Catawba County Schools

District Summary

2285 North Anderson Avenue
Newton, NC 28658-1000

(828) 464-8333

SchoolDigger Rank:
80^th of 346 North Carolina districts

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Grades served: PK, KG-12
Students: 15,494

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

We found 28 schools.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2023)				Ranking (2022)				EOC Biology (2023)	EOC English II (2023)	EOC Math I (2023)	EOC Math III (2023)	EOG Mathematics (2023)						EOG Reading (2023)						EOG Science (2023)		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 (2023)	Statewide Rank (2023)	State Percentile (2023)	SchoolDigger Rating (2023)	Average Standard Score (2022)	Statewide Rank (2022)	State Percentile (2022)	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	722	51	14.1	99.6%	232 (32.1%)	116 (16.1%)	254 (35.2%)	52 (7.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	68 (9.4%)	15.3	1331^st of 1502 public elementary schools	11.4%		20.8	1255^th of 1514 public elementary schools	17.1%	76					26.8	32.0	29.3	46.5			15.2	44.0	22.2	37.2			39.4		$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	344	14	24.6	27.9%	156 (45.3%)	10 (2.9%)	94 (27.3%)	55 (16.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	28 (8.1%)	96.4	3^rd of 626 public high schools	99.5%		97.3	3^rd of 621 public high schools	99.5%			99.0	97.4	99.0															$6,093	$246	$5,847
Mountain View Elementary	Public	K-6	5911 Dwayne Starnes Road	Hickory	28602	Catawba County	Catawba County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(828) 294-2020	679	45	15.2	38.3%	491 (72.3%)	37 (5.4%)	37 (5.4%)	56 (8.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	58 (8.5%)	84.8	168^th of 1502 public elementary schools	88.8%		83.4	201^st of 1514 public elementary schools	86.7%	33					89.3	71.4	78.2	76.3			58.3	72.4	59.8	67.0			80.2		$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	37	14.5	48.8%	344 (62.9%)	13 (2.4%)	131 (23.9%)	22 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (6.8%)	72.8	365^th of 1502 public elementary schools	75.7%		76.8	294^th of 1514 public elementary schools	80.6%	71					69.9	59.7	69.2	67.5			53.4	59.7	50.5	76.3			76.9		$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	1,176	65	17.9	36.6%	592 (50.3%)	69 (5.9%)	394 (33.5%)	50 (4.3%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	68 (5.8%)	46.9	309^th of 626 public high schools	50.6%		43.5	329^th of 621 public high schools	47.0%	20	58.2	54.7	39.1	57.0															$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	525	38	14.0	39.2%	325 (61.9%)	20 (3.8%)	75 (14.3%)	62 (11.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (8.2%)	59.7	586^th of 1502 public elementary schools	61.0%		62.6	541^st of 1514 public elementary schools	64.3%	45					58.6	52.9	58.4	80.3			40.0	58.8	49.4	64.2			66.2		$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	403	30	13.4	59.1%	122 (30.3%)	42 (10.4%)	191 (47.4%)	26 (6.5%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	20 (5.0%)	36.8	973^rd of 1502 public elementary schools	35.2%		30.9	1070^th of 1514 public elementary schools	29.3%	97					46.3	65.0	27.5	49.2			25.9	61.7	37.3	40.7			51.0		$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	463	35	13.4	59.2%	253 (54.6%)	55 (11.9%)	71 (15.3%)	45 (9.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (8.4%)	54.5	684^th of 1502 public elementary schools	54.5%		50.6	737^th of 1514 public elementary schools	51.3%	53					67.2	56.9	61.0	46.8			39.3	51.0	52.5	36.2			83.1		$10,074	$1,575	$8,498
Clyde Campbell Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	2121 35th Avenue Drive NE	Hickory	28601	Catawba County	Catawba County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(828) 256-2769	453	34	13.2	35.5%	307 (67.8%)	25 (5.5%)	62 (13.7%)	28 (6.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (6.8%)	74.8	331^st of 1502 public elementary schools	78.0%		76.7	298^th of 1514 public elementary schools	80.3%	33					71.0	77.2	74.3	81.0			45.2	63.2	57.1	69.0			67.1		$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	652	35	18.8	47.1%	301 (46.2%)	48 (7.4%)	227 (34.8%)	36 (5.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (6.0%)	56.3	322^nd of 784 public middle schools	58.9%		64.8	248^th of 786 public middle schools	68.4%	74									52.3	52.2					45.7	46.7		77.8	$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	510	34	14.8	47.6%	331 (64.9%)	47 (9.2%)	65 (12.7%)	35 (6.9%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (5.9%)	61.4	554^th of 1502 public elementary schools	63.1%		51	725^th of 1514 public elementary schools	52.1%	171					73.9	72.7	57.5	75.4			46.4	56.1	42.5	63.2			58.6		$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	805	49	16.4	31.1%	547 (68.0%)	46 (5.7%)	110 (13.7%)	60 (7.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	41 (5.1%)	61	219^th of 626 public high schools	65.0%		49.4	292^nd of 621 public high schools	53.0%	73	57.2	57.6	51.5	85.8															$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	451	27	16.4	37.0%	303 (67.2%)	26 (5.8%)	66 (14.6%)	22 (4.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (7.5%)	63.9	255^th of 784 public middle schools	67.5%		69.6	206^th of 786 public middle schools	73.8%	49									51.0	63.0					45.3	55.5		78.7	$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	3	13	.2		2 (66.7%)	1 (33.3%)	0 (0.0%)	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	554	39	14.3	55.6%	331 (59.7%)	26 (4.7%)	80 (14.4%)	59 (10.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	58 (10.5%)	39.5	944^th of 1502 public elementary schools	37.2%		39.9	922^nd of 1514 public elementary schools	39.1%	22					52.1	40.7	58.3	50.6			25.4	45.1	44.4	49.4			62.5		$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	493	31	15.9	19.3%	426 (86.4%)	10 (2.0%)	29 (5.9%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (5.1%)	84.4	174^th of 1502 public elementary schools	88.4%		88	131^st of 1514 public elementary schools	91.3%	43					72.6	78.3	84.3	76.9			54.8	69.6	64.0	71.8			79.8		$8,556	$592	$7,964
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	652	44	14.8	42.9%	483 (74.1%)	15 (2.3%)	83 (12.7%)	23 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	47 (7.2%)	73.7	348^th of 1502 public elementary schools	76.8%		70.9	391^st of 1514 public elementary schools	74.2%	43					79.8	51.9	66.3	84.0			50.0	62.3	57.7	57.0			80.8		$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	791	44	17.8	17.6%	677 (85.6%)	16 (2.0%)	56 (7.1%)	9 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (4.2%)	72.6	162^nd of 626 public high schools	74.1%		70	169^th of 621 public high schools	72.8%	7	60.7	71.4	71.1	73.5															$8,843	$732	$8,111
Banoak Elementary	Public	K-6	7651 W NC 10 Hwy	Vale	28168	Lincoln County	Catawba County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(704) 462-2849	284	20	13.8	45.1%	232 (81.7%)	11 (3.9%)	15 (5.3%)	5 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (7.4%)	49.7	775^th of 1502 public elementary schools	48.4%		51.5	716^th of 1514 public elementary schools	52.7%	59					57.5	55.3	44.0	57.1			45.0	59.6	40.0	58.8			62.0		$9,603	$1,411	$8,191
Fred T Foard High	Public	9-12	3407 Plateau Road	Newton	28658	Catawba County	Catawba County Schools	No	No	No	No	(704) 462-1496	936	52	18.1	27.1%	719 (76.8%)	30 (3.2%)	83 (8.9%)	56 (6.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (5.1%)	56.3	252^nd of 626 public high schools	59.7%		54.8	260^th of 621 public high schools	58.1%	8	69.1	55.9	47.0	59.8															$8,769	$744	$8,025
Blackburn Elementary	Public	K-6	4377 W NC 10 Hwy	Newton	28658	Catawba County	Catawba County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(704) 462-1344	526	33	16.1	44.5%	314 (59.7%)	29 (5.5%)	83 (15.8%)	60 (11.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	38 (7.2%)	61.9	547^th of 1502 public elementary schools	63.6%		60.7	577^th of 1514 public elementary schools	61.9%	30					70.3	69.7	43.0	67.4			51.4	50.0	40.5	62.9			74.7		$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	873	50	17.3	37.8%	499 (57.2%)	56 (6.4%)	171 (19.6%)	101 (11.6%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (5.2%)	45.3	321^st of 626 public high schools	48.7%		45.5	318^th of 621 public high schools	48.8%	3	56.8	48.0	48.5	53.3															$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	406	34	12.0	53.9%	262 (64.5%)	29 (7.1%)	61 (15.0%)	22 (5.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (7.9%)	54.4	685^th of 1502 public elementary schools	54.4%		43.6	850^th of 1514 public elementary schools	43.9%	165					76.9	63.1	51.0	48.3			46.2	49.2	47.1	43.1			74.5		$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	403	29	14.0	41.4%	291 (72.2%)	9 (2.2%)	64 (15.9%)	20 (5.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (4.7%)	53.7	703^rd of 1502 public elementary schools	53.2%		56.2	640^th of 1514 public elementary schools	57.7%	63					73.8	44.4	65.5	60.3			41.5	52.4	43.1	42.5			72.4		$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	493	28	17.3	29.4%	362 (73.4%)	18 (3.7%)	53 (10.8%)	24 (4.9%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	34 (6.9%)	68.9	214^th of 784 public middle schools	72.7%		77.8	153^rd of 786 public middle schools	80.5%	61									56.1	58.7					50.5	59.6		80.4	$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	420	26	16.2	27.6%	344 (81.9%)	10 (2.4%)	38 (9.0%)	5 (1.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (5.2%)	69.3	212^th of 784 public middle schools	73.0%		71.7	189^th of 786 public middle schools	76.0%	23									63.0	54.7					55.0	53.4		81.0	$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	469	27	17.6	51.6%	259 (55.2%)	24 (5.1%)	92 (19.6%)	58 (12.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (7.7%)	38.5	478^th of 784 public middle schools	39.0%		52.1	365^th of 786 public middle schools	53.6%	113									41.3	37.2					43.6	42.0		66.0	$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	461	34	13.7	55.7%	206 (44.7%)	10 (2.2%)	93 (20.2%)	101 (21.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	51 (11.1%)	44.7	850^th of 1502 public elementary schools	43.4%		36.6	969^th of 1514 public elementary schools	36.0%	119					55.4	59.6	60.6	48.4			46.4	36.2	39.4	38.7			66.7		$10,199	$1,523	$8,677

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Newton Conover City Schools	5.94 mi	7	103^rd
Lincoln County Schools	6.67 mi	23	68^th
Iredell-Statesville Schools	10.46 mi	38	116^th
West Lake Preparatory Academy	11.6 mi	1	62^nd
Lincoln Charter School	12.31 mi	1

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