📍 165 Morris Street, Blowing Rock, Watauga County, 28605
Blowing Rock Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Blowing Rock, Watauga County. The school has 431 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Watauga County Schools school district. It serves grades Pre-K–8 in a small-town setting. The school employs 32.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.2:1. 74% of students are proficient in reading. 69% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Blowing Rock Elementary enrolls 431 students across grades Pre-K–8. The student body is 56% male and 44% female. A teaching staff of 32.6 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.2:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 80% White, 14% Two or more races and 3.5% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 346 | 80% |
| Two or more races | 59 | 14% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 15 | 3.5% |
| Black or African American | 4 | <1% |
| Asian | 4 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
81 of the school's 431 students (19%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 71 qualify for free lunch and 10 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.
Blowing Rock Elementary is located in a small-town setting (NCES locale: Town, Distant). For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district NC-50, state senate district 45, state house district 93.
Blowing Rock 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 431 students, Blowing Rock Elementary is close to the district average of about 423 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Town - Distant
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