Seven Devils’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 Seven Devils. 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
Seven Devils’s schools, in brief
School by school
11 of Seven Devils’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 Seven Devils, 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 Seven Devils, with each school’s own grade.
9th grade in Seven Devils · 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 Seven Devils · 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 Seven Devils
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
Seven Devils vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the North Carolina towns that share Seven Devils’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| Seven Devils | — | Watauga County Schools PK–12 · Avery County Schools PK–12 |
| Sugar Mountain | — | Avery County Schools |
Every school in Seven Devils
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 Seven Devils’s schools
Are Seven Devils’s schools good?
There’s no Schools grade for Seven Devils. Watauga County Schools and Avery County Schools have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Seven Devils. 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 Seven Devils in?
Watauga County Schools and Avery County Schools.
Where do Seven Devils 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 Seven Devils families are saying about school.
Looking for colleges? Colleges near Seven Devils → 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.