Watauga High

High school·Grades 9-12 Boone, North Carolina·28607
Score
74.5/100
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#131
Among 512 North Carolina high schools
#1
In Watauga County Schools
#1
In Boone
Top 26%
In North Carolina

Score 74.5/100: better than 74% of North Carolina high schools on 2025-26 state tests. Schools are only compared with others of the same type in the same state. How we score schools

Performance (state tests, 2025-26)

% proficient on state tests in North Carolina, all students. Colored bars are green when the school is at or above the average for similar North Carolina schools.

English language arts
75%
Similar North Carolina schools ≈ 64%, better than 68% of them
312 students tested
Math
79%
Similar North Carolina schools ≈ 58%, better than 76% of them
532 students tested
Science
74%
Similar North Carolina schools ≈ 59%, better than 71% of them
313 students tested
All North Carolina schools (ELA / math)
57% / 59%
State average across every school type, 2025-26
All 4 published results by grade and test

As published by North Carolina Department of Public Instruction. "Hidden" means the state didn't publish the result to protect student privacy.

SubjectGradeTestResultStudents tested
English language artsHigh schoolNC EOC English II75312
MathHigh schoolNC EOC NC Math 165.7213
MathHigh schoolNC EOC NC Math 387.5319
ScienceHigh schoolNC EOC Biology73.8313

School profile

Grades
9-12
Students
1,279
Type
High school
Charter school
No
Program
Regular

Students

Enrollment
1,279
Typical high school: 737
Free or reduced-price lunch
33%
Typical high school: 94%

District and location

School district
City
Watauga County

Contact

Address
300 Go Pioneers Drive
Boone, NC 28607

"Typical" is the middle (median) high school in North Carolina. Higher or lower is not in itself better or worse. Address, phone and website are as the state reported them to the U.S. Department of Education for 2024-25, so check with the school before visiting. School details: U.S. Department of Education, Common Core of Data (enrollment 2023-24, lunch eligibility 2024-25).

Nearby high schools

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Location

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Watauga High at a glance

Watauga High is a public high school in Boone, North Carolina, serving grades 9-12. It is part of Watauga County Schools. It has about 1,279 students (a typical North Carolina high school has 737). About 33% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, compared with 94% at a typical North Carolina high school, which is useful context when reading test results.

In 2025-26 state tests, 75% in English language arts (similar schools: 64%) and 79% in math (similar schools: 58%) reached the state standard (% proficient). On our score, which compares it only with other North Carolina high schools, it scores 74.5 out of 100: better than 74% of them, ranking #131 of 512. Its English language arts result was broadly unchanged from the year before. This overview is generated automatically from published state and federal data; figures are rounded, and you can check the originals via the official sources above.

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Page updated 2026-10-12.