Enrollment
297
Elementary
DISTRICT 384 · STATE 467
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BURKE COUNTY SCHOOLS·NCES 370048000182
Hildebran Elementary
703 US Hwy 70 West, Hildebran, NC 28637 · (828) 397-3181 · Burke County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY22-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL297 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 58% of North Carolina public elementary 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 elementary schools
Student : Teacher
18.5:1
16 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.2:1 · STATE 14.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
96%
285 students
DISTRICT 98% · STATE 82%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 51 | 17% |
| Kindergarten | 41 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 31 | 10% |
| Grade 2 | 41 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 45 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 42 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 46 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (41) is 11% smaller than its 5th grade class (46).
Student demographics
41%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
45.9%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
64.4%
NC avg 52.2%
What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 46 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
57.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
49.5%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+8.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 58% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 50% 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 Hildebran Elementary
Hildebran Elementary's state test result (57.5% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hildebran Elementary this school | 297 | 96.0% | 57.5% |
| W A Young Elementary Morganton | 327 | 95.4% | 47.8% |
| Icard Elementary Connelly Springs | 265 | 98.9% | 59.7% |
| Sharon Elementary Statesville | 251 | 98.8% | 63.9% |
| Charles H Tuttle Elementary Maiden | 368 | 99.2% | 62.3% |
| John R Lawrence Elementary School Archdale | 394 | 99.2% | 66.7% |
Matched among North Carolina elementary 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 Hildebran Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina | In Burke County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 57.5% | #579 of 1,297 | #8 of 14 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 64.4% | #493 of 1,296 | #7 of 14 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 45.9% | #758 of 1,300 | #9 of 14 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 297 | #1,184 of 1,485 | #11 of 15 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.5:1 | #1,317 of 1,377 | #15 of 15 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 40.7% | #1,165 of 1,379 | #11 of 15 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 96.0% | #1,038 of 1,414 | #13 of 15 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -23.8% | #189 of 937 | #5 of 10 |
Ranked against other public elementary 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
297
-57 (-16%) vs 2020
-64% since 1990-91, when it was 831
Student : Teacher
18.5:1
was 14.8:1
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 | 297 | 16 | 18.5:1 | 96% (285) |
| 2023-24 | 295 | 19.5 | 15.1:1 | 99% (292) |
| 2022-23 | 320 | 20.3 | 15.8:1 | 77% (246) |
| 2020-21 | 354 | 24 | 14.8:1 | 60% (212) |
| 2017-18 | 390 | 23.5 | 16.6:1 | 64% (251) |
| 2015-16 | 341 | 23 | 14.8:1 | 68% (232) |
| 2010-11 | 439 | 31 | 14.2:1 | 58% (256) |
| 2000-01 | 414 | 25 | 16.6:1 | 40% (164) |
| 1990-91 | 831 | 41 | 20.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Hildebran Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 24% (390 to 297); teachers down 32% (23.5 to 16).
About Hildebran Elementary
The public elementary school Hildebran Elementary is located in Hildebran, North Carolina. The school counts 297 students across pre-K through 5. The school's enrollment is 36% smaller than the 467 average for elementary schools in North Carolina.
Hildebran Elementary is in Burke County Schools, a district with 11,667 students across 26 schools.
White students make up a majority at Hildebran Elementary, at 76%. Other students are 9% Asian, 8% Hispanic, and 6% multiracial. Pick two students at random and there is a 41% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Hildebran Elementary operates with 16 full-time-equivalent teachers, a ratio of about 18.5:1. That is higher than the 14.9:1 average for elementary schools in North Carolina. About 96% of students at the school meet free or reduced-price lunch income limits. For comparison, public schools in Burke County average 96%.
Hildebran Elementary is graded B by allk12, scoring above 58% of North Carolina public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
The BeatsExpectations prediction for Hildebran Elementary is 49.5%, and its average proficiency rate on state tests is 57.5%.
Among Burke County residents, the median household income is $58,592, roughly 21% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 12%. Hildebran Elementary is one of 30 public schools in the county.
Southwest Primary is located about 2.2 miles from Hildebran Elementary. The five-mile area around Hildebran Elementary holds at least 8 other public schools. Hildebran Elementary comes in 5th of 8 nearby schools on average proficiency.
The National Center for Education Statistics classifies the school's location as Suburb: Mid-size, meaning it is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.
The school enrolled 297 students in 2024-25, 57 fewer than the 354 it had in 2020-21. The student-to-teacher ratio went up from 14.8:1 to 18.5:1.
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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
Nearby schools
- Southwest Primary2.2 mi · 292
- East Burke Middle2.4 mi · 630
- Ray Childers Elementary2.5 mi · 460
- Icard Elementary2.6 mi · 265
- East Burke High3.2 mi · 874
- Longview Elementary3.8 mi · 269
Frequently asked questions
About Hildebran ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Hildebran Elementary?
Hildebran Elementary enrolls approximately 297 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Hildebran Elementary serve?
Hildebran Elementary serves grades PK-05.
How many students per teacher at Hildebran Elementary?
Approximately 18.5:1 students per teacher at Hildebran Elementary.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Hildebran Elementary?
At Hildebran Elementary, the student body is approximately 76% White, 8% Hispanic, 0% Black, 9% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Who oversees Hildebran Elementary?
Hildebran Elementary is overseen by Burke County Schools in Burke County.
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