Enrollment
292
Elementary
DISTRICT 342 · STATE 467
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WATAUGA COUNTY SCHOOLS·NCES 370483001937
Green Valley Elementary
189 Big Hill Road, Boone, NC 28607 · (828) 264-3606 · Watauga County
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL292 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 43% of North Carolina public elementary schools
- B-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats 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
10.6:1
28 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.7:1 · STATE 14.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
64%
188 students
DISTRICT 45% · STATE 82%
Community
0
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 | 11 | 4% |
| Kindergarten | 27 | 9% |
| Grade 1 | 36 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 24 | 8% |
| Grade 3 | 28 | 10% |
| Grade 4 | 32 | 11% |
| Grade 5 | 32 | 11% |
| Grade 6 | 32 | 11% |
| Grade 7 | 30 | 10% |
| Grade 8 | 40 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (27) is 33% smaller than its 8th grade class (40).
Student demographics
24%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
57.1%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
53.6%
NC avg 52.2%
What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 57 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 54 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
56.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
59.2%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-2.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 56% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 59% 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 Green Valley Elementary
Green Valley Elementary's state test result (56.5% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Green Valley Elementary this school | 292 | 64.4% | 56.5% |
| William R Davie Elementary Mocksville | 371 | 53.6% | 63.5% |
| Etowah Elementary Etowah | 302 | 52.6% | 72.2% |
| Cornatzer Elementary Mocksville | 408 | 61.5% | 50.4% |
| Jarvisburg Elementary Jarvisburg | 218 | 60.6% | 69.5% |
| Gatesville Elementary Gatesville | 252 | 59.5% | 46.5% |
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 Green Valley Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina | In Watauga County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 56.5% | #622 of 1,297 | #8 of 8 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 53.6% | #801 of 1,296 | #8 of 8 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 57.1% | #407 of 1,300 | #7 of 8 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 292 | #1,197 of 1,485 | #5 of 9 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.6:1 | #24 of 1,377 | #1 of 6 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 23.6% | #1,340 of 1,379 | #4 of 6 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 64.4% | #1,098 of 1,414 | #2 of 8 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -24.4% | #182 of 937 | 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
292
-31 (-10%) vs 2020
-26% since 1990-91, when it was 396
Student : Teacher
10.6:1
was 10.1:1
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 | 292 | 27.5 | 10.6:1 | 64% (188) |
| 2023-24 | 268 | 32.2 | 8.3:1 | 61% (163) |
| 2022-23 | 309 | 30.8 | 10.1:1 | 64% (198) |
| 2020-21 | 323 | 32 | 10.1:1 | 42% (136) |
| 2017-18 | 386 | 32.2 | 12.0:1 | 55% (214) |
| 2015-16 | 375 | 32 | 11.7:1 | 56% (211) |
| 2010-11 | 408 | 30 | 13.6:1 | 55% (223) |
| 2000-01 | 413 | 30 | 13.8:1 | 36% (149) |
| 1990-91 | 396 | 25 | 15.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Green Valley Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 24% (386 to 292); teachers down 15% (32.2 to 27.5).
About Green Valley Elementary
Green Valley Elementary is a low-enrollment elementary school in Watauga County Schools, located in Boone, North Carolina. Enrollment in 2024-25 was 292 students in pre-K through 8. The average for elementary schools in North Carolina is about 467 students, so this school is 37% smaller than average.
The district, Watauga County Schools, has 4,658 students enrolled across 11 schools.
Green Valley Elementary's enrollment is 87% White. The next largest groups are 7% Hispanic and 5% multiracial. County-wide, about 90% of residents are White. The school's diversity index is 24%, meaning two students picked at random have a 24% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Dividing enrollment by its 27.5 full-time-equivalent teachers gives a ratio of about 10.6:1. That is lower than the 14.9:1 average for elementary schools in North Carolina. Eligible students account for 64% of enrollment in the free or reduced-price lunch program. It compares with 39% for public schools in Watauga County.
allk12 grades Green Valley Elementary a C+. The grade compares the school only with North Carolina public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
Green Valley Elementary scores 56.5% on state tests, averaged across results. The predicted figure, based on its student poverty level, is 59.2%.
County data help place the school in context: in Watauga County, the median household income is $51,693, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 48% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 9%. Watauga County is home to 12 public schools and about 4,821 public school students.
The closest other public school is Watauga Virtual Academy, about 3.4 miles away. Green Valley Elementary has 5 other public schools within five miles. Green Valley Elementary ranks 6th of 7 among nearby schools on average proficiency, with 56.5% against a local average of 61.6%.
Federal data place Green Valley Elementary in the Rural: Fringe locale, which means it is in rural territory close to an urban area.
Over 4 years, Green Valley Elementary's enrollment dropped 10%, to 292.
Topics for discussion here include school events, clubs, and volunteer needs. 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
- Blowing Rock ElementaryElementary · 409 students
- Valle Crucis ElementaryElementary · 345 students
- Watauga Innovation AcademyHigh · 292 students
Other schools in Boone
- Watauga HighHigh · 1,289 students
- Hardin Park ElementaryElementary · 854 students
- Parkway ElementaryElementary · 610 students
- Valle Crucis ElementaryElementary · 345 students
- Watauga Innovation AcademyHigh · 292 students
- Two Rivers Community SchoolElementary · 163 students
Other Green Valley Elementary schools
12 other US public schools in 10 states are named Green Valley Elementary. Green Valley Elementary is the 13th largest of the 13.
- Green Valley ElementaryMonrovia, MD · 850 students
- Green Valley Elementary SchoolDENVER, CO · 714 students
- Green Valley Elementary SchoolHOUSTON, TX · 565 students
- Green Valley Elementary SchoolSinking Spring, PA · 505 students
- Green Valley Elementary SchoolSCHERTZ, TX · 503 students
Nearby schools
- Watauga Virtual Academy3.4 mi · 10
- Hardin Park Elementary3.9 mi · 854
- Two Rivers Community School3.9 mi · 163
- Watauga Innovation Academy4.2 mi · 292
- Watauga High4.2 mi · 1,289
- Parkway Elementary5.6 mi · 610
Frequently asked questions
About Green Valley ElementaryHow large is Green Valley Elementary?
Green Valley Elementary enrolls approximately 292 students in grades PK-08.
Is Green Valley Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Green Valley Elementary is an elementary school covering grades PK-08.
How many teachers does Green Valley Elementary have?
Green Valley Elementary employs 28 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 10.6:1.
How diverse is Green Valley Elementary?
Green Valley Elementary reports a student body of 87% White, 7% Hispanic, 0% Black, 1% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Who oversees Green Valley Elementary?
Green Valley Elementary is overseen by Watauga County Schools in Watauga County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.