Watauga’s public schools
Carter County School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Watauga. Each school below is shown with its own results.
Tests spring 2022, when 96% of students in Tennessee’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools
Watauga’s schools, in brief
School by school
3 of Watauga’s 11 district schools with test results score above the middle of Tennessee’s 1,649 public schools. Happy Valley Elementary places highest (better than 59%); Unaka Elementary lowest (9%). See the path ↓
Which school depends on your street
Seven elementary schools serve Watauga, graded from D to B, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then four high schools: Happy Valley High School, Hampton High School, Unaka High School and Cloudland High School. 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 Watauga, with each school’s own grade.
Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Carter County School District.
The district
Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.
Below the state in reading
Watauga vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the Tennessee towns that share Watauga’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| Watauga | — | Carter County |
| Johnson City | A | Johnson City |
Every school in Watauga
11 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Tennessee’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).
Questions about Watauga’s schools
Are Watauga’s schools good?
There’s no Schools grade for Watauga. Carter County School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Watauga. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 3 of its 11 district schools with test results score above the middle of Tennessee’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.
What school district is Watauga in?
Carter County School District.
Where do Watauga kids go to high school?
One of four high schools, depending on your address: Happy Valley High School, Hampton High School, Unaka High School and Cloudland High School.
Parents talk
What Watauga families are saying about school.
Looking for colleges? Colleges near Watauga → 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.