Avery County Schools
Avery County, North Carolina · Grades PK-12
- Address
- 775 Cranberry Street, Newland, NC 28657
Open in Maps → - Phone
- (828) 733-6006
- NCES agency ID
- 3700300
- State LEA ID
- NC-060
Enrollment and school counts are the state’s 2024-2025figures where reported, otherwise the federal NCES directory.
School calendar
Term dates, holidays, breaks and teacher workdays for Avery County Schools, as the district publishes them — with printable PDFs and calendar files you can subscribe to.
View the calendar →NC School Report Card
2024-2025Official accountability results published by the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction. School Performance Grades combine achievement (80%) with academic growth (20%).
Schools by type
| School type | Schools | Average students |
|---|---|---|
| Elementary | 5 | 150 |
| Middle | 2 | 191 |
| High | 1 | 526 |
| All schools | 8 | -- |
School performance grades
| Grade | Schools | Share |
|---|---|---|
| A | 0 | 0.0% |
| B | 1 | 12.5% |
| C | 4 | 50.0% |
| D | 2 | 25.0% |
| F | 1 | 12.5% |
| All graded schools | 8 | 100.0% |
School growth status
| Growth | Schools | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Exceeded | 0 | 0.0% |
| Met | 5 | 62.5% |
| Not Met | 3 | 37.5% |
Student performance by subject
| Subject | Grade-level proficient | Career & college ready |
|---|---|---|
| Science (grades 5 & 8) | 59.2% | 38.4% |
| NC Math 3 | 54.6% | 29.2% |
| Mathematics (grades 3–8) | 52.5% | 34.2% |
| Reading (grades 3–8) | 51.5% | 26.2% |
| English II | 49.6% | 26.8% |
| Biology | 37.2% | 17.4% |
| NC Math 1 | 7.8% | 5% |
Grade-level proficient is achievement levels 3–5; career and college ready is the higher bar of levels 4–5.
Outcomes
| Measure | Result |
|---|---|
| 4-year cohort graduation rate | 86.8% |
| ACT WorkKeys credential earned | 56.8% |
| Students completing Math III | 93.8% |
| Passed end-of-grade assessments | 43.9% |
| Students promoted to the next grade | 94.2% |
| English learners making progress (of 142) | 20.4% |
| Schools identified as low-performing | 3 of 8 |
Download the report card
The Avery County Schools report card as a two-page interactive PDF — bookmarked sections, donut and bar charts, and the NC DPI and NCES sources cited with working links.
Student Demographics
Gender Distribution
Total Students: 1,782Student counts for Avery County Schools, 2024-2025, from the NCES Common Core of Data. Percentages are of 1,782 students and may not total 100% because of rounding.
Students
Student Population
Students Counted: 1,003Student indicators for Avery County Schools, 2024-2025, from the North Carolina School Report Cards. Attendance is out of the 1,003 students DPI counted, added up from the district’s own schools. A student is chronically absent after missing 10% or more of the days enrolled; the other measures overlap it and each other.
Teachers
Licensing & Certification
Total Teachers: 86.3 FTETeacher figures for Avery County Schools, 2024-2025, from the North Carolina School Report Cards. Counts are full-time equivalents, not headcount, added up from the district’s own schools. Licensing and certification percentages are each out of 86.3 FTE.
Avery County Schools boundary map
8 campusesLoading the map…
Click any campus for its details. District boundary from the Census school district geography published by NCES; campus locations from the NCES Common Core of Data.
Compare two schools
Put any two Avery County Schools schools side by side — grades, growth, proficiency, attendance and staffing. You can also compare against a school in another district from the full comparison page.
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Schools in Avery County Schools
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Directory figures are from the NCES Common Core of Data (CCD), U.S. Department of Education for 2024-2025.Methodology →