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

23 public schools in Burke County, North Carolina appear in this ranking of the highest-performing public schools in science, ranked by the share of students meeting or exceeding the state science standard. George Hildebrand Elementary leads the list at 82.6%, against a median of 60.4% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

Burke County, North Carolina

Top % Proficient (Science)

82.6%

Median % Proficient (Science)

60.4%

BEST IN SCIENCE · BURKE COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA

#	School	City	District	Level	Students	% Proficient (Science)
1	George Hildebrand Elementary	Connelly Springs, NC	Burke County Schools	Elementary	327	82.6%
2	Salem Elementary	Morganton, NC	Burke County Schools	Elementary	476	75.0%
3	Drexel Elementary	Morganton, NC	Burke County Schools	Elementary	477	74.6%
4	Glen Alpine Elementary	Morganton, NC	Burke County Schools	Elementary	295	71.7%
5	Valdese Elementary	Valdese, NC	Burke County Schools	Elementary	530	70.6%
6	Mull Elementary	Morganton, NC	Burke County Schools	Elementary	291	69.2%
7	Liberty Middle	Morganton, NC	Burke County Schools	Middle	453	67.5%
8	Heritage Middle	Valdese, NC	Burke County Schools	Middle	475	66.7%
9	Hildebran Elementary	Hildebran, NC	Burke County Schools	Elementary	297	66.7%
10	Icard Elementary	Connelly Springs, NC	Burke County Schools	Elementary	265	65.1%
11	Ray Childers Elementary	Hickory, NC	Burke County Schools	Elementary	460	62.5%
12	East Burke Middle	Connelly Springs, NC	Burke County Schools	Middle	630	60.4%
13	Oak Hill Elementary	Morganton, NC	Burke County Schools	Elementary	310	59.3%
14	East Burke High	Connelly Springs, NC	Burke County Schools	High	874	58.9%
15	Table Rock Middle	Morganton, NC	Burke County Schools	Middle	427	58.2%
16	Forest Hill Elementary	Morganton, NC	Burke County Schools	Elementary	305	56.8%
17	Mountain View Elementary	Morganton, NC	Burke County Schools	Elementary	762	52.3%
18	Draughn High School	Valdese, NC	Burke County Schools	High	661	50.3%
19	Patton High School	Morganton, NC	Burke County Schools	High	756	47.8%
20	Walter R Johnson Middle	Morganton, NC	Burke County Schools	Middle	441	46.9%
21	Hillcrest Elementary	Morganton, NC	Burke County Schools	Elementary	254	42.9%
22	Freedom High	Morganton, NC	Burke County Schools	High	1,299	40.8%
23	W A Young Elementary	Morganton, NC	Burke County Schools	Elementary	327	36.2%

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