📍 325 Conley Road, Morganton, Burke County, 28655
W A Young Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Morganton, Burke County. The school has 306 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 27.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 11.1:1. 37% of students are proficient in reading. 42% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
W A Young Elementary enrolls 306 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 49% male and 51% female. A teaching staff of 27.6 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 11.1:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 77% White, 9.8% Asian and 6.2% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 237 | 77% |
| Asian | 30 | 9.8% |
| Two or more races | 19 | 6.2% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 16 | 5.2% |
| Black or African American | 4 | 1.3% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
237 of the school's 306 students (77%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 217 qualify for free lunch and 20 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.
W A Young 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.
W A Young 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 306 students, W A Young 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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