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What's something East Burke Middle does better than most schools?
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Enrollment
630
Middle
DISTRICT 485 · STATE 605
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BURKE COUNTY SCHOOLS·NCES 370048002193
East Burke Middle
3519 Miller Bridge Road, Connelly Springs, NC 28612 · (828) 397-7446 · Burke County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE22-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL630 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 62% of North Carolina public middle schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded North Carolina public middle schools
Student : Teacher
15.9:1
40 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.9:1 · STATE 15.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
99%
625 students
DISTRICT 98% · STATE 82%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 192 | 30% |
| Grade 7 | 214 | 34% |
| Grade 8 | 224 | 36% |
Student demographics
45%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 56% · STATE 71% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
NC EOG / EOC 2024-25 . % Grade Level Proficient (Level 3+)English Language Arts
50.0%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
53.1%
NC avg 52.2%
What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 50 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 53 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all North Carolina schools, those numbers are about 51 and 52.
Source: NC EOG / EOC. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
53.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.5%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+4.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 53% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 49% typical for North Carolina schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among North Carolina's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like East Burke Middle
East Burke Middle's state test result (53.5% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| East Burke Middle this school | 630 | 99.2% | 53.5% |
| Heritage Middle Valdese | 475 | 99.2% | 61.9% |
| Maiden Middle School Maiden | 451 | 98.9% | 56.9% |
| Wheatmore Middle School Trinity | 505 | 99.4% | 50.9% |
| Table Rock Middle Morganton | 427 | 99.1% | 52.6% |
| West Stanly Middle School Locust | 662 | 99.5% | 64.8% |
Matched among North Carolina middle schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where East Burke Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 53.5% | #201 of 463 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 53.1% | #192 of 461 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 50.0% | #219 of 463 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 630 | #203 of 478 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.9:1 | #200 of 456 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 44.9% | #384 of 456 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 99.2% | #197 of 472 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -1.4% | #291 of 300 |
Ranked against other public middle schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
630
-21 (-3%) vs 2020
-13% since 1990-91, when it was 727
Student : Teacher
15.9:1
was 18.1:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 630 | 39.6 | 15.9:1 | 99% (625) |
| 2023-24 | 667 | 36.2 | 18.4:1 | 99% (659) |
| 2022-23 | 645 | 33.5 | 19.3:1 | 71% (460) |
| 2020-21 | 651 | 36 | 18.1:1 | 56% (363) |
| 2017-18 | 639 | 38.1 | 16.8:1 | 56% (356) |
| 2015-16 | 684 | 40 | 17.1:1 | 57% (388) |
| 2010-11 | 787 | 46 | 17.1:1 | 59% (463) |
| 2000-01 | 812 | 57 | 14.3:1 | 37% (299) |
| 1990-91 | 727 | 48 | 15.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for East Burke Middle.
Since 2017-18: students down 1% (639 to 630); teachers up 4% (38.1 to 39.6).
About East Burke Middle
East Burke Middle, a medium-sized middle school, is located in Connelly Springs, North Carolina. It serves 630 students in grades 6 through 8.
Burke County Schools operates 26 schools. Combined enrollment is 11,667 students.
A majority of students at East Burke Middle, 73%, are White. Other reported shares: 9% Hispanic, 9% Asian, 5% multiracial, and 2% Black. East Burke Middle has a diversity index of 45%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
With 39.6 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, the ratio at East Burke Middle was 15.9:1. Across middle schools in North Carolina, the average ratio is about 15.9:1. East Burke Middle's free or reduced-price lunch eligibility rate is 99%.
Measured against North Carolina public middle schools, East Burke Middle receives a B. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
BeatsExpectations compares each school's average proficiency rate on state tests with a prediction based on free or reduced-price lunch eligibility. For East Burke Middle, the prediction is 48.5% and the result is 53.5%.
In the county around the school, Burke County, median household income is about $58,592, about 21% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 12%. A total of 30 public schools operate in Burke County, serving about 12,360 students.
The closest other public school is East Burke High, about 0.9 miles away. Around the school, 5 other public schools are within five miles. Its average proficiency rate of 53.5% is below the 60.7% average for nearby schools.
For locale, NCES codes East Burke Middle as Suburb: Mid-size.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, East Burke Middle went from 651 students to 630. Its ratio of students to teachers was 18.1:1 in 2020-21, and 15.9:1 in 2024-25.
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Burke County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
87,795
Census ACS
Median income
$58,592
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
21%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
12%
Below federal line
Schools in county
30
12,360 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Burke County Schools
- Freedom HighHigh · 1,299 students
- East Burke HighHigh · 874 students
- Mountain View ElementaryElementary · 762 students
- Patton High SchoolHigh · 756 students
- Draughn High SchoolHigh · 661 students
- Valdese ElementaryElementary · 530 students
Other schools in Connelly Springs
- East Burke HighHigh · 874 students
- George Hildebrand ElementaryElementary · 327 students
- Icard ElementaryElementary · 265 students
Nearby schools
- East Burke High0.9 mi · 874
- Icard Elementary0.9 mi · 265
- Hildebran Elementary2.4 mi · 297
- Ray Childers Elementary3.3 mi · 460
- Southwest Primary4.6 mi · 292
- Draughn High School5.5 mi · 661
Frequently asked questions
About East Burke MiddleWhat is the total enrollment at East Burke Middle?
East Burke Middle enrolls approximately 630 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does East Burke Middle serve?
East Burke Middle serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at East Burke Middle?
The student-to-teacher ratio at East Burke Middle is approximately 15.9:1 (40 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at East Burke Middle?
Student demographics at East Burke Middle are roughly 73% White, 9% Hispanic, 2% Black, 9% Asian, 5% Two or more.
What district is East Burke Middle in?
East Burke Middle is part of Burke County Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.