Schools in Burke County Schools
27 public schools in this North Carolina school district: 14 elementary · 5 middle · 5 high · 3 combined. Ranked by our score, based on 2025-26 state test results.
Rankings renumber to share equal ranks and fill gaps when schools are hidden. Scores compare each school with schools of the same type across North Carolina.
Elementary schools
14 schools in Burke County Schools, best first
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Icard Elementary
82.8
ELA 63%Math 77%Science 82%
#216 of 1,256 in North Carolina · #1 in Connelly Springs
Salem Elementary
82.5
ELA 65%Math 77%Science 78%
#220 of 1,256 in North Carolina · #1 in Morganton
Drexel Elementary
75.5
ELA 64%Math 72%Science 75%
#308 of 1,256 in North Carolina · #2 in Morganton
George Hildebrand Elementary
70.3
ELA 64%Math 68%Science 75%
#373 of 1,256 in North Carolina · #2 in Connelly Springs
Ray Childers Elementary
69.8
ELA 56%Math 72%Science 79%
#380 of 1,256 in North Carolina · #5 in Hickory
W A Young Elementary
66.0
ELA 59%Math 68%Science 76%
#427 of 1,256 in North Carolina · #3 in Morganton
Valdese Elementary
64.2
ELA 56%Math 65%Science 82%
#450 of 1,256 in North Carolina
Hildebran Elementary
61.5
ELA 59%Math 60%Science 81%
#484 of 1,256 in North Carolina
Glen Alpine Elementary
59.8
ELA 58%Math 70%Science 62%
#505 of 1,256 in North Carolina · #4 in Morganton
Mull Elementary
58.5
ELA 52%Math 63%Science 84%
#522 of 1,256 in North Carolina · #5 in Morganton
Mountain View Elementary
38.3
ELA 45%Math 61%Science 61%
#775 of 1,256 in North Carolina · #6 in Morganton
Hillcrest Elementary
31.1
ELA 40%Math 57%Science 65%
#866 of 1,256 in North Carolina · #7 in Morganton
Oak Hill Elementary
28.5
ELA 45%Math 51%Science 63%
#898 of 1,256 in North Carolina · #8 in Morganton
Forest Hill Elementary
15.5
ELA 42%Math 45%Science 52%
#1,062 of 1,256 in North Carolina · #9 in Morganton
Middle schools
5 schools in Burke County Schools, best first
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East Burke Middle
73.8
ELA 59%Math 64%Science 74%
#121 of 460 in North Carolina
Liberty Middle
71.6
ELA 57%Math 66%Science 73%
#131 of 460 in North Carolina · #1 in Morganton
Heritage Middle
70.8
ELA 55%Math 65%Science 77%
#135 of 460 in North Carolina
Table Rock Middle
65.3
ELA 51%Math 59%Science 85%
#160 of 460 in North Carolina · #2 in Morganton
Walter R Johnson Middle
48.2
ELA 44%Math 57%Science 73%
#239 of 460 in North Carolina · #3 in Morganton
High schools
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Patton High School
70.2
ELA 72%Math 74%Science 69%
#153 of 512 in North Carolina · #1 in Morganton
Draughn High School
66.9
ELA 66%Math 81%Science 62%
#170 of 512 in North Carolina
East Burke High
43.3
ELA 62%Math 55%Science 53%
#291 of 512 in North Carolina
Freedom High
40.3
ELA 56%Math 55%Science 55%
#306 of 512 in North Carolina · #2 in Morganton
Burke Middle College
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Math 88%