📍 930 Vanderpool Rd, Vilas, Watauga County, 28692
Cove Creek Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Vilas, Watauga County. The school has 294 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 29.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 10.0:1. 47% of students are proficient in reading. 37% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Cove Creek Elementary enrolls 294 students across grades Pre-K–8. The student body is 48% male and 52% female. A teaching staff of 29.4 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 10.0:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 90% White, 5.8% Hispanic or Latino and 1.7% Asian.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 266 | 90% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 17 | 5.8% |
| Asian | 5 | 1.7% |
| Two or more races | 3 | 1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 3 | 1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
139 of the school's 294 students (47%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 123 qualify for free lunch and 16 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.
Cove Creek Elementary is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Fringe). 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.
Cove Creek 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 294 students, Cove Creek 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 - Fringe
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