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Best High Schools in Zip Code 28607

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At a glance

Schools

1,581

Students

Top rankedWatauga High166^th of 641 North Carolina high schools

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Summary:

The 28607 zip code in North Carolina is home to two high schools: Watauga High and Watauga Innovation Academy. Based on the available data, Watauga High appears to be the stronger performing school, with a higher statewide ranking, better test scores, and a higher graduation rate compared to Watauga Innovation Academy.

Watauga High consistently ranks higher in the statewide school rankings, with a ranking of 133 out of 626 schools in 2022-2023, compared to Watauga Innovation Academy's ranking of 223 out of 626 schools. Watauga High also outperforms Watauga Innovation Academy and the state average in most End-of-Course (EOC) test subjects, including Biology, English II, Math I, and Math III. For example, in 2024-2025, Watauga High had 76.2% proficiency in EOC English II, compared to 58.2% at Watauga Innovation Academy and the state average of 59.6%. Both schools have similar four-year graduation rates, with Watauga High and Watauga Innovation Academy both at 87.7% for the 2024-2025 school year.

The data also reveals that Watauga County Schools spends significantly more per student at Watauga High ($11,160 in 2018-2019) compared to Watauga Innovation Academy ($2,667 in 2018-2019). This difference in resource allocation may be a contributing factor to Watauga High's better academic performance. Additionally, Watauga Innovation Academy has a higher percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch (42.62%) compared to Watauga High (33.07%) in the 2023-2024 school year, indicating that it serves a more economically disadvantaged student population.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				EOC Biology (2025)	EOC English II (2025)	EOC Math I (2025)	EOC Math III (2025)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	EOC Biology End of Course	EOC English II End of Course	EOC Math I End of Course	EOC Math III End of Course	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Watauga High	Public	9-12	300 Go Pioneers Drive	Boone	28607	Watauga County	Watauga County Schools	No	No	No	No	(828) 264-2407	1,289	82	15.6	33.0%	1,042 (80.8%)	16 (1.2%)	159 (12.3%)	27 (2.1%)	7 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (2.9%)	72.8	166^th of 641 public high schools	74.1%		75.2	153^rd of 640 public high schools	76.1%	13	53.4	76.2	56.6	87.7	$11,160	$624	$10,536
Watauga Innovation Academy	Public	9-12	300 Go Pioneers Drive	Boone	28607	Watauga County	Watauga County Schools	No	No	No	No	(828) 264-2407	292	0		44.2%	249 (85.3%)	1 (0.3%)	36 (12.3%)	2 (0.7%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.0%)	49.1	308^th of 641 public high schools	52.0%		64.6	207^th of 640 public high schools	67.7%	101	36.7	58.2	50.0	74.7	$2,667	$110	$2,557

Cities Near Zip Code 28607

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Boone	0.25 mi	7	100^th
Vilas	5.96 mi	1	90^th
Blowing Rock	6.12 mi	1	10^th
Banner Elk	6.95 mi	2	7^th
Zionville	8.82 mi	1	215^th

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the North Carolina Dept of Public Instruction.

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