Best Public Schools in Burke County, North Carolina & Rankings

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2024)				Ranking (2023)				EOC Biology (2024)	EOC English II (2024)	EOC Math I (2024)	EOC Math III (2024)	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	EOC Biology End of Course	EOC English II End of Course	EOC Math I End of Course	EOC Math III End of Course	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
NC School for the Deaf	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	517 W Fleming Dr	Morganton	28655	Burke County	Deaf and Blind Schools	No	No	No	No	(828) 432-5388	61	22	2.7	95.1%	27 (44.3%)	12 (19.7%)	16 (26.2%)	6 (9.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
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
Freedom High	Public	9-12	511 Independence Boulevard	Morganton	28655	Burke County	Burke County Schools	No	No	No	No	(828) 433-1310	1,414	74	19.2	63.6%	670 (47.4%)	109 (7.7%)	473 (33.5%)	58 (4.1%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	103 (7.3%)	37.9	388^th of 640 public high schools	39.4%		44.9	324^th of 626 public high schools	48.2%	64	48.5	49.6	34.5	57.2															$8,511	$796	$7,716
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
Burke Middle College	Public	11-12	1001 Burkemont Ave	Morganton	28655	Burke County	Burke County Schools	No	No	No	No	(828) 448-3175	119	3	39.6	33.6%	59 (49.6%)	4 (3.4%)	19 (16.0%)	31 (26.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (5.0%)								(n/a)				79.5															$4,804	$268	$4,536
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
Burke Virtual Academy	Public, Virtual, Alternative	K-12	1951 Enon Road	Valdese	28690	Burke County	Burke County Schools	No	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(828) 448-3175	119	7	16.4	58.0%	85 (71.4%)	8 (6.7%)	12 (10.1%)	8 (6.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (5.0%)								(n/a)										41.7						58.3		75.0
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
East Burke Middle	Public	6-8	3519 Miller Bridge Road	Connellys Springs	28612	Burke County	Burke County Schools	No	No	No	No	(828) 397-7446	645	33	19.2	71.3%	489 (75.8%)	8 (1.2%)	65 (10.1%)	52 (8.1%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	27 (4.2%)	51.4	381^st of 793 public middle schools	52.0%		65.3	241^st of 784 public middle schools	69.3%	140								58.7	56.5	49.3				49.5	36.1	45.2		69.9	$8,638	$679	$7,959
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
Icard Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3087 Icard School Road	Connellys Springs	28612	Burke County	Burke County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(828) 397-3491	260	18	14.7	74.6%	186 (71.5%)	2 (0.8%)	30 (11.5%)	38 (14.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.5%)	63.1	523^rd of 1505 public elementary schools	65.2%		65.6	493^rd of 1502 public elementary schools	67.2%	30					76.2	57.4	58.8				66.7	46.8	52.9				70.6		$9,629	$1,361	$8,268
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
Valdese Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	298 Praley Street	Valdese	28690	Burke County	Burke County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(828) 874-0704	521	32	16.1	66.6%	400 (76.8%)	12 (2.3%)	40 (7.7%)	33 (6.3%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	33 (6.3%)	64.2	502^nd of 1505 public elementary schools	66.6%		65.8	486^th of 1502 public elementary schools	67.6%	16					67.1	58.4	62.9				58.5	51.7	56.2				74.4		$8,594	$1,111	$7,483
Hallyburton Academy	Public	6-12	205 South Main Street	Drexel	28619	Burke County	Burke County Schools	No	No	No	No	(828) 437-4184	101	11	9.6	97.0%	70 (69.3%)	8 (7.9%)	5 (5.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (4.0%)	14 (13.9%)	5.3	615^th of 640 public high schools	3.9%		4.8	604^th of 626 public high schools	3.5%	11	20.9	16.0							20.0						6.7			50.0	$18,048	$1,530	$16,517
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
Hildebran Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	703 US Hwy 70 West	Hildebran	28637	Burke County	Burke County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(828) 397-3181	320	20	15.7	76.9%	243 (75.9%)	2 (0.6%)	27 (8.4%)	31 (9.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	16 (5.0%)	59.9	582^nd of 1505 public elementary schools	61.3%		68.8	425^th of 1502 public elementary schools	71.7%	157					59.5	69.8	60.4				38.1	51.2	54.2				85.4		$10,444	$1,872	$8,572
Heritage Middle	Public	6-8	1951 Enon Road	Valdese	28690	Burke County	Burke County Schools	No	No	No	No	(828) 874-0731	453	29	15.5	64.5%	342 (75.5%)	9 (2.0%)	40 (8.8%)	31 (6.8%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.7%)	27 (6.0%)	69.1	216^th of 793 public middle schools	72.8%		79.7	143^rd of 784 public middle schools	81.8%	73								64.8	57.4	66.0				54.7	56.8	57.3		70.7	$8,601	$890	$7,711
Table Rock Middle	Public	6-8	1585 Nc 126	Morganton	28655	Burke County	Burke County Schools	No	No	No	No	(828) 437-5212	502	31	16.4	70.5%	339 (67.5%)	40 (8.0%)	41 (8.2%)	32 (6.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	49 (9.8%)	48.6	409^th of 793 public middle schools	48.4%		35	509^th of 784 public middle schools	35.1%	100								69.0	49.0	38.3				53.1	40.7	40.0		66.7	$9,032	$751	$8,280
East Burke High	Public	9-12	3695 East Burke Boulevard	Connellys Springs	28612	Burke County	Burke County Schools	No	No	No	No	(828) 397-5541	879	50	17.6	63.5%	677 (77.0%)	15 (1.7%)	72 (8.2%)	69 (7.8%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.3%)	43 (4.9%)	54.5	265^th of 640 public high schools	58.6%		49.1	297^th of 626 public high schools	52.6%	32	61.3	59.8	53.9	54.8															$9,240	$806	$8,435
North Liberty	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	523 Enola Road	Morganton	28655	Burke County	Burke County Schools	No	No	No	No	(828) 437-9656	67	11	5.8	74.6%	47 (70.1%)	1 (1.5%)	13 (19.4%)	2 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (3.0%)	2 (3.0%)								(n/a)																			$33,576	$5,487	$28,088
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
Walter R Johnson Middle	Public	6-8	701 Lenoir Road	Morganton	28655	Burke County	Burke County Schools	No	No	No	No	(828) 430-7340	465	33	14.2	90.1%	116 (24.9%)	33 (7.1%)	283 (60.9%)	10 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (4.9%)	26.5	598^th of 793 public middle schools	24.6%		27	584^th of 784 public middle schools	25.5%	14								45.2	38.5	40.6				29.6	25.9	30.1		63.2	$8,789	$1,074	$7,715
Liberty Middle	Public	6-8	529 Enola Road	Morganton	28655	Burke County	Burke County Schools	No	No	No	No	(828) 437-1330	457	28	16.2	58.4%	324 (70.9%)	11 (2.4%)	76 (16.6%)	21 (4.6%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (5.0%)	68.2	220^th of 793 public middle schools	72.3%		80.4	138^th of 784 public middle schools	82.4%	82								77.6	69.5	49.4				53.0	50.0	56.2		75.3	$8,674	$830	$7,844
Robert L. Patton High School	Public	9-12	701 Enola Road	Morganton	28655	Burke County	Burke County Schools	No	No	No	No	(828) 433-3000	752	40	18.8	54.8%	526 (69.9%)	16 (2.1%)	151 (20.1%)	20 (2.7%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (4.9%)	66	200^th of 640 public high schools	68.8%		56.6	249^th of 626 public high schools	60.2%	49	71.3	69.2	58.3	61.5															$9,266	$744	$8,523
Jimmy C Draughn High School	Public	9-12	709 Lovelady Road NE	Valdese	28690	Burke County	Burke County Schools	No	No	No	No	(828) 879-4200	682	36	18.7	51.2%	488 (71.6%)	20 (2.9%)	71 (10.4%)	60 (8.8%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.4%)	39 (5.7%)	71.4	172^nd of 640 public high schools	73.1%		66.2	189^th of 626 public high schools	69.8%	17	60.0	65.6	79.7	79.0															$9,112	$776	$8,336
George Hildebrand Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	8078 G Hildebrand Sch Road	Connellys Springs	28612	Burke County	Burke County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(828) 879-9595	318	19	17.0	81.1%	258 (81.1%)	2 (0.6%)	12 (3.8%)	16 (5.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.2%)	23 (7.2%)	66.5	462^nd of 1505 public elementary schools	69.3%		70.8	395^th of 1502 public elementary schools	73.7%	67					61.8	77.8	68.0				41.8	68.9	58.0				72.0		$10,687	$1,383	$9,305

Best Public Schools in Burke County, NC

Mull Elementary

Salem Elementary

Jimmy C Draughn High School

Heritage Middle

Liberty Middle

George Hildebrand Elementary

Drexel Elementary

Robert L. Patton High School

W A Young Elementary

Valdese Elementary

Icard Elementary

Hildebran Elementary

New Dimensions

East Burke High

Glen Alpine Elementary

East Burke Middle

Table Rock Middle

Freedom High

Mountain View Elementary

Oak Hill Elementary

Walter R Johnson Middle

Hillcrest Elementary

Forest Hill Elementary

Hallyburton Academy

Burke Middle College

Burke Virtual Academy

NC School for the Deaf

North Liberty

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