Drexel Elementary
Public · Grades Pre-K–5 · 477 students
Valdese Elementary
298 Praley Street, Valdese, NC 28690
Grades
Pre-K–5
Elementary
Students
530
Enrolled 2024–25
Students per teacher
17.8 : 1
Full-time teachers
District
Burke County Schools
Burke County
Schola Grade B · Above average
Letter grade (A–F) · compared with 1,394 North Carolina elementary schools · How we grade
Percentiles compare this school with other North Carolina elementary schools; the line marks the middle. Data: test scores 2021–22, graduation and absenteeism 2022–23 (U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts); coursework 2023–24 (Civil Rights Data Collection); staffing 2024–25 (NCES).
About Valdese Elementary
Valdese Elementary is a public elementary school in Valdese, North Carolina, serving grades Pre-K–5. It is part of Burke County Schools. The school is located in a midsize suburb in Burke County.
In the 2024–25 school year, 530 students were enrolled, with about 17.8 students for every full-time teacher. That ratio is larger than the typical North Carolina elementary school (14.5 students per teacher). Its Schola Grade is B (above average), compared with 1,394 North Carolina elementary schools.
Grades & enrollment
Students per grade, 2024–25Grades Pre-K–5
Location & nearby schools
School details
- Type
- Public School · What this means
- Level
- Elementary
- Grades offered
- Pre-K–5
- Enrollment (2024–25)
- 530 students
- Students per teacher
- 17.8 to 1
- Charter school
- No
- Magnet school
- No
- Locale
- Suburb — Midsize
- School district
- Burke County Schools
- County
- Burke County
- NCES school ID
- 370048000193
Schools near Valdese Elementary
All 4 schools in Valdese →
Baton Elementary
Public · Grades Pre-K–5 · 357 students
Icard Elementary
Public · Grades Pre-K–5 · 265 students
Mull Elementary
Public · Grades Pre-K–5 · 291 students
Hillcrest Elementary
Public · Grades Pre-K–5 · 254 students
Morganton Day School
Private · Grades Pre-K–8 · 78 students
School data comes from the U.S. Department of Education: the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) Common Core of Data and EDGE school locations (2024–25) and Private School Survey (2023–24), the Civil Rights Data Collection (2023–24), and EDFacts (test results 2021–22; graduation and chronic absenteeism 2022–23), plus other public sources. Please contact the school to confirm enrollment, programs, and other details. How we source data.