📍 404 Mabel School Road, Zionville, Watauga County, 28698
Mabel Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Zionville, Watauga County. The school has 156 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 19.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 8.2:1. 37% of students are proficient in reading. 27% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Mabel Elementary enrolls 156 students across grades Pre-K–8. The student body is 46% male and 54% female. A teaching staff of 19.1 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 8.2:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 97% White, 1.3% Hispanic or Latino and 1.3% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 151 | 97% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 2 | 1.3% |
| Two or more races | 2 | 1.3% |
| Asian | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
101 of the school's 156 students (65%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 82 qualify for free lunch and 19 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.
Mabel 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.
Mabel 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 156 students, Mabel 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