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Table Rock Middle

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Table Rock Middle ranks 390 th of 773 North Carolina middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

390^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 773 North Carolina Middle Schools

Better than 50% of North Carolina middle schools

Summary

Table Rock Middle is a public middle school located in Morganton, North Carolina, serving grades 6-8 with a total enrollment of 454 students. It is part of the Burke County Schools district, which is ranked 121 out of 242 school districts in the state.

Academically, Table Rock Middle has seen a decline in performance over the past decade, with its statewide ranking dropping from the top 200 schools to the middle 400-600 range. The school's performance on state standardized tests is mixed, with 6th-grade math scores outperforming the district and state, but 7th and 8th-grade math and reading scores underperforming. Additionally, there are significant disparities in performance across different student subgroups, with female and African American students performing better than the overall school, while male, White, Asian, and students with disabilities struggle.

Table Rock Middle also faces challenges related to its high poverty rates, with the percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch increasing from 47.68% in 2021-2022 to 99.34% in 2023-2024. When compared to nearby middle schools in the Caldwell County and McDowell County school districts, Table Rock Middle generally performs in the middle to lower range, with some exceptions, such as Heritage Middle and Liberty Middle, which outperform Table Rock Middle on several academic measures.

427

Students ?

14.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$9,032

Per pupil spending ?

99.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1585 Nc 126
Morganton, NC 28655

(828) 437-5212

District: Burke County Schools

Students who attend Table Rock Middle usually attend:

High:

Freedom High

Feeder schools for Table Rock Middle:

Elementary:	Glen Alpine Elementary
	Oak Hill Elementary
	W A Young Elementary

Racial breakdown:

White:

66.0%

Hispanic:

12.4%

Two or more races:

8.7%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 72nd percentile in 2015 → 50th in 2025

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 22 percentile points since 2015

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

!Near the bottom of Burke County Schools's ranking

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school52%

District avg54%

North Carolina avg54%

390^th of 773

North Carolina public middle schools ?

Top 50%▼ down 22 pts since 2015

From top 28% (2015) to top 50% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th of 5Middle Schools in the Burke County Schools

121^st of 242Burke County Schools among North Carolina districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	49.2	390 of 773	49.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	48.6	409 of 793	48.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	35.0	509 of 784	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	53.2	356 of 786	54.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	47.0	375 of 741	49.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	58.1	305 of 737	58.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	62.5	261 of 691	62.2%	★★★☆☆
2017	65.9	229 of 694	67.0%	★★★☆☆
2016	57.4	296 of 692	57.2%	★★★☆☆
2015	68.6	200 of 705	71.6%	★★★★☆
2014	55.9	258 of 627	58.9%	★★★☆☆
2013	55.4	281 of 673	58.2%	★★★☆☆
2012	66.4	233 of 662	64.8%	★★★☆☆
2011	67.0	224 of 648	65.4%	★★★☆☆
2010	72.0	168 of 640	73.8%	★★★★☆
2009	72.1	174 of 630	72.4%	★★★★☆
2008	67.3	201 of 620	67.6%	★★★☆☆
2007	67.1	198 of 606	67.3%	★★★☆☆
2006	64.4	219 of 598	63.4%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	44.9	274 of 546	49.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	28.5	425 of 560	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	47.2	258 of 559	53.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	44.6	272 of 550	50.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	54.0	179 of 533	66.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	60.1	143 of 519	72.4%	★★★★☆
2018	57.4	165 of 494	66.6%	★★★☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2024	31.1	83 of 110	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	8.6	102 of 110	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	29.0	85 of 109	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	17.4	90 of 99	9.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	39.2	78 of 102	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	51.7	53 of 95	44.2%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2022	39.0	242 of 449	46.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	26.5	406 of 478	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	36.5	331 of 504	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	32.9	338 of 475	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	52.6	118 of 371	68.2%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	51.0	355 of 733	51.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	49.0	374 of 738	49.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	27.2	556 of 731	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	53.3	330 of 733	55.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	49.2	340 of 706	51.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	58.8	284 of 684	58.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	63.7	249 of 656	62.0%	★★★☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	48.4	326 of 458	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	53.3	273 of 461	40.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	33.2	390 of 452	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	49.1	293 of 450	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	46.0	309 of 448	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	50.4	274 of 416	34.1%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	54.3	230 of 562	59.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	53.6	239 of 564	57.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	32.0	409 of 553	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	53.4	228 of 541	57.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	44.3	284 of 522	45.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	84.1	34 of 472	92.8%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	49.1	348 of 729	52.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	48.2	362 of 743	51.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	34.4	503 of 735	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	61.2	215 of 689	68.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	59.1	198 of 633	68.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	70.0	133 of 639	79.2%	★★★★☆
2018	74.1	98 of 604	83.8%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	46.1	395 of 733	46.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	46.0	401 of 751	46.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	40.7	438 of 747	41.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	51.7	349 of 748	53.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	44.5	383 of 711	46.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	55.0	315 of 697	54.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	59.8	272 of 665	59.1%	★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	42.4	198 of 328	39.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	45.2	169 of 306	44.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	21.8	262 of 302	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.5	221 of 283	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	37.3	154 of 248	37.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	57.0	85 of 237	64.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	43.9	127 of 221	42.5%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	40.0	238 of 478	50.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	31.0	334 of 473	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	30.1	487 of 649	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	30.4	491 of 652	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.9	595 of 656	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	35.0	445 of 658	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	28.2	487 of 632	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	37.0	429 of 624	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	41.7	379 of 596	36.4%	★★☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

English Language Learner (2025)68th percentile+19 vs school

Hispanic (2025)59th percentile+10 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)52nd percentile+3 vs school

Female (2025)52nd percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)50th percentile~ school

African American (2025)50th percentile~ school

Male (2025)46th percentile-3 vs school

Disabled (2022)46th percentile-9 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)40th percentile-10 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2025)29th percentile-21 vs school

White (2025)25th percentile-25 vs school

Asian (2024)25th percentile-24 vs school

By subject vs North Carolina (2024-2025) ?

Science58%~ state avg

Mathematics54%~ state avg

Reading48%-5 vs state

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by a parent
Monday, July 20, 2015

Table Rock is the best Middle School ever because of the principal, Mrs. Barber and the teachers, there are wonderful. I recommend this school to any parent looking for a middle school for there child to attend! Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				EOG Mathematics (2025)			EOG Reading (2025)			EOG Science (2025)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	EOG Mathematics 6th Grade	EOG Mathematics 7th Grade	EOG Mathematics 8th Grade	EOG Reading 6th Grade	EOG Reading 7th Grade	EOG Reading 8th Grade	EOG Science 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Table Rock Middle	Public	6-8	1585 Nc 126	Morganton	28655	Burke County	Burke County Schools	No	No	No	No	(828) 437-5212	427	31	14.0	99.1%	282 (66.0%)	34 (8.0%)	53 (12.4%)	20 (4.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	37 (8.7%)	49.2	390^th of 773 public middle schools	49.5%		48.6	409^th of 793 public middle schools	48.4%	19	69.5	55.8	37.9	56.3	51.7	37.2	58.2	$9,032	$751	$8,280
Walter R Johnson Middle	Public	6-8	701 Lenoir Road	Morganton	28655	Burke County	Burke County Schools	No	No	No	No	(828) 430-7340	441	34	12.9	99.3%	94 (21.3%)	24 (5.4%)	284 (64.4%)	13 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (5.9%)	29.2	554^th of 773 public middle schools	28.3%		26.5	598^th of 793 public middle schools	24.6%	44	48.0	53.9	43.1	36.7	32.8	34.4	46.9	$8,789	$1,074	$7,715
Liberty Middle	Public	6-8	529 Enola Road	Morganton	28655	Burke County	Burke County Schools	No	No	No	No	(828) 437-1330	453	29	15.6	99.3%	307 (67.8%)	15 (3.3%)	80 (17.7%)	16 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (7.7%)	65	252^nd of 773 public middle schools	67.4%		68.2	220^th of 793 public middle schools	72.3%	32	77.9	59.7	56.4	56.5	45.1	59.5	67.5	$8,674	$830	$7,844
Heritage Middle	Public	6-8	1951 Enon Road	Valdese	28690	Burke County	Burke County Schools	No	No	No	No	(828) 874-0731	475	29	16.1	99.2%	349 (73.5%)	19 (4.0%)	43 (9.1%)	30 (6.3%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	30 (6.3%)	66.5	237^th of 773 public middle schools	69.3%		69.1	216^th of 793 public middle schools	72.8%	21	62.8	56.8	74.1	57.6	50.3	63.0	66.7	$8,601	$890	$7,711
Gamewell Middle	Public	6-8	3210 Gamewell School Road	Lenoir	28645	Caldwell County	Caldwell County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(828) 754-6204	457	30	15.3	98.5%	282 (61.7%)	47 (10.3%)	89 (19.5%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (7.7%)	18.6	648^th of 773 public middle schools	16.2%		25.6	610^th of 793 public middle schools	23.1%	38	49.6	21.5	24.7	47.3	27.2	36.3	38.2	$8,743	$1,279	$7,464
East McDowell Middle School	Public	6-8	676 State Street	Marion	28752	McDowell County	McDowell County Schools	No	No	No	No	(828) 652-7711	392	35	11.2	99.2%	273 (69.6%)	16 (4.1%)	77 (19.6%)	4 (1.0%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (5.1%)	31.6	529^th of 773 public middle schools	31.6%		43.5	455^th of 793 public middle schools	42.6%	74	45.8	56.7	27.9	42.3	46.4	48.1	39.5	$9,697	$1,539	$8,158
West McDowell Middle School	Public	6-8	346 West McDowell Junior High	Marion	28752	McDowell County	McDowell County Schools	No	No	No	No	(828) 652-3390	550	35	15.5	99.5%	413 (75.1%)	17 (3.1%)	88 (16.0%)	7 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (4.5%)	43.7	444^th of 773 public middle schools	42.6%		38.7	500^th of 793 public middle schools	36.9%	56	72.7	46.4	37.4	48.3	49.4	44.7	50.0	$9,132	$764	$8,368
Foothills Community School	Public, Magnet	6-8	176 Lukin Street	Marion	28752	McDowell County	McDowell County Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(828) 652-1040	200	11	18.0	98.5%	164 (82.0%)	4 (2.0%)	22 (11.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (5.0%)	83.8	105^th of 773 public middle schools	86.4%		77.1	152^nd of 793 public middle schools	80.8%	47	69.0	80.3	55.6	72.4	77.3	73.6	75.0	$6,490	$276	$6,214
East Burke Middle	Public	6-8	3519 Miller Bridge Road	Connelly Springs	28612	Burke County	Burke County Schools	No	No	No	No	(828) 397-7446	630	40	15.9	99.2%	459 (72.9%)	14 (2.2%)	59 (9.4%)	58 (9.2%)	2 (0.3%)	6 (1.0%)	32 (5.1%)	50.7	383^rd of 773 public middle schools	50.5%		51.4	381^st of 793 public middle schools	52.0%	2	55.6	60.3	44.4	53.5	52.5	45.3	60.4	$8,638	$679	$7,959
Hudson Middle	Public	6-8	291 Pine Mountain Road	Hudson	28638	Caldwell County	Caldwell County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(828) 728-4281	551	33	16.6	98.9%	456 (82.8%)	6 (1.1%)	66 (12.0%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (3.6%)	47.8	407^th of 773 public middle schools	47.3%		60	289^th of 793 public middle schools	63.6%	118	48.7	61.8	43.4	41.5	57.2	50.3	60.9	$9,317	$1,021	$8,296

Frequently Asked Questions about Table Rock Middle

What is the racial makeup of Table Rock Middle?

Students at Table Rock Middle are 66% White, 12% Hispanic, 9% Two or more races, 8% African American, 5% Asian.

What district is Table Rock Middle in?

Burke County Schools

How many students attend Table Rock Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 427 students attended Table Rock Middle.

What high school do graduates of Table Rock Middle attend?

Students who attend Table Rock Middle usually go on to attend Freedom High

Is Table Rock Middle a good school?

Table Rock Middle ranks 390^th of 773 North Carolina middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

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