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Enrollment
475
Middle
DISTRICT 485 · STATE 605
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BURKE COUNTY SCHOOLS·NCES 370048000105
Heritage Middle
1951 Enon Road, Valdese, NC 28690 · (828) 874-0731 · Burke County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE22-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL475 STUDENTS
A
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Scored higher than 87% of North Carolina public middle schools
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ABeats 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
16.2:1
29 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.9:1 · STATE 15.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
99%
471 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 | 167 | 35% |
| Grade 7 | 160 | 34% |
| Grade 8 | 148 | 31% |
Student demographics
44%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
56.9%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
64.3%
NC avg 52.2%
What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 57 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 64 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
61.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.6%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+13.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 62% 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 Heritage Middle
Heritage Middle's state test result (61.9% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Heritage Middle this school | 475 | 99.2% | 61.9% |
| Table Rock Middle Morganton | 427 | 99.1% | 52.6% |
| Wheatmore Middle School Trinity | 505 | 99.4% | 50.9% |
| West Alexander Middle Taylorsville | 467 | 99.4% | 69.6% |
| North Stanly Middle New London | 471 | 99.4% | 56.0% |
| Maiden Middle School Maiden | 451 | 98.9% | 56.9% |
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 Heritage Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 61.9% | #113 of 463 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 64.3% | #100 of 461 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 56.9% | #131 of 463 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 475 | #326 of 478 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.2:1 | #219 of 456 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 44.2% | #391 of 456 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 99.2% | #210 of 472 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -6.5% | #231 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
475
-52 (-10%) vs 2020
-40% since 2000-01, when it was 790
Student : Teacher
16.2:1
was 17.6:1
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 | 475 | 29.4 | 16.2:1 | 99% (471) |
| 2023-24 | 440 | 29.1 | 15.1:1 | 99% (437) |
| 2022-23 | 453 | 29.2 | 15.5:1 | 64% (292) |
| 2020-21 | 527 | 30 | 17.6:1 | 46% (245) |
| 2017-18 | 508 | 29.8 | 17.1:1 | 48% (243) |
| 2015-16 | 487 | 28 | 17.4:1 | 53% (260) |
| 2010-11 | 649 | 41 | 15.8:1 | 52% (340) |
| 2000-01 | 790 | 60 | 13.2:1 | 37% (289) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Heritage Middle.
Since 2017-18: students down 6% (508 to 475); teachers down 1% (29.8 to 29.4).
About Heritage Middle
Heritage Middle is a middle-grades school in Valdese, North Carolina, and it is part of Burke County Schools. The grade span is 6 through 8, and enrollment is 475 students. An average school in this group (middle schools in North Carolina) has about 605 students.
Burke County Schools is responsible for 26 schools, Heritage Middle included, with 11,667 students in all.
At Heritage Middle, White students make up 73% of the student body. It is also 9% Hispanic, 6% Asian, 6% multiracial, and 4% Black. Pick two students at random and there is a 44% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
The school's student-to-teacher ratio is about 16.2:1, with 29.4 full-time-equivalent teachers. That matches the 15.9:1 average for middle schools in North Carolina fairly closely. Lunch subsidy eligibility at Heritage Middle is 99%.
Measured against North Carolina public middle schools, Heritage Middle receives an A. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
When test results are adjusted for free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, Heritage Middle is 13.4 points above its prediction. Actual: 61.9%. Predicted: 48.6%.
Burke County has about 87,795 residents, and the median household income is $58,592, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 21% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 12%. In all, Burke County has 30 public schools and roughly 12,360 students.
The closest public school, Valdese Elementary, is about 1.2 miles from Heritage Middle. There are 5 other public schools within five miles. Heritage Middle places 2nd of 7 on proficiency among the closest schools that report scores.
NCES lists the school's locale as Suburb: Mid-size. That means it sits in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.
Heritage Middle's enrollment declined from 527 in 2020-21 to 475 in 2024-25. Students per teacher fell from 17.6 in 2020-21 to 16.2 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
- East Burke MiddleMiddle · 630 students
Other schools in Valdese
- Draughn High SchoolHigh · 661 students
- Valdese ElementaryElementary · 530 students
- Burke Virtual AcademyCombined
Other Heritage Middle schools
19 other US public schools in 13 states are named Heritage Middle. Heritage Middle is the 16th largest of the 20.
- Heritage MiddleWake Forest, NC · 947 students
- HERITAGE MIDDLE SCHOOLMERIDIAN, ID · 1,003 students
- Heritage Middle SchoolLIVINGSTON, NJ · 994 students
- HERITAGE MIDDLE SCHOOLDELTONA, FL · 932 students
- Heritage Middle SchoolRinggold, GA · 858 students
Nearby schools
- Valdese Elementary1.2 mi · 530
- Hallyburton Academy1.3 mi · 73
- Drexel Elementary1.7 mi · 477
- Draughn High School2.1 mi · 661
- Baton Elementary4.2 mi · 357
- Hillcrest Elementary5.3 mi · 254
Frequently asked questions
About Heritage MiddleHow many students attend Heritage Middle?
Heritage Middle enrolls approximately 475 students in grades 06-08.
Is Heritage Middle an elementary, middle, or high school?
Heritage Middle is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Heritage Middle?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Heritage Middle is approximately 16.2:1 (29 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Heritage Middle?
Student demographics at Heritage Middle are roughly 73% White, 9% Hispanic, 4% Black, 6% Asian, 6% Two or more.
What district is Heritage Middle in?
Heritage Middle is part of Burke County Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.