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The lowest-performing public schools by test proficiency in Burke County, North Carolina

This ranking covers the lowest-performing public schools by test proficiency in Burke County, North Carolina, drawn from 23 qualifying public schools. Freedom High leads the list at 37.7%, against a median of 57.2% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

Burke County, North Carolina

Best % Proficient

37.7%

Median % Proficient

57.2%

LOWEST PROFICIENCY · BURKE COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA

#	School	City	District	Level	% FRL	Students	% Proficient
1	Freedom High	Morganton, NC	Burke County Schools	High	99.8%	1,299	37.7%
2	Walter R Johnson Middle	Morganton, NC	Burke County Schools	Middle	99.3%	441	42.6%
3	Forest Hill Elementary	Morganton, NC	Burke County Schools	Elementary	99.0%	305	43.1%
4	Hillcrest Elementary	Morganton, NC	Burke County Schools	Elementary	97.6%	254	44.2%
5	Mountain View Elementary	Morganton, NC	Burke County Schools	Elementary	97.8%	762	46.0%
6	Oak Hill Elementary	Morganton, NC	Burke County Schools	Elementary	99.0%	310	46.1%
7	W A Young Elementary	Morganton, NC	Burke County Schools	Elementary	95.4%	327	47.8%
8	Table Rock Middle	Morganton, NC	Burke County Schools	Middle	99.1%	427	52.6%
9	East Burke Middle	Connelly Springs, NC	Burke County Schools	Middle	99.2%	630	53.5%
10	Patton High School	Morganton, NC	Burke County Schools	High	98.9%	756	54.5%
11	East Burke High	Connelly Springs, NC	Burke County Schools	High	99.4%	874	55.8%
12	Drexel Elementary	Morganton, NC	Burke County Schools	Elementary	98.7%	477	57.2%
13	Hildebran Elementary	Hildebran, NC	Burke County Schools	Elementary	96.0%	297	57.5%
14	Draughn High School	Valdese, NC	Burke County Schools	High	98.2%	661	58.6%
15	Valdese Elementary	Valdese, NC	Burke County Schools	Elementary	99.4%	530	59.2%
16	Icard Elementary	Connelly Springs, NC	Burke County Schools	Elementary	98.9%	265	59.7%
17	Liberty Middle	Morganton, NC	Burke County Schools	Middle	99.3%	453	60.9%
18	Glen Alpine Elementary	Morganton, NC	Burke County Schools	Elementary	99.0%	295	61.4%
19	Heritage Middle	Valdese, NC	Burke County Schools	Middle	99.2%	475	61.9%
20	Ray Childers Elementary	Hickory, NC	Burke County Schools	Elementary	99.3%	460	62.9%
21	Mull Elementary	Morganton, NC	Burke County Schools	Elementary	98.6%	291	63.5%
22	Salem Elementary	Morganton, NC	Burke County Schools	Elementary	98.7%	476	65.8%
23	George Hildebrand Elementary	Connelly Springs, NC	Burke County Schools	Elementary	98.5%	327	71.9%

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