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Mountain View Elementary

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Mountain View Elementary ranks 938 th of 1492 North Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

938^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,492 North Carolina Elementary Schools

Better than 37% of North Carolina elementary schools

Summary

Mountain View Elementary is a large PK-5 school in Morganton, NC, serving 762 students within Burke County Schools. The school's most recent state ranking jumped to the 37th percentile (938th out of 1,492 North Carolina elementary schools), a meaningful improvement from the 26th percentile the year before, though it still trails several nearby peers such as Salem Elementary (82nd percentile) and Drexel Elementary (75th percentile).

Academically, the school shows a clear split between early and upper grades. Third-grade math is a genuine strength, with 69.9% proficiency that beats the district and state averages, while third-grade reading jumped dramatically from 25.2% to 48.8% in one year. However, those gains fade by 4th and 5th grade, where math proficiency falls to roughly 55%, well below district rates and about 9 points behind nearby schools. Reading remains a persistent challenge across every grade, with a math-reading gap nearly double the state average. Fifth-grade science also trails the district by about 12 points, with Mountain View at 60.6% proficiency. The school's enrollment is more than double the average of neighboring elementaries, though its student-teacher ratio of 14.5 is favorable and lower than several higher-ranked nearby schools.

There is meaningful good news here. Chronic absenteeism is just 13.9% — dramatically better than the district's 18.3% and the state's 24.2%, and down from a staggering 39.4% just a few years ago. Subgroup data also show bright spots: African American students ranked at the 76th percentile statewide, and English Language Learner students reached the 66th percentile. Since virtually every nearby school serves a similarly high-poverty population (Mountain View is at 97.8% free/reduced lunch eligibility), the school's challenges are not simply about demographics. The clearest opportunity is sustaining early-grade literacy gains and preventing the upper-elementary slide, building on attendance strengths and the strong outcomes already achieved for several historically underserved groups.

762

Students ?

14.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

97.8%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

96.1%

Kindergartners up to date on all required vaccines (2025-26)

Exemptions: 0% (any vaccine)

805 Bouchelle St
Morganton, NC 28655

(828) 437-1584

District: Burke County Schools

Students who attend Mountain View Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Walter R Johnson Middle
High:	Freedom High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

45.4%

White:

37.7%

African American:

7.6%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 21st percentile in 2019 → 37th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 16 percentile points since 2019

Worth a look

!Test scores below the North Carolina average (54% vs 61% meeting standards)

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

!Reading scores 11 pts below the North Carolina average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school54%

District avg62%

North Carolina avg61%

938^th of 1,492

North Carolina public elementary schools ?

Bottom 37%▲ up 16 pts since 2019

From bottom 21% (2019) to bottom 37% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

83^rd of 246Burke 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
2026	38.3	938 of 1492	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2025	28.6	1107 of 1490	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	34.7	1015 of 1505	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	40.2	926 of 1502	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	27.6	1127 of 1514	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	31.6	1003 of 1489	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	26.0	1167 of 1473	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	68.0	213 of 903	76.4%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2022	18.0	609 of 634	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	49.3	377 of 878	57.1%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	54.0	179 of 519	65.5%	★★★☆☆
2025	39.5	333 of 563	40.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	46.5	243 of 533	54.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	45.7	245 of 514	52.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	40.3	279 of 485	42.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	39.9	208 of 385	46.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	34.0	357 of 497	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	44.2	831 of 1447	42.6%	★★☆☆☆
2025	31.9	1048 of 1451	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	39.2	925 of 1455	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	45.7	805 of 1459	44.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	32.0	1031 of 1458	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	30.8	992 of 1440	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	33.9	1012 of 1424	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	54.5	453 of 743	39.0%	★★☆☆☆
2025	40.2	593 of 710	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	58.7	336 of 669	49.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	59.7	286 of 582	50.9%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	48.0	506 of 981	48.4%	★★☆☆☆
2025	45.8	528 of 961	45.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	45.8	510 of 951	46.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	40.3	563 of 915	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	34.0	641 of 893	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	48.0	388 of 843	54.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	32.2	652 of 865	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	39.3	913 of 1434	36.3%	★★☆☆☆
2025	35.5	1006 of 1437	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	42.9	873 of 1450	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	51.6	678 of 1437	52.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	37.1	896 of 1366	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	57.2	465 of 1329	65.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	38.2	911 of 1361	33.1%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	34.1	996 of 1451	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2025	28.1	1101 of 1450	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	31.5	1051 of 1464	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	35.9	987 of 1461	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	25.7	1137 of 1464	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	33.0	940 of 1444	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	22.2	1210 of 1430	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	20.2	148 of 175	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	5.6	158 of 159	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	32.2	584 of 815	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	52.5	301 of 821	63.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	13.3	790 of 801	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	33.5	843 of 1146	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	16.3	1064 of 1172	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	34.8	827 of 1166	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	38.4	787 of 1183	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	26.9	967 of 1194	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	19.5	1037 of 1172	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	24.2	1009 of 1183	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

African American (2026)76th percentile+39 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)66th percentile+28 vs school

Hispanic (2026)48th percentile+11 vs school

Female (2026)43rd percentile+5 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2026)39th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)36th percentile~ school

Male (2026)31st percentile-6 vs school

Special Education (2026)28th percentile-9 vs school

White (2026)26th percentile-11 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)15th percentile-10 vs school

Disabled (2022)4th percentile-22 vs school

By subject vs North Carolina (2025-2026) ?

Mathematics61%-3 vs state

Science61%-7 vs state

Reading45%-11 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				EOG Mathematics (2026)						EOG Reading (2026)						EOG Science (2026)		Vaccination (2025-26)		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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	EOG Mathematics 3rd Grade	EOG Mathematics 4th Grade	EOG Mathematics 5th Grade	EOG Mathematics 6th Grade	EOG Mathematics 7th Grade	EOG Mathematics 8th Grade	EOG Reading 3rd Grade	EOG Reading 4th Grade	EOG Reading 5th Grade	EOG Reading 6th Grade	EOG Reading 7th Grade	EOG Reading 8th Grade	EOG Science 5th Grade	EOG Science 8th Grade	Vaccination: Kindergartners up to date on all required vaccines	Vaccination: Exemption rate	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Mountain View Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	805 Bouchelle St	Morganton	28655	Burke County	Burke County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(828) 437-1584	762	52	14.5	97.8%	287 (37.7%)	58 (7.6%)	346 (45.4%)	12 (1.6%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.3%)	56 (7.3%)	38.3	938^th of 1492 public elementary schools	37.1%		28.6	1107^th of 1490 public elementary schools	25.7%	169	69.9	56.1	54.8				48.8	43.9	42.3				60.6		96.1%	0%	$9,734	$1,324	$8,410
Forest Hill Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	304 Ann Street	Morganton	28655	Burke County	Burke County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(828) 437-5906	305	19	15.8	—	78 (25.6%)	25 (8.2%)	175 (57.4%)	7 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (6.6%)	20.5	1272^nd of 1492 public elementary schools	14.7%		23.1	1217^th of 1490 public elementary schools	18.3%	55	53.3	45.7	36.4				48.9	37.0	38.6				52.3		96.8%	0%	$10,628	$1,562	$9,066
Hillcrest Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	201 Tennessee Street	Morganton	28655	Burke County	Burke County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(828) 437-4258	254	18	14.0	97.6%	38 (15.0%)	17 (6.7%)	182 (71.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (6.7%)	36	981^st of 1492 public elementary schools	34.2%		25.1	1181^st of 1490 public elementary schools	20.7%	200	67.6	45.7	58.1				61.8	37.1	25.6				65.1		90.9%	0%	$11,197	$1,694	$9,503
New Dimensions	Public, Charter	K-8	550 Lenoir Road	Morganton	28655	Burke County	The New Dimensions School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(828) 437-5753	569	39	14.7	33.0%	500 (87.9%)	21 (3.7%)	13 (2.3%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (5.4%)	44.4	837^th of 1492 public elementary schools	43.9%		58.1	596^th of 1490 public elementary schools	60.0%	241	76.1	71.4	51.4	54.2	50.9	67.9	52.2	50.0	45.7	50.0	62.3	69.8	52.9	69.8	100%	0%
Oak Hill Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2363 Nc 181	Morganton	28655	Burke County	Burke County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(828) 433-1533	310	20	15.2	—	194 (62.6%)	40 (12.9%)	38 (12.3%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	34 (11.0%)	30.4	1082^nd of 1492 public elementary schools	27.5%		29.1	1102^nd of 1490 public elementary schools	26.0%	20	46.0	53.8	52.2				34.0	48.1	52.2				63.0		81.1%	10.8%	$9,195	$1,040	$8,155
Salem Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1329 Salem Road	Morganton	28655	Burke County	Burke County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(828) 437-5901	476	28	17.0	—	377 (79.2%)	3 (0.6%)	65 (13.7%)	8 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	22 (4.6%)	77.2	275^th of 1492 public elementary schools	81.6%		70.7	378^th of 1490 public elementary schools	74.6%	103	76.3	77.3	78.3				65.0	64.9	63.3				78.3		95.4%	0%	$9,182	$1,028	$8,153
Mull Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1140 Old NC 18 South	Morganton	28655	Burke County	Burke County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(828) 437-5785	291	20	14.2	—	203 (69.8%)	8 (2.7%)	48 (16.5%)	13 (4.5%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (5.8%)	51.9	694^th of 1492 public elementary schools	53.5%		64	499^th of 1490 public elementary schools	66.5%	195	63.6	49.0	81.1				47.7	47.1	62.2				83.8		95.6%	2.2%	$11,063	$1,857	$9,205
W A Young Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	325 Conley Road	Morganton	28655	Burke County	Burke County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(828) 584-0632	327	25	12.9	95.4%	246 (75.2%)	4 (1.2%)	22 (6.7%)	32 (9.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (7.0%)	63.5	527^th of 1492 public elementary schools	64.7%		37.9	953^rd of 1490 public elementary schools	36.0%	426	71.7	73.9	56.1				52.2	63.0	63.4				75.6		95%	2.5%	$10,309	$1,352	$8,957
Glen Alpine Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	302 London Street	Morganton	28655	Burke County	Burke County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(828) 584-0661	295	22	13.2	—	180 (61.0%)	14 (4.7%)	49 (16.6%)	20 (6.8%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (10.2%)	58.2	612^th of 1492 public elementary schools	59.0%		60.4	557^th of 1490 public elementary schools	62.6%	55	76.7	69.1	64.2				74.4	54.5	47.2				62.3		97.7%	0%	$10,621	$1,368	$9,253
Drexel Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	100 Alta Vista Street	Morganton	28655	Burke County	Burke County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(828) 437-3160	477	29	16.4	—	316 (66.2%)	23 (4.8%)	55 (11.5%)	41 (8.6%)	4 (0.8%)	3 (0.6%)	35 (7.3%)	72.2	375^th of 1492 public elementary schools	74.9%		51	733^rd of 1490 public elementary schools	50.8%	358	75.3	76.2	66.2				62.4	74.6	57.4				75.0		94.1%	4.4%	$9,435	$1,433	$8,002

Frequently Asked Questions about Mountain View Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Mountain View Elementary?

Students at Mountain View Elementary are 45% Hispanic, 38% White, 8% African American, 7% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

What district is Mountain View Elementary in?

Burke County Schools

How many students attend Mountain View Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 762 students attended Mountain View Elementary.

What schools do graduates of Mountain View Elementary attend?

Students who attend Mountain View Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Walter R Johnson Middle
High : Freedom High

Is Mountain View Elementary a good school?

Mountain View Elementary ranks 938^th of 1492 North Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

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2025–26 graduation rates (updated)NewNov 2, 2026

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