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Heritage Middle

PublicMiddleGrades 6–8

1951 Enon Road, Valdese, NC 28690 · (828) 874-0731 · Part of Burke County Schools

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

Directions
Students
475
Students per teacher
16:1
Free or reduced lunch
99%
Setting
Suburb
Grades
6–8
The gist

What stands out about Heritage Middle

  • Its own letter, B+: better results than 72% of North Carolina’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 11 pts above the state
  • Reading / language arts 11 pts above the state
  • Enrollment down 9.9% since 2020–21
  • Next stop for Valdese kids: Draughn High School

On the path

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

PK–5Valdese Elementary530 students
6–8Heritage MiddleYou are here
9–12Draughn High School661 students

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency53%
State average 41.8%
Reading / language arts58%
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 ↗

1951 Enon Road, Valdese

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 6167
Grade 7160
Grade 8148
Enrollment over time
527’20
512’21
453’22
440’23
475’24

Down 9.9% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 73%Hispanic 9%Asian 6%Two or more races 6%Black 4%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 Heritage Middle from Valdese 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
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

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