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

Across Burke County, North Carolina, 15 public elementary schools are ranked here, ranked by share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Valdese Elementary leads the list at 99.4%, against a median of 98.7% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

Burke County, North Carolina

Top % FRL

99.4%

Median % FRL

98.7%

HIGHEST POVERTY · BURKE COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA

#	School	City	District	Level	Students	% FRL
1	Valdese Elementary	Valdese, NC	Burke County Schools	Elementary	530	99.4%
2	Ray Childers Elementary	Hickory, NC	Burke County Schools	Elementary	460	99.3%
3	Oak Hill Elementary	Morganton, NC	Burke County Schools	Elementary	310	99.0%
4	Forest Hill Elementary	Morganton, NC	Burke County Schools	Elementary	305	99.0%
5	Glen Alpine Elementary	Morganton, NC	Burke County Schools	Elementary	295	99.0%
6	Icard Elementary	Connelly Springs, NC	Burke County Schools	Elementary	265	98.9%
7	Drexel Elementary	Morganton, NC	Burke County Schools	Elementary	477	98.7%
8	Salem Elementary	Morganton, NC	Burke County Schools	Elementary	476	98.7%
9	Mull Elementary	Morganton, NC	Burke County Schools	Elementary	291	98.6%
10	George Hildebrand Elementary	Connelly Springs, NC	Burke County Schools	Elementary	327	98.5%
11	Mountain View Elementary	Morganton, NC	Burke County Schools	Elementary	762	97.8%
12	Hillcrest Elementary	Morganton, NC	Burke County Schools	Elementary	254	97.6%
13	Hildebran Elementary	Hildebran, NC	Burke County Schools	Elementary	297	96.0%
14	W A Young Elementary	Morganton, NC	Burke County Schools	Elementary	327	95.4%
15	New Dimensions	Morganton, NC	The New Dimensions School	Elementary	569	33.0%

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