Best Elementary Schools in Morganton, NC

Summary:

The city of Morganton, North Carolina is home to 10 elementary schools that are part of the Burke County Schools district, which is ranked 110 out of 242 school districts in the state. The schools serve students from pre-kindergarten through 5th grade and vary in size, demographics, and academic performance.

A few schools stand out as top performers in the area. New Dimensions, a public charter school, ranks 364 out of 1,502 elementary schools in North Carolina and is rated 4 out of 5 stars by SchoolDigger. It has strong test scores, with 65.2% of 3rd graders proficient or better in math, compared to the state average of 62.7%. Mull Elementary and Salem Elementary also rank highly, with 4-star ratings and impressive math, reading, and science scores.

The data suggests a correlation between a school's socioeconomic status, as measured by free and reduced lunch rates, and its academic performance. Schools with the highest poverty rates, such as Hillcrest Elementary and Forest Hill Elementary, tend to have the lowest test scores. Additionally, the New Dimensions School charter school outperforms the district and state averages, indicating that the charter school model may be a successful approach in the Morganton area.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2024)				Ranking (2023)				EOG Mathematics (2024)						EOG Reading (2024)						EOG Science (2024)		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 (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Statewide Rank (2023)	State Percentile (2023)	Rank Change from Previous Year	EOG Mathematics 3rd Grade	EOG Mathematics 4th Grade	EOG Mathematics 5th Grade	EOG Mathematics 6th Grade	EOG Mathematics 7th Grade	EOG Mathematics 8th Grade	EOG Reading 3rd Grade	EOG Reading 4th Grade	EOG Reading 5th Grade	EOG Reading 6th Grade	EOG Reading 7th Grade	EOG Reading 8th Grade	EOG Science 5th Grade	EOG Science 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
New Dimensions	Public, Charter	K-8	550 Lenoir Road	Morganton	28655	Burke County	The New Dimensions School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(828) 437-5753	535	37	14.5		481 (89.9%)	19 (3.6%)	12 (2.2%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (3.6%)	58.5	608^th of 1505 public elementary schools	59.6%		72.8	364^th of 1502 public elementary schools	75.8%	244	65.2	55.7	59.3	76.7	69.6	44.9	48.5	50.8	55.9	60.0	76.1	71.4	52.5	79.6
Forest Hill Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	304 Ann Street	Morganton	28655	Burke County	Burke County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(828) 437-5906	269	18	14.8	98.9%	53 (19.7%)	19 (7.1%)	178 (66.2%)	9 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.7%)	22.3	1239^th of 1505 public elementary schools	17.7%		25.9	1155^th of 1502 public elementary schools	23.1%	84	41.5	30.4	50.0				29.3	37.0	42.1				55.3		$10,628	$1,562	$9,066
Hillcrest Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	201 Tennessee Street	Morganton	28655	Burke County	Burke County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(828) 437-4258	284	21	13.6	94.4%	41 (14.4%)	22 (7.7%)	201 (70.8%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.1%)	16 (5.6%)	25.7	1184^th of 1505 public elementary schools	21.3%		22.2	1226^th of 1502 public elementary schools	18.4%	42	42.9	47.6	48.8				38.1	35.7	36.6				51.2		$11,197	$1,694	$9,503
Mountain View Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	805 Bouchelle St	Morganton	28655	Burke County	Burke County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(828) 437-1584	677	44	15.4	85.4%	246 (36.3%)	45 (6.6%)	307 (45.3%)	13 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	64 (9.5%)	34.7	1015^th of 1505 public elementary schools	32.6%		40.2	926^th of 1502 public elementary schools	38.3%	89	55.9	49.1	52.0				28.8	45.5	38.2				63.7		$9,734	$1,324	$8,410
Salem Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1329 Salem Road	Morganton	28655	Burke County	Burke County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(828) 437-5901	401	27	15.1	69.8%	296 (73.8%)	4 (1.0%)	47 (11.7%)	11 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	42 (10.5%)	73.5	352^nd of 1505 public elementary schools	76.6%		74.3	337^th of 1502 public elementary schools	77.6%	15	82.5	74.2	66.1				57.1	64.5	40.3				85.5		$9,182	$1,028	$8,153
W A Young Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	325 Conley Road	Morganton	28655	Burke County	Burke County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(828) 584-0632	306	28	11.0	77.5%	237 (77.5%)	4 (1.3%)	16 (5.2%)	30 (9.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (6.2%)	64.4	499^th of 1505 public elementary schools	66.8%		56.7	645^th of 1502 public elementary schools	57.1%	146	81.8	44.4	72.3				63.6	35.6	55.3				83.0		$10,309	$1,352	$8,957
Drexel Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	100 Alta Vista Street	Morganton	28655	Burke County	Burke County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(828) 437-3160	438	30	14.4	77.4%	305 (69.6%)	25 (5.7%)	50 (11.4%)	31 (7.1%)	4 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	22 (5.0%)	66.1	473^rd of 1505 public elementary schools	68.6%		75.6	310^th of 1502 public elementary schools	79.4%	163	50.7	64.9	76.8				45.1	55.4	64.6				80.5		$9,435	$1,433	$8,002
Glen Alpine Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	302 London Street	Morganton	28655	Burke County	Burke County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(828) 584-0661	279	23	12.1	81.4%	165 (59.1%)	19 (6.8%)	36 (12.9%)	20 (7.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (14.0%)	52.6	706^th of 1505 public elementary schools	53.1%		65.7	491^st of 1502 public elementary schools	67.3%	215	78.6	51.9	63.6				42.9	46.2	45.5				68.2		$10,621	$1,368	$9,253
Mull Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1140 Old NC 18 South	Morganton	28655	Burke County	Burke County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(828) 437-5785	258	19	13.2	69.4%	206 (79.8%)	8 (3.1%)	27 (10.5%)	5 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (4.7%)	78.5	272^nd of 1505 public elementary schools	81.9%		70.1	408^th of 1502 public elementary schools	72.8%	136	75.8	72.9	67.3				60.6	64.6	57.7				84.6		$11,063	$1,857	$9,205
Oak Hill Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2363 Nc 181	Morganton	28655	Burke County	Burke County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(828) 433-1533	327	22	15.0	70.0%	213 (65.1%)	42 (12.8%)	19 (5.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	52 (15.9%)	26.7	1169^th of 1505 public elementary schools	22.3%		39.8	939^th of 1502 public elementary schools	37.5%	230	51.0	36.5	40.7				45.1	40.4	40.7				48.1		$9,195	$1,040	$8,155

Cities Near Morganton

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Valdese	3.93 mi	4	87^th
Drexel	6.18 mi	1	477^th
Lenoir	10.8 mi	14	390^th
Granite Falls	10.9 mi	6	350^th
Nebo	12.3 mi	1	364^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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