Draughn High School

High school·Grades 9-12 Valdese, North Carolina·28690
Score
66.9/100
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#170
Among 512 North Carolina high schools
#2
In Burke County Schools
Top 34%
In North Carolina

Score 66.9/100: better than 66% of North Carolina high schools on 2025-26 state tests. Schools are only compared with others of the same type in the same state. How we score schools

Performance (state tests, 2025-26)

% proficient on state tests in North Carolina, all students. Colored bars are green when the school is at or above the average for similar North Carolina schools.

English language arts
66%
Similar North Carolina schools ≈ 64%, better than 53% of them
165 students tested
Math
81%
Similar North Carolina schools ≈ 58%, better than 80% of them
286 students tested
Science
62%
Similar North Carolina schools ≈ 59%, better than 53% of them
136 students tested
All North Carolina schools (ELA / math)
57% / 59%
State average across every school type, 2025-26
All 4 published results by grade and test

As published by North Carolina Department of Public Instruction. "Hidden" means the state didn't publish the result to protect student privacy.

SubjectGradeTestResultStudents tested
English language artsHigh schoolNC EOC English II65.5165
MathHigh schoolNC EOC NC Math 177.5138
MathHigh schoolNC EOC NC Math 385.1148
ScienceHigh schoolNC EOC Biology61.8136

School profile

Grades
9-12
Students
656
Type
High school
Charter school
No
Program
Regular

Students

Enrollment
656
Typical high school: 737
Free or reduced-price lunch
99%
Typical high school: 94%

District and location

School district
City
Burke County

Contact

Address
709 Lovelady Road NE
Valdese, NC 28690

"Typical" is the middle (median) high school in North Carolina. Higher or lower is not in itself better or worse. Address, phone and website are as the state reported them to the U.S. Department of Education for 2024-25, so check with the school before visiting. School details: U.S. Department of Education, Common Core of Data (enrollment 2023-24, lunch eligibility 2024-25).

Nearby high schools

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Location

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Draughn High School at a glance

Draughn High School is a public high school in Valdese, North Carolina, serving grades 9-12. It is part of Burke County Schools. It has about 656 students (a typical North Carolina high school has 737). About 99% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, compared with 94% at a typical North Carolina high school, which is useful context when reading test results.

In 2025-26 state tests, 66% in English language arts (similar schools: 64%) and 81% in math (similar schools: 58%) reached the state standard (% proficient). On our score, which compares it only with other North Carolina high schools, it scores 66.9 out of 100: better than 66% of them, ranking #170 of 512. Its English language arts result rose by 5 points from the year before. This overview is generated automatically from published state and federal data; figures are rounded, and you can check the originals via the official sources above.

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Page updated 2026-10-12.