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Mountain View Elementary

PublicElementaryGrades PK–5

805 Bouchelle St, Morganton, NC 28655 · (828) 437-1584 · Part of Burke County Schools

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

Directions
Students
762
Students per teacher
15:1
Free or reduced lunch
98%
Setting
City
Grades
PK–5
The gist

What stands out about Mountain View Elementary

  • Its own letter, C: better results than 26% of North Carolina’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 10 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 19 pts below the state
  • Enrollment up 26.2% 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 →

PK–5Mountain View ElementaryYou are here
6–82 middle schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency32%
State average 41.8%
Reading / language arts28%
State average 47.2%

Its own letter, C, 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 ↗

805 Bouchelle St, Morganton

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K93
Kindergarten116
Grade 1100
Grade 2129
Grade 3109
Grade 4110
Grade 5105
Enrollment over time
604’20
644’21
677’22
730’23
762’24

Up 26.2% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Hispanic 45%White 38%Black 8%Two or more races 7%Asian 2%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Mountain View Elementary from Morganton families.

Other schools in Burke County Schools

The district →
Valdese Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Valdese
B
530 students18:1
Drexel Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Morganton
B
477 students16:1
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; Morganton’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.