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The highest-performing public schools in reading in Burke County, North Carolina

Across Burke County, North Carolina, 23 public schools are ranked here, ranked by the share of students meeting or exceeding the state reading and writing standard. East Burke High leads the list at 67.1%, against a median of 49.0% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

Burke County, North Carolina

Top % Proficient (Reading)

67.1%

Median % Proficient (Reading)

49.0%

BEST IN READING · BURKE COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA

#	School	City	District	Level	Students	% Proficient (Reading)
1	East Burke High	Connelly Springs, NC	Burke County Schools	High	874	67.1%
2	George Hildebrand Elementary	Connelly Springs, NC	Burke County Schools	Elementary	327	64.1%
3	Patton High School	Morganton, NC	Burke County Schools	High	756	63.6%
4	Draughn High School	Valdese, NC	Burke County Schools	High	661	60.7%
5	Heritage Middle	Valdese, NC	Burke County Schools	Middle	475	56.9%
6	Liberty Middle	Morganton, NC	Burke County Schools	Middle	453	53.9%
7	Mull Elementary	Morganton, NC	Burke County Schools	Elementary	291	53.8%
8	Salem Elementary	Morganton, NC	Burke County Schools	Elementary	476	53.7%
9	Ray Childers Elementary	Hickory, NC	Burke County Schools	Elementary	460	52.5%
10	Drexel Elementary	Morganton, NC	Burke County Schools	Elementary	477	50.5%
11	East Burke Middle	Connelly Springs, NC	Burke County Schools	Middle	630	50.0%
12	Glen Alpine Elementary	Morganton, NC	Burke County Schools	Elementary	295	49.0%
13	Valdese Elementary	Valdese, NC	Burke County Schools	Elementary	530	48.9%
14	Icard Elementary	Connelly Springs, NC	Burke County Schools	Elementary	265	48.4%
15	Table Rock Middle	Morganton, NC	Burke County Schools	Middle	427	48.1%
16	Hildebran Elementary	Hildebran, NC	Burke County Schools	Elementary	297	45.9%
17	W A Young Elementary	Morganton, NC	Burke County Schools	Elementary	327	45.5%
18	Oak Hill Elementary	Morganton, NC	Burke County Schools	Elementary	310	44.2%
19	Freedom High	Morganton, NC	Burke County Schools	High	1,299	41.7%
20	Forest Hill Elementary	Morganton, NC	Burke County Schools	Elementary	305	37.8%
21	Hillcrest Elementary	Morganton, NC	Burke County Schools	Elementary	254	37.8%
22	Mountain View Elementary	Morganton, NC	Burke County Schools	Elementary	762	37.3%
23	Walter R Johnson Middle	Morganton, NC	Burke County Schools	Middle	441	34.6%

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