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Valdese Elementary Primary School
298 Praley St
Valdese NC, 28690, Burke County
Phone: 828-874-0704
Ranking: 
(275 out of 1,874, top 15%)*
(275 out of 1,874, top 15%)*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: | 26 | 29 | 25 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 30 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 417 | 439 | 451 | 454 | 453 | 411 | 409 | |||||||
| Prekindergarten: | NA | NA | 17 | 3.9% | 26 | 5.8% | 32 | 7.0% | 37 | 8.2% | NA | NA | 0 | 0.0% |
| Kindergarten: | 66 | 15.8% | 85 | 19.4% | 69 | 15.3% | 63 | 13.9% | 67 | 14.8% | 57 | 13.9% | 69 | 16.9% |
| Grade 1: | 84 | 20.1% | 64 | 14.6% | 68 | 15.1% | 74 | 16.3% | 59 | 13.0% | 70 | 17.0% | 57 | 13.9% |
| Grade 2: | 67 | 16.1% | 67 | 15.3% | 76 | 16.9% | 66 | 14.5% | 66 | 14.6% | 57 | 13.9% | 63 | 15.4% |
| Grade 3: | 69 | 16.5% | 67 | 15.3% | 66 | 14.6% | 76 | 16.7% | 63 | 13.9% | 69 | 16.8% | 91 | 22.2% |
| Grade 4: | 72 | 17.3% | 60 | 13.7% | 72 | 16.0% | 68 | 15.0% | 76 | 16.8% | 90 | 21.9% | 65 | 15.9% |
| Grade 5: | 59 | 14.1% | 79 | 18.0% | 74 | 16.4% | 75 | 16.5% | 85 | 18.8% | 68 | 16.5% | 64 | 15.6% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 205 | 49.2% | 210 | 47.8% | 200 | 44.3% | 218 | 48.0% | 217 | 47.9% | 207 | 50.4% | 201 | 49.1% |
| Female: | 212 | 50.8% | 229 | 52.2% | 251 | 55.7% | 236 | 52.0% | 228 | 50.3% | 196 | 47.7% | 193 | 47.2% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Asian: | 29 | 7.0% | 28 | 6.4% | 21 | 4.7% | 24 | 5.3% | 19 | 4.2% | 18 | 4.4% | 17 | 4.2% |
| Hispanic: | 16 | 3.8% | 14 | 3.2% | 15 | 3.3% | 18 | 4.0% | 15 | 3.3% | 19 | 4.6% | 21 | 5.1% |
| Black: | 6 | 1.4% | 8 | 1.8% | 8 | 1.8% | 5 | 1.1% | 13 | 2.9% | 12 | 2.9% | 4 | 1.0% |
| White: | 346 | 83.0% | 373 | 85.0% | 393 | 87.1% | 391 | 86.1% | 406 | 89.6% | 362 | 88.1% | 356 | 87.0% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 20 | 4.8% | 16 | 3.6% | 14 | 3.1% | 16 | 3.5% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 203 | 48.7% | 210 | 47.8% | 185 | 41.0% | 186 | 41.0% | 164 | 36.2% | 148 | 36.0% | 127 | 31.1% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 35 | 8.4% | 33 | 7.5% | 42 | 9.3% | 42 | 9.3% | 34 | 7.5% | 0 | 0.0% | 31 | 7.6% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 16.04 | 15.16 | 18.41 | 16.50 | 15.77 | 13.60 | 13.50 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| EOG | ||||||
| 2006 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 93.8% | 72% | 67.8% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 91.2% | 73.9% | 70.9% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 93.5% | 79.1% | 73.2% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 87.5% | 85.6% | 81.3% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | > 95.0% | 87.7% | 81.9% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 90.8% | 88.1% | 82.1% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 86.4% | 85.2% | 82.8% |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 55.7% | 44.4% | 46.8% |
| 2006 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | > 95.0% | 83.7% | 82.9% |
| 2007 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 88.2% | 85.5% | 81.8% |
| 2008 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 75% | 55.6% | 54.5% |
| 2009 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 70.8% | 69.4% | 65.5% |
| 2010 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 78.5% | 72.5% | 66.4% |
| 2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 80.3% | 74% | 67.6% |
| 2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 72.7% | 73.4% | 68.8% |
| 2013 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 51.4% | 47.2% | 45.2% |
| 2006 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 83.1% | 65% | 65% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 90.5% | 71.5% | 67.7% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 89.4% | 80.6% | 72.8% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 93% | 87.4% | 81.5% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 87% | 88.3% | 83% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 88.7% | 89.2% | 83.8% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 89.3% | 88.8% | 85.1% |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 65.1% | 48.5% | 47.6% |
| 2006 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | > 95.0% | 87.3% | 83.4% |
| 2007 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | > 95.0% | 88.5% | 85.2% |
| 2008 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 74.2% | 61.8% | 59.2% |
| 2009 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 81.4% | 72% | 69.1% |
| 2010 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 76.6% | 77.8% | 71.6% |
| 2011 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 74.6% | 76.8% | 71.6% |
| 2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 86.7% | 79.3% | 71.6% |
| 2013 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 55.6% | 49.0% | 43.7% |
| 2006 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 56.6% | 44.4% | 49.5% |
| 2007 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 61.9% | 53.1% | 52% |
| 2008 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 73.8% | 61.8% | 58.7% |
| 2006 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 72.7% | 63% | 63.1% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 77% | 71.5% | 66.7% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 84.6% | 78.6% | 69.6% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 91.4% | 87.7% | 80.1% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 90.9% | 88.6% | 81.2% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 86.1% | 87.6% | 82% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 86.7% | 89.9% | 82.1% |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 51.3% | 51.8% | 47.7% |
| 2006 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 90.9% | 90.6% | 88.4% |
| 2007 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | > 95.0% | 90.6% | 89.3% |
| 2008 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 61.5% | 59.1% | 55.6% |
| 2009 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 78.6% | 71.6% | 68.5% |
| 2010 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 80.7% | 76.6% | 71.1% |
| 2011 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 79.7% | 80% | 72.3% |
| 2012 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 82.7% | 80.4% | 72.3% |
| 2013 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 55.0% | 42.0% | 39.5% |
| 2008 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 55.4% | 50.8% | 40.1% |
| 2009 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 62.9% | 72% | 60.8% |
| 2010 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 84.1% | 86.3% | 68.9% |
| 2011 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 73.4% | 87.8% | 73.4% |
| 2012 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 81.3% | 90.5% | 75.9% |
| 2013 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 60.0% | 60.4% | 45.4% |
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* Valdese Elementary Primary School was rated 4.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.