Watauga High High School
300 Go Pioneers Dr
Boone NC, 28607, Watauga County
Phone: 828-264-2407
Ranking: (8 out of 287, top 3%)*
Type: Regular High School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 9 to Grade 12
School District: Watauga County Schools
Title I Eligible School: No
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
Total Teachers: | 102 | 105 | 102 | 82 | 93 | 109 | 112 | |||||||
Total Students: | 1,360 | 1,461 | 1,442 | 1,420 | 1,422 | 1,458 | 1,404 | |||||||
Grade 9: | 341 | 25.1% | 389 | 26.6% | 392 | 27.2% | 378 | 26.6% | 422 | 29.7% | 407 | 27.9% | 362 | 25.8% |
Grade 10: | 343 | 25.2% | 367 | 25.1% | 365 | 25.3% | 400 | 28.2% | 349 | 24.5% | 350 | 24.0% | 378 | 26.9% |
Grade 11: | 343 | 25.2% | 342 | 23.4% | 377 | 26.1% | 331 | 23.3% | 339 | 23.8% | 354 | 24.3% | 361 | 25.7% |
Grade 12: | 333 | 24.5% | 363 | 24.8% | 308 | 21.4% | 311 | 21.9% | 312 | 21.9% | 347 | 23.8% | 303 | 21.6% |
Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 705 | 51.8% | 765 | 52.4% | 757 | 52.5% | 739 | 52.0% | 731 | 51.4% | 762 | 52.3% | 744 | 53.0% |
Female: | 655 | 48.2% | 696 | 47.6% | 685 | 47.5% | 681 | 48.0% | 683 | 48.0% | 688 | 47.2% | 634 | 45.2% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 3 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.1% | 2 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
Asian: | 17 | 1.3% | 19 | 1.3% | 13 | 0.9% | 18 | 1.3% | 15 | 1.1% | 14 | 1.0% | 14 | 1.0% |
Hispanic: | 76 | 5.6% | 68 | 4.7% | 55 | 3.8% | 60 | 4.2% | 41 | 2.9% | 34 | 2.3% | 29 | 2.1% |
Black: | 11 | 0.8% | 14 | 1.0% | 12 | 0.8% | 16 | 1.1% | 45 | 3.2% | 34 | 2.3% | 8 | 0.6% |
White: | 1,197 | 88.0% | 1,314 | 89.9% | 1,285 | 89.1% | 1,269 | 89.4% | 1,320 | 92.8% | 1,376 | 94.4% | 1,331 | 94.8% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 56 | 4.1% | 44 | 3.0% | 74 | 5.1% | 56 | 3.9% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 325 | 23.9% | 324 | 22.2% | 320 | 22.2% | 272 | 19.2% | 236 | 16.6% | 217 | 14.9% | 202 | 14.4% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 90 | 6.6% | 96 | 6.6% | 87 | 6.0% | 88 | 6.2% | 73 | 5.1% | 65 | 4.5% | 62 | 4.4% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 13.36 | 13.96 | 14.19 | 17.39 | 15.21 | 13.40 | 12.60 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
EOC | ||||||
2006 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 88.9% | 90.5% | 82.6% |
2007 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 79.1% | 82.6% | 66.7% |
2008 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 82.4% | 85.9% | 69% |
2009 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 77.3% | 81.9% | 67.7% |
2010 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 88.2% | 91.1% | 77.8% |
2011 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 80.5% | 85.9% | 76.7% |
2012 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 75.1% | 81.2% | 78.7% |
2013 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 21.1% | 43.9% | 36.3% |
2006 | Algebra II | End of course | % met std | 92.3% | 92.3% | 80.3% |
2007 | Algebra II | End of course | % met std | 78.6% | 78.6% | 65.1% |
2008 | Algebra II | End of course | % met std | 74.6% | 74.7% | 67.2% |
2009 | Algebra II | End of course | % met std | 79.3% | 79.3% | 72.9% |
2010 | Algebra II | End of course | % met std | 92.4% | 92.5% | 84.9% |
2011 | Algebra II | End of course | % met std | 89.3% | 89.3% | 82.3% |
2006 | Biology | End of course | % met std | 69.7% | 69.7% | 63.4% |
2007 | Biology | End of course | % met std | 73% | 73% | 65.3% |
2008 | Biology | End of course | % met std | 74.8% | 74.8% | 68% |
2009 | Biology | End of course | % met std | 75.4% | 75.4% | 71.2% |
2010 | Biology | End of course | % met std | 91.2% | 91.2% | 81.2% |
2011 | Biology | End of course | % met std | 88.6% | 88.6% | 79.9% |
2012 | Biology | End of course | % met std | 89.8% | 89.8% | 83% |
2013 | Biology | End of course | % met std | 53.5% | 53.5% | 45.6% |
2006 | Chemistry | End of course | % met std | 86.9% | 86.9% | 77.1% |
2008 | Chemistry | End of course | % met std | 75.9% | 75.9% | 71.8% |
2009 | Chemistry | End of course | % met std | 82.1% | 82.1% | 77.7% |
2006 | Civics and Economics | End of course | % met std | 82.7% | 82.7% | 60.1% |
2007 | Civics and Economics | End of course | % met std | 72.2% | 72.2% | 65.8% |
2008 | Civics and Economics | End of course | % met std | 78.2% | 78.2% | 68.5% |
2009 | Civics and Economics | End of course | % met std | 79.3% | 79.3% | 71.4% |
2010 | Civics and Economics | End of course | % met std | 85.8% | 85.8% | 78.7% |
2011 | Civics and Economics | End of course | % met std | 87.4% | 87.4% | 80% |
2006 | English I | End of course | % met std | 92.8% | 92.8% | 82.8% |
2007 | English I | End of course | % met std | 86.7% | 86.7% | 72.1% |
2008 | English I | End of course | % met std | 85.1% | 85.1% | 73.1% |
2009 | English I | End of course | % met std | 82.8% | 82.8% | 73.8% |
2010 | English I | End of course | % met std | 88.7% | 88.7% | 82.4% |
2011 | English I | End of course | % met std | 88.4% | 88.4% | 80.6% |
2012 | English I | End of course | % met std | 88.4% | 88.4% | 82.9% |
2013 | English II | End of course | % met std | 60.0% | 60.0% | 51.2% |
2006 | Geometry | End of course | % met std | 88.8% | 88.8% | 68.8% |
2007 | Geometry | End of course | % met std | 80.6% | 80.6% | 63.3% |
2008 | Geometry | End of course | % met std | 82.4% | 82.4% | 67.9% |
2009 | Geometry | End of course | % met std | 84.6% | 84.6% | 73.3% |
2010 | Geometry | End of course | % met std | 93.8% | 93.9% | 82.3% |
2006 | Physical Science | End of course | % met std | 65.3% | 65.3% | 69.1% |
2008 | Physical Science | End of course | % met std | 67.4% | 67.4% | 58.4% |
2009 | Physical Science | End of course | % met std | 56.5% | 56.5% | 62.7% |
2010 | Physical Science | End of course | % met std | 82.5% | 82.5% | 76.4% |
2006 | Physics | End of course | % met std | 73.8% | 73.8% | 85.1% |
2008 | Physics | End of course | % met std | 66.1% | 66.1% | 81.5% |
2009 | Physics | End of course | % met std | 66.7% | 66.7% | 85.9% |
2006 | US History | End of course | % met std | 59.3% | 59.3% | 56.8% |
2007 | US History | End of course | % met std | 75.2% | 75.2% | 64.6% |
2008 | US History | End of course | % met std | 73.5% | 73.5% | 66.5% |
2009 | US History | End of course | % met std | 76.8% | 76.8% | 71.2% |
2010 | US History | End of course | % met std | 84.9% | 84.9% | 81.6% |
2011 | US History | End of course | % met std | 82.8% | 82.8% | 81.5% |
EOG | ||||||
2006 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % met std | 25% | 25% | 17.6% |
2008 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % met std | 33.3% | 33.3% | 25.1% |
2006 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 28.6% | 28.6% | 18.5% |
2006 | Writing | 10th Grade | % met std | 80.1% | 80.1% | 54.1% |
2007 | Writing | 10th Grade | % met std | 55.6% | 55.6% | 51.8% |
2008 | Writing | 10th Grade | % met std | 85.1% | 85.1% | 71.9% |
2009 | Writing | 10th Grade | % met std | 85.3% | 85.3% | 70.1% |
2010 | Writing | 10th Grade | % met std | 81.6% | 81.6% | 69.4% |
2011 | Writing | 10th Grade | % met std | 74.8% | 74.8% | 69.9% |
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* Watauga High High School was rated 5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.