Hillcrest Elementary
201 Tennessee Street, Morganton, NC 28655 · (828) 437-4258 · Part of Burke County Schools
Morganton’s School Grade B better than 56% of North Carolina school districts
What stands out about Hillcrest Elementary
- Its own letter, D: reading and math results near the bottom of North Carolina’s public schools
- Math proficiency 20 pts below the state
- Reading / language arts 25 pts below the state
- Enrollment down 9% since 2020–21
- Next stop for Morganton kids: 2 middle schools
On the path
Where Morganton kids come from and go next. The whole path →
Test scores
2020–21Its own letter, D, 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 ↗201 Tennessee Street, Morganton
Students
Down 9% since 2020–21.
As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.
Parents talk
Questions and answers about Hillcrest Elementary from Morganton families.
Other schools in Burke County Schools
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.