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Maiden High

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Maiden High ranks 320 th of 641 North Carolina high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

320^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 641 North Carolina High Schools

Better than 50% of North Carolina high schools

Summary

Maiden High is a public high school located in Maiden, North Carolina, serving grades 9-12 with a total enrollment of 879 students. It is part of the Catawba County Schools district, which is ranked 82 out of 242 districts in the state and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Maiden High has consistently ranked in the middle range of North Carolina high schools, typically between 200-300 out of around 600 schools, and has maintained a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger over the past several years. The school's 4-year graduation rate is around 87-90%, slightly above the state average. However, Maiden High's test scores on End-of-Course (EOC) exams show a mixed performance compared to the state and district averages, with strengths in Math III but lower proficiency in subjects like Biology and English II.

Interestingly, nearby schools like Fred T Foard High and Bandys High have similar overall performance to Maiden High, while the specialized Challenger Early College High significantly outperforms Maiden High and other nearby schools. Maiden High's relatively high percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, around 45-50%, may contribute to some of the academic performance differences observed.

852

Students ?

20.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$9,016

Per pupil spending ?

49.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

600 West Main Street
Maiden, NC 28650

(828) 428-8197

District: Catawba County Schools

Feeder schools for Maiden High:

Elementary:	Charles H Tuttle Elementary
	Maiden Elementary
	Startown Elementary
Middle:	Maiden Middle School

Racial breakdown:

White:

62.0%

Hispanic:

17.6%

Two or more races:

7.4%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 73rd percentile in 2015 → 50th in 2025

Strengths

✓Above the North Carolina median (50th percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 23 percentile points since 2015

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

!English II scores 10 pts below the North Carolina average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school53%

District avg59%

North Carolina avg53%

320^th of 641

North Carolina public high schools ?

Top 50%▼ down 22 pts since 2015

From top 27% (2015) to top 50% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

5^th of 6High 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	47.8	320 of 641	50.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	59.8	235 of 640	63.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	61.0	219 of 626	65.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	49.4	292 of 621	53.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	60.7	201 of 594	66.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	55.1	177 of 514	65.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	53.0	194 of 469	58.6%	★★★☆☆
2017	47.2	201 of 476	57.8%	★★★☆☆
2016	42.1	214 of 507	57.8%	★★★☆☆
2015	53.7	146 of 531	72.5%	★★★★☆
2014	50.9	150 of 451	66.7%	★★★☆☆
2013	45.2	184 of 505	63.6%	★★★☆☆
2012	63.2	117 of 502	76.7%	★★★★☆
2011	66.0	122 of 506	75.9%	★★★★☆
2010	71.7	62 of 499	87.6%	★★★★☆
2009	61.0	157 of 490	68.0%	★★★☆☆
2008	56.9	185 of 477	61.2%	★★★☆☆
2007	52.9	202 of 453	55.4%	★★★☆☆
2006	55.6	187 of 431	56.6%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	57.0	134 of 440	69.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	64.4	105 of 437	76.0%	★★★★☆
2023	65.4	104 of 434	76.0%	★★★★☆
2022	34.9	254 of 430	40.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	40.2	157 of 364	56.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	57.9	82 of 369	77.8%	★★★★☆
2018	47.8	143 of 359	60.2%	★★★☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	30.0	78 of 106	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.8	77 of 101	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	46.2	64 of 98	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	34.0	67 of 91	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	50.5	46 of 83	44.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	29.3	71 of 89	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.1	63 of 77	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2022	21.6	290 of 330	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	37.1	195 of 334	41.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	28.8	274 of 364	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	19.5	322 of 349	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	25.7	231 of 273	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	76.0	26 of 262	90.1%	★★★★★
2023	80.9	12 of 226	94.7%	★★★★★
2019	51.8	61 of 173	64.7%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	49.0	312 of 610	48.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	57.8	234 of 602	61.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	63.0	207 of 588	64.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	44.8	319 of 594	46.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	55.5	156 of 475	67.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	52.1	184 of 475	61.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	58.2	171 of 449	61.9%	★★★☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	55.6	232 of 412	43.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	61.3	186 of 403	53.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	73.5	96 of 403	76.2%	★★★★☆
2022	42.2	292 of 398	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	73.7	58 of 337	82.8%	★★★★☆
2019	50.5	190 of 325	41.5%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	36.3	279 of 462	39.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	60.7	127 of 454	72.0%	★★★★☆
2023	50.9	179 of 449	60.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	38.8	246 of 436	43.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	43.0	150 of 370	59.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	36.9	200 of 354	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	41.9	178 of 340	47.6%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	45.9	274 of 606	54.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	58.9	192 of 613	68.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	58.2	193 of 597	67.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	43.8	258 of 544	52.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	54.7	96 of 432	77.8%	★★★★☆
2019	47.2	153 of 446	65.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	46.5	181 of 424	57.3%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	46.2	303 of 601	49.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	61.0	217 of 607	64.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	56.9	242 of 602	59.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	52.5	251 of 585	57.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	64.5	102 of 481	78.8%	★★★★☆
2019	54.0	176 of 488	63.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	44.2	241 of 463	47.9%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	51.4	117 of 253	53.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	41.4	156 of 261	40.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	54.3	86 of 226	61.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	37.4	122 of 199	38.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	39.3	127 of 195	34.9%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2024	57.4	97 of 349	72.2%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	37.4	362 of 542	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	51.3	275 of 553	50.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	52.4	246 of 537	54.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	39.6	320 of 534	40.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	55.9	151 of 439	65.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	43.1	231 of 444	48.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	36.2	286 of 427	33.0%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Special Education (2024)72nd percentile+9 vs school

African American (2025)70th percentile+19 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)55th percentile+5 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)54th percentile+4 vs school

Male (2025)50th percentile~ school

Female (2025)49th percentile~ school

Gifted and Talented (2025)44th percentile-6 vs school

Hispanic (2025)40th percentile-10 vs school

White (2025)33rd percentile-17 vs school

Asian (2025)26th percentile-24 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)15th percentile-35 vs school

Disabled (2022)12th percentile-41 vs school

By subject vs North Carolina (2024-2025) ?

Math III75%+9 vs state

English II49%-10 vs state

Biology46%~ state avg

Math I44%+9 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				EOC Biology (2025)	EOC English II (2025)	EOC Math I (2025)	EOC Math III (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	EOC Biology End of Course	EOC English II End of Course	EOC Math I End of Course	EOC Math III End of Course	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Maiden High	Public	9-12	600 West Main Street	Maiden	28650	Catawba County	Catawba County Schools	No	No	No	No	(828) 428-8197	852	41	20.7	49.1%	528 (62.0%)	54 (6.3%)	150 (17.6%)	57 (6.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	63 (7.4%)	47.8	320^th of 641 public high schools	50.1%		59.8	235^th of 640 public high schools	63.3%	85	46.2	49.3	43.5	75.0	$9,016	$684	$8,333
North Lincoln High	Public	9-12	2737 Lee Lawing Road	Lincolnton	28092	Lincoln County	Lincoln County Schools	No	No	No	No	(704) 736-1969	1,126	52	21.5	25.3%	921 (81.8%)	30 (2.7%)	120 (10.7%)	9 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	46 (4.1%)	59.6	228^th of 641 public high schools	64.4%		69.3	184^th of 640 public high schools	71.3%	44	39.8	69.9	51.9	78.7	$7,071	$386	$6,685
Newton-Conover High	Public	9-12	338 W 15th Street	Newton	28658	Catawba County	Newton Conover City Schools	No	No	No	No	(828) 465-0920	724	44	16.5	60.5%	314 (43.4%)	71 (9.8%)	222 (30.7%)	46 (6.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	71 (9.8%)	28.9	466^th of 641 public high schools	27.3%		44	341^st of 640 public high schools	46.7%	125	34.6	48.5	39.9	42.5	$10,228	$626	$9,601
Discovery High School	Public	9-12	301 West 18th St	Newton	28658	Catawba County	Newton Conover City Schools	No	No	No	No	(828) 466-5581	146	7	22.1	29.5%	85 (58.2%)	4 (2.7%)	28 (19.2%)	15 (10.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (9.6%)	83	121^st of 641 public high schools	81.1%		79.8	134^th of 640 public high schools	79.1%	13	71.9	80.8	82.8	79.4	$7,999	$741	$7,259
Asbury Academy	Public	6-12	221 Salem Church Road	Lincolnton	28092	Lincoln County	Lincoln County Schools	No	No	No	No	(704) 736-4766	34	9	3.7	91.2%	23 (67.6%)	4 (11.8%)	1 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (17.6%)								(n/a)	8.3				$21,466	$469	$20,997
Lincolnton High	Public	9-12	803 N Aspen St	Lincolnton	28092	Lincoln County	Lincoln County Schools	No	No	No	No	(704) 735-3089	797	47	16.9	99.5%	350 (43.9%)	138 (17.3%)	235 (29.5%)	8 (1.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	65 (8.2%)	47.2	328^th of 641 public high schools	48.8%		35.4	402^nd of 640 public high schools	37.2%	74	48.8	56.6	28.5	75.6	$9,236	$894	$8,342
Fred T Foard High	Public	9-12	3407 Plateau Road	Newton	28658	Catawba County	Catawba County Schools	No	No	No	No	(704) 462-1496	930	43	21.8	46.9%	684 (73.5%)	30 (3.2%)	98 (10.5%)	48 (5.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.3%)	67 (7.2%)	52.6	274^th of 641 public high schools	57.3%		57.9	245^th of 640 public high schools	61.7%	29	52.8	66.8	50.8	54.0	$8,769	$744	$8,025
Bandys High	Public	9-12	5040 E Bandys Road	Catawba	28609	Catawba County	Catawba County Schools	No	No	No	No	(828) 241-1471	935	40	23.1	40.5%	696 (74.4%)	42 (4.5%)	116 (12.4%)	17 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	64 (6.8%)	69.2	181^st of 641 public high schools	71.8%		68.4	192^nd of 640 public high schools	70.0%	11	61.4	63.1	56.8	85.2	$8,843	$732	$8,111
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	376	11	33.5	49.5%	131 (34.8%)	10 (2.7%)	122 (32.4%)	72 (19.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	40 (10.6%)	95.5	16^th of 641 public high schools	97.5%		95.6	21^st of 640 public high schools	96.7%	5	92.0	100.0	88.2	99.0	$6,093	$246	$5,847
West Lincoln High	Public	9-12	172 Shoal Rd	Lincolnton	28092	Lincoln County	Lincoln County Schools	No	No	No	No	(704) 736-9453	731	45	16.1	99.3%	612 (83.7%)	9 (1.2%)	78 (10.7%)	5 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (3.7%)	58.1	242^nd of 641 public high schools	62.2%		48.8	306^th of 640 public high schools	52.2%	64	57.5	66.0	35.7	74.1	$8,213	$515	$7,699

Frequently Asked Questions about Maiden High

What district is Maiden High in?

Catawba County Schools

Is Maiden High a good school?

Maiden High ranks 320^th of 641 North Carolina high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What schools feed into Maiden High?

Maiden High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Charles H Tuttle Elementary
Elementary : Maiden Elementary
Elementary : Startown Elementary
Middle : Maiden Middle School

How many students attend Maiden High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 852 students attended Maiden High.

What is the racial makeup of Maiden High?

Students at Maiden High are 62% White, 18% Hispanic, 7% Two or more races, 7% Asian, 6% African American.

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