📍 1951 Enon Road, Valdese, Burke County, 28690
Heritage Middle is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Valdese, Burke County. The school has 453 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Burke County Schools school district. It serves grades 6–8 in a suburban setting. The school employs 29.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 15.5:1. 58% of students are proficient in reading. 53% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Heritage Middle enrolls 453 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 29.2 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 15.5:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 75% White, 8.8% Hispanic or Latino and 6.8% Asian.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 342 | 75% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 40 | 8.8% |
| Asian | 31 | 6.8% |
| Two or more races | 27 | 6% |
| Black or African American | 9 | 2% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 3 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
292 of the school's 453 students (64%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 260 qualify for free lunch and 32 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Heritage Middle is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Midsize). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district NC At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 46, state house district 86.
Heritage Middle is one of 27 schools in Burke County Schools, based in Morganton, North Carolina. The district serves 11,667 students district-wide and employs 740 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 453 students, Heritage Middle is close to the district average of about 432 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Midsize