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Maiden High

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Maiden High ranks 342 nd of 662 North Carolina high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

342^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 662 North Carolina High Schools

Better than 48% of North Carolina high schools

Summary

Maiden High is a traditional 9–12 public high school in Maiden, NC, serving 852 students as part of Catawba County Schools. For most of the past decade, Maiden High posted steady 3-star ratings, typically ranking between the 53rd and 66th percentile statewide. The most recent 2025–26 results, though, dropped the school to 2 stars at the 48th percentile—its weakest standing in at least ten years. That places it below its own district (65th percentile) and behind several nearby traditional high schools, including North Lincoln High (77th), Discovery High School (73rd), Bandys High (69th), Hickory Career Arts Magnet High School (55th), Fred T Foard High (54th), and West Lincoln High (54th). Maiden remains ahead of Lincolnton High (39th) and Newton-Conover High (30th).

Attendance is a genuine bright spot. Maiden's chronic absenteeism is just 13.0%, far better than the district's 18.0% and the state's 24.2%, and among the lowest in the local area. The graduation rate of 90.2% exceeds the state's 88.8%, although Bandys High, North Lincoln High, and West Lincoln High all do better at roughly 94%. Academically, Maiden's clearest strength is Math III, where students have beaten district and state averages for several years straight—including a 69.9% proficiency rate in 2025–26 versus 68.9% statewide. Math I also tops the state. But Biology (54.3%) and English II (63.7%) both fall below district and state averages, and those scores have been inconsistent from year to year.

Maiden rates highly in serving students with disabilities—a 4-star, 74th-percentile ranking that points to strong inclusive support. The school's recent overall decline is broad, spanning many student groups, and demographics do not offer an easy explanation: about 49% of Maiden students receive free/reduced lunch, similar to Fred T Foard High (46.9%) and Bandys High (40.5%), and far below West Lincoln High or Lincolnton High, both over 99%. Yet West Lincoln now ranks ahead. Bottom line: Maiden gets students to class and graduates them at a solid rate while delivering real strength in advanced math, but raising proficiency in Biology and English II—and lifting outcomes for all students—will be key to reversing this slide.

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 — 58th percentile in 2016 → 48th in 2026

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 10 percentile points since 2016

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

!Near the bottom of Catawba County Schools's ranking

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school59%

District avg63%

North Carolina avg60%

342^nd of 662

North Carolina public high schools ?

Bottom 48%▼ down 9 pts since 2016

From top 42% (2016) to bottom 48% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 4High Schools in the Catawba County Schools

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	48.3	342 of 662	48.3%	★★☆☆☆
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
2026	43.2	236 of 450	47.6%	★★☆☆☆
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
2026	51.7	56 of 103	45.6%	★★☆☆☆
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
2026	22.9	239 of 289	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
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
2026	51.2	307 of 629	51.2%	★★★☆☆
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
2026	59.9	206 of 407	49.4%	★★☆☆☆
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
2026	40.5	283 of 474	40.3%	★★☆☆☆
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
2026	45.6	306 of 620	50.6%	★★★☆☆
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
2026	43.9	352 of 624	43.6%	★★☆☆☆
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
2026	57.3	97 of 265	63.4%	★★★☆☆
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
2026	57.8	98 of 372	73.7%	★★★★☆
2024	57.4	97 of 349	72.2%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	35.0	379 of 551	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
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 (2026)74th percentile+25 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)63rd percentile+15 vs school

Female (2026)51st percentile+3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)51st percentile~ school

Gifted and Talented (2026)49th percentile~ school

African American (2026)48th percentile~ school

Asian (2026)46th percentile-3 vs school

Male (2026)44th percentile-5 vs school

Hispanic (2026)40th percentile-8 vs school

White (2026)31st percentile-17 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)17th percentile-31 vs school

Disabled (2022)12th percentile-41 vs school

By subject vs North Carolina (2025-2026) ?

Math III70%~ state avg

English II64%~ state avg

Biology54%-4 vs state

Math I49%+7 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				EOC Biology (2026)	EOC English II (2026)	EOC Math I (2026)	EOC Math III (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	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%)	48.3	342^nd of 662 public high schools	48.3%		47.8	320^th of 641 public high schools	50.1%	22	54.3	63.7	49.2	69.9	$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%)	77.8	151^st of 662 public high schools	77.2%		59.6	228^th of 641 public high schools	64.4%	77	73.2	79.2	76.5	87.7	$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%)	32.4	461^st of 662 public high schools	30.4%		28.9	466^th of 641 public high schools	27.3%	5	44.0	48.8	48.9	58.6	$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%)	72	176^th of 662 public high schools	73.4%		83	121^st of 641 public high schools	81.1%	55	71.4	85.0	84.8	65.8	$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)	341.9				$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%)	39.4	407^th of 662 public high schools	38.5%		47.2	328^th of 641 public high schools	48.8%	79	40.9	57.1	40.5	75.4	$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%)	53.1	303^rd of 662 public high schools	54.2%		52.6	274^th of 641 public high schools	57.3%	29	63.5	62.7	63.7	61.1	$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%)	66.7	206^th of 662 public high schools	68.9%		69.2	181^st of 641 public high schools	71.8%	25	63.8	73.8	60.2	83.0	$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%)	93.6	20^th of 662 public high schools	97.0%		95.5	16^th of 641 public high schools	97.5%	4	98.9	100.0	96.2	95.7	$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%)	53	306^th of 662 public high schools	53.8%		58.1	242^nd of 641 public high schools	62.2%	64	62.3	60.2	48.1	77.8	$8,213	$515	$7,699

Frequently Asked Questions about Maiden High

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

Is Maiden High a good school?

Maiden High ranks 342^nd of 662 North Carolina high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Maiden High?

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

What district is Maiden High in?

Catawba County Schools

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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