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Schools in Valle Crucis

Valle Crucis’s public schools

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

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?3/3schools 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
63%
2021–22
Math proficiency
65%
2021–22
Graduate on time
91%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$13.3K
▲ 2% vs NC $13.0K
FY2024
Students per teacher
13.0
NC 16.0 · smaller classes
Schools in town
1
1,926 students on the public path
In brief

Valle Crucis’s schools, in brief

School by school

3 of Valle Crucis’s 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of North Carolina’s 2,529 public schools. Watauga High places highest (better than 92%); Valle Crucis Elementary lowest (63%). 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 Valle Crucis, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–8Valle Crucis ElementaryWatauga County SchoolsB
9–122 high schoolsDepends on your addressA− to A

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Watauga 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.

Watauga County SchoolsGrades PK–12 · 11 schools · 4,658 students, up 2% since 2020–21 · 13.0 per teacher (NC 16.0)
$13,322NC $13,045 · FY2024
A−
Test scores · 2021–22

Well above the state in reading

Reading63%
State average 49.9% · 2483 students tested
Math65%
State average 50.8% · 2311 students tested

Valle Crucis vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the North Carolina towns that share Valle Crucis’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Valle Crucis—Watauga County Schools

Every school in Valle Crucis

3 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).

District schools in Valle Crucisby address
Valle Crucis Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Boone
B
345 students13:1Rate it →
Also serving Valle Crucisin other towns
Watauga High
High · Grades 9–12 · Boone
A
1,289 students16:1Rate it →
Watauga Innovation Academy
High · Grades 9–12 · Boone
A−
292 studentsRate it →

Questions about Valle Crucis’s schools

Are Valle Crucis’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Valle Crucis. Watauga County Schools has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Valle Crucis. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 3 of its 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of North Carolina’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Valle Crucis in?

Watauga County Schools.

Where do Valle Crucis kids go to high school?

One of two high schools, depending on your address: Watauga High and Watauga Innovation Academy.

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What Valle Crucis 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.