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Draughn High School

PublicHighGrades 9–12

709 Lovelady Road NE, Valdese, NC 28690 · (828) 879-4200 · Part of Burke County Schools

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

Directions
Students
661
Students per teacher
27:1
Free or reduced lunch
98%
Setting
Rural
Grades
9–12
The gist

What stands out about Draughn High School

  • Its own letter, A−: reading and math results near the top of North Carolina’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 15 pts above the state
  • Reading / language arts 20 pts above the state
  • Larger classes: 27 students per teacher

On the path

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

6–8Heritage Middle475 students
9–12Draughn High SchoolYou are here

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency57%
State average 41.8%
Reading / language arts67%
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 ↗

709 Lovelady Road NE, Valdese

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 9181
Grade 10164
Grade 11160
Grade 12156
Enrollment over time
631’20
629’21
682’22
656’23
661’24

Up 4.8% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 75%Hispanic 10%Asian 7%Two or more races 5%Black 2%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Draughn High School 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.