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Lyle Creek Elementary

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Lyle Creek Elementary ranks 782 nd of 1492 North Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-6

782^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,492 North Carolina Elementary Schools

Better than 48% of North Carolina elementary schools

Summary

Lyle Creek Elementary is a PK-6 school in Conover, NC, serving 458 students and belonging to Catawba County Schools. The school currently ranks at the 48th percentile statewide (2 stars), placing it near the middle of North Carolina elementary schools and below its district's overall standing. A very high share of students — 99.34% — qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Even so, Lyle Creek's chronic absenteeism rate is just 11.0%, far below the district's 18.0% and the state's 24.2%. That strong attendance is a genuine asset, especially given the high level of economic need the school serves.

Academically, Lyle Creek has notable bright spots along with clear pressure points. Third grade math proficiency is 74.6%, above the state average of 66.4%, and third grade reading also meets the district average. However, scores drop sharply in upper grades: fourth grade math falls to 45.2% compared to 62.4% districtwide, and fifth grade math trails by about 14 points. Science is a rising strength, climbing from 46.9% proficiency in 2023-2024 to 70.9% in 2025-2026, which is above the state's 67.7%. The school also earns 5-star ratings for its work with Hispanic students and gifted students, which suggests targeted approaches that are working well and could be expanded.

Compared with nearby schools serving similarly high-poverty populations, Lyle Creek has room to improve. Schools like Snow Creek Elementary, Clyde Campbell Elementary, and North Newton Elementary rank above the 75th percentile statewide while serving very similar demographics. For example, Clyde Campbell posts fourth grade math scores above 76%, while Lyle Creek sits at 45%. Lyle Creek's overall ranking has improved steadily from the 36th percentile in 2021-2022, but progress has been gradual. If the school can replicate its strong third grade performance across all grade levels, it is well positioned to move solidly into the top half of the state.

458

Students ?

14.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

99.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1845 Edgewater Drive NW
Conover, NC 28613

(828) 464-0299

District: Catawba County Schools

Students who attend Lyle Creek Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	River Bend Middle
High:	Bunker Hill High

Racial breakdown:

White:

36.5%

Hispanic:

24.9%

Asian:

23.8%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 32nd percentile in 2016 → 48th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 16 percentile points since 2016

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school57%

District avg61%

North Carolina avg60%

782^nd of 1,492

North Carolina public elementary schools ?

Bottom 48%▲ up 15 pts since 2016

From bottom 32% (2016) to bottom 48% (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	47.0	782 of 1492	47.6%	★★☆☆☆
2025	47.2	795 of 1490	46.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	44.4	850 of 1505	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	44.7	850 of 1502	43.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	36.6	969 of 1514	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	52.1	684 of 1489	54.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	45.0	842 of 1473	42.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	43.4	864 of 1434	39.7%	★★☆☆☆
2017	37.9	950 of 1429	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2016	37.2	966 of 1425	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2015	37.6	960 of 1440	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2014	25.0	1084 of 1390	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	19.5	1195 of 1403	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	58.6	631 of 1388	54.5%	★★★☆☆
2011	55.2	701 of 1381	49.2%	★★☆☆☆
2010	65.3	501 of 1363	63.2%	★★★☆☆
2009	60.3	602 of 1354	55.5%	★★★☆☆
2008	63.9	473 of 1324	64.3%	★★★☆☆
2007	66.8	408 of 1293	68.4%	★★★☆☆
2006	73.8	280 of 1276	78.1%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	7.9	124 of 134	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	7.4	123 of 131	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	13.9	117 of 130	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	3.4	112 of 114	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	6.4	101 of 107	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	6.7	87 of 95	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	10.2	99 of 106	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	17.5	85 of 99	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2021	30.9	475 of 646	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	55.2	326 of 897	63.7%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	40.6	316 of 563	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	65.7	110 of 533	79.4%	★★★★☆
2023	82.5	47 of 514	90.9%	★★★★★
2022	65.6	86 of 485	82.3%	★★★★☆
2021	77.6	33 of 385	91.4%	★★★★★
2019	52.6	180 of 497	63.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	36.4	287 of 421	31.8%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	48.1	755 of 1447	47.8%	★★☆☆☆
2025	47.0	766 of 1451	47.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	38.0	945 of 1455	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	43.1	834 of 1459	42.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	39.9	889 of 1458	39.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	59.8	525 of 1440	63.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	48.5	771 of 1424	45.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	39.3	936 of 1405	33.4%	★★☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	69.2	31 of 743	95.8%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	82.6	97 of 981	90.1%	★★★★★
2025	57.9	354 of 961	63.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	57.8	349 of 951	63.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	56.4	340 of 915	62.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	44.8	482 of 893	46.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	60.0	261 of 843	69.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	50.8	409 of 865	52.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	52.5	386 of 851	54.6%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	49.2	700 of 1434	51.2%	★★★☆☆
2025	53.2	624 of 1437	56.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	58.6	541 of 1450	62.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	59.5	506 of 1437	64.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	48.8	677 of 1366	50.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	65.5	327 of 1329	75.4%	★★★★☆
2019	49.9	683 of 1361	49.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	59.5	503 of 1332	62.2%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	44.9	808 of 1451	44.3%	★★☆☆☆
2025	49.4	737 of 1450	49.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	52.8	693 of 1464	52.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	46.3	813 of 1461	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	33.5	1007 of 1464	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	41.6	830 of 1444	42.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	41.4	888 of 1430	37.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	47.3	804 of 1413	43.1%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	16.3	1049 of 1146	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	31.2	884 of 1172	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.2	1089 of 1166	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	25.3	980 of 1183	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.6	1065 of 1194	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	30.7	861 of 1172	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	27.9	965 of 1183	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.8	982 of 1178	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Gifted and Talented (2026)96th percentile+48 vs school

Hispanic (2026)90th percentile+43 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)51st percentile+4 vs school

Female (2026)48th percentile~ school

Male (2026)44th percentile-3 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)44th percentile-3 vs school

Disabled (2021)26th percentile-28 vs school

White (2026)8th percentile-39 vs school

Asian (2026)7th percentile-40 vs school

By subject vs North Carolina (2025-2026) ?

Science71%+3 vs state

Mathematics57%-6 vs state

Reading53%-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
Lyle Creek Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	1845 Edgewater Drive NW	Conover	28613	Catawba County	Catawba County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(828) 464-0299	458	31	14.6	99.3%	167 (36.5%)	14 (3.1%)	114 (24.9%)	109 (23.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	54 (11.8%)	47	782^nd of 1492 public elementary schools	47.6%		47.2	795^th of 1490 public elementary schools	46.6%	13	74.6	45.2	49.1	58.6	59.3	50.0	52.7	50.0	70.9	$10,199	$1,523	$8,677
Shuford Elementary	Public	PK, KG-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%)	75.5	313^th of 1492 public elementary schools	79.0%		65.9	468^th of 1490 public elementary schools	68.6%	155	74.3	79.2	85.5		55.7	63.9	59.4		87.0	$8,223	$1,056	$7,167
Webb A Murray Elementary	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%)	23.5	1213^th of 1492 public elementary schools	18.7%		37.4	957^th of 1490 public elementary schools	35.8%	256	47.7	42.0	46.9	52.1	31.8	40.0	38.8	54.2	53.1	$10,328	$1,457	$8,872
Oxford Elementary	Public	K-6	5915 Oxford School Road	Claremont	28610	Catawba County	Catawba County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(828) 459-7220	540	33	16.3	98.7%	311 (57.6%)	29 (5.4%)	84 (15.6%)	71 (13.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (8.3%)	34	1028^th of 1492 public elementary schools	31.1%		25.1	1184^th of 1490 public elementary schools	20.5%	156	73.2	50.0	41.9	47.9	48.5	40.7	39.2	33.8	71.6	$9,354	$1,609	$7,745
Claremont Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	3384 E Main Street	Claremont	28610	Catawba County	Catawba County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(828) 459-7921	462	29	16.0	99.4%	227 (49.1%)	47 (10.2%)	92 (19.9%)	51 (11.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (9.7%)	48.7	752^nd of 1492 public elementary schools	49.6%		48	780^th of 1490 public elementary schools	47.7%	28	78.8	49.2	60.0	72.2	57.6	44.3	46.7	37.0	72.0	$10,074	$1,575	$8,498
Saint Stephens Elementary	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%)	21.3	1260^th of 1492 public elementary schools	15.5%		18.1	1313^th of 1490 public elementary schools	11.9%	53	60.6	33.7	41.7	46.9	35.6	42.6	42.7	36.7	55.2	$9,685	$1,747	$7,938
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
Snow Creek Elementary	Public	K-6	3238 Snow Creek Rd	Hickory	28601	Catawba County	Catawba County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(828) 256-2335	551	36	15.1	99.5%	324 (58.8%)	14 (2.5%)	120 (21.8%)	40 (7.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	53 (9.6%)	74.3	332^nd of 1492 public elementary schools	77.7%		67.7	434^th of 1490 public elementary schools	70.9%	102	79.5	75.3	77.9	74.0	69.9	64.2	55.8	57.5	75.6	$9,304	$1,117	$8,187
Clyde Campbell Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	2121 35th Avenue Drive NE	Hickory	28601	Catawba County	Catawba County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(828) 256-2769	505	31	16.1	99.4%	305 (60.4%)	22 (4.4%)	86 (17.0%)	46 (9.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	46 (9.1%)	73.4	355^th of 1492 public elementary schools	76.2%		71.1	372^nd of 1490 public elementary schools	75.0%	17	74.6	76.7	74.3	62.5	62.0	73.3	59.5	65.3	71.6	$9,813	$1,428	$8,385
Wittenburg Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	7300 Church Road	Taylorsville	28681	Alexander County	Alexander County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(828) 632-2395	294	17	17.3	99.0%	228 (77.6%)	11 (3.7%)	37 (12.6%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (5.4%)	37.7	948^th of 1492 public elementary schools	36.5%		33.6	1022^nd of 1490 public elementary schools	31.4%	74	43.6	45.9	62.8		43.6	45.9	53.5		72.1	$10,578	$975	$9,603

Frequently Asked Questions about Lyle Creek Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Lyle Creek Elementary?

Students at Lyle Creek Elementary are 36% White, 25% Hispanic, 24% Asian, 12% Two or more races, 3% African American.

Is Lyle Creek Elementary a good school?

Lyle Creek Elementary ranks 782^nd of 1492 North Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What district is Lyle Creek Elementary in?

Catawba County Schools

How many students attend Lyle Creek Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 458 students attended Lyle Creek Elementary.

What schools do graduates of Lyle Creek Elementary attend?

Students who attend Lyle Creek Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : River Bend Middle
High : Bunker Hill High

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