📍 2998 Broadstone Road, Sugar Grove, Watauga County, 28679
Valle Crucis Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Sugar Grove, Watauga County. The school has 342 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 30.7 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 11.1:1. 57% of students are proficient in reading. 43% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Valle Crucis Elementary enrolls 342 students across grades Pre-K–8. The student body is 48% male and 52% female. A teaching staff of 30.7 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 11.1:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 83% White, 14% Hispanic or Latino and 1.8% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 284 | 83% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 49 | 14% |
| Two or more races | 6 | 1.8% |
| Black or African American | 2 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
148 of the school's 342 students (43%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 130 qualify for free lunch and 18 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.
Valle Crucis 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.
Valle Crucis 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 342 students, Valle Crucis 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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