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Maiden Elementary

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Maiden Elementary ranks 398 th of 1492 North Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-6

398^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,492 North Carolina Elementary Schools

Better than 73% of North Carolina elementary schools

Summary

Maiden Elementary is a PK–6 school serving 562 students in Maiden, NC, located in the Catawba County Schools district. The school holds a 4-star rating and ranks 398th out of 1,492 North Carolina elementary schools, placing it in the 73rd percentile. This is especially notable given its economic context: nearly all students are eligible for free and reduced lunch. Maiden has also shown the strongest improvement trajectory in its area, climbing 387 spots since 2015-16 to reach the top quartile of schools statewide.

Academically, Maiden excels in math and science, beating district and state averages in every tested math grade (3rd–6th) and in 5th-grade science. Reading proficiency is also strong in grades 3 through 5. The school is exceptionally effective with high-need students—its low-income students rank in the 90th percentile statewide—and chronic absenteeism is just 12.8%, well below the district’s 18.0% and state’s 24.2%. Compared to nearby schools, Maiden ranks above Balls Creek Elementary, Blackburn Elementary, Charles H Tuttle Elementary, and Startown Elementary, while staying competitive with North Newton Elementary and Battleground Elementary.

The clearest area for improvement is 6th-grade reading, which falls slightly below district and state averages. Additionally, while Maiden’s success with historically underserved groups is a major strength, its relative statewide performance across different student groups is uneven. This points to an excellent next-stage opportunity: translating the school’s strong track record with high-need students into similarly high levels of growth for every learner. Overall, Maiden Elementary is a high-achieving, rapidly improving school in a high-poverty context, suggesting that strong culture and instructional quality can drive impressive results for all students.

562

Students ?

17.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

98.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

245 Bob Smyre Ave
Maiden, NC 28650-1117

(828) 428-8769

District: Catawba County Schools

Students who attend Maiden Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Maiden Middle School
High:	Maiden High

Racial breakdown:

White:

63.5%

Hispanic:

16.4%

African American:

8.5%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 45th percentile in 2016 → 73rd in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the North Carolina average (68% vs 60% meeting standards)

✓Ranking is trending up — up 28 percentile points since 2016

✓Above the North Carolina median (73rd percentile)

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school68%

District avg61%

North Carolina avg60%

398^th of 1,492

North Carolina public elementary schools ?

Top 27%▲ up 28 pts since 2016

From bottom 45% (2016) to top 27% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

87^th of 246Catawba 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
2026	70.9	398 of 1492	73.3%	★★★★☆
2025	67.8	431 of 1490	71.1%	★★★★☆
2024	63.5	517 of 1505	65.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	61.4	554 of 1502	63.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	51.0	725 of 1514	52.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	56.5	624 of 1489	58.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	53.9	695 of 1473	52.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	51.9	712 of 1434	50.3%	★★★☆☆
2017	50.8	730 of 1429	48.9%	★★☆☆☆
2016	47.4	785 of 1425	44.9%	★★☆☆☆
2015	38.6	939 of 1440	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2014	38.4	880 of 1390	36.7%	★★☆☆☆
2013	39.6	856 of 1403	39.0%	★★☆☆☆
2012	58.2	643 of 1388	53.7%	★★★☆☆
2011	56.5	670 of 1381	51.5%	★★★☆☆
2010	49.3	779 of 1363	42.8%	★★☆☆☆
2009	56.7	674 of 1354	50.2%	★★★☆☆
2008	63.9	472 of 1324	64.4%	★★★☆☆
2007	59.2	560 of 1293	56.7%	★★★☆☆
2006	46.0	776 of 1276	39.2%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2019	78.4	121 of 949	87.2%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2022	36.6	384 of 634	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	44.4	305 of 646	52.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	44.9	451 of 878	48.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	74.5	117 of 897	87.0%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	64.9	454 of 1447	68.6%	★★★☆☆
2025	62.2	502 of 1451	65.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	62.7	501 of 1455	65.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	58.6	580 of 1459	60.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	45.0	802 of 1458	45.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	60.9	512 of 1440	64.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	48.8	766 of 1424	46.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	46.7	801 of 1405	43.0%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	70.3	215 of 981	78.1%	★★★★☆
2025	75.2	146 of 961	84.8%	★★★★☆
2024	68.0	226 of 951	76.2%	★★★★☆
2023	55.9	349 of 915	61.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	38.0	578 of 893	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	89.9	54 of 843	93.6%	★★★★★
2019	75.4	138 of 865	84.0%	★★★★☆
2018	59.7	292 of 851	65.7%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	81.5	142 of 1434	90.1%	★★★★★
2025	75.2	225 of 1437	84.3%	★★★★☆
2024	69.8	328 of 1450	77.4%	★★★★☆
2023	65.7	400 of 1437	72.2%	★★★★☆
2022	58.3	492 of 1366	64.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	60.7	413 of 1329	68.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	58.8	512 of 1361	62.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	64.9	398 of 1332	70.1%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	73.4	340 of 1451	76.6%	★★★★☆
2025	70.3	376 of 1450	74.1%	★★★★☆
2024	62.8	510 of 1464	65.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	62.6	518 of 1461	64.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	56.3	621 of 1464	57.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	50.6	675 of 1444	53.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	58.7	581 of 1430	59.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	58.5	586 of 1413	58.5%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	57.6	260 of 815	68.1%	★★★☆☆
2025	55.1	266 of 821	67.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	63.3	182 of 801	77.3%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	50.0	594 of 1146	48.2%	★★☆☆☆
2025	49.9	599 of 1172	48.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	48.8	630 of 1166	46.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	49.5	616 of 1183	47.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	37.8	795 of 1194	33.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	40.3	717 of 1172	38.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	39.2	776 of 1183	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	37.6	819 of 1178	30.5%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)90th percentile+17 vs school

African American (2019)87th percentile+34 vs school

Hispanic (2026)78th percentile+5 vs school

Male (2026)77th percentile+3 vs school

Female (2026)69th percentile-5 vs school

Special Education (2026)68th percentile-5 vs school

White (2026)48th percentile-25 vs school

Disabled (2022)39th percentile-13 vs school

By subject vs North Carolina (2025-2026) ?

Science78%+10 vs state

Mathematics75%+13 vs state

Reading59%+3 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				EOG Mathematics (2026)				EOG Reading (2026)				EOG Science (2026)	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 (2025)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	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
Maiden Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	245 Bob Smyre Ave	Maiden	28650	Catawba County	Catawba County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(828) 428-8769	562	32	17.6	98.9%	357 (63.5%)	48 (8.5%)	92 (16.4%)	26 (4.6%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (6.4%)	70.9	398^th of 1492 public elementary schools	73.3%		67.8	431^st of 1490 public elementary schools	71.1%	33	81.4	67.9	78.0	74.1	65.7	60.7	57.3	51.9	78.0	$9,171	$1,063	$8,108
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	368	22	16.8	99.2%	262 (71.2%)	4 (1.1%)	54 (14.7%)	25 (6.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (6.3%)	58.5	607^th of 1492 public elementary schools	59.3%		63.2	508^th of 1490 public elementary schools	65.9%	99	54.5	75.0	61.2	72.3	56.8	69.6	44.9	53.8	67.3	$9,003	$737	$8,265
Startown Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	4119 Startown Road	Newton	28658	Catawba County	Catawba County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(828) 464-1257	540	34	15.7	99.4%	289 (53.5%)	32 (5.9%)	103 (19.1%)	60 (11.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	56 (10.4%)	46.8	787^th of 1492 public elementary schools	47.3%		54.5	660^th of 1490 public elementary schools	55.7%	127	87.1	61.4	51.8	57.1	65.7	42.9	48.2	51.4	54.2	$9,647	$1,184	$8,463
South Newton Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	306 West I Street	Newton	28658	Catawba County	Newton Conover City Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(828) 464-4061	328	22	14.6	99.1%	125 (38.1%)	52 (15.9%)	111 (33.8%)	18 (5.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (6.4%)	43.9	846^th of 1492 public elementary schools	43.3%		47.2	797^th of 1490 public elementary schools	46.5%	49	70.0	58.2	60.0		46.7	49.1	50.0		62.0	$10,240	$1,623	$8,616
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	686	42	16.4	99.6%	508 (74.1%)	29 (4.2%)	65 (9.5%)	36 (5.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (7.0%)	69.3	429^th of 1492 public elementary schools	71.2%		68.4	418^th of 1490 public elementary schools	71.9%	11	69.9	70.6	75.5	88.1	55.3	65.7	57.8	51.5	79.4	$9,471	$1,315	$8,156
Pumpkin Center Intermediate	Public	3-5	3980 King Wilkinson Road	Lincolnton	28092	Lincoln County	Lincoln County Schools	No	No	No	No	(704) 736-1504	295	19	15.9	99.0%	239 (81.0%)	4 (1.4%)	31 (10.5%)	8 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (4.4%)	57.2	623^rd of 1492 public elementary schools	58.2%		59.6	571^st of 1490 public elementary schools	61.7%	52	60.5	48.2	69.8		54.7	49.4	65.1		83.0	$9,377	$670	$8,707
Pumpkin Center Primary	Public	PK, KG-2	3970 King Wilkinson Road	Lincolnton	28092	Lincoln County	Lincoln County Schools	No	No	No	No	(704) 736-1394	325	24	13.6	99.1%	260 (80.0%)	10 (3.1%)	32 (9.8%)	11 (3.4%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.1%)								(n/a)										$9,198	$156	$9,042
GE Massey Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	130 Newbold St	Lincolnton	28092	Lincoln County	Lincoln County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(704) 735-2322	370	27	13.6	99.2%	175 (47.3%)	63 (17.0%)	103 (27.8%)	7 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (5.9%)	31.1	1071^st of 1492 public elementary schools	28.2%		31.2	1070^th of 1490 public elementary schools	28.2%	1	70.2	55.4	41.5		43.9	41.5	41.5		53.7	$9,086	$1,289	$7,797
Blackburn Elementary	Public	K-6	4377 W NC 10 Hwy	Newton	28658	Catawba County	Catawba County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(704) 462-1344	484	28	17.3	99.0%	277 (57.2%)	24 (5.0%)	82 (16.9%)	60 (12.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	39 (8.1%)	61.5	556^th of 1492 public elementary schools	62.7%		65.3	479^th of 1490 public elementary schools	67.9%	77	71.4	59.8	77.6	71.8	61.4	47.6	51.3	52.6	84.2	$9,091	$979	$8,112
North Newton Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	221 West 26th St	Newton	28658	Catawba County	Newton Conover City Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(828) 464-2631	388	27	14.1	99.2%	116 (29.9%)	45 (11.6%)	144 (37.1%)	39 (10.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (11.3%)	75.8	305^th of 1492 public elementary schools	79.6%		73.2	342^nd of 1490 public elementary schools	77.0%	37	81.5	73.9	80.9		70.8	60.9	55.9		77.9	$9,113	$1,522	$7,591

Frequently Asked Questions about Maiden Elementary

Is Maiden Elementary a good school?

Maiden Elementary ranks 398^th of 1492 North Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What schools do graduates of Maiden Elementary attend?

Students who attend Maiden Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Maiden Middle School
High : Maiden High

How many students attend Maiden Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 562 students attended Maiden Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Maiden Elementary?

Students at Maiden Elementary are 64% White, 16% Hispanic, 9% African American, 6% Two or more races, 5% Asian.

What district is Maiden Elementary in?

Catawba County Schools

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