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East Burke High

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East Burke High ranks 254 th of 641 North Carolina high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

254^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 641 North Carolina High Schools

Better than 60% of North Carolina high schools

Summary

East Burke High is a public high school located in Connelly Springs, North Carolina, serving grades 9-12 with a total enrollment of 868 students. The school is part of the Burke County Schools district, which is ranked 121 out of 242 districts in the state.

East Burke High has consistently maintained high four-year graduation rates, ranging from 86.9% to 92.6% over the past few years, which are above the state and district averages. The school also outperforms the Burke County Schools district and the state of North Carolina in several End-of-Course (EOC) assessments, particularly in English II, Math III, and Biology. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, East Burke High had 67.1% proficiency in English II, compared to 55.1% for the district and 59.6% for the state. Additionally, East Burke High performs well for several student subgroups, including Asian students, Hispanic students, English Language Learners, and Multi-racial students, often ranking in the top half or top third of North Carolina high schools for these groups.

However, East Burke High's statewide ranking has declined from a high of 76th out of 469 North Carolina high schools in 2017-2018 to 254th out of 641 in 2024-2025, suggesting that the school may be facing challenges in maintaining its academic excellence. When compared to other high schools in the Burke County Schools district and nearby districts, East Burke High generally performs better than the lower-ranked schools, such as Hallyburton Academy, but lags behind the higher-performing schools, like Jimmy C Draughn High School and Challenger Early College High. Additionally, the school has seen a significant increase in the percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, from 37.37% in 2021-2022 to 99.31% in 2023-2024, indicating a growing population of economically disadvantaged students.

874

Students ?

23.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$9,240

Per pupil spending ?

99.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

3695 East Burke Boulevard
Connelly Springs, NC 28612

(828) 397-5541

District: Burke County Schools

Feeder schools for East Burke High:

Elementary:	George Hildebrand Elementary
	Hildebran Elementary
	Icard Elementary
	Ray Childers Elementary
Middle:	East Burke Middle

Racial breakdown:

White:

74.9%

Hispanic:

9.8%

Asian:

8.1%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 54th percentile in 2015 → 60th in 2025

Strengths

✓93% graduate in 4 years — above the North Carolina average (88%)

✓Ranking is trending up — up 6 percentile points since 2015

✓Above the North Carolina median (60th percentile)

Worth a look

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

!Large classes — about 23 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school58%

District avg52%

North Carolina avg53%

254^th of 641

North Carolina public high schools ?

Top 40%▲ up 6 pts since 2015

From top 46% (2015) to top 40% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 5High 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	56.3	254 of 641	60.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	54.5	265 of 640	58.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	49.1	297 of 626	52.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	53.8	265 of 621	57.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	43.7	315 of 594	47.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	63.4	128 of 514	75.1%	★★★★☆
2018	76.1	76 of 469	83.8%	★★★★☆
2017	71.1	75 of 476	84.2%	★★★★☆
2016	56.0	124 of 507	75.5%	★★★★☆
2015	42.4	244 of 531	54.0%	★★★☆☆
2014	44.5	191 of 451	57.6%	★★★☆☆
2013	47.8	163 of 505	67.7%	★★★☆☆
2012	62.0	134 of 502	73.3%	★★★★☆
2011	71.2	77 of 506	84.8%	★★★★☆
2010	73.0	56 of 499	88.8%	★★★★☆
2009	62.2	142 of 490	71.0%	★★★★☆
2008	58.3	168 of 477	64.8%	★★★☆☆
2007	64.2	109 of 453	75.9%	★★★★☆
2006	66.6	99 of 431	77.0%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	57.0	53 of 106	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	36.5	72 of 101	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	58.5	42 of 98	57.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	50.8	56 of 91	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	9.9	74 of 83	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	42.4	58 of 89	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	37.6	52 of 77	32.5%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2022	26.7	244 of 330	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	55.9	94 of 334	71.9%	★★★★☆
2019	52.9	125 of 364	65.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	43.7	158 of 349	54.7%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	56.8	69 of 273	74.7%	★★★★☆
2024	81.8	19 of 262	92.7%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	51.7	283 of 610	53.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	57.2	240 of 602	60.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	49.4	293 of 588	50.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	49.8	285 of 594	52.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	44.5	218 of 475	54.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	67.2	107 of 475	77.5%	★★★★☆
2018	78.9	62 of 449	86.2%	★★★★☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	38.6	307 of 412	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	60.1	199 of 403	50.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	35.2	325 of 403	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	51.2	243 of 398	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	52.2	198 of 337	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	68.8	76 of 325	76.6%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	52.3	175 of 462	62.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	56.6	150 of 454	67.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	53.6	167 of 449	62.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	57.8	140 of 436	67.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	38.8	186 of 370	49.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	34.7	213 of 354	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	80.5	29 of 340	91.5%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	58.7	195 of 606	67.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	61.2	183 of 613	70.1%	★★★★☆
2023	53.3	222 of 597	62.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	59.7	164 of 544	69.9%	★★★★☆
2021	52.6	104 of 432	75.9%	★★★★☆
2019	67.5	51 of 446	88.6%	★★★★☆
2018	83.7	27 of 424	93.6%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	59.0	219 of 601	63.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	51.6	281 of 607	53.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	47.7	288 of 602	52.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	56.8	222 of 585	62.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	40.7	230 of 481	52.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	58.2	140 of 488	71.3%	★★★★☆
2018	73.0	82 of 463	82.3%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	83.5	30 of 253	88.1%	★★★★☆
2024	36.5	175 of 261	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	54.9	102 of 249	59.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	56.2	79 of 226	65.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	39.5	120 of 199	39.7%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	37.7	203 of 352	42.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	42.8	166 of 349	52.4%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	39.2	344 of 542	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	40.0	345 of 553	37.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	31.5	392 of 537	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	36.0	347 of 534	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	28.6	297 of 439	32.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	49.6	191 of 444	57.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	63.0	136 of 427	68.1%	★★★☆☆

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)

Multi-racial (2025)88th percentile+28 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)75th percentile+14 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)68th percentile+7 vs school

Male (2025)64th percentile+3 vs school

Hispanic (2025)62nd percentile~ school

Female (2025)54th percentile-7 vs school

Asian (2025)50th percentile-10 vs school

Special Education (2025)42nd percentile-18 vs school

White (2025)37th percentile-24 vs school

Disabled (2022)26th percentile-31 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2025)25th percentile-35 vs school

By subject vs North Carolina (2024-2025) ?

English II67%+8 vs state

Math III64%-3 vs state

Biology59%+11 vs state

Math I42%+7 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				EOC Biology (2025)	EOC English II (2025)	EOC Math I (2025)	EOC Math III (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	EOC Biology End of Course	EOC English II End of Course	EOC Math I End of Course	EOC Math III End of Course	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
East Burke High	Public	9-12	3695 East Burke Boulevard	Connelly Springs	28612	Burke County	Burke County Schools	No	No	No	No	(828) 397-5541	874	38	23.1	99.4%	655 (74.9%)	16 (1.8%)	86 (9.8%)	71 (8.1%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	44 (5.0%)	56.3	254^th of 641 public high schools	60.4%		54.5	265^th of 640 public high schools	58.6%	11	58.9	67.1	41.5	63.5	$9,240	$806	$8,435
Draughn High School	Public	9-12	709 Lovelady Road NE	Valdese	28690	Burke County	Burke County Schools	No	No	No	No	(828) 879-4200	661	24	27.3	98.2%	495 (74.9%)	13 (2.0%)	69 (10.4%)	43 (6.5%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.8%)	36 (5.4%)	59	235^th of 641 public high schools	63.3%		71.4	172^nd of 640 public high schools	73.1%	63	50.3	60.5	64.7	69.3	$9,112	$776	$8,336
South Caldwell High	Public	9-12	7035 Spartan Drive	Hudson	28638	Caldwell County	Caldwell County Schools	No	No	No	No	(828) 396-2188	1,272	67	19.0	99.1%	1,030 (81.0%)	25 (2.0%)	151 (11.9%)	7 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	58 (4.6%)	51	288^th of 641 public high schools	55.1%		46.9	318^th of 640 public high schools	50.3%	30	40.5	62.7	35.7	79.0	$9,486	$729	$8,757
Hallyburton Academy	Public	6-12	205 South Main Street	Drexel	28619	Burke County	Burke County Schools	No	No	No	No	(828) 437-4184	73	9	8.4	95.9%	45 (61.6%)	5 (6.8%)	12 (16.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.4%)	10 (13.7%)	2.5	635^th of 641 public high schools	0.9%		5.3	615^th of 640 public high schools	3.9%	20	12.5	14.3		8.3	$18,048	$1,530	$16,517
Hickory Career Arts Magnet High School	Public	9-12	409 8th Avenue NE	Hickory	28601	Catawba County	Hickory City Schools	No	No	No	No	(828) 328-6738	201	13	15.2	98.5%	107 (53.2%)	22 (10.9%)	45 (22.4%)	6 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (10.4%)	56.6	253^rd of 641 public high schools	60.5%		61.7	224^th of 640 public high schools	65.0%	29	47.4	78.4	22.2	80.4	$15,342	$1,043	$14,299
Hickory High	Public	9-12	1234 3rd Street NE	Hickory	28601	Catawba County	Hickory City Schools	No	No	No	No	(828) 322-5860	1,024	38	26.6	99.7%	358 (35.0%)	196 (19.1%)	297 (29.0%)	47 (4.6%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (0.6%)	120 (11.7%)	26.1	486^th of 641 public high schools	24.2%		37.8	390^th of 640 public high schools	39.1%	96	23.9	49.0	25.6	57.9	$8,704	$694	$8,010
Caldwell Early College	Public	9-12	2859 Hickory Blvd SW	Hudson	28638	Caldwell County	Caldwell County Schools	No	No	No	No	(828) 759-4636	387	16	24.9	39.0%	285 (73.6%)	8 (2.1%)	68 (17.6%)	8 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (4.7%)	87.2	95^th of 641 public high schools	85.2%		81.7	126^th of 640 public high schools	80.3%	31	89.8	92.5	55.4	93.4	$7,027	$517	$6,510
Caldwell Applied Sciences Academy	Public	9-12	2857 Hickory Boulevard	Hudson	28638	Caldwell County	Caldwell County Schools	No	No	No	No	(828) 759-4640	218	10	21.1	33.9%	173 (79.4%)	4 (1.8%)	25 (11.5%)	4 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (5.5%)	84.4	113^th of 641 public high schools	82.4%		80.9	130^th of 640 public high schools	79.7%	17	78.2	87.3	60.0	85.2	$8,388	$210	$8,178
Fred T Foard High	Public	9-12	3407 Plateau Road	Newton	28658	Catawba County	Catawba County Schools	No	No	No	No	(704) 462-1496	930	43	21.8	46.9%	684 (73.5%)	30 (3.2%)	98 (10.5%)	48 (5.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.3%)	67 (7.2%)	52.6	274^th of 641 public high schools	57.3%		57.9	245^th of 640 public high schools	61.7%	29	52.8	66.8	50.8	54.0	$8,769	$744	$8,025
Patton High School	Public	9-12	701 Enola Road	Morganton	28655	Burke County	Burke County Schools	No	No	No	No	(828) 433-3000	756	31	24.3	98.9%	530 (70.1%)	10 (1.3%)	165 (21.8%)	22 (2.9%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	27 (3.6%)	54.2	267^th of 641 public high schools	58.3%		66	200^th of 640 public high schools	68.8%	67	47.7	63.8	52.2	65.4	$9,266	$744	$8,523

Frequently Asked Questions about East Burke High

What schools feed into East Burke High?

East Burke High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : George Hildebrand Elementary
Elementary : Hildebran Elementary
Elementary : Icard Elementary
Elementary : Ray Childers Elementary
Middle : East Burke Middle

How many students attend East Burke High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 874 students attended East Burke High.

Is East Burke High a good school?

East Burke High ranks 254^th of 641 North Carolina high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of East Burke High?

Students at East Burke High are 75% White, 10% Hispanic, 8% Asian, 5% Two or more races, 2% African American.

What district is East Burke High in?

Burke County Schools

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