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Blowing Rock Elementary

PublicElementaryGrades PK–8

165 Morris Street, Blowing Rock, NC 28605 · (828) 295-3204 · Part of Watauga County Schools

Blowing Rock’s School Grade A− better than 80% of North Carolina school districts

Directions
Students
409
Students per teacher
15:1
Free or reduced lunch
20%
Setting
Town
Grades
PK–8
The gist

What stands out about Blowing Rock Elementary

  • Its own letter, A: reading and math results near the top of North Carolina’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 27 pts above the state
  • Reading / language arts 27 pts above the state
  • Enrollment up 9.1% since 2020–21
  • Next stop for Blowing Rock kids: 2 high schools

On the path

Where Blowing Rock kids come from and go next. The whole path →

PK–8Blowing Rock ElementaryYou are here
9–122 high schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency69%
State average 41.8%
Reading / language arts74%
State average 47.2%

Its own letter, A, places these results among North Carolina’s 2,529 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

165 Morris Street, Blowing Rock

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K15
Kindergarten38
Grade 153
Grade 244
Grade 352
Grade 432
Grade 549
Grade 649
Grade 736
Grade 841
Enrollment over time
375’20
420’21
431’22
431’23
409’24

Up 9.1% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 91%Hispanic 6%Two or more races 1%Asian <1%Black <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Blowing Rock Elementary from Blowing Rock families.

Other schools in Watauga County Schools

The district →
Hardin Park Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Boone
B+
854 students12:1
Parkway Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Boone
A−
610 students15:1
Valle Crucis Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Boone
B
345 students13:1
Green Valley Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Boone
B−
292 students11:1
Cove Creek Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Vilas
B−
289 students13:1
Mabel Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Zionville
C
140 students9:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against North Carolina’s other public schools; Blowing Rock’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.