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The highest-poverty public schools in Burke County, North Carolina

This ranking covers the highest-poverty public schools in Burke County, North Carolina, drawn from 25 qualifying public schools. Freedom High leads the list at 99.8%, against a median of 98.9% across the ranked schools.

The table below is sortable and filterable, and the full list downloads as a CSV. Figures come from federal NCES enrollment data and, where applicable, state assessment results for 2024-25.

Schools ranked

Burke County, North Carolina

Top % FRL

99.8%

Median % FRL

98.9%

HIGHEST POVERTY · BURKE COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA

#	School	City	District	Level	Students	% FRL
1	Freedom High	Morganton, NC	Burke County Schools	High	1,299	99.8%
2	Valdese Elementary	Valdese, NC	Burke County Schools	Elementary	530	99.4%
3	East Burke High	Connelly Springs, NC	Burke County Schools	High	874	99.4%
4	Ray Childers Elementary	Hickory, NC	Burke County Schools	Elementary	460	99.3%
5	Liberty Middle	Morganton, NC	Burke County Schools	Middle	453	99.3%
6	Walter R Johnson Middle	Morganton, NC	Burke County Schools	Middle	441	99.3%
7	East Burke Middle	Connelly Springs, NC	Burke County Schools	Middle	630	99.2%
8	Heritage Middle	Valdese, NC	Burke County Schools	Middle	475	99.2%
9	Table Rock Middle	Morganton, NC	Burke County Schools	Middle	427	99.1%
10	Oak Hill Elementary	Morganton, NC	Burke County Schools	Elementary	310	99.0%
11	Forest Hill Elementary	Morganton, NC	Burke County Schools	Elementary	305	99.0%
12	Glen Alpine Elementary	Morganton, NC	Burke County Schools	Elementary	295	99.0%
13	Patton High School	Morganton, NC	Burke County Schools	High	756	98.9%
14	Icard Elementary	Connelly Springs, NC	Burke County Schools	Elementary	265	98.9%
15	Drexel Elementary	Morganton, NC	Burke County Schools	Elementary	477	98.7%
16	Salem Elementary	Morganton, NC	Burke County Schools	Elementary	476	98.7%
17	Mull Elementary	Morganton, NC	Burke County Schools	Elementary	291	98.6%
18	George Hildebrand Elementary	Connelly Springs, NC	Burke County Schools	Elementary	327	98.5%
19	Draughn High School	Valdese, NC	Burke County Schools	High	661	98.2%
20	Mountain View Elementary	Morganton, NC	Burke County Schools	Elementary	762	97.8%
21	Burke Middle College	Morganton, NC	Burke County Schools	High	130	97.7%
22	Hillcrest Elementary	Morganton, NC	Burke County Schools	Elementary	254	97.6%
23	Hildebran Elementary	Hildebran, NC	Burke County Schools	Elementary	297	96.0%
24	W A Young Elementary	Morganton, NC	Burke County Schools	Elementary	327	95.4%
25	New Dimensions	Morganton, NC	The New Dimensions School	Elementary	569	33.0%

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