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Watauga Innovation Academy

PublicHighGrades 9–12

300 Go Pioneers Drive, Boone, NC 28607 · (828) 264-2407 · Part of Watauga County Schools

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

Students
292
Free or reduced lunch
44%
Setting
Town
Grades
9–12
The gist

What stands out about Watauga Innovation Academy

  • Its own letter, A−: reading and math results near the top of North Carolina’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 30 pts above the state
  • Reading / language arts 10 pts above the state

On the path

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

PK–8Hardin Park Elementary854 students
9–12Watauga Innovation AcademyYou are here

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency72%
State average 41.8%
Reading / language arts57%
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).

300 Go Pioneers Drive, Boone

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 969
Grade 1096
Grade 1168
Grade 1259
Enrollment over time
275’20
273’21
274’22
305’23
292’24

Up 6.2% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 85%Hispanic 12%Two or more races 1%Asian <1%Black <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Watauga Innovation Academy from Boone 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
Blowing Rock Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Blowing Rock
A
409 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

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; Boone’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.