📍 138 Bethel School Rd, Sugar Grove, Watauga County, 28679
Bethel Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Sugar Grove, Watauga County. The school has 134 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Watauga County Schools school district. It serves grades Pre-K–8 in a rural setting. The school employs 17.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 7.5:1. 52% of students are proficient in reading. 42% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Bethel Elementary enrolls 134 students across grades Pre-K–8. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 17.8 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 7.5:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 90% White, 7.5% Hispanic or Latino and 3% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 120 | 90% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 10 | 7.5% |
| Two or more races | 4 | 3% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
71 of the school's 134 students (53%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 62 qualify for free lunch and 9 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Bethel Elementary is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Distant). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district NC-50, state senate district 45, state house district 93.
Bethel Elementary is one of 11 schools in Watauga County Schools, based in Boone, North Carolina. The district serves 4,658 students district-wide and employs 398 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 134 students, Bethel Elementary is smaller than the district average of about 423 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Distant