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Enrollment
409
Elementary
DISTRICT 342 · STATE 467
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WATAUGA COUNTY SCHOOLS·NCES 370483001935
Blowing Rock Elementary
165 Morris Street, Blowing Rock, NC 28605 · (828) 295-3204 · Watauga County
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY32-TOWNREGULAR SCHOOL409 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 82% of North Carolina public elementary schools
- ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded North Carolina public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
14.6:1
28 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.7:1 · STATE 14.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
20%
82 students
DISTRICT 45% · STATE 82%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 15 | 4% |
| Kindergarten | 38 | 9% |
| Grade 1 | 53 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 44 | 11% |
| Grade 3 | 52 | 13% |
| Grade 4 | 32 | 8% |
| Grade 5 | 49 | 12% |
| Grade 6 | 49 | 12% |
| Grade 7 | 36 | 9% |
| Grade 8 | 41 | 10% |
This year's kindergarten class (38) is 7% smaller than its 8th grade class (41).
Student demographics
17%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 32% · STATE 71% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
NC EOG / EOC 2024-25 . % Grade Level Proficient (Level 3+)English Language Arts
73.0%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
81.7%
NC avg 52.2%
What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 73 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 82 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all North Carolina schools, those numbers are about 51 and 52.
Source: NC EOG / EOC. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
78.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
72.7%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+6.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 79% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 73% typical for North Carolina schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among North Carolina's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Blowing Rock Elementary
Blowing Rock Elementary's state test result (78.9% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blowing Rock Elementary this school | 409 | 20.0% | 78.9% |
| Kitty Hawk Elementary School Kitty Hawk | 487 | 23.2% | 73.6% |
| Hillsborough Elementary Hillsborough | 435 | 17.5% | 80.1% |
| Shady Grove Elementary Advance | 492 | 27.4% | 80.4% |
| Dr John Codington Elem Wilmington | 470 | 26.6% | 73.6% |
| Topsail Annandale Elementary School Hampstead | 580 | 19.8% | 77.7% |
Matched among North Carolina elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Blowing Rock Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina | In Watauga County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 78.9% | #89 of 1,297 | #1 of 8 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 81.7% | #99 of 1,296 | #1 of 8 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 73.0% | #98 of 1,300 | #1 of 8 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 409 | #872 of 1,485 | #3 of 9 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.6:1 | #650 of 1,377 | #6 of 6 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 17.3% | #1,363 of 1,379 | #6 of 6 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 20.0% | #1,355 of 1,414 | #8 of 8 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +11.7% | #173 of 369 | N/A |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
409
+34 (+9%) vs 2020
+8% since 1990-91, when it was 379
Student : Teacher
14.6:1
was 12.9:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 409 | 27.9 | 14.6:1 | 20% (82) |
| 2023-24 | 431 | 32.4 | 13.3:1 | 20% (88) |
| 2022-23 | 431 | 32.6 | 13.2:1 | 19% (81) |
| 2020-21 | 375 | 29 | 12.9:1 | 15% (57) |
| 2017-18 | 366 | 28.9 | 12.7:1 | 19% (70) |
| 2015-16 | 348 | 27 | 12.9:1 | 22% (75) |
| 2010-11 | 321 | 25 | 12.8:1 | 17% (53) |
| 2000-01 | 517 | 30 | 17.2:1 | 16% (82) |
| 1990-91 | 379 | 19 | 19.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Blowing Rock Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students up 12% (366 to 409); teachers down 3% (28.9 to 27.9).
About Blowing Rock Elementary
A medium-sized elementary school in Blowing Rock, North Carolina, Blowing Rock Elementary is part of Watauga County Schools. Its 409 students are spread across pre-K through 8.
Watauga County Schools has 4,658 students in 11 schools, and Blowing Rock Elementary is one of those schools.
The large majority of students at Blowing Rock Elementary, 91%, are White. Beyond that, enrollment is 6% Hispanic. That is close to the 90% White share among all Watauga County residents. Blowing Rock Elementary has a diversity index of 17%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
The school has about 14.6 students per teacher and 27.9 full-time-equivalent teachers. Across elementary schools in North Carolina, the average ratio is about 14.9:1. Federal records put free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at 20%. That is lower than the 39% average for public schools in Watauga County.
allk12 grades Blowing Rock Elementary an A-. The grade compares the school only with North Carolina public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
On a poverty-adjusted basis, Blowing Rock Elementary falls in the middle 80% of North Carolina schools: 78.9% actual against 72.7% predicted.
Census estimates describe Watauga County this way: median household income is about $51,693, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 48%, and roughly 9% of residents are in poverty. The public schools of Watauga County number 12 and enroll about 4,821.
Of nearby public schools, Watauga Innovation Academy is the closest, at about 6.0 miles. The count of other public schools within ten miles is at least 8. Of 7 schools in the immediate area with test results, Blowing Rock Elementary ranks 1st on average proficiency.
Under the NCES locale system, Blowing Rock Elementary is Town: Distant.
Federal counts put enrollment at 375 in 2020-21 and 409 in 2024-25, a 9% increase. Federal data show the ratio rising from 12.9:1 to 14.6:1.
Families, students, and staff can use this page to discuss science fairs, picture day, and bus routes at Blowing Rock Elementary. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Watauga County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
55,123
Census ACS
Median income
$51,693
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
48%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
12
4,821 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Watauga County Schools
- Watauga HighHigh · 1,289 students
- Hardin Park ElementaryElementary · 854 students
- Parkway ElementaryElementary · 610 students
- Valle Crucis ElementaryElementary · 345 students
- Green Valley ElementaryElementary · 292 students
- Watauga Innovation AcademyHigh · 292 students
Nearby schools
- Watauga Innovation Academy6.0 mi · 292
- Watauga High6.0 mi · 1,289
- Hardin Park Elementary6.3 mi · 854
- Watauga Virtual Academy6.8 mi · 10
- Two Rivers Community School7.4 mi · 163
- Valle Crucis Elementary7.8 mi · 345
Frequently asked questions
About Blowing Rock ElementaryHow large is Blowing Rock Elementary?
Blowing Rock Elementary enrolls approximately 409 students in grades PK-08.
Is Blowing Rock Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Blowing Rock Elementary is an elementary school covering grades PK-08.
How many teachers does Blowing Rock Elementary have?
Blowing Rock Elementary employs 28 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.6:1.
What is the student diversity at Blowing Rock Elementary?
Student demographics at Blowing Rock Elementary are roughly 91% White, 6% Hispanic, 0% Black, 1% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Is Blowing Rock Elementary public or private?
Blowing Rock Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Watauga County Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.