📍 302 London Street, Morganton, Burke County, 28655
Glen Alpine Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Morganton, Burke County. The school has 279 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Burke County Schools school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in a suburban setting. The school employs 23 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 12.1:1. 47% of students are proficient in reading. 47% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Glen Alpine Elementary enrolls 279 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 48% male and 52% female. A teaching staff of 23 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 12.1:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 59% White, 14% Two or more races and 13% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 165 | 59% |
| Two or more races | 39 | 14% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 36 | 13% |
| Asian | 20 | 7.2% |
| Black or African American | 19 | 6.8% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
227 of the school's 279 students (81%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 209 qualify for free lunch and 18 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.
Glen Alpine Elementary 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.
Glen Alpine Elementary 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 279 students, Glen Alpine Elementary is smaller than the district average of about 432 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Midsize
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