2010-2011. Of these 31 schools, 30 schools (or 97%) have received
SPARK training. At these schools, a total of 48 PE teachers and 0 coordinators
have been trained in SPARK. Table 1 shows the Buncombe County K-8 schools
that have received SPARKTM training and the number of staff trained.
FitnessGramTM Response Rates are also given for each of the K-8 schools.
Table 1
Buncombe County K-8 Schools
Schools with SPARKTM Training and FitnessGramTM Response Rates
a. Average Daily Membership (ADM) for first month of the 2010-2011 school year.
ID School Name
DEMOGRAPHICS SPARK FITNESSGRAM
2010-2011 ADM
% Needy
SPARK Trained?
# Staff Trained
Using FG?
FG Response Rates
Grades 1-2
Grades 3-5
Grades 6-8
306 A C Reynolds Middle 591 52% YES 3 NO NA NA 0.00%
308 Barnardsville Elementary 172 59% YES 1 YES 0.00% 97.30% NA
318 Black Mountain Elem 231 52% YES 1 NO NA 0.00% NA
320 Black Mountain Primary 490 45% YES 1 NO 0.00% 0.00% NA
324 Candler Elementary 624 59% YES 2 YES 0.00% 96.80% NA
326 Cane Creek Middle 812 33% YES 5 YES NA NA 14.40%
332 Charles C Bell Elem 299 53% YES 1 NO 0.00% 0.00% NA
338 Charles D Owen Middle 604 55% YES 3 YES NA NA 83.80%
342 Clyde A Erwin Middle 1107 70% YES 3 NO NA NA 0.00%
348 Emma Elementary 529 86% YES 1 NO 0.00% 0.00% NA
356 Fairview Elementary 734 39% YES 1 NO 0.00% 0.00% NA
366 Glen Arden Elementary 622 31% YES 1 YES 78.10% 85.80% NA
368 Haw Creek Elementary 435 46% YES 1 NO 0.00% 0.00% NA
370 Hominy Valley Elem 500 49% YES 1 NO 0.00% 0.00% NA
372 Johnston Elementary 369 89% YES 1 NO 0.00% 0.00% NA
376 Leicester Elementary 615 65% YES 1 YES 0.00% 86.70% NA
379 North Buncombe Elem 726 53% YES 1 YES 0.00% 97.00% NA
381 North Buncombe Middle 558 44% YES 3 NO NA NA 0.00%
382 North Windy Ridge 639 46% YES 1 NO NA 0.00% 0.00%
384 Oakley Elementary 497 74% YES 2 NO 0.00% 0.00% NA
388 Pisgah Elementary 225 60% YES 1 YES 0.00% 78.70% NA
401 Enka Middle 1076 54% YES 2 YES NA NA 24.70%
408 Sand Hill-Venable Elem 741 64% YES 1 YES 0.00% 96.80% NA
410 Avery's Creek Elem 750 56% YES 1 NO 0.00% 0.00% NA
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Table 1 (continued)
Buncombe County
FitnessGramTM Response Rates
In fall 2010, 13 of the Buncombe County K-8 schools, or 42%, conducted
FitnessGramTM assessments and submitted their data. Table 2 shows the
FitnessGramTM Response Rates by grade for all Buncombe County K-8 schools
combined.
Table 2
FitnessGram™ Response Rates
For 13 K-8 Schools in Buncombe County
Grade 2010-2011
Average Daily Membershipa.
FitnessGramTM Response Rate
Number of FitnessGramTM
Student Ids
Percent of ADM
1st 1804 100 6%
2nd 1905 169 9%
3rd 1965 773 39%
4th 2016 891 44%
5th 2044 674 33%
6th 2024 383 19%
7th 1898 424 22%
8th 1906 442 23%
Grades 1 - 8 15562 3856 25%
ID School Name
DEMOGRAPHICS SPARK FITNESSGRAM
2010-2011 ADM
% Needy
SPARK Trained?
# Staff Trained
Using FG?
FG Response Rates
Grades 1-2
Grades 3-5
Grades 6-8
412 W D Williams Elementary 450 67% YES 1 YES 94.30% 93.70% NA
420 Valley Springs Middle 772 43% YES 3 YES NA NA 46.60%
422 William W Estes Elem 814 45% YES 1 YES 0.00% 97.20% NA
428 Weaverville Elementary 327 51% YES 1 NO 0.00% 0.00% NA
432 Weaverville Primary 236 52% NO 0 NO 0.00% NA NA
436 West Buncombe Elem 741 61% YES 2 NO 0.00% 0.00% NA
444 Woodfin Elementary 183 85% YES 1 NO 0.00% 0.00% NA
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a. Average Daily Membership (ADM) for first month of the 2010-2011 school year.
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Body Mass Index (BMI)
North Carolina
Fall 2010 Percent in Health Fitness Zone (HFZ)
FitnessGram™ Results for 579 NC K-8 Schools in 58 NC Districts
Grade
Percent in HFZ Counts in HFZ
Female Male All
Female Male All
Total FG
TM
Results N in HFZ
Total FG
TM
Results N in HFZ
Total FG
TM
Results N in HFZ
1st 60% 59% 59% 4567 2748 4768 2806 9335 5554
2nd 57% 59% 58% 5228 3003 5176 3030 10404 6033
3rd 55% 55% 55% 14701 8147 15387 8397 30088 16544
4th 54% 53% 53% 15209 8208 15858 8373 31067 16581
5th 51% 49% 50% 14996 7603 15616 7646 30612 15249
6th 50% 49% 50% 7632 3828 7491 3685 15123 7513
7th 52% 50% 51% 7010 3679 7179 3623 14189 7302
8th 55% 53% 54% 7190 3950 7172 3837 14362 7787
Total 54% 53% 53% 76533 41166 78647 41397 155180 82563
60
%
57
%
55
%
54
%
51
%
50
%
52
%
55
%59
%
59
%
55
%
53
%
49
%
49
%
50
% 53
%
0%
10%
20%
30%
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70%
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Body Mass Index (BMI)
Buncombe County
Fall 2010 Percent in Healthy Fitness Zone (HFZ)
FitnessGram™ Results for 13 K-8 Schools in Buncombe County
Grade
Percent in HFZ Counts in HFZ
Female Male All
Female Male All
Total FG
TM
Results N in HFZ
Total FG
TM
Results N in HFZ
Total FG
TM
Results N in HFZ
1st 63% 63% 63% 27 17 24 15 51 32
2nd 48% 67% 58% 50 24 52 35 102 59
3rd 55% 56% 56% 269 148 262 148 531 296
4th 57% 57% 57% 302 173 326 185 628 358
5th 56% 54% 55% 233 130 227 123 460 253
6th 53% 50% 52% 181 96 133 66 314 162
7th 53% 53% 53% 163 86 160 84 323 170
8th 54% 47% 51% 194 105 171 81 365 186
Total 55% 54% 55% 1419 779 1355 737 2774 1516
63
%
48
%
55
%
57
%
56
%
53
%
53
%
54
%
63
% 67
%
56
%
57
%
54
%
50
% 53
%
47
%
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
80%
90%
100%
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PACER
North Carolina
Fall 2010 Percent in Health Fitness Zone (HFZ)
FitnessGram™ Results for 579 NC K-8 Schools in 58 NC Districts
Grade
Percent in HFZ Counts in HFZ
Female Male All
Female Male All
Total FG
TM
Results N in HFZ
Total FG
TM
Results N in HFZ
Total FG
TM
Results N in HFZ
4th 96% 45% 70% 8911 8523 9343 4217 18254 12740
5th 91% 53% 72% 9378 8564 9541 5015 18919 13579
6th 71% 50% 60% 4434 3153 4670 2332 9104 5485
7th 64% 41% 52% 4124 2648 4554 1870 8678 4518
8th 43% 37% 40% 4282 1841 4867 1791 9149 3632
Total 79% 46% 62% 31129 24729 32975 15225 64104 39954
96
%
91
%
71
%
64
%
43
%
45
%
53
%
50
%
41
%
37
%
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
80%
90%
100%
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PACER
Buncombe County
Fall 2010 Percent in Healthy Fitness Zone (HFZ)
FitnessGram™ Results for 13 K-8 Schools in Buncombe County
Grade
Percent in HFZ Counts in HFZ
Female Male All
Female Male All
Total FG
TM
Results N in HFZ
Total FG
TM
Results N in HFZ
Total FG
TM
Results N in HFZ
4th 97% 46% 70% 178 173 207 95 385 268
5th 95% 50% 71% 182 172 211 106 393 278
6th 83% 61% 75% 92 76 46 28 138 104
7th 76% 55% 66% 66 50 56 31 122 81
8th 34% 27% 31% 59 20 41 11 100 31
Total 85% 48% 67% 577 491 561 271 1138 762
97
%
95
%
83
%
76
%
34
%
46
% 50
%
61
%
55
%
27
%
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
80%
90%
100%
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AEROBIC CAPACITY (VO2 MAX)
North Carolina
Fall 2010 Percent in Health Fitness Zone (HFZ)
FitnessGram™ Results for 579 NC K-8 Schools in 58 NC Districts
Grade
Percent in HFZ Counts in HFZ
Female Male All
Female Male All
Total FG
TM
Results N in HFZ
Total FG
TM
Results N in HFZ
Total FG
TM
Results N in HFZ
4th 75% 88% 82% 9312 6968 10261 9024 19573 15992
5th 68% 85% 77% 10121 6915 10886 9222 21007 16137
6th 60% 80% 70% 4261 2575 4407 3517 8668 6092
7th 58% 77% 68% 3914 2273 4417 3411 8331 5684
8th 57% 73% 65% 3859 2193 4371 3187 8230 5380
Total 66% 83% 75% 31467 20924 34342 28361 65809 49285
75
%
68
%
60
%
58
%
57
%
88
%
85
%
80
%
77
%
73
%
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
80%
90%
100%
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AEROBIC CAPACITY (VO2 MAX)
Buncombe County
Fall 2010 Percent in Healthy Fitness Zone (HFZ)
FitnessGram™ Results for 13 K-8 Schools in Buncombe County
Grade
Percent in HFZ Counts in HFZ
Female Male All
Female Male All
Total FG
TM
Results N in HFZ
Total FG
TM
Results N in HFZ
Total FG
TM
Results N in HFZ
4th 76% 85% 81% 117 89 150 128 267 217
5th 76% 88% 82% 143 108 154 136 297 244
6th 65% 85% 73% 137 89 94 80 231 169
7th 60% 80% 70% 130 78 127 101 257 179
8th 57% 63% 60% 126 72 133 84 259 156
Total 67% 80% 74% 653 436 658 529 1311 965
76
%
76
%
65
%
60
%
57
%
85
% 88
%
85
%
80
%
63
%
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
80%
90%
100%
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CURL-UP
North Carolina
Fall 2010 Percent in Health Fitness Zone (HFZ)
FitnessGram™ Results for 579 NC K-8 Schools in 58 NC Districts
Grade
Percent in HFZ Counts in HFZ
Female Male All
Female Male All
Total FG
TM
Results N in HFZ
Total FG
TM
Results N in HFZ
Total FG
TM
Results N in HFZ
1st 76% 73% 74% 965 734 1006 734 1971 1468
2nd 77% 79% 78% 1502 1160 1477 1169 2979 2329
3rd 79% 80% 80% 15470 12228 16202 12995 31672 25223
4th 78% 80% 79% 15960 12491 16569 13180 32529 25671
5th 75% 78% 77% 15984 12059 16466 12870 32450 24929
6th 79% 84% 82% 8812 6993 8813 7428 17625 14421
7th 79% 86% 82% 8043 6330 8273 7086 16316 13416
8th 81% 85% 83% 8252 6655 8247 6974 16499 13629
Total 78% 81% 80% 74988 58650 77053 62436 152041 121086
76
%
77
%
79
%
78
%
75
% 79
%
79
%
81
%
73
% 79
%
80
%
80
%
78
% 84
%
86
%
85
%
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
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90%
100%
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CURL-UP
Buncombe County
Fall 2010 Percent in Healthy Fitness Zone (HFZ)
FitnessGram™ Results for 13 K-8 Schools in Buncombe County
Grade
Percent in HFZ Counts in HFZ
Female Male All
Female Male All
Total FG
TM
Results N in HFZ
Total FG
TM
Results N in HFZ
Total FG
TM
Results N in HFZ
1st 100% 100% 100% 8 8 7 7 15 15
2nd 100% 100% 100% 42 42 24 24 66 66
3rd 87% 86% 87% 342 299 356 306 698 605
4th 89% 90% 89% 320 284 348 313 668 597
5th 92% 93% 93% 300 277 312 290 612 567
6th 84% 83% 83% 207 173 162 134 369 307
7th 86% 85% 86% 185 160 184 157 369 317
8th 83% 80% 82% 221 184 190 152 411 336
Total 88% 87% 88% 1625 1427 1583 1383 3208 2810
10
0%
10
0%
87
%
89
% 92
%
84
% 86
%
83
%
10
0%
10
0%
86
% 90
% 93
%
83
% 85
%
80
%
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
80%
90%
100%
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PUSH-UP
North Carolina Fall 2010
Percent in Health Fitness Zone (HFZ) FitnessGram™ Results for 579 NC K-8 Schools in 58 NC Districts
Grade
Percent in HFZ Counts in HFZ
Female Male All
Female Male All
Total FG
TM
Results N in HFZ
Total FG
TM
Results N in HFZ
Total FG
TM
Results N in HFZ
1st 49% 60% 55% 913 449 955 570 1868 1019
2nd 56% 68% 62% 1340 748 1323 900 2663 1648
3rd 54% 68% 61% 14668 7913 15411 10458 30079 18371
4th 52% 68% 60% 15070 7821 15638 10696 30708 18517
5th 48% 66% 57% 15294 7278 15815 10395 31109 17673
6th 61% 74% 67% 8225 4984 8137 6021 16362 11005
7th 63% 73% 68% 7610 4783 7780 5704 15390 10487
8th 64% 68% 66% 7581 4814 7631 5192 15212 10006
Total 55% 69% 62% 70701 38790 72690 49936 143391 88726
49
%
56
%
54
%
52
%
48
%
61
%
63
%
64
%
60
%
68
%
68
%
68
%
66
%
74
%
73
%
68
%
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
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90%
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PUSH-UP
Buncombe County Fall 2010
Percent in Healthy Fitness Zone (HFZ) FitnessGram™ Results for 13 K-8 Schools in Buncombe County
Grade
Percent in HFZ Counts in HFZ
Female Male All
Female Male All
Total FG
TM
Results N in HFZ
Total FG
TM
Results N in HFZ
Total FG
TM
Results N in HFZ
1st NA NA NA 0 0 0 0 0 0
2nd NA NA NA 0 0 0 0 0 0
3rd 70% 75% 72% 344 240 352 263 696 503
4th 64% 75% 70% 337 215 366 276 703 491
5th 63% 72% 68% 312 197 338 245 650 442
6th 46% 54% 49% 156 72 123 66 279 138
7th 55% 62% 59% 142 78 141 88 283 166
8th 51% 52% 52% 177 91 149 78 326 169
Total 61% 69% 65% 1468 893 1469 1016 2937 1909
70
%
64
%
63
%
46
%
55
%
51
%
75
%
75
%
72
%
54
%
62
%
52
%
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
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SIT AND REACH
North Carolina Fall 2010
Percent in Health Fitness Zone (HFZ) FitnessGram™ Results for 579 NC K-8 Schools in 58 NC Districts
Grade
Percent in HFZ Counts in HFZ
Female Male All
Female Male All
Total FG
TM
Results N in HFZ
Total FG
TM
Results N in HFZ
Total FG
TM
Results N in HFZ
1st 76% 75% 76% 739 565 792 597 1531 1162
2nd 71% 73% 72% 1198 854 1147 834 2345 1688
3rd 65% 65% 65% 13580 8848 14245 9265 27825 18113
4th 64% 61% 62% 14008 8914 14557 8894 28565 17808
5th 63% 61% 62% 14016 8778 14390 8720 28406 17498
6th 58% 60% 59% 7432 4329 7376 4446 14808 8775
7th 62% 58% 60% 6849 4233 6971 4076 13820 8309
8th 66% 61% 63% 6769 4466 6950 4243 13719 8709
Total 63% 62% 63% 64591 40987 66428 41075 131019 82062
76
%
71
%
65
%
64
%
63
%
58
% 62
% 66
%
75
%
73
%
65
%
61
%
61
%
60
%
58
%
61
%
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
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SIT AND REACH
Buncombe County Fall 2010
Percent in Healthy Fitness Zone (HFZ) FitnessGram™ Results for 13 K-8 Schools in Buncombe County
Grade
Percent in HFZ Counts in HFZ
Female Male All
Female Male All
Total FG
TM
Results N in HFZ
Total FG
TM
Results N in HFZ
Total FG
TM
Results N in HFZ
1st 55% 65% 61% 20 11 26 17 46 28
2nd 56% 44% 52% 41 23 25 11 66 34
3rd 62% 68% 65% 272 168 291 198 563 366
4th 76% 74% 75% 277 210 297 219 574 429
5th 70% 70% 70% 245 171 263 184 508 355
6th 50% 41% 46% 165 83 159 65 324 148
7th 46% 50% 48% 157 73 165 83 322 156
8th 58% 48% 53% 202 117 188 91 390 208
Total 62% 61% 62% 1379 856 1414 868 2793 1724
55
%
56
% 62
%
76
%
70
%
50
%
46
%
58
%
65
%
44
%
68
% 74
%
70
%
41
%
50
%
48
%
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
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TRUNK LIFT
North Carolina Fall 2010
Percent in Health Fitness Zone (HFZ) FitnessGram™ Results for 579 NC K-8 Schools in 58 NC Districts
Grade
Percent in HFZ Counts in HFZ
Female Male All
Female Male All
Total FG
TM
Results N in HFZ
Total FG
TM
Results N in HFZ
Total FG
TM
Results N in HFZ
1st 84% 79% 82% 950 799 960 761 1910 1560
2nd 85% 83% 84% 1398 1184 1349 1113 2747 2297
3rd 88% 87% 87% 14810 13027 15557 13474 30367 26501
4th 89% 86% 87% 15237 13546 15857 13572 31094 27118
5th 74% 70% 72% 15609 11565 16015 11169 31624 22734
6th 80% 78% 79% 8282 6608 8178 6411 16460 13019
7th 79% 79% 79% 7715 6111 7764 6111 15479 12222
8th 81% 79% 80% 7663 6232 7805 6187 15468 12419
Total 82% 80% 81% 71664 59072 73485 58798 145149 117870
84
%
85
% 88
%
89
%
74
% 80
%
79
%
81
%
79
% 83
% 87
%
86
%
70
%
78
%
79
%
79
%
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
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TRUNK LIFT
Buncombe County Fall 2010
Percent in Healthy Fitness Zone (HFZ) FitnessGram™ Results for 13 K-8 Schools in Buncombe County
Grade
Percent in HFZ Counts in HFZ
Female Male All
Female Male All
Total FG
TM
Results N in HFZ
Total FG
TM
Results N in HFZ
Total FG
TM
Results N in HFZ
1st 73% 58% 65% 22 16 26 15 48 31
2nd 62% 63% 62% 42 26 24 15 66 41
3rd 95% 95% 95% 282 267 287 272 569 539
4th 96% 93% 94% 283 272 307 285 590 557
5th 87% 82% 84% 269 234 289 236 558 470
6th 94% 59% 80% 151 142 106 63 257 205
7th 94% 57% 76% 126 118 115 66 241 184
8th 92% 74% 83% 124 114 117 86 241 200
Total 92% 82% 87% 1299 1189 1271 1038 2570 2227
73
%
62
%
95
%
96
%
87
%
94
%
94
%
92
%
58
% 63
%
95
%
93
%
82
%
59
%
57
%
74
%
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
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90%
100%
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