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Parents: what's one thing you'd want the Table Rock Middle administration to hear?
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Enrollment
427
Middle
DISTRICT 485 · STATE 605
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BURKE COUNTY SCHOOLS·NCES 370048000108
Table Rock Middle
1585 NC 126, Morganton, NC 28655 · (828) 437-5212 · Burke County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL427 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 59% of North Carolina public middle schools
- B-Test 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
14.0:1
31 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.9:1 · STATE 15.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
99%
423 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 | 127 | 30% |
| Grade 7 | 151 | 35% |
| Grade 8 | 149 | 35% |
Student demographics
53%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
48.1%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
53.6%
NC avg 52.2%
What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 48 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 54 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
52.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.6%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+4.0pp
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 Table Rock Middle
Table Rock Middle's state test result (52.6% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Table Rock Middle this school | 427 | 99.1% | 52.6% |
| South Stanly Middle Norwood | 402 | 99.3% | 49.2% |
| Liberty Middle Morganton | 453 | 99.3% | 60.9% |
| Heritage Middle Valdese | 475 | 99.2% | 61.9% |
| Maiden Middle School Maiden | 451 | 98.9% | 56.9% |
| Morehead City Middle Morehead City | 506 | 99.4% | 64.9% |
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 Table Rock Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 52.6% | #210 of 463 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 53.6% | #184 of 461 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 48.1% | #242 of 463 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 427 | #362 of 478 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.0:1 | #70 of 456 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 53.2% | #323 of 456 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 99.1% | #227 of 472 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -15.6% | #105 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
427
-163 (-28%) vs 2020
-56% since 2000-01, when it was 971
Student : Teacher
14.0:1
was 17.9:1
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 | 427 | 30.5 | 14.0:1 | 99% (423) |
| 2023-24 | 454 | 29.8 | 15.2:1 | 99% (451) |
| 2022-23 | 502 | 30.6 | 16.4:1 | 71% (354) |
| 2020-21 | 590 | 33 | 17.9:1 | 50% (295) |
| 2017-18 | 506 | 31.8 | 15.9:1 | 57% (288) |
| 2015-16 | 507 | 31 | 16.4:1 | 57% (290) |
| 2010-11 | 604 | 39 | 15.5:1 | 64% (385) |
| 2000-01 | 971 | 66 | 14.7:1 | 47% (453) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Table Rock Middle.
Since 2017-18: students down 16% (506 to 427); teachers down 4% (31.8 to 30.5).
About Table Rock Middle
Among the schools in Morganton, North Carolina, is Table Rock Middle, a small middle school. There are 427 students enrolled, covering grades 6 through 8. That puts enrollment 29% below the 605-student average for middle schools in North Carolina.
Burke County Schools (26 schools, 11,667 students) runs Table Rock Middle.
More than half of the students at Table Rock Middle are White (66%). Beyond that, enrollment is 12% Hispanic, 9% multiracial, 8% Black, and 5% Asian. In Burke County overall, about 81% of residents are White. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 53%.
Its staff includes 30.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, for about 14.0 students per teacher. Compared with the 15.9:1 average for middle schools in North Carolina, this school's ratio is lower. Roughly 99% of students at Table Rock Middle can receive free or reduced-price lunch.
Among North Carolina public middle schools, Table Rock Middle outscored 59%, which works out to a B on the allk12 Grade.
Table Rock Middle sits between the top and bottom 10% of North Carolina schools on BeatsExpectations, with an actual average proficiency rate across its state test results of 52.6% and a predicted 48.6%.
In Burke County, median household income comes to about $58,592, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 21% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 12%. The county's public schools total 30, with about 12,360 students.
Oak Hill Elementary is the nearest public school to Table Rock Middle, about 1.7 miles away. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Among its closest neighbors with test data, Table Rock Middle is 2nd of 7 on proficiency.
By NCES locale, the school is Rural: Fringe, or in rural territory close to an urban area.
Enrollment decreased by 28% across 4 years, from 590 in 2020-21 to 427 in 2024-25. The ratio of students to teachers went from 17.9:1 to 14.0:1 over the same years.
The discussion board for Table Rock Middle is open to topics like special education services, counseling, and support programs. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
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 Morganton
- Freedom HighHigh · 1,299 students
- Mountain View ElementaryElementary · 762 students
- Patton High SchoolHigh · 756 students
- New DimensionsElementary · 569 students
- Drexel ElementaryElementary · 477 students
- Salem ElementaryElementary · 476 students
Nearby schools
- Oak Hill Elementary1.7 mi · 310
- Glen Alpine Elementary2.1 mi · 295
- W A Young Elementary2.4 mi · 327
- Freedom High2.8 mi · 1,299
- Mountain View Elementary3.8 mi · 762
- Forest Hill Elementary4.1 mi · 305
Frequently asked questions
About Table Rock MiddleHow large is Table Rock Middle?
Table Rock Middle enrolls approximately 427 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does Table Rock Middle serve?
Table Rock Middle serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at Table Rock Middle?
Approximately 14.0:1 students per teacher at Table Rock Middle.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Table Rock Middle?
At Table Rock Middle, the student body is approximately 66% White, 12% Hispanic, 8% Black, 5% Asian, 9% Two or more.
What district is Table Rock Middle in?
Table Rock Middle is part of Burke County Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.