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Valdese Elementary

PublicElementaryGrades PK–5

298 Praley Street, Valdese, NC 28690 · (828) 874-0704 · Part of Burke County Schools

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

Directions
Students
530
Students per teacher
18:1
Free or reduced lunch
99%
Setting
Suburb
Grades
PK–5
The gist

What stands out about Valdese Elementary

  • Its own letter, B: better results than 55% of North Carolina’s public schools
  • Next stop for Valdese kids: Heritage Middle

On the path

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

PK–5Valdese ElementaryYou are here
6–8Heritage Middle475 students

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency41%
State average 41.8%
Reading / language arts52%
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 ↗

298 Praley Street, Valdese

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K36
Kindergarten84
Grade 177
Grade 275
Grade 381
Grade 484
Grade 593
Enrollment over time
534’20
522’21
521’22
524’23
530’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 80%Hispanic 8%Asian 5%Two or more races 5%Black 2%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 Valdese Elementary from Valdese families.

Other schools in Burke County Schools

The district →
Mountain View Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Morganton
C
762 students15:1
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; Valdese’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.