Valdese Elementary (Burke County Schools SCH DIST.), North Carolina - School Profile in 2023-2024 School Year

Updated on August 8, 2025.

Valdese Elementary is a Elementary in Valdese, NC. It currently serves 524 students (grades PK-05). The school is part of the Burke County Schools School District.

Below, we provide details about the school including the population per grade, the racial demography of the student population, the racial demography of the student population per gender/sex, and the racial demography per grade level.

You can see similar information for other schools in Burke County Schools School District and all schools in North Carolina.

Other Details

School Type: Regular School
School Level: Elementary
Number of Students:524
Number of Teachers: 32
Student/Teacher Ratio: 16.21

Location Info

Location: 298 Praley Street, Valdese, NC 28690
Mailing Address: 298 Praley Street, Valdese, NC 28690
Phone: (828)874-0704
Data Source: NCES.
Student Population Per Grade
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Grade Population
Grade 1 75
Grade 2 80
Grade 3 84
Grade 4 86
Grade 5 92
Kindergarten 71
Pre-Kindergarten 36
Gender/Sex of Valdese Elementary Student Population
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Gender Population Percent of Population (%)
Male 265 50.57
Female 259 49.43
Race/Ethnicity Demography of Valdese Elementary Student Population
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
American Indian or Alaska Native 2 0.38
Asian 28 5.34
Black or African American 10 1.91
Hispanic/Latino 40 7.63
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 3 0.57
Two or more races 39 7.44
White 402 76.72
Male - Race/Ethnicity Demography of Student Population
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
American Indian or Alaska Native 2 0.76
Asian 14 5.28
Black or African American 4 1.51
Hispanic/Latino 21 7.93
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 2 0.76
Two or more races 19 7.17
White 203 76.60
Female - Race/Ethnicity Demography of Student Population
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
Asian 14 5.41
Black or African American 6 2.32
Hispanic/Latino 19 7.34
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 1 0.39
Two or more races 20 7.72
White 199 76.83

Race Demography Per Grade

The tables below shows the Race/Ethnicity of the student population per grade.
Grade 1 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
Asian 2 2.67
Black or African American 1 1.33
Hispanic/Latino 5 6.67
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 1 1.33
Two or more races 11 14.67
White 55 73.33
Grade 2 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
Asian 4 5.00
Black or African American 1 1.25
Hispanic/Latino 7 8.75
Two or more races 8 10.00
White 60 75.00
Grade 3 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
Asian 4 4.76
Black or African American 1 1.19
Hispanic/Latino 9 10.71
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 1 1.19
Two or more races 4 4.76
White 65 77.38
Grade 4 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
Asian 7 8.14
Black or African American 1 1.16
Hispanic/Latino 4 4.65
Two or more races 5 5.81
White 69 80.23
Grade 5 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
Asian 4 4.35
Black or African American 4 4.35
Hispanic/Latino 7 7.61
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 1 1.09
Two or more races 7 7.61
White 69 75.00
Kindergarten - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
American Indian or Alaska Native 2 2.82
Asian 6 8.45
Black or African American 2 2.82
Hispanic/Latino 5 7.04
Two or more races 3 4.22
White 53 74.65
Pre-Kindergarten - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
Asian 1 2.78
Hispanic/Latino 3 8.33
Two or more races 1 2.78
White 31 86.11