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Maiden Elementary

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Maiden Elementary ranks 431 st of 1490 North Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-6

431^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,490 North Carolina Elementary Schools

Better than 71% of North Carolina elementary schools

Summary

Maiden Elementary is a public elementary school serving 538 students in grades PK-6 in Maiden, North Carolina, which is part of the Catawba County Schools district.

Maiden Elementary consistently outperforms both the Catawba County Schools district and the state of North Carolina in mathematics, reading, and science proficiency across all grade levels. For example, in 2024-2025, 83.8% of 5th graders at Maiden Elementary were proficient in mathematics, compared to 65.1% for the district and 59.3% for the state. The school also shows strong performance among specific student subgroups, ranking highly in the state for Hispanic students, special education students, and students from low socioeconomic backgrounds. Maiden Elementary has steadily improved its statewide ranking, moving from 939th out of 1,440 North Carolina elementary schools in 2014-2015 to 431st out of 1,490 in 2024-2025.

While Maiden Elementary outperforms nearby schools like Blackburn Elementary, Balls Creek Elementary, and Charles H. Tuttle Elementary in both mathematics and reading, some nearby schools, such as Battleground Elementary and North Newton Elementary, have higher scores in certain grade levels, suggesting that Maiden Elementary could learn from their best practices. Despite having a relatively high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, Maiden Elementary's strong academic performance is a testament to the dedication of its staff and the engagement of its students and community.

562

Students ?

17.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$9,171

Per pupil spending ?

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 — 35th percentile in 2015 → 71st in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the North Carolina average (64% vs 57% meeting standards)

✓Ranking is trending up — up 36 percentile points since 2015

✓Above the North Carolina median (71st percentile)

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school64%

District avg59%

North Carolina avg57%

431^st of 1,490

North Carolina public elementary schools ?

Top 29%▲ up 36 pts since 2015

From bottom 35% (2015) to top 29% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

5^th of 16Elementary Schools in the Catawba County Schools

82^nd of 242Catawba 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	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
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
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
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
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
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
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)

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

Hispanic (2025)85th percentile+14 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)84th percentile+13 vs school

Male (2025)74th percentile+3 vs school

Special Education (2025)68th percentile-3 vs school

Female (2025)65th percentile-6 vs school

White (2025)49th percentile-22 vs school

Disabled (2022)39th percentile-13 vs school

By subject vs North Carolina (2024-2025) ?

Science72%+10 vs state

Mathematics71%+11 vs state

Reading55%+3 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
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%)	67.8	431^st of 1490 public elementary schools	71.1%		63.5	517^th of 1505 public elementary schools	65.6%	86	62.8	66.7	83.8	70.0	50.0	62.8	51.3	57.5	72.5	$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%)	63.2	508^th of 1490 public elementary schools	65.9%		60.7	571^st of 1505 public elementary schools	62.1%	63	60.7	75.5	71.0	71.2	46.4	58.5	47.8	55.9	69.6	$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%)	54.5	660^th of 1490 public elementary schools	55.7%		58	618^th of 1505 public elementary schools	58.9%	42	76.1	55.8	52.9	65.8	45.1	57.1	48.5	53.2	60.3	$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%)	47.2	797^th of 1490 public elementary schools	46.5%		44.1	854^th of 1505 public elementary schools	43.3%	57	64.9	69.6	51.0		50.9	60.9	40.8		36.7	$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%)	68.4	418^th of 1490 public elementary schools	71.9%		71.2	383^rd of 1505 public elementary schools	74.6%	35	72.0	68.3	73.7	84.7	47.0	59.4	45.5	63.9	74.7	$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%)	59.6	571^st of 1490 public elementary schools	61.7%		62.7	531^st of 1505 public elementary schools	64.7%	40	55.3	72.1	56.3		43.5	66.3	52.1		72.9	$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%)	31.2	1070^th of 1490 public elementary schools	28.2%		40.1	933^rd of 1505 public elementary schools	38.0%	137	76.2	48.9	34.5		39.7	44.7	30.9		41.8	$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%)	65.3	479^th of 1490 public elementary schools	67.9%		63.3	519^th of 1505 public elementary schools	65.5%	40	58.8	69.6	68.5	79.5	42.5	65.2	53.4	58.9	72.6	$9,091	$979	$8,112
North Newton Elementary	Public	K-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%)	73.2	342^nd of 1490 public elementary schools	77.0%		62.5	534^th of 1505 public elementary schools	64.5%	192	87.7	74.3	68.1		53.8	64.3	59.4		63.8	$9,113	$1,522	$7,591

Frequently Asked Questions about Maiden Elementary

How many students attend Maiden Elementary?

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

What district is Maiden Elementary in?

Catawba County Schools

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

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.

Is Maiden Elementary a good school?

Maiden Elementary ranks 431^st of 1490 North Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

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