Beech Mountain’s public schools
Watauga County Schools and Avery County Schools have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Beech Mountain. Each school below is shown with its own results.
Tests spring 2022, when 100% of students in North Carolina’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools
Beech Mountain’s schools, in brief
School by school
11 of Beech Mountain’s 16 district schools with test results score above the middle of North Carolina’s 2,529 public schools. Watauga High places highest (better than 92%); Newland Elementary lowest (29%). See the path ↓
Which school depends on your street
13 elementary schools serve Beech Mountain, graded from C to A, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then three high schools: Watauga High, Avery County High and Watauga Innovation Academy. See the path ↓
Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools in Beech Mountain, with each school’s own grade.
9th grade in Beech Mountain · depends on your address
Watauga High
Grades 9–12 · 1,289 students · 16:1 students per teacher · in Boone
Avery County High
Grades 9–12 · 542 students · 20:1 students per teacher · in Newland
Watauga Innovation Academy
Grades 9–12 · 292 students · in Boone
10th grade in Beech Mountain · depends on your address
Watauga High
Grades 9–12 · 1,289 students · 16:1 students per teacher · in Boone
Avery County High
Grades 9–12 · 542 students · 20:1 students per teacher · in Newland
Watauga Innovation Academy
Grades 9–12 · 292 students · in Boone
Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Watauga County Schools.
Two districts serve Beech Mountain
Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.
Well above the state in reading
Beech Mountain vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the North Carolina towns that share Beech Mountain’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| Beech Mountain | — | Watauga County Schools PK–12 · Avery County Schools PK–12 |
Every school in Beech Mountain
16 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with North Carolina’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).
Questions about Beech Mountain’s schools
Are Beech Mountain’s schools good?
There’s no Schools grade for Beech Mountain. Watauga County Schools and Avery County Schools have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Beech Mountain. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 11 of its 16 district schools with test results score above the middle of North Carolina’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.
What school district is Beech Mountain in?
Watauga County Schools and Avery County Schools.
Where do Beech Mountain kids go to high school?
One of three high schools, depending on your address: Watauga High, Avery County High and Watauga Innovation Academy.
Parents talk
What Beech Mountain families are saying about school.
Looking for colleges? Colleges near Beech Mountain → They have their own page.
School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). Stars are from neighbors.