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Maiden Middle School

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Maiden Middle School ranks 299 th of 773 North Carolina middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 7-8

299^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 773 North Carolina Middle Schools

Better than 61% of North Carolina middle schools

Summary

Maiden Middle School is a public middle school serving grades 7-8 in Maiden, North Carolina, with an enrollment of 405 students. The school is part of the Catawba County Schools district, which is ranked 82 out of 242 districts in the state and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Maiden Middle School has consistently ranked in the top half of North Carolina middle schools, with a current ranking of 299 out of 773 schools. The school's performance on state standardized tests is generally above the Catawba County Schools and North Carolina averages, particularly in mathematics and science. Notably, Maiden Middle School has a strong performance for its African American and Hispanic student subgroups, ranking 143 and 163 respectively out of over 550 schools in those categories. However, the school's performance for its Asian and White student subgroups is relatively weaker, ranking in the bottom half of the state.

Maiden Middle School's higher percentage of free and reduced-price lunch recipients (53.09%) compared to the state average suggests the school may face additional challenges in supporting students from low-income backgrounds. The school's lower student-teacher ratio of 15.4 could be a strategy to provide more individualized attention and support for these students. When compared to nearby schools, Maiden Middle School generally outperforms other middle schools within the Catawba County Schools district, but its performance is mixed when compared to schools in the neighboring Lincoln County Schools district.

451

Students ?

16.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$8,168

Per pupil spending ?

98.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

518 North C Avenue
Maiden, NC 28650

(828) 428-2326

District: Catawba County Schools

Students who attend Maiden Middle School usually attend:

High:

Maiden High

Feeder schools for Maiden Middle School:

Elementary:	Charles H Tuttle Elementary
	Maiden Elementary
	Startown Elementary

Racial breakdown:

White:

64.7%

Hispanic:

15.7%

Asian:

8.4%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 65th percentile in 2015 → 61st in 2025

Strengths

✓Above the North Carolina median (61st percentile)

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school56%

District avg54%

North Carolina avg54%

299^th of 773

North Carolina public middle schools ?

Top 39%▼ down 4 pts since 2015

From top 35% (2015) to top 39% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 5Middle Schools in the Catawba County Schools

82^nd of 242Catawba County Schools among North Carolina districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	57.8	299 of 773	61.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	62.8	267 of 793	66.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	63.9	255 of 784	67.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	69.6	206 of 786	73.8%	★★★★☆
2021	70.8	193 of 741	74.0%	★★★★☆
2019	57.9	311 of 737	57.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	69.6	197 of 691	71.5%	★★★★☆
2017	52.5	345 of 694	50.3%	★★★☆☆
2016	39.2	444 of 692	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2015	63.1	247 of 705	65.0%	★★★☆☆
2014	57.6	248 of 627	60.4%	★★★☆☆
2013	58.8	248 of 673	63.2%	★★★☆☆
2012	65.9	239 of 662	63.9%	★★★☆☆
2011	65.8	239 of 648	63.1%	★★★☆☆
2010	70.3	186 of 640	70.9%	★★★★☆
2009	70.0	187 of 630	70.3%	★★★★☆
2008	64.4	234 of 620	62.3%	★★★☆☆
2007	65.2	220 of 606	63.7%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2023	62.5	143 of 559	74.4%	★★★★☆
2022	74.5	88 of 550	84.0%	★★★★☆
2019	58.8	157 of 519	69.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	64.2	120 of 494	75.7%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	24.0	89 of 111	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	13.5	97 of 110	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	13.7	99 of 110	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	29.5	83 of 109	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	9.7	95 of 99	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	24.0	91 of 102	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	28.2	77 of 95	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2022	60.3	94 of 449	79.1%	★★★★☆
2021	60.7	103 of 478	78.5%	★★★★☆
2019	68.8	87 of 504	82.7%	★★★★☆
2018	78.2	38 of 475	92.0%	★★★★★

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	63.5	75 of 371	79.8%	★★★★☆
2024	46.4	158 of 356	55.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	52.8	94 of 318	70.4%	★★★★☆
2022	65.8	50 of 312	84.0%	★★★★☆
2021	51.4	67 of 236	71.6%	★★★★☆
2019	71.9	27 of 211	87.2%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	56.1	300 of 733	59.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	61.8	257 of 738	65.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	67.0	211 of 731	71.1%	★★★★☆
2022	71.8	183 of 733	75.0%	★★★★☆
2021	72.3	168 of 706	76.2%	★★★★☆
2019	52.2	338 of 684	50.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	65.3	229 of 656	65.1%	★★★☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	50.4	316 of 458	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	40.6	366 of 461	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	38.0	368 of 452	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	64.4	151 of 450	66.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	57.3	224 of 448	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	41.4	342 of 416	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	62.8	163 of 562	71.0%	★★★★☆
2024	61.6	161 of 564	71.5%	★★★★☆
2023	52.8	233 of 553	57.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	76.1	73 of 541	86.5%	★★★★☆
2021	83.9	43 of 522	91.8%	★★★★★
2019	40.5	318 of 493	35.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	74.4	75 of 472	84.1%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	63.6	199 of 729	72.7%	★★★★☆
2024	60.3	253 of 743	65.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	66.3	182 of 735	75.2%	★★★★☆
2022	77.7	90 of 689	86.9%	★★★★☆
2021	75.7	87 of 633	86.3%	★★★★☆
2019	60.0	208 of 639	67.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	72.5	109 of 604	82.0%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	57.8	284 of 733	61.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	61.3	259 of 751	65.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	58.7	284 of 747	62.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	65.5	226 of 748	69.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	66.2	211 of 711	70.3%	★★★★☆
2019	58.9	279 of 697	60.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	72.1	165 of 665	75.2%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	53.0	143 of 328	56.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	82.7	36 of 306	88.2%	★★★★☆
2023	51.5	130 of 302	57.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	45.4	150 of 283	47.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	42.6	135 of 237	43.0%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	40.6	397 of 649	38.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	40.8	399 of 652	38.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	50.3	307 of 656	53.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	50.3	320 of 658	51.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	53.3	275 of 632	56.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	40.5	395 of 624	36.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	53.4	276 of 596	53.7%	★★★☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

English Language Learner (2025)80th percentile+18 vs school

Disabled (2022)79th percentile+5 vs school

African American (2023)74th percentile+7 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)73rd percentile+11 vs school

Hispanic (2025)71st percentile+10 vs school

Male (2025)61st percentile~ school

Female (2025)59th percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2025)56th percentile-5 vs school

White (2025)39th percentile-22 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2025)31st percentile-30 vs school

Asian (2025)20th percentile-41 vs school

By subject vs North Carolina (2024-2025) ?

Science67%+7 vs state

Mathematics54%+3 vs state

Reading52%~ state avg

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				EOG Mathematics (2025)			EOG Reading (2025)			EOG Science (2025)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	EOG Mathematics 6th Grade	EOG Mathematics 7th Grade	EOG Mathematics 8th Grade	EOG Reading 6th Grade	EOG Reading 7th Grade	EOG Reading 8th Grade	EOG Science 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Maiden Middle School	Public	7-8	518 North C Avenue	Maiden	28650	Catawba County	Catawba County Schools	No	No	No	No	(828) 428-2326	451	28	16.4	98.9%	292 (64.7%)	21 (4.7%)	71 (15.7%)	38 (8.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (6.4%)	57.8	299^th of 773 public middle schools	61.3%		62.8	267^th of 793 public middle schools	66.3%	32		56.6	51.8		47.9	57.1	67.4	$8,168	$563	$7,604
Lincolnton Middle	Public	6-8	2361 Startown Road	Lincolnton	28092	Lincoln County	Lincoln County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(704) 735-1120	563	41	13.8	99.5%	250 (44.4%)	79 (14.0%)	166 (29.5%)	10 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	58 (10.3%)	29.8	551^st of 773 public middle schools	28.7%		37.2	515^th of 793 public middle schools	35.1%	36	39.9	39.7	47.5	32.0	37.7	48.6	52.5	$8,847	$1,187	$7,659
North Lincoln Middle	Public	6-8	1503 Amity Church Road	Denver	28037	Lincoln County	Lincoln County Schools	No	No	No	No	(704) 736-0262	774	45	17.1	28.9%	626 (80.9%)	28 (3.6%)	70 (9.0%)	10 (1.3%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	38 (4.9%)	78.8	143^rd of 773 public middle schools	81.5%		81.2	120^th of 793 public middle schools	84.9%	23	73.3	71.6	61.8	65.6	62.8	67.4	69.6	$7,347	$446	$6,901
Mill Creek Middle	Public	7-8	1041 Shiloh Road	Claremont	28610	Catawba County	Catawba County Schools	No	No	No	No	(828) 241-1494	477	30	16.1	45.9%	353 (74.0%)	29 (6.1%)	54 (11.3%)	10 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	30 (6.3%)	51.7	373^rd of 773 public middle schools	51.7%		64	260^th of 793 public middle schools	67.2%	113		57.6	44.4		56.4	51.9	54.9	$8,693	$756	$7,937
Jacobs Fork Middle	Public	7-8	3431 Plateau Road	Newton	28658	Catawba County	Catawba County Schools	No	No	No	No	(704) 462-1827	482	30	16.3	52.9%	327 (67.8%)	28 (5.8%)	60 (12.4%)	32 (6.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (7.3%)	68	221^st of 773 public middle schools	71.4%		70.3	209^th of 793 public middle schools	73.6%	12		58.3	60.5		51.4	67.5	70.0	$8,548	$885	$7,663
East Lincoln Middle	Public	6-8	4137 Hwy 73	Iron Station	28080	Lincoln County	Lincoln County Schools	No	No	No	No	(704) 732-0761	738	45	16.2	37.8%	532 (72.1%)	53 (7.2%)	90 (12.2%)	7 (0.9%)	4 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	52 (7.0%)	67.9	223^rd of 773 public middle schools	71.2%		73.8	181^st of 793 public middle schools	77.2%	42	71.0	68.8	62.0	56.7	56.7	52.8	65.2	$7,305	$426	$6,879
Newton-Conover Middle	Public	6-8	873 Northern Dr NW	Conover	28613	Catawba County	Newton Conover City Schools	No	No	No	No	(828) 464-4221	559	37	14.9	99.5%	206 (36.9%)	71 (12.7%)	180 (32.2%)	47 (8.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	54 (9.7%)	52.7	360^th of 773 public middle schools	53.4%		55	336^th of 793 public middle schools	57.6%	24	53.6	52.2	64.9	47.9	54.2	54.2	54.5	$7,899	$565	$7,334
Grandview Middle	Public	6-8	451 Catawba Valley Boulevard S	Hickory	28602	Catawba County	Hickory City Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(828) 328-2289	347	24	14.5	99.1%	112 (32.3%)	79 (22.8%)	100 (28.8%)	23 (6.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	32 (9.2%)	36.1	504^th of 773 public middle schools	34.8%		40.6	480^th of 793 public middle schools	39.5%	24	38.2	56.7	38.6	29.4	47.2	49.1	54.4	$9,432	$1,144	$8,288
West Lincoln Middle	Public	6-8	260 Shoal Rd	Lincolnton	28092	Lincoln County	Lincoln County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(704) 276-1760	563	39	14.4	98.8%	473 (84.0%)	6 (1.1%)	48 (8.5%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (5.9%)	52.8	359^th of 773 public middle schools	53.6%		63.1	265^th of 793 public middle schools	66.6%	94	55.2	45.6	50.0	55.2	44.8	59.2	67.4	$8,615	$996	$7,618
River Bend Middle	Public	7-8	4670 Oxford School Road	Claremont	28610	Catawba County	Catawba County Schools	No	No	No	No	(828) 241-2754	450	27	16.6	99.3%	211 (46.9%)	29 (6.4%)	85 (18.9%)	74 (16.4%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	49 (10.9%)	43.2	448^th of 773 public middle schools	42.0%		38.9	497^th of 793 public middle schools	37.3%	49		57.0	41.9		41.7	47.4	57.9	$8,304	$825	$7,479

Frequently Asked Questions about Maiden Middle School

What district is Maiden Middle School in?

Catawba County Schools

How many students attend Maiden Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 451 students attended Maiden Middle School.

Is Maiden Middle School a good school?

Maiden Middle School ranks 299^th of 773 North Carolina middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Maiden Middle School?

Students at Maiden Middle School are 65% White, 16% Hispanic, 8% Asian, 6% Two or more races, 5% African American.

What high school do graduates of Maiden Middle School attend?

Students who attend Maiden Middle School usually go on to attend Maiden High

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