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Drexel Elementary

PublicElementaryGrades PK–5

100 Alta Vista Street, Morganton, NC 28655 · (828) 437-3160 · Part of Burke County Schools

Drexel’s School Grade B better than 56% of North Carolina school districts

Directions
Students
477
Students per teacher
16:1
Free or reduced lunch
99%
Setting
Suburb
Grades
PK–5
The gist

What stands out about Drexel Elementary

  • Its own letter, B: better results than 59% of North Carolina’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 7 pts above the state
  • Next stop for Drexel kids: 5 middle schools

On the path

Where Drexel kids come from and go next. The whole path →

PK–5Drexel ElementaryYou are here
6–85 middle schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency49%
State average 41.8%
Reading / language arts47%
State average 47.2%

Its own letter, B, places these results among North Carolina’s 2,529 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

100 Alta Vista Street, Morganton

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K30
Kindergarten76
Grade 180
Grade 281
Grade 362
Grade 474
Grade 574
Enrollment over time
455’20
446’21
438’22
478’23
477’24

Up 4.8% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 66%Hispanic 12%Asian 9%Two or more races 7%Black 5%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Drexel Elementary from Drexel families.

Other schools in Burke County Schools

The district →
Mountain View Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Morganton
C
762 students15:1
Valdese Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Valdese
B
530 students18:1
Salem Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Morganton
B+
476 students17:1
Ray Childers Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Hickory
C+
460 students16:1
George Hildebrand Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Connelly Springs
C+
327 students15:1
W A Young Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Morganton
C+
327 students13:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against North Carolina’s other public schools; Drexel’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.