Enrollment
345
Elementary
DISTRICT 342 · STATE 467
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WATAUGA COUNTY SCHOOLS·NCES 370483001941
Valle Crucis Elementary
175 Pioneer Trail, Boone, NC 28607 · (828) 963-4712 · Watauga County
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL345 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 62% of North Carolina public elementary schools
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C+Beats 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
12.6:1
27 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.7:1 · STATE 14.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
40%
139 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 | 18 | 5% |
| Kindergarten | 31 | 9% |
| Grade 1 | 31 | 9% |
| Grade 2 | 30 | 9% |
| Grade 3 | 47 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 30 | 9% |
| Grade 5 | 35 | 10% |
| Grade 6 | 43 | 12% |
| Grade 7 | 43 | 12% |
| Grade 8 | 37 | 11% |
This year's kindergarten class (31) is 16% smaller than its 8th grade class (37).
Student demographics
30%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
65.4%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
64.5%
NC avg 52.2%
What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 65 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 65 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
67.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
66.5%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+0.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 67% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 67% 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 Valle Crucis Elementary
Valle Crucis Elementary's state test result (67.2% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Valle Crucis Elementary this school | 345 | 40.3% | 67.2% |
| Hendersonville Elementary Hendersonville | 323 | 38.7% | 78.8% |
| Atkinson Elementary Hendersonville | 288 | 42.4% | 62.4% |
| Fairview Elementary Monroe | 394 | 35.3% | 74.9% |
| Evergreen Community Charter Asheville | 430 | 40.5% | N/A |
| Cove Creek Elementary Vilas | 289 | 41.2% | 63.7% |
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 Valle Crucis Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina | In Watauga County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 67.2% | #292 of 1,297 | #4 of 8 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 64.5% | #491 of 1,296 | #5 of 8 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 65.4% | #214 of 1,300 | #3 of 8 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 345 | #1,067 of 1,485 | #4 of 9 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.6:1 | #159 of 1,377 | #3 of 6 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 29.8% | #1,291 of 1,379 | #3 of 6 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 40.3% | #1,225 of 1,414 | #6 of 8 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -12.4% | #497 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
345
-1 (0%) vs 2020
-4% since 1990-91, when it was 359
Student : Teacher
12.6:1
was 11.5:1
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 | 345 | 27.4 | 12.6:1 | 40% (139) |
| 2023-24 | 345 | 31.2 | 11.1:1 | 46% (157) |
| 2022-23 | 342 | 30.7 | 11.1:1 | 43% (148) |
| 2020-21 | 346 | 30 | 11.5:1 | 25% (85) |
| 2017-18 | 394 | 30.7 | 12.8:1 | 39% (155) |
| 2015-16 | 346 | 28 | 12.4:1 | 46% (158) |
| 2010-11 | 386 | 26 | 14.8:1 | 39% (151) |
| 2000-01 | 388 | 27 | 14.4:1 | 24% (94) |
| 1990-91 | 359 | 22 | 16.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Valle Crucis Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 12% (394 to 345); teachers down 11% (30.7 to 27.4).
About Valle Crucis Elementary
Valle Crucis Elementary is a small elementary school. Its address is in Boone, North Carolina. School enrollment was 345 students in 2024-25, in pre-K through 8. For comparison, elementary schools in North Carolina average about 467 students.
Watauga County Schools runs 11 schools with a combined 4,658 students. Valle Crucis Elementary is one of them.
Federal enrollment data show Valle Crucis Elementary is 83% White. The school is also 14% Hispanic. The school's diversity index is 30%, meaning two students picked at random have a 30% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
The school reported 27.4 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25 and a ratio of 12.6:1. That is 2.3 students per teacher below the 14.9:1 average for elementary schools in North Carolina. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is 40%. That tracks the 39% average for public schools in Watauga County.
Measured against North Carolina public elementary schools, Valle Crucis Elementary receives a B. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
When test results are adjusted for free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, Valle Crucis Elementary is within a point of its prediction. Actual: 67.2%. Predicted: 66.5%.
Watauga County census figures show that the median household income is $51,693, 48% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 9% of people live in poverty. There are 12 public schools in Watauga County, enrolling about 4,821 students in all.
The nearest public school is Cove Creek Elementary, at about 3.8 miles. Inside a ten-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. Among 8 nearby schools that report test results, Valle Crucis Elementary ranks 4th on proficiency.
NCES assigns Valle Crucis Elementary the locale Rural: Fringe, meaning in rural territory close to an urban area.
In 2020-21, Valle Crucis Elementary enrolled 346; in 2024-25, 345. Its ratio of students to teachers was 11.5:1 in 2020-21, and 12.6:1 in 2024-25.
Conversations here can range across enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
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
- Green Valley ElementaryElementary · 292 students
- Watauga Innovation AcademyHigh · 292 students
Other schools in Boone
- Watauga HighHigh · 1,289 students
- Hardin Park ElementaryElementary · 854 students
- Parkway ElementaryElementary · 610 students
- Green Valley ElementaryElementary · 292 students
- Watauga Innovation AcademyHigh · 292 students
- Two Rivers Community SchoolElementary · 163 students
Nearby schools
- Cove Creek Elementary3.8 mi · 289
- Banner Elk Elementary6.1 mi · 159
- Hardin Park Elementary6.6 mi · 854
- Watauga Virtual Academy6.7 mi · 10
- Bethel Elementary7.0 mi · 128
- Watauga Innovation Academy7.1 mi · 292
Frequently asked questions
About Valle Crucis ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Valle Crucis Elementary?
Valle Crucis Elementary enrolls approximately 345 students in grades PK-08.
What grades does Valle Crucis Elementary serve?
Valle Crucis Elementary serves grades PK-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Valle Crucis Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Valle Crucis Elementary is approximately 12.6:1 (27 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Valle Crucis Elementary?
Valle Crucis Elementary reports a student body of 83% White, 14% Hispanic, 1% Black, 0% Asian, 2% Two or more.
What district is Valle Crucis Elementary in?
Valle Crucis Elementary is part of Watauga County Schools.
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