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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	Distance	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
Startown Elementary	0.0mi	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	2.6mi	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
Blackburn Elementary	3.8mi	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	4.4mi	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
Maiden Elementary	5.3mi	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
Saint Stephens Elementary	6.5mi	Public	K-6	684 30th Street NE	Conover	28613	Catawba County	Catawba County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(828) 256-2570	711	47	15.0	99.6%	194 (27.3%)	146 (20.5%)	254 (35.7%)	48 (6.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	69 (9.7%)	18.1	1313^th of 1490 public elementary schools	11.9%		20.2	1281^st of 1505 public elementary schools	14.9%	32	48.5	36.9	28.2	49.5	24.2	41.7	25.2	45.0	38.8	$9,685	$1,747	$7,938
Mountain View Elementary	6.7mi	Public	K-6	5911 Dwayne Starnes Road	Hickory	28602	Catawba County	Catawba County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(828) 294-2020	708	40	17.5	99.6%	475 (67.1%)	33 (4.7%)	54 (7.6%)	74 (10.5%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	71 (10.0%)	79.6	250^th of 1490 public elementary schools	83.2%		81.9	216^th of 1505 public elementary schools	85.6%	34	81.0	78.3	81.1	73.6	49.5	68.9	64.2	58.2	80.2	$8,895	$775	$8,120
Shuford Elementary	6.8mi	Public	K-5	810 Hunsucker Drive	Conover	28613	Catawba County	Newton Conover City Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(828) 464-1973	402	27	15.1	96.3%	161 (40.0%)	26 (6.5%)	120 (29.9%)	47 (11.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (11.9%)	65.9	468^th of 1490 public elementary schools	68.6%		65.9	476^th of 1505 public elementary schools	68.4%	8	86.6	64.1	61.5		50.7	60.9	47.7		73.8	$8,223	$1,056	$7,167
Webb A Murray Elementary	7.0mi	Public	PK, KG-6	3901 Section House Road	Hickory	28601	Catawba County	Catawba County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(828) 256-2196	380	27	13.9	99.2%	102 (26.8%)	37 (9.7%)	184 (48.4%)	29 (7.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (7.1%)	37.4	957^th of 1490 public elementary schools	35.8%		39.5	939^th of 1505 public elementary schools	37.6%	18	37.5	55.1	60.4	54.1	25.0	49.0	47.9	55.7	52.1	$10,328	$1,457	$8,872
Charles H Tuttle Elementary	7.2mi	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

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