📍 100 Alta Vista Street, Morganton, Burke County, 28655
Drexel Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Morganton, Burke County. The school has 438 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 30.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.4:1. 47% of students are proficient in reading. 49% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Drexel Elementary enrolls 438 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 54% male and 46% female. A teaching staff of 30.4 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.4:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 70% White, 11% Hispanic or Latino and 7.1% Asian.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 305 | 70% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 50 | 11% |
| Asian | 31 | 7.1% |
| Black or African American | 25 | 5.7% |
| Two or more races | 22 | 5% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 4 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
339 of the school's 438 students (77%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 311 qualify for free lunch and 28 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.
Drexel 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.
Drexel 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 438 students, Drexel Elementary 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