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Hiddenite Elementary

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Hiddenite Elementary ranks 997 th of 1490 North Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

997^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,490 North Carolina Elementary Schools

Better than 33% of North Carolina elementary schools

Summary

Hiddenite Elementary is a public elementary school located in Hiddenite, North Carolina, serving grades PK-5 with a total enrollment of 362 students. The school is part of the Alexander County Schools district, which is ranked 99 out of 242 school districts in North Carolina and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Hiddenite Elementary has consistently ranked in the bottom half of North Carolina elementary schools, with a ranking between 573 and 1,091 over the past 10 years. The school's performance on state assessments is generally below the district and state averages, with proficiency rates ranging from 30.4% to 66.7% in Reading and 46% to 47.5% in Mathematics for grades 3-5, compared to the district and state averages. The school's 5th-grade Science proficiency rate of 52.5% is also below the district and state averages.

Despite the school's academic struggles, Hiddenite Elementary has a relatively low student-to-teacher ratio, ranging from 13.9 to 15 students per teacher in recent years. However, the school's per-student spending of $9,824 in 2018-2019 was slightly below the district average, suggesting that the school may not be receiving the necessary resources and support to address the unique needs of its student population and improve academic performance.

370

Students ?

14.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$9,824

Per pupil spending ?

99.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

374 Sulphur Springs Road
Hiddenite, NC 28636-9764

(828) 632-2503

District: Alexander County Schools

Students who attend Hiddenite Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	East Alexander Middle
High:	Alexander Central High

Racial breakdown:

White:

63.5%

Hispanic:

27.0%

Two or more races:

3.5%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 51st percentile in 2015 → 33rd in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the North Carolina average (48% vs 57% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 18 percentile points since 2015

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school48%

District avg55%

North Carolina avg57%

997^th of 1,490

North Carolina public elementary schools ?

Bottom 33%▼ down 18 pts since 2015

From top 49% (2015) to bottom 33% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

6^th of 7Elementary Schools in the Alexander County Schools

99^th of 242Alexander 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	35.2	997 of 1490	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	33.2	1043 of 1505	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	42.5	887 of 1502	40.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	40.0	921 of 1514	39.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	60.2	573 of 1489	61.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	39.9	918 of 1473	37.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	28.9	1091 of 1434	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	50.6	733 of 1429	48.7%	★★☆☆☆
2016	39.1	936 of 1425	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2015	52.4	709 of 1440	50.8%	★★★☆☆
2014	62.3	502 of 1390	63.9%	★★★☆☆
2013	50.3	657 of 1403	53.2%	★★★☆☆
2012	75.9	278 of 1388	80.0%	★★★★☆
2011	66.1	494 of 1381	64.2%	★★★☆☆
2010	69.1	411 of 1363	69.8%	★★★★☆
2009	63.6	536 of 1354	60.4%	★★★☆☆
2008	58.5	571 of 1324	56.9%	★★★☆☆
2007	49.4	754 of 1293	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
2006	54.0	644 of 1276	49.5%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2022	31.3	443 of 634	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	40.6	344 of 646	46.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	43.2	475 of 878	45.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	54.7	334 of 897	62.8%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	55.0	187 of 563	66.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	14.7	490 of 497	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	21.4	381 of 421	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	26.1	1158 of 1451	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	31.4	1068 of 1455	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	35.3	964 of 1459	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	33.0	1017 of 1458	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	46.2	732 of 1440	49.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	39.0	924 of 1424	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	24.3	1164 of 1405	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	41.9	575 of 961	40.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	36.9	643 of 951	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	46.4	485 of 915	47.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	54.3	345 of 893	61.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	53.0	331 of 843	60.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	19.5	789 of 865	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	22.9	750 of 851	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	53.5	619 of 1437	56.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	46.9	783 of 1450	46.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	44.3	822 of 1437	42.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	49.8	655 of 1366	52.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	75.4	195 of 1329	85.3%	★★★★☆
2019	47.0	750 of 1361	44.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	35.6	927 of 1332	30.4%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	48.9	745 of 1450	48.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	37.7	942 of 1464	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	50.5	735 of 1461	49.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	47.5	761 of 1464	48.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	69.9	389 of 1444	73.1%	★★★★☆
2019	41.9	878 of 1430	38.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	34.8	1010 of 1413	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	39.5	480 of 821	41.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	50.6	313 of 801	60.9%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	20.2	1028 of 1172	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.3	1059 of 1166	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	22.4	1011 of 1183	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	14.7	1105 of 1194	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	34.7	800 of 1172	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	26.4	979 of 1183	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	14.2	1116 of 1178	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)67th percentile+34 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)57th percentile+24 vs school

Male (2025)49th percentile+16 vs school

Special Education (2025)42nd percentile+8 vs school

Hispanic (2025)40th percentile+7 vs school

Disabled (2022)30th percentile-9 vs school

Female (2025)20th percentile-13 vs school

White (2025)12th percentile-21 vs school

By subject vs North Carolina (2024-2025) ?

Science52%-10 vs state

Reading49%-4 vs state

Mathematics47%-14 vs state

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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 3rd Grade	EOG Mathematics 4th Grade	EOG Mathematics 5th Grade	EOG Mathematics 6th Grade	EOG Reading 3rd Grade	EOG Reading 4th Grade	EOG Reading 5th Grade	EOG Reading 6th Grade	EOG Science 5th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Hiddenite Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	374 Sulphur Springs Road	Hiddenite	28636	Alexander County	Alexander County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(828) 632-2503	370	25	14.7	99.2%	235 (63.5%)	10 (2.7%)	100 (27.0%)	12 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.5%)	35.2	997^th of 1490 public elementary schools	33.1%		33.2	1043^rd of 1505 public elementary schools	30.7%	46	46.4	46.0	47.5		30.4	66.7	47.5		52.5	$9,824	$1,202	$8,623
Stony Point Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	311 Stony Point School Road	Stony Point	28678	Alexander County	Alexander County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(704) 585-6981	237	14	17.4	98.7%	171 (72.2%)	9 (3.8%)	41 (17.3%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	13 (5.5%)	51	731^st of 1490 public elementary schools	50.9%		44.6	843^rd of 1505 public elementary schools	44.0%	112	73.7	60.0	65.4		42.1	35.0	53.8		53.8	$11,469	$1,103	$10,366
Taylorsville Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	100 7th Street SW	Taylorsville	28681	Alexander County	Alexander County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(828) 632-3072	241	14	17.7	98.8%	131 (54.4%)	36 (14.9%)	39 (16.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (14.5%)	48.4	769^th of 1490 public elementary schools	48.4%		63.5	518^th of 1505 public elementary schools	65.6%	251	84.8	72.5	48.4		45.5	52.5	41.9		32.3	$12,141	$1,707	$10,434
Scotts Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4743 Taylorsville Hwy	Statesville	28625	Iredell County	Iredell-Statesville Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(704) 585-6526	283	25	11.3	98.9%	119 (42.0%)	35 (12.4%)	85 (30.0%)	16 (5.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (9.9%)	45.3	825^th of 1490 public elementary schools	44.6%		49.6	752^nd of 1505 public elementary schools	50.0%	73	79.5	55.2	44.7		51.3	55.2	29.8		59.6	$10,123	$1,453	$8,669
Sugar Loaf Elementary	Public	K-5	3600 NC Hwy 16N	Taylorsville	28681	Alexander County	Alexander County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(828) 632-2192	196	12	16.8	98.5%	162 (82.7%)	11 (5.6%)	6 (3.1%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (8.2%)	42.3	873^rd of 1490 public elementary schools	41.4%		44.8	839^th of 1505 public elementary schools	44.3%	34	55.6	54.5	63.3		25.0	54.5	50.0		63.3	$10,272	$854	$9,417
Central Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4083 Wilkesboro Hwy	Statesville	28625	Iredell County	Iredell-Statesville Schools	No	No	No	No	(704) 876-0746	331	23	14.7	97.6%	287 (86.7%)	7 (2.1%)	22 (6.6%)	4 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.3%)	71	374^th of 1490 public elementary schools	74.9%		74	343^rd of 1505 public elementary schools	77.2%	31	83.3	73.1	77.8		58.3	67.3	47.6		61.9	$8,200	$351	$7,848
Sharon Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	880 Sharon Sch Rd	Statesville	28677	Iredell County	Iredell-Statesville Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(704) 872-3401	251	19	13.5	98.8%	185 (73.7%)	12 (4.8%)	22 (8.8%)	13 (5.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (7.6%)	66.7	453^rd of 1490 public elementary schools	69.6%		83.7	192^nd of 1505 public elementary schools	87.2%	261	55.0	69.7	78.7		40.0	63.6	70.2		70.2	$11,007	$1,103	$9,904
Oxford Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	5915 Oxford School Road	Claremont	28610	Catawba County	Catawba County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(828) 459-7220	540	33	16.3	98.7%	311 (57.6%)	29 (5.4%)	84 (15.6%)	71 (13.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (8.3%)	25.1	1184^th of 1490 public elementary schools	20.5%		27.4	1154^th of 1505 public elementary schools	23.3%	30	53.5	38.6	48.6	50.0	32.6	44.3	27.0	35.7	54.1	$9,354	$1,609	$7,745
Wittenburg Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	7300 Church Road	Taylorsville	28681	Alexander County	Alexander County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(828) 632-2395	294	17	17.3	99.0%	228 (77.6%)	11 (3.7%)	37 (12.6%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (5.4%)	33.6	1022^nd of 1490 public elementary schools	31.4%		24.2	1204^th of 1505 public elementary schools	20.0%	182	52.8	61.5	42.6		36.1	51.3	40.4		53.2	$10,578	$975	$9,603
Ellendale Elementary	Public	K-5	175 Ellendale Park Lane	Taylorsville	28681	Alexander County	Alexander County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(828) 632-4866	168	11	14.9	98.2%	144 (85.7%)	5 (3.0%)	4 (2.4%)	4 (2.4%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (6.0%)	40	918^th of 1490 public elementary schools	38.4%		40.8	917^th of 1505 public elementary schools	39.1%	1	63.6	35.7	62.5		39.4	53.6	50.0		50.0	$12,059	$1,416	$10,642

Frequently Asked Questions about Hiddenite Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Hiddenite Elementary?

Students at Hiddenite Elementary are 64% White, 27% Hispanic, 4% Two or more races, 3% Asian, 3% African American.

What schools do graduates of Hiddenite Elementary attend?

Students who attend Hiddenite Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : East Alexander Middle
High : Alexander Central High

How many students attend Hiddenite Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 370 students attended Hiddenite Elementary.

Is Hiddenite Elementary a good school?

Hiddenite Elementary ranks 997^th of 1490 North Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What district is Hiddenite Elementary in?

Alexander County Schools

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the North Carolina Dept of Public Instruction.

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