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The most racially diverse public schools in Burke County, North Carolina

24 public schools in Burke County, North Carolina appear in this ranking of the most racially diverse public schools, ranked by how small the single largest racial or ethnic group is, so no one group dominates. Mountain View Elementary leads the list at 45.4%, against a median of 70.5% 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

Best Largest group

45.4%

Median Largest group

70.5%

MOST DIVERSE · BURKE COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA

#	School	City	Students	Largest group	% White	% Black	% Hispanic	% Asian
1	Mountain View Elementary	Morganton, NC	762	45.4% Hispanic (346)	37.7%(287)	7.6%(58)	45.4%(346)	1.6%(12)
2	Freedom High	Morganton, NC	1,299	45.8% White (595)	45.8%(595)	7.2%(93)	35.3%(459)	4.2%(54)
3	Forest Hill Elementary	Morganton, NC	305	57.4% Hispanic (175)	25.6%(78)	8.2%(25)	57.4%(175)	2.3%(7)
4	Glen Alpine Elementary	Morganton, NC	295	61.0% White (180)	61.0%(180)	4.8%(14)	16.6%(49)	6.8%(20)
5	Oak Hill Elementary	Morganton, NC	310	62.6% White (194)	62.6%(194)	12.9%(40)	12.3%(38)	1.0%(3)
6	Walter R Johnson Middle	Morganton, NC	441	64.4% Hispanic (284)	21.3%(94)	5.4%(24)	64.4%(284)	3.0%(13)
7	Table Rock Middle	Morganton, NC	427	66.0% White (282)	66.0%(282)	8.0%(34)	12.4%(53)	4.7%(20)
8	Ray Childers Elementary	Hickory, NC	460	66.1% White (304)	66.1%(304)	1.3%(6)	12.6%(58)	13.3%(61)
9	Drexel Elementary	Morganton, NC	477	66.3% White (316)	66.3%(316)	4.8%(23)	11.5%(55)	8.6%(41)
10	Liberty Middle	Morganton, NC	453	67.8% White (307)	67.8%(307)	3.3%(15)	17.7%(80)	3.5%(16)
11	Mull Elementary	Morganton, NC	291	69.8% White (203)	69.8%(203)	2.8%(8)	16.5%(48)	4.5%(13)
12	Patton High School	Morganton, NC	756	70.1% White (530)	70.1%(530)	1.3%(10)	21.8%(165)	2.9%(22)
13	Icard Elementary	Connelly Springs, NC	265	70.9% White (188)	70.9%(188)	0.4%(1)	12.1%(32)	12.1%(32)
14	Hillcrest Elementary	Morganton, NC	254	71.7% Hispanic (182)	15.0%(38)	6.7%(17)	71.7%(182)	0.0%(0)
15	East Burke Middle	Connelly Springs, NC	630	72.9% White (459)	72.9%(459)	2.2%(14)	9.4%(59)	9.2%(58)
16	Heritage Middle	Valdese, NC	475	73.5% White (349)	73.5%(349)	4.0%(19)	9.1%(43)	6.3%(30)
17	Draughn High School	Valdese, NC	661	74.9% White (495)	74.9%(495)	2.0%(13)	10.4%(69)	6.5%(43)
18	East Burke High	Connelly Springs, NC	874	74.9% White (655)	74.9%(655)	1.8%(16)	9.8%(86)	8.1%(71)
19	W A Young Elementary	Morganton, NC	327	75.2% White (246)	75.2%(246)	1.2%(4)	6.7%(22)	9.8%(32)
20	Hildebran Elementary	Hildebran, NC	297	75.8% White (225)	75.8%(225)	0.3%(1)	7.7%(23)	9.4%(28)
21	Salem Elementary	Morganton, NC	476	79.2% White (377)	79.2%(377)	0.6%(3)	13.7%(65)	1.7%(8)
22	Valdese Elementary	Valdese, NC	530	79.6% White (422)	79.6%(422)	2.1%(11)	8.3%(44)	4.7%(25)
23	George Hildebrand Elementary	Connelly Springs, NC	327	84.7% White (277)	84.7%(277)	0.3%(1)	3.4%(11)	3.7%(12)
24	New Dimensions	Morganton, NC	569	87.9% White (500)	87.9%(500)	3.7%(21)	2.3%(13)	0.7%(4)

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