Catawba County Schools

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2285 North Anderson Avenue
Newton, NC 28658-1000

(828) 464-8333

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SchoolDigger Rank:
80^th of 242 North Carolina districts

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Grades served: PK, KG-12
Students: 16,054

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

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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)		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 (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	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	659	46	14.2	99.1%	193 (29.3%)	96 (14.6%)	282 (42.8%)	44 (6.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (6.7%)	39.5	927^th of 1473 public elementary schools	37.1%		37.4	966^th of 1434 public elementary schools	32.6%	39					62.6	56.8	57.3	50.5			46.5	49.5	44.5	51.5			69.1		$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	415	14	29.8	36.4%	216 (52.0%)	27 (6.5%)	94 (22.7%)	66 (15.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.9%)	96.5	6^th of 514 public high schools	98.8%					(n/a)		95.2	98.4	95.6															$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	38.1%	547 (75.2%)	29 (4.0%)	53 (7.3%)	49 (6.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	48 (6.6%)	86.8	144^th of 1473 public elementary schools	90.2%		84.7	160^th of 1434 public elementary schools	88.8%	16					83.1	77.5	77.5	75.2			73.5	80.4	75.0	71.2			95.0		$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	549	34	16.3	49.5%	352 (64.1%)	16 (2.9%)	128 (23.3%)	21 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (5.8%)	71.5	380^th of 1473 public elementary schools	74.2%		68.7	429^th of 1434 public elementary schools	70.1%	49					74.3	61.3	71.2	73.6			62.9	50.7	63.6	74.7			92.4		$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	1,163	64	18.0	45.2%	598 (51.4%)	89 (7.7%)	359 (30.9%)	63 (5.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	53 (4.6%)	55.7	170^th of 514 public high schools	66.9%		51.6	205^th of 469 public high schools	56.3%	35	57.8	64.5	53.9	48.3															$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	533	31	16.9	44.3%	375 (70.4%)	19 (3.6%)	59 (11.1%)	42 (7.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (7.1%)	71.6	377^th of 1473 public elementary schools	74.4%		77.4	266^th of 1434 public elementary schools	81.5%	111					75.8	61.4	73.0	76.0			62.1	63.6	59.5	66.7			85.1		$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	439	33	13.1	78.4%	154 (35.1%)	31 (7.1%)	206 (46.9%)	21 (4.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (5.9%)	38.5	950^th of 1473 public elementary schools	35.5%		57.4	620^th of 1434 public elementary schools	56.8%	330					62.3	46.3	47.7	56.0			35.8	53.7	44.6	58.0			75.4		$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	421	28	14.9	68.6%	248 (58.9%)	37 (8.8%)	73 (17.3%)	34 (8.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (6.9%)	46.1	830^th of 1473 public elementary schools	43.7%		46.6	809^th of 1434 public elementary schools	43.6%	21					56.5	32.2	50.0	54.7			43.5	55.9	57.6	70.3			84.8		$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	512	32	16.0	41.2%	343 (67.0%)	35 (6.8%)	73 (14.3%)	24 (4.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (7.0%)	58.7	603^rd of 1473 public elementary schools	59.1%		69.7	410^th of 1434 public elementary schools	71.4%	193					65.4	45.9	69.1	52.6			66.7	54.1	64.2	59.2			81.5		$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	679	38	17.9	48.3%	357 (52.6%)	33 (4.9%)	214 (31.5%)	35 (5.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	39 (5.7%)	69	212^th of 737 public middle schools	71.2%		71	183^rd of 691 public middle schools	73.5%	29									67.6	63.8					64.1	60.8		82.2	$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	480	30	16.1	59.4%	303 (63.1%)	47 (9.8%)	73 (15.2%)	29 (6.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (5.8%)	53.9	695^th of 1473 public elementary schools	52.8%		51.9	712^th of 1434 public elementary schools	50.3%	17					41.2	53.4	60.0	81.3			29.4	54.8	69.4	70.0			75.3		$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	835	47	17.6	36.0%	599 (71.7%)	54 (6.5%)	73 (8.7%)	62 (7.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	46 (5.5%)	55.1	177^th of 514 public high schools	65.6%		53	194^th of 469 public high schools	58.6%	17	63.4	60.9	43.9	55.3															$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	469	27	17.3	42.4%	337 (71.9%)	24 (5.1%)	55 (11.7%)	29 (6.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (5.1%)	57.9	311^th of 737 public middle schools	57.8%		69.6	197^th of 691 public middle schools	71.5%	114									68.1	53.9					57.3	54.7		77.8	$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	16	13	1.2	56.3%	10 (62.5%)	1 (6.3%)	5 (31.3%)	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	581	35	16.4	62.0%	381 (65.6%)	17 (2.9%)	84 (14.5%)	62 (10.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (6.4%)	42.5	882^nd of 1473 public elementary schools	40.1%		47.9	783^rd of 1434 public elementary schools	45.4%	99					54.2	49.4	43.1	59.1			50.0	53.2	46.2	59.1			80.0		$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	513	28	18.3	24.2%	465 (90.6%)	9 (1.8%)	17 (3.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (4.1%)	81.2	217^th of 1473 public elementary schools	85.3%		83.5	176^th of 1434 public elementary schools	87.7%	41					75.8	70.4	65.4	89.2			67.7	74.1	61.5	87.1			85.9		$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	705	45	15.5	49.4%	523 (74.2%)	11 (1.6%)	100 (14.2%)	33 (4.7%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	36 (5.1%)	72.5	358^th of 1473 public elementary schools	75.7%		74.8	315^th of 1434 public elementary schools	78.0%	43					67.9	67.6	75.3	86.5			52.4	64.9	60.8	69.8			85.6		$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) 241-3171	847	46	18.3	30.7%	716 (84.5%)	25 (3.0%)	66 (7.8%)	10 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (3.5%)	58.6	153^rd of 514 public high schools	70.2%		66.5	117^th of 469 public high schools	75.1%	36	57.6	64.1	69.3	49.7															$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	310	21	14.4	58.4%	255 (82.3%)	14 (4.5%)	18 (5.8%)	6 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (5.5%)	50.2	764^th of 1473 public elementary schools	48.1%		52.4	704^th of 1434 public elementary schools	50.9%	60					62.5	78.4	35.3	50.0			54.2	62.2	56.9	73.7			66.7		$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	889	50	17.7	35.9%	669 (75.3%)	30 (3.4%)	82 (9.2%)	66 (7.4%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	40 (4.5%)	67.1	109^th of 514 public high schools	78.8%		55.6	175^th of 469 public high schools	62.7%	66	68.8	64.7	68.7	55.3															$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	604	37	16.3	49.0%	398 (65.9%)	30 (5.0%)	77 (12.7%)	62 (10.3%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.5%)	33 (5.5%)	60.8	557^th of 1473 public elementary schools	62.2%		63.7	520^th of 1434 public elementary schools	63.7%	37					67.1	67.9	53.0	69.8			60.0	56.4	59.0	71.7			71.0		$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	865	49	17.6	49.9%	526 (60.8%)	56 (6.5%)	129 (14.9%)	104 (12.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	49 (5.7%)	40	279^th of 514 public high schools	45.7%		34.1	301^st of 469 public high schools	35.8%	22	61.0	45.6	43.2	35.5															$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	459	30	15.4	63.0%	286 (62.3%)	51 (11.1%)	66 (14.4%)	19 (4.1%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (7.6%)	42.3	885^th of 1473 public elementary schools	39.9%		44.1	853^rd of 1434 public elementary schools	40.5%	32					33.8	47.6	56.1	57.8			39.7	66.7	50.9	56.3			82.5		$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	456	27	16.6	46.1%	338 (74.1%)	12 (2.6%)	63 (13.8%)	27 (5.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (3.5%)	65.3	482^nd of 1473 public elementary schools	67.3%		67.7	447^th of 1434 public elementary schools	68.8%	35					61.1	55.0	77.0	65.4			66.7	55.0	58.1	67.9			83.8		$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	515	30	17.0	41.0%	384 (74.6%)	23 (4.5%)	43 (8.3%)	35 (6.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (5.8%)	73.3	172^nd of 737 public middle schools	76.7%		80.6	106^th of 691 public middle schools	84.7%	66									68.6	64.5					70.2	60.8		85.7	$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) 241-2711	403	23	17.6	34.7%	346 (85.9%)	10 (2.5%)	27 (6.7%)	5 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.7%)	67	234^th of 737 public middle schools	68.2%		70.9	185^th of 691 public middle schools	73.2%	49									69.2	63.1					60.6	55.9		85.1	$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	494	27	18.1	58.1%	284 (57.5%)	28 (5.7%)	90 (18.2%)	64 (13.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (5.7%)	52.2	363^rd of 737 public middle schools	50.7%		58.5	300^th of 691 public middle schools	56.6%	63									51.2	54.5					60.4	51.9		79.1	$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	516	36	14.1	64.5%	271 (52.5%)	15 (2.9%)	103 (20.0%)	89 (17.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (7.4%)	45	842^nd of 1473 public elementary schools	42.8%		43.4	864^th of 1434 public elementary schools	39.7%	22					68.2	56.8	52.4	54.7			50.0	45.5	55.6	64.0			63.5		$10,199	$1,523	$8,677

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Newton Conover City Schools	5.95 mi	7	96^th
Lincoln County Schools	6.67 mi	23	67^th
Iredell-Statesville Schools	10.42 mi	37	109^th
Lincoln Charter School	12.31 mi	1
Hickory City Schools	12.47 mi	9	105^th

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