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Watauga County Schools Schools
Watauga County Schools is a public school district in North Carolina, based in Watauga County (Boone). SchoolGrade grades 11 of its schools on actual versus projected test scores; every school below has its own page.
Watauga County Schools on the map
District boundary from the NCES EDGE composite school district file. Each marker is a graded school; click it for its grade and scores.
SchoolGrade summary for Watauga County Schools
11 of 11 schools in Watauga County Schools carry a SchoolGrade. Grade distribution:
A: 4B: 6C: 1
Best schools in Watauga County Schools
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The ten highest SchoolGrades in the district. Grades reward actual test performance against the projection for each school's student context, so a B in a high-poverty school can outrank an A- elsewhere on impact.
- A Blowing Rock Elementary (Elementary school, exceeds expectations)
- A Parkway Elementary (Elementary school, exceeds expectations)
- A- Hardin Park Elementary (Elementary school, meets expectations)
- A- Valle Crucis Elementary (Elementary school, meets expectations)
- B+ Watauga High (High school, meets expectations)
- B+ Cove Creek Elementary (Elementary school, meets expectations)
- B Bethel Elementary (Elementary school, exceeds expectations)
- B- Watauga Virtual Academy (Elementary school, doesn't meet expectations)
- B- Green Valley Elementary (Elementary school, meets expectations)
- B- Mabel Elementary (Elementary school, exceeds expectations)
Every school in Watauga County Schools
High schools (1)
- B+ Watauga High, Boone
Elementary and primary schools (8)
- B Bethel Elementary, Sugar Grove
- A Blowing Rock Elementary, Blowing Rock
- B+ Cove Creek Elementary, Vilas
- B- Green Valley Elementary, Boone
- A- Hardin Park Elementary, Boone
- B- Mabel Elementary, Zionville
- A Parkway Elementary, Boone
- A- Valle Crucis Elementary, Sugar Grove
Other schools and academies (2)
- C+ Watauga Innovation Academy, Boone
- B- Watauga Virtual Academy, Boone
Where Watauga County Schools schools are
Cities and towns served (5)
- Boone (6)
- Sugar Grove (2)
- Blowing Rock (1)
- Vilas (1)
- Zionville (1)
About this district
- State: Best schools in North Carolina
- County: Watauga County
- Type: regular local school district
- Setting: distant town (NCES locale of the district office)
- Enrollment: 4,746 students with 396 full-time-equivalent teachers and 684 total staff FTE (NCES CCD, 2023-24)
- NCES district ID: 3704830
- Grades are the 2025-26 SchoolGrade model: each school's actual proficiency against the level projected for its student context. How SchoolGrade works
Nearby school districts
- Avery County Schools (8 schools, 16 mi)
- Ashe County Schools (6 schools, 19 mi)
- Caldwell County Schools (24 schools, 22 mi)
- Mitchell County Schools (7 schools, 29 mi)
- Wilkes County Schools (22 schools, 30 mi)
- Burke County Schools (26 schools, 34 mi)
- Alleghany County Schools (4 schools, 37 mi)
- Alexander County Schools (12 schools, 37 mi)
Questions about Watauga County Schools
How many schools are in Watauga County Schools?
SchoolGrade grades 11 public schools in Watauga County Schools, across 5 cities and towns. Every one of them is listed on this page with a link to its own report.
Which cities does Watauga County Schools serve?
The largest by graded schools: Boone, Sugar Grove, Blowing Rock, Vilas, Zionville.
How good are the schools in Watauga County Schools?
Across the 11 graded schools, the average SchoolGrade is B+, with 64.9% of tested students meeting the state bar against a projected 53%. 91% of schools meet or exceed the expectation for their student context.
How many students attend Watauga County Schools?
4,746 students were enrolled in Watauga County Schools in the 2023-24 school year, about 12.0 students per full-time teacher (NCES Common Core of Data).
Where is Watauga County Schools?
Watauga County Schools is in North Carolina, based in Watauga County, with its district office in Boone. Its boundary covers about 312 sq mi.