Drexel Elementary Primary School
100 Alta Vista St
Morganton NC, 28655, Burke County
Phone: 828-437-3160
Ranking: 
(1,037 out of 1,874, bottom 45%)*
(1,037 out of 1,874, bottom 45%)*Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 5
School District: Burke County Schools
Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
| 2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | 32 | 33 | 34 | 38 | 23 | 28 | 27 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 468 | 468 | 506 | 542 | 283 | 309 | 323 | |||||||
| Prekindergarten: | NA | NA | 34 | 7.3% | 41 | 8.1% | 35 | 6.5% | 36 | 12.7% | NA | NA | 0 | 0.0% |
| Kindergarten: | 91 | 19.4% | 71 | 15.2% | 69 | 13.6% | 88 | 16.2% | 64 | 22.6% | 88 | 28.5% | 103 | 31.9% |
| Grade 1: | 76 | 16.2% | 76 | 16.2% | 81 | 16.0% | 63 | 11.6% | 82 | 29.0% | 104 | 33.7% | 120 | 37.2% |
| Grade 2: | 78 | 16.7% | 80 | 17.1% | 63 | 12.5% | 80 | 14.8% | 101 | 35.7% | 117 | 37.9% | 100 | 31.0% |
| Grade 3: | 80 | 17.1% | 62 | 13.2% | 74 | 14.6% | 85 | 15.7% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Grade 4: | 63 | 13.5% | 72 | 15.4% | 79 | 15.6% | 110 | 20.3% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Grade 5: | 80 | 17.1% | 73 | 15.6% | 99 | 19.6% | 81 | 14.9% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 242 | 51.7% | 243 | 51.9% | 264 | 52.2% | 289 | 53.3% | 137 | 48.4% | 147 | 47.6% | 152 | 47.1% |
| Female: | 226 | 48.3% | 225 | 48.1% | 242 | 47.8% | 253 | 46.7% | 138 | 48.8% | 154 | 49.8% | 150 | 46.4% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 0.4% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 3 | 1.1% | 2 | 0.6% | 1 | 0.3% |
| Asian: | 56 | 12.0% | 55 | 11.8% | 51 | 10.1% | 52 | 9.6% | 25 | 8.8% | 30 | 9.7% | 19 | 5.9% |
| Hispanic: | 48 | 10.3% | 45 | 9.6% | 50 | 9.9% | 40 | 7.4% | 20 | 7.1% | 19 | 6.1% | 19 | 5.9% |
| Black: | 18 | 3.8% | 18 | 3.8% | 24 | 4.7% | 30 | 5.5% | 26 | 9.2% | 37 | 12.0% | 25 | 7.7% |
| White: | 310 | 66.2% | 315 | 67.3% | 350 | 69.2% | 394 | 72.7% | 209 | 73.9% | 221 | 71.5% | 242 | 74.9% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 35 | 7.5% | 33 | 7.1% | 30 | 5.9% | 25 | 4.6% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 280 | 59.8% | 250 | 53.4% | 247 | 48.8% | 275 | 50.7% | 152 | 53.7% | 187 | 60.5% | 207 | 64.1% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 52 | 11.1% | 52 | 11.1% | 61 | 12.1% | 58 | 10.7% | 32 | 11.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 33 | 10.2% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 14.63 | 14.26 | 14.68 | 14.45 | 12.54 | 11.20 | 11.80 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| EOG | ||||||
| 2011 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 80% | 88.1% | 82.1% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 83.8% | 85.2% | 82.8% |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 23.1% | 44.4% | 46.8% |
| 2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 55.3% | 74% | 67.6% |
| 2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 71.6% | 73.4% | 68.8% |
| 2013 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 35.4% | 47.2% | 45.2% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 93.3% | 89.2% | 83.8% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 82.5% | 88.8% | 85.1% |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 45.9% | 48.5% | 47.6% |
| 2011 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 71.2% | 76.8% | 71.6% |
| 2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 62.5% | 79.3% | 71.6% |
| 2013 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 41.9% | 49.0% | 43.7% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 88.9% | 87.6% | 82% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 95% | 89.9% | 82.1% |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 31.6% | 51.8% | 47.7% |
| 2011 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 74.1% | 80% | 72.3% |
| 2012 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 78.2% | 80.4% | 72.3% |
| 2013 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 32.9% | 42.0% | 39.5% |
| 2011 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 79% | 87.8% | 73.4% |
| 2012 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 87.1% | 90.5% | 75.9% |
| 2013 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 39.5% | 60.4% | 45.4% |
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* Drexel Elementary Primary School was rated 3 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.