Enrollment
327
Elementary
DISTRICT 384 · STATE 467
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BURKE COUNTY SCHOOLS·NCES 370048002432
W A Young Elementary
325 Conley Road, Morganton, NC 28655 · (828) 584-0632 · Burke County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY22-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL327 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 33% of North Carolina public elementary schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C+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
12.9:1
25 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.2:1 · STATE 14.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
95%
312 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 | 19 | 6% |
| Kindergarten | 49 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 53 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 54 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 50 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 49 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 53 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (49) is 8% smaller than its 5th grade class (53).
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
45.5%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
55.2%
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 55 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
47.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
49.7%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-1.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 48% 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 W A Young Elementary
W A Young Elementary's state test result (47.8% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| W A Young Elementary this school | 327 | 95.4% | 47.8% |
| Hildebran Elementary Hildebran | 297 | 96.0% | 57.5% |
| Icard Elementary Connelly Springs | 265 | 98.9% | 59.7% |
| John R Lawrence Elementary School Archdale | 394 | 99.2% | 66.7% |
| Charles H Tuttle Elementary Maiden | 368 | 99.2% | 62.3% |
| Sharon Elementary Statesville | 251 | 98.8% | 63.9% |
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 W A Young Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina | In Burke County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 47.8% | #881 of 1,297 | #10 of 14 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 55.2% | #747 of 1,296 | #9 of 14 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 45.5% | #769 of 1,300 | #10 of 14 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 327 | #1,127 of 1,485 | #8 of 15 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.9:1 | #213 of 1,377 | #2 of 15 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 41.5% | #1,154 of 1,379 | #10 of 15 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 95.4% | #1,052 of 1,414 | #14 of 15 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -21.6% | #244 of 937 | #6 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
327
-14 (-4%) vs 2020
-31% since 2000-01, when it was 477
Student : Teacher
12.9:1
was 14.2:1
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 | 327 | 25.3 | 12.9:1 | 95% (312) |
| 2023-24 | 293 | 27.4 | 10.7:1 | 99% (290) |
| 2022-23 | 306 | 27.6 | 11.1:1 | 77% (237) |
| 2020-21 | 341 | 24 | 14.2:1 | 64% (219) |
| 2017-18 | 417 | 27.4 | 15.2:1 | 64% (266) |
| 2015-16 | 431 | 28 | 15.4:1 | 68% (293) |
| 2010-11 | 385 | 27 | 14.3:1 | 71% (275) |
| 2000-01 | 477 | 25 | 19.1:1 | 50% (238) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for W A Young Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 22% (417 to 327); teachers down 8% (27.4 to 25.3).
About W A Young Elementary
W A Young Elementary is listed by the National Center for Education Statistics as an elementary school in Morganton, North Carolina. It enrolls 327 students in 2024-25. The grades offered are pre-K through 5. That is 30% below the average of about 467 students for elementary schools in North Carolina.
W A Young Elementary is a school in Burke County Schools. The district has 26 schools and 11,667 students.
The share of White students at W A Young Elementary is 75%, a majority. After that, the student body is 10% Asian, 7% multiracial, and 7% Hispanic. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 41, compared with 70 nationally.
W A Young Elementary lists 25.3 full-time-equivalent teachers; that is about 12.9 students per teacher. The gap from the 14.9:1 average for elementary schools in North Carolina is 1.9 students per teacher. About 95% of students at W A Young Elementary are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The average for public schools in Burke County is similar, at 96%.
W A Young Elementary holds a C allk12 Grade, placing it above 33% of North Carolina public elementary schools.
Predicted from its free or reduced-price lunch share, W A Young Elementary would score about 49.7%. It scores 47.8%, 1.9 points below that figure.
The school is in Burke County, where median household income comes to about $58,592, 21% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 12% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Burke County counts 30 public schools with about 12,360 students.
Glen Alpine Elementary sits about 0.9 miles from W A Young Elementary. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. By average proficiency, W A Young Elementary is 4th among 7 schools close by.
Its NCES locale code is Suburb: Mid-size: the school is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.
From 341 students in 2020-21, enrollment decreased to 327 by 2024-25. By 2024-25, the school had 12.9 students per teacher, compared with 14.2 in 2020-21.
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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 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
- Glen Alpine Elementary0.9 mi · 295
- Table Rock Middle2.4 mi · 427
- Freedom High3.1 mi · 1,299
- Forest Hill Elementary3.8 mi · 305
- Oak Hill Elementary4.0 mi · 310
- Salem Elementary4.0 mi · 476
Frequently asked questions
About W A Young ElementaryHow large is W A Young Elementary?
W A Young Elementary enrolls approximately 327 students in grades PK-05.
Is W A Young Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
W A Young Elementary is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many teachers does W A Young Elementary have?
W A Young Elementary employs 25 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.9:1.
How diverse is W A Young Elementary?
W A Young Elementary reports a student body of 75% White, 7% Hispanic, 1% Black, 10% Asian, 7% Two or more.
What district is W A Young Elementary in?
W A Young Elementary is part of Burke County Schools.
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