📍 701 Lenoir Road, Morganton, Burke County, 28655
Walter R Johnson Middle is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Morganton, Burke County. The school has 465 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Burke County Schools school district. It serves grades 6–8 in an urban setting. The school employs 32.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.3:1. 34% of students are proficient in reading. 28% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Walter R Johnson Middle enrolls 465 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 54% male and 46% female. A teaching staff of 32.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.3:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 61% Hispanic or Latino, 25% White and 7.1% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 283 | 61% |
| White | 116 | 25% |
| Black or African American | 33 | 7.1% |
| Two or more races | 23 | 4.9% |
| Asian | 10 | 2.2% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
419 of the school's 465 students (90%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 382 qualify for free lunch and 37 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.
Walter R Johnson Middle is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Small). 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.
Walter R Johnson 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 465 students, Walter R Johnson 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: City - Small
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