allk12 · Rankings · Lowest poverty · North Carolina · Burke County

The lowest-poverty (most affluent) public schools in Burke County, North Carolina

Across Burke County, North Carolina, 25 public schools are ranked here, ranked by the smallest share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. New Dimensions leads the list at 33.0%, against a median of 98.9% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

Burke County, North Carolina

Best % FRL

33.0%

Median % FRL

98.9%

LOWEST POVERTY · BURKE COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA

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

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