Catawba County Schools

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2285 North Anderson Avenue
Newton, NC 28658-1000

(828) 464-8333

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SchoolDigger Rank:
69^th of 243 North Carolina districts

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Grades served: PK, KG-12
Students: 15,942

Primary Schools: 16
Middle Schools: 5
High Schools: 6
Alternative Schools: 1

We found 28 schools.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2021)				Ranking (2019)				EOC Biology (2021)	EOC English II (2021)	EOC Math I (2021)	EOC Math III (2021)	EOG Mathematics (2021)						EOG Reading (2021)						EOG Science (2021)		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 (2021)	Statewide Rank (2021)	State Percentile (2021)	SchoolDigger Rating (2021)	Average Standard Score (2019)	Statewide Rank (2019)	State Percentile (2019)	Rank Change from Previous Year	EOC Biology End of Course	EOC English II End of Course	EOC Math I End of Course	EOC Math III End of Course	EOG Mathematics 3rd Grade	EOG Mathematics 4th Grade	EOG Mathematics 5th Grade	EOG Mathematics 6th Grade	EOG Mathematics 7th Grade	EOG Mathematics 8th Grade	EOG Reading 3rd Grade	EOG Reading 4th Grade	EOG Reading 5th Grade	EOG Reading 6th Grade	EOG Reading 7th Grade	EOG Reading 8th Grade	EOG Science 5th Grade	EOG Science 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Saint Stephens Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	684 30th Street NE	Conover	28613	Catawba County	Catawba County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(828) 256-2570	709	51	13.8	99.6%	210 (29.6%)	108 (15.2%)	290 (40.9%)	52 (7.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	49 (6.9%)	40.4	859^th of 1471 public elementary schools	41.6%		39.5	927^th of 1473 public elementary schools	37.1%	68					34.5	34.1	33.7	50.5			29.9	37.5	25.0	48.5			47.3		$9,685	$1,747	$7,938
Challenger Early College High	Public	9-12	2550 Hwy 70 SE	Hickory	28602	Catawba County	Catawba County Schools	No	No	No	No	(828) 485-2980	394	14	28.2	31.0%	197 (50.0%)	19 (4.8%)	86 (21.8%)	72 (18.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (5.1%)	97.8	9^th of 587 public high schools	98.5%		96.5	6^th of 514 public high schools	98.8%	3	90.7	95.2	99.0	92.0															$6,093	$246	$5,847
Mountain View Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	5911 Dwayne Starnes Road	Hickory	28602	Catawba County	Catawba County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(828) 294-2020	727	43	17.0	40.6%	538 (74.0%)	38 (5.2%)	48 (6.6%)	42 (5.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	60 (8.3%)	89.5	130^th of 1471 public elementary schools	91.2%		86.8	144^th of 1473 public elementary schools	90.2%	14					71.7	61.8	73.6	61.0			66.7	62.1	58.6	67.6			87.4		$8,895	$775	$8,120
Snow Creek Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	3238 Snow Creek Rd	Hickory	28601	Catawba County	Catawba County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(828) 256-2335	547	35	15.4	51.9%	347 (63.4%)	17 (3.1%)	129 (23.6%)	22 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (5.9%)	78.5	262^nd of 1471 public elementary schools	82.2%		71.5	380^th of 1473 public elementary schools	74.2%	118					53.0	51.2	73.6	65.8			45.8	61.9	56.9	53.9			79.2		$9,304	$1,117	$8,187
Saint Stephens High	Public	9-12	3205 34th Street Drive NE	Hickory	28601	Catawba County	Catawba County Schools	No	No	No	No	(828) 256-9841	1,169	62	18.9	44.5%	592 (50.6%)	79 (6.8%)	382 (32.7%)	56 (4.8%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	57 (4.9%)	55.5	233^rd of 587 public high schools	60.3%		55.7	170^th of 514 public high schools	66.9%	63	48.4	58.0	41.3	49.8															$8,502	$740	$7,761
Startown Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	4119 Startown Road	Newton	28658	Catawba County	Catawba County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(828) 464-1257	537	34	15.6	45.4%	355 (66.1%)	13 (2.4%)	72 (13.4%)	48 (8.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	49 (9.1%)	74.2	325^th of 1471 public elementary schools	77.9%		71.6	377^th of 1473 public elementary schools	74.4%	52					61.7	59.1	61.4	67.5			58.0	57.6	35.7	48.8			61.8		$9,647	$1,184	$8,463
Webb A Murray Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	3901 Section House Road	Hickory	28601	Catawba County	Catawba County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(828) 256-2196	454	33	13.9	76.9%	141 (31.1%)	43 (9.5%)	219 (48.2%)	17 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	33 (7.3%)	43.3	806^th of 1471 public elementary schools	45.2%		38.5	950^th of 1473 public elementary schools	35.5%	144					32.3	36.9	33.3	47.8			35.5	36.9	25.5	49.3			54.9		$10,328	$1,457	$8,872
Claremont Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	3384 E Main Street	Claremont	28610	Catawba County	Catawba County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(828) 459-7921	418	28	14.8	67.5%	238 (56.9%)	42 (10.0%)	71 (17.0%)	37 (8.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (7.2%)	44.3	789^th of 1471 public elementary schools	46.4%		46.1	830^th of 1473 public elementary schools	43.7%	41					63.9	36.2	31.6	32.2			42.6	34.5	31.6	43.1			49.1		$10,074	$1,575	$8,498
Clyde Campbell Elementary	Public	K-6	2121 35th Avenue Drive NE	Hickory	28601	Catawba County	Catawba County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(828) 256-2769	499	34	14.6	41.5%	347 (69.5%)	32 (6.4%)	61 (12.2%)	23 (4.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (7.0%)	81.1	224^th of 1471 public elementary schools	84.8%		58.7	603^rd of 1473 public elementary schools	59.1%	379					60.6	62.7	60.3	62.7			59.2	58.2	55.1	57.6			66.7		$9,813	$1,428	$8,385
Harry M Arndt Middle	Public	7-8	3350 34th Street Drive NE	Hickory	28601	Catawba County	Catawba County Schools	No	No	No	No	(828) 256-9545	663	36	18.4	52.2%	339 (51.1%)	34 (5.1%)	211 (31.8%)	40 (6.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	38 (5.7%)	65.8	227^th of 733 public middle schools	69.0%		69	212^th of 737 public middle schools	71.2%	15									56.6	38.6					51.1	48.9		75.4	$7,986	$496	$7,490
Maiden Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	201 N Main Avenue	Maiden	28650	Catawba County	Catawba County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(828) 428-8769	511	30	16.9	58.5%	320 (62.6%)	57 (11.2%)	77 (15.1%)	30 (5.9%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (4.9%)	56.5	615^th of 1471 public elementary schools	58.2%		53.9	695^th of 1473 public elementary schools	52.8%	80					54.1	45.6	42.9	67.6			40.0	47.4	34.3	45.1			48.6		$9,171	$1,063	$8,108
Maiden High	Public	9-12	600 West Main Street	Maiden	28650	Catawba County	Catawba County Schools	No	No	No	No	(828) 428-8197	842	47	18.0	38.2%	603 (71.6%)	49 (5.8%)	82 (9.7%)	55 (6.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	51 (6.1%)	60.7	201^st of 587 public high schools	65.8%		55.1	177^th of 514 public high schools	65.6%	24	48.7	63.8	49.4	46.7															$9,016	$684	$8,333
Maiden Middle School	Public	7-8	518 North C Avenue	Maiden	28650	Catawba County	Catawba County Schools	No	No	No	No	(828) 428-2326	459	26	17.4	42.7%	318 (69.3%)	21 (4.6%)	68 (14.8%)	31 (6.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (4.6%)	70.8	193^rd of 733 public middle schools	73.7%		57.9	311^th of 737 public middle schools	57.8%	118									56.5	47.1					47.0	51.5		82.4	$8,168	$563	$7,604
Catawba Rosenwald Education Center	Public, Alternative	K-12	403 6th Ave SW	Catawba	28609	Catawba County	Catawba County Schools	No	No	No	No	(828) 241-2734	5	11	.4		2 (40.0%)	1 (20.0%)	2 (40.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)																			$51,001	$12,818	$38,183
Oxford Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	5915 Oxford School Road	Claremont	28610	Catawba County	Catawba County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(828) 459-7220	544	38	14.2	64.2%	333 (61.2%)	16 (2.9%)	82 (15.1%)	70 (12.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (7.9%)	42.6	824^th of 1471 public elementary schools	44.0%		42.5	882^nd of 1473 public elementary schools	40.1%	58					38.4	38.8	37.1	51.2			34.2	37.6	25.7	45.1			42.9		$9,354	$1,609	$7,745
Sherrills Ford Elementary	Public	K-6	8103 Sherrills Ford Road	Sherrills Ford	28673	Catawba County	Catawba County Schools	No	No	No	No	(828) 478-2662	505	30	16.7	27.5%	443 (87.7%)	12 (2.4%)	17 (3.4%)	6 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (5.3%)	90.9	109^th of 1471 public elementary schools	92.6%		81.2	217^th of 1473 public elementary schools	85.3%	108					80.0	65.7	72.9	79.5			57.5	73.1	70.0	58.0			85.7		$8,556	$592	$7,964
Fred T Foard High	Public	9-12	3407 Plateau Road	Newton	28658	Catawba County	Catawba County Schools	No	No	No	No	(704) 462-1496	891	50	17.8	35.1%	691 (77.6%)	25 (2.8%)	67 (7.5%)	62 (7.0%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	44 (4.9%)	59.6	210^th of 587 public high schools	64.2%		67.1	109^th of 514 public high schools	78.8%	101	50.8	59.5	50.2	46.3															$8,769	$744	$8,025
Balls Creek Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	2620 Balls Creek Road	Newton	28658	Catawba County	Catawba County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(828) 464-4766	682	46	14.9	48.1%	521 (76.4%)	13 (1.9%)	85 (12.5%)	29 (4.3%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	32 (4.7%)	76.1	296^th of 1471 public elementary schools	79.9%		72.5	358^th of 1473 public elementary schools	75.7%	62					71.1	46.7	64.4	74.1			56.7	37.8	51.7	57.1			65.5		$9,471	$1,315	$8,156
Bandys High	Public	9-12	5040 E Bandys Road	Catawba	28609	Catawba County	Catawba County Schools	No	No	No	No	(828) 241-1471	822	46	17.9	25.8%	705 (85.8%)	22 (2.7%)	55 (6.7%)	10 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (3.6%)	76.8	120^th of 587 public high schools	79.6%		58.6	153^rd of 514 public high schools	70.2%	33	63.4	67.7	68.1	59.7															$8,843	$732	$8,111
Banoak Elementary	Public	K-6	7651 W NC 10 Hwy	Vale	28168	Catawba County	Catawba County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(704) 462-2849	307	22	14.2	54.4%	254 (82.7%)	12 (3.9%)	17 (5.5%)	6 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (5.9%)	63.9	492^nd of 1471 public elementary schools	66.6%		50.2	764^th of 1473 public elementary schools	48.1%	272					39.1	82.9	50.0	61.8			34.8	71.4	39.1	41.2			71.7		$9,603	$1,411	$8,191
Blackburn Elementary	Public	K-6	4377 W NC 10 Hwy	Newton	28658	Catawba County	Catawba County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(704) 462-1344	549	34	16.1	47.9%	340 (61.9%)	31 (5.6%)	81 (14.8%)	63 (11.5%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	31 (5.6%)	67.8	427^th of 1471 public elementary schools	71.0%		60.8	557^th of 1473 public elementary schools	62.2%	130					54.9	47.3	58.8	52.0			52.4	47.3	37.6	58.7			62.4		$9,091	$979	$8,112
Bunker Hill High	Public	9-12	4675 Oxford School Road	Claremont	28610	Catawba County	Catawba County Schools	No	No	No	No	(828) 241-3355	838	49	17.0	51.6%	505 (60.3%)	55 (6.6%)	121 (14.4%)	101 (12.1%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	55 (6.6%)	48.5	282^nd of 587 public high schools	52.0%		40	279^th of 514 public high schools	45.7%	3	48.4	60.4	40.5	24.7															$8,880	$745	$8,136
Catawba Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	5415 Hudson Chapel Road	Catawba	28609	Catawba County	Catawba County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(828) 241-3131	444	33	13.5	64.9%	298 (67.1%)	40 (9.0%)	59 (13.3%)	16 (3.6%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (6.5%)	43.2	809^th of 1471 public elementary schools	45.0%		42.3	885^th of 1473 public elementary schools	39.9%	76					24.0	31.0	50.0	42.2			20.0	37.9	36.7	40.6			65.0		$9,663	$1,298	$8,365
Charles H Tuttle Elementary	Public	K-6	2872 Water Plant Road	Maiden	28650	Catawba County	Catawba County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(828) 428-3080	451	29	15.6	44.8%	331 (73.4%)	13 (2.9%)	65 (14.4%)	21 (4.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (4.7%)	63.2	505^th of 1471 public elementary schools	65.7%		65.3	482^nd of 1473 public elementary schools	67.3%	23					44.3	36.2	67.9	69.5			45.9	44.9	45.3	40.7			75.5		$9,003	$737	$8,265
Jacobs Fork Middle	Public	7-8	3431 Plateau Road	Newton	28658	Catawba County	Catawba County Schools	No	No	No	No	(704) 462-1827	508	29	17.5	38.0%	375 (73.8%)	17 (3.3%)	46 (9.1%)	39 (7.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	30 (5.9%)	81.4	122^nd of 733 public middle schools	83.4%		73.3	172^nd of 737 public middle schools	76.7%	50									56.9	61.0					56.1	57.9		85.0	$8,548	$885	$7,663
Mill Creek Middle	Public	7-8	1041 Shiloh Road	Claremont	28610	Catawba County	Catawba County Schools	No	No	No	No	(828) 241-1494	437	25	17.8	30.2%	372 (85.1%)	7 (1.6%)	32 (7.3%)	10 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (3.7%)	73.4	178^th of 733 public middle schools	75.7%		67	234^th of 737 public middle schools	68.2%	56									63.5	46.4					55.5	50.9		76.8	$8,693	$756	$7,937
River Bend Middle	Public	7-8	4670 Oxford School Road	Claremont	28610	Catawba County	Catawba County Schools	No	No	No	No	(828) 241-2754	532	28	18.9	58.5%	307 (57.7%)	29 (5.5%)	111 (20.9%)	59 (11.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (4.9%)	54.2	315^th of 733 public middle schools	57.0%		52.2	363^rd of 737 public middle schools	50.7%	48									50.9	31.1					44.4	44.3		74.3	$8,304	$825	$7,479
Lyle Creek Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	1845 Edgewater Drive NW	Conover	28613	Catawba County	Catawba County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(828) 464-0299	498	38	13.2	65.9%	251 (50.4%)	16 (3.2%)	98 (19.7%)	89 (17.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (8.8%)	52.1	675^th of 1471 public elementary schools	54.1%		45	842^nd of 1473 public elementary schools	42.8%	167					63.5	53.8	50.0	41.2			37.8	33.8	39.7	32.9			55.2		$10,199	$1,523	$8,677

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Newton Conover City Schools	5.94 mi	7	84^th
Lincoln County Schools	6.67 mi	23	55^th
Iredell-Statesville Schools	10.42 mi	37	81^st
Lincoln Charter School	12.31 mi	1
Hickory City Schools	12.47 mi	9	108^th

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