Catawba County Schools

District Summary

2285 North Anderson Avenue
Newton, NC 28658-1000

(828) 464-8333

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SchoolDigger Rank:
77^th of 235 North Carolina districts

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Grades served: PK, KG-12
Students: 16,544

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

This graph shows how well Catawba County Schools is performing compared to other districts in North Carolina. 100% is the best performing district in the state, 0% is the worst.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2019)				Ranking (2018)				EOC Biology (2019)	EOC English II (2019)	EOC Math I (2019)	EOC Math III (2019)	EOG Mathematics (2019)						EOG Reading (2019)						EOG Science (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 (2019)	Statewide Rank (2019)	State Percentile (2019)	SchoolDigger Rating (2019)	Average Standard Score (2018)	Statewide Rank (2018)	State Percentile (2018)	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
Saint Stephens Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	684 30th Street NE	Conover	28613	Catawba	Catawba County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(828) 256-2570	719	48	15.0	100.0%	210 (29.2%)	111 (15.4%)	317 (44.1%)	41 (5.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (5.6%)	39.5	921^st of 1461 public elementary schools	37.0%		37.4	966^th of 1434 public elementary schools	32.6%	45					62.6	56.8	57.3	50.5			46.5	49.5	44.5	51.5			69.1
Challenger Early College High	Public	9-12	2550 Hwy 70 SE	Hickory	28602	Catawba	Catawba County Schools	No	No	No	No	(828) 485-2980	397	14	28.1	42.0%	212 (53.4%)	25 (6.3%)	88 (22.2%)	63 (15.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.3%)	96.5	6^th of 510 public high schools	98.8%					(n/a)		95.2	98.4	95.6
Mountain View Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	5911 Dwayne Starnes Road	Hickory	28602	Catawba	Catawba County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(828) 294-2020	793	42	18.6	44.0%	614 (77.4%)	28 (3.5%)	44 (5.5%)	47 (5.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	59 (7.4%)	86.8	142^nd of 1461 public elementary schools	90.3%		84.7	160^th of 1434 public elementary schools	88.8%	18					83.1	77.5	77.5	75.2			73.5	80.4	75.0	71.2			95.0
Snow Creek Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	3238 Snow Creek Rd	Hickory	28601	Catawba	Catawba County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(828) 256-2335	569	32	18.0	49.0%	378 (66.4%)	14 (2.5%)	141 (24.8%)	15 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (3.7%)	71.5	377^th of 1461 public elementary schools	74.2%		68.7	429^th of 1434 public elementary schools	70.1%	52					74.3	61.3	71.2	73.6			62.9	50.7	63.6	74.7			92.4
Saint Stephens High	Public	9-12	3205 34th Street Drive NE	Hickory	28601	Catawba	Catawba County Schools	No	No	No	No	(828) 256-9841	1,259	70	18.0	46.0%	730 (58.0%)	84 (6.7%)	337 (26.8%)	62 (4.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	46 (3.7%)	55.7	166^th of 510 public high schools	67.5%		51.6	205^th of 469 public high schools	56.3%	39	57.8	64.5	53.9	48.3
Startown Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	4119 Startown Road	Newton	28658	Catawba	Catawba County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(828) 464-1257	529	33	16.1	49.0%	373 (70.5%)	24 (4.5%)	46 (8.7%)	52 (9.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (6.4%)	71.6	374^th of 1461 public elementary schools	74.4%		77.4	266^th of 1434 public elementary schools	81.5%	108					75.8	61.4	73.0	76.0			62.1	63.6	59.5	66.7			85.1
Webb A Murray Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	3901 Section House Road	Hickory	28601	Catawba	Catawba County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(828) 256-2196	460	30	15.3	79.0%	187 (40.7%)	39 (8.5%)	192 (41.7%)	29 (6.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.8%)	38.5	944^th of 1461 public elementary schools	35.4%		57.4	620^th of 1434 public elementary schools	56.8%	324					62.3	46.3	47.7	56.0			35.8	53.7	44.6	58.0			75.4
Claremont Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	3384 E Main Street	Claremont	28610	Catawba	Catawba County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(828) 459-7921	417	28	14.9	69.0%	254 (60.9%)	23 (5.5%)	82 (19.7%)	29 (7.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (7.0%)	46.1	825^th of 1461 public elementary schools	43.5%		46.6	809^th of 1434 public elementary schools	43.6%	16					56.5	32.2	50.0	54.7			43.5	55.9	57.6	70.3			84.8
Clyde Campbell Elementary	Public	K-6	2121 35th Avenue Drive NE	Hickory	28601	Catawba	Catawba County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(828) 256-2769	549	34	16.3	43.0%	368 (67.0%)	33 (6.0%)	90 (16.4%)	25 (4.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	32 (5.8%)	58.7	600^th of 1461 public elementary schools	58.9%		69.7	410^th of 1434 public elementary schools	71.4%	190					65.4	45.9	69.1	52.6			66.7	54.1	64.2	59.2			81.5
Harry M Arndt Middle	Public	7-8	3350 34th Street Drive NE	Hickory	28601	Catawba	Catawba County Schools	No	No	No	No	(828) 256-9545	620	35	17.5	52.0%	336 (54.2%)	47 (7.6%)	167 (26.9%)	37 (6.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	32 (5.2%)	69	207^th of 723 public middle schools	71.4%		71	183^rd of 691 public middle schools	73.5%	24									67.6	63.8					64.1	60.8		82.2
Maiden Elementary	Public	K-6	201 N Main Avenue	Maiden	28650	Catawba	Catawba County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(828) 428-8769	505	32	16.0	62.0%	333 (65.9%)	40 (7.9%)	74 (14.7%)	29 (5.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (5.5%)	53.9	691^st of 1461 public elementary schools	52.7%		51.9	712^th of 1434 public elementary schools	50.3%	21					41.2	53.4	60.0	81.3			29.4	54.8	69.4	70.0			75.3
Maiden High	Public	9-12	600 West Main Street	Maiden	28650	Catawba	Catawba County Schools	No	No	No	No	(828) 428-8197	904	54	16.8	39.0%	666 (73.7%)	59 (6.5%)	75 (8.3%)	59 (6.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	44 (4.9%)	55.1	173^rd of 510 public high schools	66.1%		53	194^th of 469 public high schools	58.6%	21	63.4	60.9	43.9	55.3
Maiden Middle School	Public	7-8	518 North C Avenue	Maiden	28650	Catawba	Catawba County Schools	No	No	No	No	(828) 428-2326	448	28	16.2	45.0%	329 (73.4%)	23 (5.1%)	44 (9.8%)	25 (5.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (5.8%)	57.9	304^th of 723 public middle schools	58.0%		69.6	197^th of 691 public middle schools	71.5%	107									68.1	53.9					57.3	54.7		77.8
Catawba Rosenwald Education Center	Public, Alternative	K-12	403 6th Ave SW	Catawba	28609	Catawba	Catawba County Schools	No	No	No	No	(828) 241-2734	94	17	5.4	56.0%	64 (68.1%)	15 (16.0%)	9 (9.6%)	1 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (5.3%)								(n/a)
Oxford Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	5915 Oxford School Road	Claremont	28610	Catawba	Catawba County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(828) 459-7220	592	37	16.0	70.0%	409 (69.1%)	16 (2.7%)	76 (12.8%)	62 (10.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (4.9%)	42.5	877^th of 1461 public elementary schools	40.0%		47.9	783^rd of 1434 public elementary schools	45.4%	94					54.2	49.4	43.1	59.1			50.0	53.2	46.2	59.1			80.0
Sherrills Ford Elementary	Public	K-6	8103 Sherrills Ford Road	Sherrills Ford	28673	Catawba	Catawba County Schools	No	No	No	No	(828) 478-2662	483	27	17.7	28.0%	451 (93.4%)	7 (1.4%)	10 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.1%)	81.2	214^th of 1461 public elementary schools	85.4%		83.5	176^th of 1434 public elementary schools	87.7%	38					75.8	70.4	65.4	89.2			67.7	74.1	61.5	87.1			85.9
Fred T Foard High	Public	9-12	3407 Plateau Road	Newton	28658	Catawba	Catawba County Schools	No	No	No	No	(704) 462-1496	995	58	17.3	37.0%	768 (77.2%)	31 (3.1%)	69 (6.9%)	83 (8.3%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (4.3%)	67.1	106^th of 510 public high schools	79.2%		55.6	175^th of 469 public high schools	62.7%	69	68.8	64.7	68.7	55.3
Balls Creek Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	2620 Balls Creek Road	Newton	28658	Catawba	Catawba County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(828) 464-4766	631	38	16.7	55.0%	491 (77.8%)	11 (1.7%)	91 (14.4%)	19 (3.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (2.9%)	72.5	355^th of 1461 public elementary schools	75.7%		74.8	315^th of 1434 public elementary schools	78.0%	40					67.9	67.6	75.3	86.5			52.4	64.9	60.8	69.8			85.6
Bandys High	Public	9-12	5040 E Bandys Road	Catawba	28609	Catawba	Catawba County Schools	No	No	No	No	(828) 241-3171	885	51	17.4	33.0%	755 (85.3%)	32 (3.6%)	51 (5.8%)	14 (1.6%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	30 (3.4%)	58.6	149^th of 510 public high schools	70.8%		66.5	117^th of 469 public high schools	75.1%	32	57.6	64.1	69.3	49.7
Banoak Elementary	Public	K-6	7651 W NC 10 Hwy	Vale	28168	Lincoln	Catawba County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(704) 462-2849	296	20	14.5	57.0%	260 (87.8%)	11 (3.7%)	7 (2.4%)	7 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	9 (3.0%)	50.2	759^th of 1461 public elementary schools	48.0%		52.4	704^th of 1434 public elementary schools	50.9%	55					62.5	78.4	35.3	50.0			54.2	62.2	56.9	73.7			66.7
Blackburn Elementary	Public	K-6	4377 W NC 10 Hwy	Newton	28658	Catawba	Catawba County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(704) 462-1344	673	38	17.9	50.0%	441 (65.5%)	40 (5.9%)	75 (11.1%)	80 (11.9%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	35 (5.2%)	60.8	554^th of 1461 public elementary schools	62.1%		63.7	520^th of 1434 public elementary schools	63.7%	34					67.1	67.9	53.0	69.8			60.0	56.4	59.0	71.7			71.0
Bunker Hill High	Public	9-12	4675 Oxford School Road	Claremont	28610	Catawba	Catawba County Schools	No	No	No	No	(828) 241-3355	955	55	17.4	52.0%	605 (63.4%)	56 (5.9%)	145 (15.2%)	97 (10.2%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	49 (5.1%)	40	275^th of 510 public high schools	46.1%		34.1	301^st of 469 public high schools	35.8%	26	61.0	45.6	43.2	35.5
Catawba Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	5415 Hudson Chapel Road	Catawba	28609	Catawba	Catawba County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(828) 241-3131	436	31	14.0	67.0%	295 (67.7%)	46 (10.6%)	57 (13.1%)	17 (3.9%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (4.4%)	42.3	880^th of 1461 public elementary schools	39.8%		44.1	853^rd of 1434 public elementary schools	40.5%	27					33.8	47.6	56.1	57.8			39.7	66.7	50.9	56.3			82.5
Charles H Tuttle Elementary	Public	K-6	2872 Water Plant Road	Maiden	28650	Catawba	Catawba County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(828) 428-3080	457	28	16.4	51.0%	356 (77.9%)	11 (2.4%)	58 (12.7%)	17 (3.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.1%)	65.3	479^th of 1461 public elementary schools	67.2%		67.7	447^th of 1434 public elementary schools	68.8%	32					61.1	55.0	77.0	65.4			66.7	55.0	58.1	67.9			83.8
Jacobs Fork Middle	Public	7-8	3431 Plateau Road	Newton	28658	Catawba	Catawba County Schools	No	No	No	No	(704) 462-1827	483	29	16.4	43.0%	364 (75.4%)	14 (2.9%)	40 (8.3%)	43 (8.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (4.6%)	73.3	168^th of 723 public middle schools	76.8%		80.6	106^th of 691 public middle schools	84.7%	62									68.6	64.5					70.2	60.8		85.7
Mill Creek Middle	Public	7-8	1041 Shiloh Road	Claremont	28610	Catawba	Catawba County Schools	No	No	No	No	(828) 241-2711	413	25	16.4	35.0%	355 (86.0%)	7 (1.7%)	32 (7.7%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (3.9%)	67	229^th of 723 public middle schools	68.3%		70.9	185^th of 691 public middle schools	73.2%	44									69.2	63.1					60.6	55.9		85.1
River Bend Middle	Public	7-8	4670 Oxford School Road	Claremont	28610	Catawba	Catawba County Schools	No	No	No	No	(828) 241-2754	471	28	16.8	59.0%	288 (61.1%)	23 (4.9%)	76 (16.1%)	59 (12.5%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (4.9%)	52.2	355^th of 723 public middle schools	50.9%		58.5	300^th of 691 public middle schools	56.6%	55									51.2	54.5					60.4	51.9		79.1
Lyle Creek Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	1845 Edgewater Drive NW	Conover	28613	Catawba	Catawba County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(828) 464-0299	511	38	13.5	62.0%	273 (53.4%)	17 (3.3%)	101 (19.8%)	87 (17.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (6.5%)	45	837^th of 1461 public elementary schools	42.7%		43.4	864^th of 1434 public elementary schools	39.7%	27					68.2	56.8	52.4	54.7			50.0	45.5	55.6	64.0			63.5

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Newton Conover City Schools	5.96 mi	7	94^th
Lincoln County Schools	6.67 mi	23	65^th
Iredell-Statesville Schools	10.42 mi	36	110^th
Lincoln Charter School	12.31 mi	1
Hickory City Schools	12.47 mi	9	103^rd

Catawba County Schools

District Summary

Challenger Early College High

Mountain View Elementary

Sherrills Ford Elementary

Jacobs Fork Middle

Balls Creek Elementary

Startown Elementary

Snow Creek Elementary

Harry M Arndt Middle

Fred T Foard High

Mill Creek Middle

Charles H Tuttle Elementary

Blackburn Elementary

Clyde Campbell Elementary

Bandys High

Maiden Middle School

Saint Stephens High

Maiden High

Maiden Elementary

River Bend Middle

Banoak Elementary

Claremont Elementary

Lyle Creek Elementary

Oxford Elementary

Catawba Elementary School

Bunker Hill High

Saint Stephens Elementary

Webb A Murray Elementary

Catawba Rosenwald Education Center

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