W A Young Elementary

Public elementary school, pre-kindergarten to grade 5 · Morganton, North Carolina

W A Young Elementary in Morganton, North Carolina enrolled 327 students in 2024-25 with 25.3 full-time teachers, 12.9 students per teacher against the North Carolina elementary-school median of 14.7. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; it takes part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25). On the state tests, 50-59% of its students tested were proficient in math in 2021-22 (North Carolina: 50%).

NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method

Enrollment rose 7% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 8%

306 students in 2022-23, 293 students in 2023-24, 327 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 27.6 to 25.3.

Students enrolled at W A Young Elementary by school year2022-23: 306, 2023-24: 293, 2024-25: 32701002003004002022-233062023-242932024-25327
Students enrolled at W A Young Elementary by school year2022-23: 306, 2023-24: 293, 2024-25: 32701002003004002022-233062023-242932024-25327
Students enrolled at W A Young Elementary by school year2022-23: 306, 2023-24: 293, 2024-25: 32701002003004002022-233062023-242932024-25327
Students enrolled at W A Young Elementary by school year2022-23: 306, 2023-24: 293, 2024-25: 32701002003004002022-233062023-242932024-25327
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2330627.611.1
2023-2429327.410.7
2024-2532725.312.9

12.9 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 84 of every 100 North Carolina elementary schools

Among the 1,442 North Carolina elementary schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 14.7; the national median for elementary schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.

Students per teacher, North Carolina elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.2 to 54.5; W A Young Elementary 12.9; state median 14.7.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherW A Young Elementary 12.9state median 14.7U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, North Carolina elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.2 to 54.5; W A Young Elementary 12.9; state median 14.7.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherW A Young Elementary 12.9state median 14.7U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, North Carolina elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.2 to 54.5; W A Young Elementary 12.9; state median 14.7.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherW A Young Elementary 12.9state median 14.7U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, North Carolina elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.2 to 54.5; W A Young Elementary 12.9; state median 14.7.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherW A Young Elementary 12.9state median 14.7U.S. 14.6

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).

One counselor per 293 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection W A Young Elementary enrolled 293 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 6 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programYes
  • Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 293 of the 293 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions6
  • Chronically absent16.7% (2022-23)

Who attends

75.2% of students were White, 9.8% Asian, 7.0% of two or more races in 2024-25.

  1. White75.2%
  2. Asian9.8%
  3. Two or more races7.0%
  4. Hispanic6.7%
  5. Black1.2%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.

State test results, 2021-22

In 2021-22, the students tested at W A Young Elementary scored proficient or above: 50-59% in math, against 50% in math across North Carolina. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within North Carolina, not across states. No whole-school reading result is shown: ED's files give none for this school for 2021-22 or 2022-23. Where a state published results by grade only, the grades tested are combined, weighted by the students tested in each.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22
SubjectThis schoolIts districtNorth Carolina
Math50‑59%52%50%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive): ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.

Elementary schools in Morganton

10 public elementary schools in Morganton report 2024-25 enrollment; W A Young Elementary is number 5 by size.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Mountain View Elementary76214.697.8%
New Dimensions56914.833.0%
Drexel Elementary47716.498.7%
Salem Elementary47617.098.7%
W A Young Elementary32712.995.4%
Oak Hill Elementary31015.399.0%
Forest Hill Elementary30515.999.0%
Glen Alpine Elementary29513.299.0%

All public schools in Morganton →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about W A Young Elementary

  1. Glen Alpine ElementaryThe nearest public elementary school, 0.9 miles away: 295 students, 13.2 per teacher (2024-25).0.9 mi
  2. Forest Hill ElementaryThe next nearest public elementary school, 3.8 miles away: 305 students, 15.9 per teacher (2024-25).3.8 mi
  3. Compare W A Young Elementary with Glen Alpine ElementaryStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Burke County Public Schools spends per student$12,261 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$12,261
  5. The largest public schools in North CarolinaW A Young Elementary is the number 1,113 by size of 1,451 North Carolina elementary schools open in 2024-25.#1,113 of 1,451
  6. North Carolina schools by students per teacher12.9 students per teacher here against the North Carolina median of 14.7 for elementary schools.12.9:1
  7. Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.

Questions about W A Young Elementary

  1. How many students attend W A Young Elementary?
    327 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 306 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Morganton, NC.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at W A Young Elementary?
    12.9 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the North Carolina median for elementary schools is 14.7. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is W A Young Elementary a Title I school?
    W A Young Elementary ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. How do students at W A Young Elementary do on state tests?
    In 2021-22, the students tested at W A Young Elementary scored proficient or above: 50-59% in math, against 50% in math across North Carolina. North Carolina's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.
  5. What district is W A Young Elementary in?
    Burke County Public Schools, NCES district ID 3700480. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 370048002432 are the district's.

Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.

Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22

District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.

Compiled from official source data by .