📍 160 Parkway School Dr, Boone, Watauga County, 28607
Parkway Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Boone, Watauga County. The school has 647 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 46.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.9:1. 64% of students are proficient in reading. 56% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Parkway Elementary enrolls 647 students across grades Pre-K–8. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 46.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.9:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 70% White, 18% Two or more races and 11% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 450 | 70% |
| Two or more races | 114 | 18% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 70 | 11% |
| Asian | 8 | 1.2% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 3 | <1% |
| Black or African American | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
230 of the school's 647 students (36%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 210 qualify for free lunch and 20 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.
Parkway Elementary is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Fringe). The school receives targeted-assistance Title I funding for eligible students. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district NC-50, state senate district 45, state house district 93.
Parkway 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 647 students, Parkway Elementary is larger than the district average of about 423 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Fringe