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Valdese Elementary

Regular School · Valdese, NC

Valdese Elementary is a regular school school in Valdese, North Carolina, serving grades PK–05 with 530 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 17.8:1.

Level
Elementary
Grades
PK – 05
Enrollment
530
Teachers (FTE)
29.7
Student–Teacher Ratio
17.8:1
Status
Open
Lunch Program Participation
Yes participating without using any Provision or the CEO

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity Students Share
White 422 80%
Hispanic/Latino 44 8%
Asian 25 5%
Two or more races 24 5%
Black or African American 11 2%
American Indian / Alaska Native 2 0%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander 2 0%
Total enrollment 530 282M / 248F

English Language Learners: 19 (4% of enrollment) · SY 2021–22

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric This School State Avg Tested
Math Proficiency 41.0% -0.9pp 41.9% 244
Reading Proficiency 52.0% +5.1pp 46.9% 244
Science Proficiency 65-69% — 83

Source: EDFacts, SY 2020–2021. Suppressed values (e.g. <=10%) indicate fewer than the minimum reportable threshold.

Stanford Achievement Estimate

Pooled score across SY 2009–2022 (grades 3–8), expressed in grade levels relative to the national average. Positive = above average.

Overall (Math + ELA)
+0.35 grade levels
Math
+0.09 grade levels

Programs & Discipline

Gifted & Talented
Program offered
74 students enrolled
Out-of-School Suspensions
6
1.1% of enrollment · SY 2021–22
Chronically Absent
115
21.7% of enrollment · SY 2019–20
Additional Targeted Support (ATSI) Targeted Support School (TSI)

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC), Office for Civil Rights & EDFacts.

Lunch Program (SY 2024-2025)

Category Students % of School
Total enrollment (est.) 530 100%

Contact & Location

298 Praley Street

Valdese, NC 28690

Phone: (828)874-0704

http://www.burke.k12.nc.us/valdese/

District

Burke County Schools

Per-pupil expenditure: $13,067

District enrollment: 11,770

Other Schools in District

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Related Data

NCES ID

370048000193

Data sources: NCES CCD SY 2024-2025 (directory, staff, lunch), EDFacts SY 2020-21 (assessments), CRDC SY 2021-22 (programs & discipline), SEDA v6.0 (achievement estimates). Updated annually. NCES CCD