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Schools in Sugar Mountain

Sugar Mountain’s public schools

Avery County Schools has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Sugar Mountain. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?5/8schools above North Carolina’s middle

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

Reading proficiency
53%
2021–22
Math proficiency
55%
2021–22
Graduate on time
87%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$15.9K
▲ 22% vs NC $13.0K
FY2024
Students per teacher
14.0
NC 16.0 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
1,782 students on the public path
In brief

Sugar Mountain’s schools, in brief

School by school

5 of Sugar Mountain’s 8 district schools with test results score above the middle of North Carolina’s 2,529 public schools. Banner Elk Elementary places highest (better than 77%); Newland Elementary lowest (29%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Five elementary schools serve Sugar Mountain, graded from C to A−, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then two middle schools and one high school: Avery County High. 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 Sugar Mountain, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–55 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressC to A−
6–82 middle schoolsDepends on your addressB to A−
9–12Avery County Highin NewlandB+

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Avery County Schools.

The district

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

Avery County SchoolsGrades PK–12 · 8 schools · 1,782 students, down 5% since 2020–21 · 14.0 per teacher (NC 16.0)
$15,855NC $13,045 · FY2024
B
Test scores · 2021–22

Above the state in reading

Reading53%
State average 49.9% · 976 students tested
Math55%
State average 50.8% · 897 students tested

Sugar Mountain vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the North Carolina towns that share Sugar Mountain’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Sugar Mountain—Avery County Schools
Grandfather Village—Avery County Schools
Seven Devils—Watauga County Schools PK–12 · Avery County Schools PK–12

All 2 neighbors share Avery County Schools with Sugar Mountain, so their letters differ mainly through other districts.

Every school in Sugar Mountain

8 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).

Also serving Sugar Mountainin other towns
Newland Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Newland
C
214 students14:1Rate it →
Freedom Trail Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Elk Park
B
202 students13:1Rate it →
Crossnore Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Crossnore
B−
184 students12:1Rate it →
Banner Elk Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Banner Elk
A−
159 students15:1Rate it →
Riverside Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Newland
C
98 students14:1Rate it →
Cranberry Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Elk Park
A−
202 students11:1Rate it →
Avery Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Newland
B
181 students9:1Rate it →
Avery County High
High · Grades 9–12 · Newland
B+
542 students20:1Rate it →

Questions about Sugar Mountain’s schools

Are Sugar Mountain’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Sugar Mountain. Avery County Schools has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Sugar Mountain. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 5 of its 8 district schools with test results score above the middle of North Carolina’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Sugar Mountain in?

Avery County Schools.

Where do Sugar Mountain kids go to high school?

Avery County High.

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What Sugar Mountain families are saying about school.

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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.