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New Dimensions

PublicElementaryGrades K–8Charter

550 Lenoir Road, Morganton, NC 28655 · (828) 437-5753

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

Directions
Students
569
Students per teacher
15:1
Free or reduced lunch
33%
Setting
City
Grades
K–8
The gist

What stands out about New Dimensions

  • Its own letter, A: reading and math results near the top of North Carolina’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 21 pts above the state
  • Reading / language arts 21 pts above the state
  • Enrollment up 47.4% since 2020–21

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency63%
State average 41.8%
Reading / language arts68%
State average 47.2%

Its own letter, A, 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 ↗

550 Lenoir Road, Morganton

Students

Enrollment by grade
Kindergarten65
Grade 164
Grade 272
Grade 365
Grade 469
Grade 560
Grade 668
Grade 758
Grade 848
Enrollment over time
386’20
470’21
535’22
556’23
569’24

Up 47.4% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 88%Two or more races 5%Black 4%Hispanic 2%Asian <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about New Dimensions from Morganton families.

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