Drexel Elementary

Regular School · Morganton, NC

Drexel Elementary is a regular school school in Morganton, North Carolina, serving grades PK–05 with 477 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 16.4:1.

Level

Elementary

Grades

PK – 05

Enrollment

477

Teachers (FTE)

29.1

Student–Teacher Ratio

16.4:1

Status

Open

Lunch Program Participation

Yes participating without using any Provision or the CEO

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity	Students	Share
White	316	66%
Hispanic/Latino	55	12%
Asian	41	9%
Two or more races	35	7%
Black or African American	23	5%
American Indian / Alaska Native	4	1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander	3	1%
Total enrollment	477	252M / 225F

English Language Learners: 48 (10% of enrollment) · SY 2021–22

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric	This School	State Avg	Tested
Math Proficiency	49.0% +7.1pp	41.9%	207
Reading Proficiency	47.0% +0.1pp	46.9%	206
Science Proficiency	65-69%	—	76

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)

+0.06 grade levels

Math

-0.02 grade levels

Programs & Discipline

Gifted & Talented

Program offered

47 students enrolled

Out-of-School Suspensions

1.9% of enrollment · SY 2021–22

Chronically Absent

105

22% 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.)	477	100%

Contact & Location

100 Alta Vista Street

Morganton, NC 28655

Phone: (828)437-3160

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

District

Burke County Schools

Per-pupil expenditure: $13,067

District enrollment: 11,770

Other Schools in District

View all 26 schools →

Related Data

Neighborhood demographics (ZIP 28655) → CensusDepth.com
North Carolina population & income data → CensusDepth.com
North Carolina teacher salaries → WageDepth.com

NCES ID

370048002705

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