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The public schools with the highest share of Black students in Burke County, North Carolina

This ranking covers the public schools with the highest share of Black students in Burke County, North Carolina, drawn from 25 qualifying public schools. Oak Hill Elementary leads the list at 12.9%, against a median of 2.8% 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 % Black

12.9%

Median % Black

2.8%

MOST BLACK · BURKE COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA

#	School	City	District	Students	Black students	% Black
1	Oak Hill Elementary	Morganton, NC	Burke County Schools	310	40	12.9%
2	Forest Hill Elementary	Morganton, NC	Burke County Schools	305	25	8.2%
3	Table Rock Middle	Morganton, NC	Burke County Schools	427	34	8.0%
4	Mountain View Elementary	Morganton, NC	Burke County Schools	762	58	7.6%
5	Freedom High	Morganton, NC	Burke County Schools	1,299	93	7.2%
6	Hillcrest Elementary	Morganton, NC	Burke County Schools	254	17	6.7%
7	Walter R Johnson Middle	Morganton, NC	Burke County Schools	441	24	5.4%
8	Drexel Elementary	Morganton, NC	Burke County Schools	477	23	4.8%
9	Glen Alpine Elementary	Morganton, NC	Burke County Schools	295	14	4.8%
10	Heritage Middle	Valdese, NC	Burke County Schools	475	19	4.0%
11	New Dimensions	Morganton, NC	The New Dimensions School	569	21	3.7%
12	Liberty Middle	Morganton, NC	Burke County Schools	453	15	3.3%
13	Mull Elementary	Morganton, NC	Burke County Schools	291	8	2.8%
14	East Burke Middle	Connelly Springs, NC	Burke County Schools	630	14	2.2%
15	Valdese Elementary	Valdese, NC	Burke County Schools	530	11	2.1%
16	Draughn High School	Valdese, NC	Burke County Schools	661	13	2.0%
17	East Burke High	Connelly Springs, NC	Burke County Schools	874	16	1.8%
18	Burke Middle College	Morganton, NC	Burke County Schools	130	2	1.5%
19	Patton High School	Morganton, NC	Burke County Schools	756	10	1.3%
20	Ray Childers Elementary	Hickory, NC	Burke County Schools	460	6	1.3%
21	W A Young Elementary	Morganton, NC	Burke County Schools	327	4	1.2%
22	Salem Elementary	Morganton, NC	Burke County Schools	476	3	0.6%
23	Icard Elementary	Connelly Springs, NC	Burke County Schools	265	1	0.4%
24	Hildebran Elementary	Hildebran, NC	Burke County Schools	297	1	0.3%
25	George Hildebrand Elementary	Connelly Springs, NC	Burke County Schools	327	1	0.3%

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Racial and ethnic enrollment shares are factual figures reported by each school to the federal government (NCES). This list describes the composition of student bodies and is not an evaluation or endorsement of any school.

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