📍 1140 Old NC 18 South, Morganton, Burke County, 28655
Mull Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Morganton, Burke County. The school has 258 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Burke County Schools school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in a rural setting. The school employs 19.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.3:1. 47% of students are proficient in reading. 42% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Mull Elementary enrolls 258 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 19.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.3:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 80% White, 10% Hispanic or Latino and 4.7% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 206 | 80% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 27 | 10% |
| Two or more races | 12 | 4.7% |
| Black or African American | 8 | 3.1% |
| Asian | 5 | 1.9% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
179 of the school's 258 students (69%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 158 qualify for free lunch and 21 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.
Mull Elementary is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Fringe). 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.
Mull 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 258 students, Mull 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: Rural - Fringe