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Glen Alpine Elementary

PublicElementaryGrades PK–5

302 London Street, Morganton, NC 28655 · (828) 584-0661 · Part of Burke County Schools

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

Students
295
Students per teacher
13:1
Free or reduced lunch
99%
Setting
Suburb
Grades
PK–5
The gist

What stands out about Glen Alpine Elementary

  • Its own letter, B: better results than 56% of North Carolina’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 5 pts above the state
  • Next stop for Glen Alpine kids: 5 middle schools

On the path

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

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

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency47%
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).

302 London Street, Morganton

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K30
Kindergarten43
Grade 143
Grade 238
Grade 349
Grade 441
Grade 551
Enrollment over time
312’20
329’21
279’22
305’23
295’24

Down 5.4% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 61%Hispanic 17%Two or more races 10%Asian 7%Black 5%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Glen Alpine Elementary from Glen Alpine families.

Other schools in Burke County Schools

The district →

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; Glen Alpine’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.