Catawba Heights Elementary

Public PK, KG-5

 101 Ivey Street
       Belmont, NC  28012-2554


(704) 836-9119

District: Gaston County Schools

SchoolDigger Rank:
897th of 1,502 North Carolina Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $10,876 Help


Students who attend Catawba Heights Elementary usually attend:

Middle:    Belmont Middle
High:    South Point High

Student/teacher ratio:  12.7 Help
Number of students:  259

Racial breakdown:

White:
56.0%
Hispanic:
26.3%
Two or more races:
8.5%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  67.2% Help


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Compare Details Catawba Heights Elementary ranks worse than 59.7% of elementary schools in North Carolina. It also ranks 14th among 26 ranked elementary schools in the Gaston County Schools District. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2023 the calculated Average Standard Score was 41.79. (See more...)
Student Body
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Compare Details Racial makeup is: White (56%), Hispanic (26.3%), two or more races (8.5%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 67.2% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Catawba Heights Elementary is 12.7, which is the 3rd best among 26 elementary schools in the Gaston County Schools District. (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Catawba Heights Elementary is $10,876, which is the 4th highest among 26 elementary schools in the Gaston County Schools District.
Schooldigger 2023 Rankings:

Catawba Heights Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Catawba Heights Elementary 897th of 1502 North Carolina public elementary schools. (See Catawba Heights Elementary in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:


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Hispanic students:
White students:


Gaston County Schools:

SchoolDigger ranks Gaston County Schools 136th of 243 North Carolina school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Catawba Heights Elementary

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Rank History for all students at Catawba Heights Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2006 63.29 470th 1276 63.2%
2007 67.23 402nd 1293 68.9%
2008 58.58 570th 1324 56.9%
2009 57.09 664th 1354 51.0%
2010 71.84 357th 1363 73.8%
2011 51.60 768th 1381 44.4%
2012 44.47 859th 1388 38.1%
2013 33.67 968th 1403 31.0%
2014 34.75 940th 1390 32.4%
2015 42.53 865th 1440 39.9%
2016 34.32 1011th 1425 29.1%
2017 33.98 1020th 1429 28.6%
2018 58.13 610th 1434 57.5%
2019 52.59 722nd 1473 51.0%
2021 47.37 745th 1489 50.0%
2022 55.26 653rd 1514 56.9%
2023 41.79 897th 1502 40.3%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Catawba Heights Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 68.04 339th 1332 74.5%
2019 56.99 544th 1361 60.0%
2021 51.43 561st 1329 57.8%
2022 53.59 592nd 1366 56.7%
2023 46.37 784th 1437 45.4%
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Rank History for Female students at Catawba Heights Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 62.26 540th 1405 61.6%
2019 69.33 400th 1424 71.9%
2021 51.05 668th 1440 53.6%
2022 57.00 606th 1458 58.4%
2023 37.17 933rd 1459 36.1%
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Rank History for Disabled students at Catawba Heights Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 35.64 409th 646 36.7%
2022 50.53 245th 634 61.4%
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Rank History for Male students at Catawba Heights Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 53.60 677th 1413 52.1%
2019 37.07 983rd 1430 31.3%
2021 42.99 804th 1444 44.3%
2022 52.20 687th 1464 53.1%
2023 48.06 787th 1461 46.1%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Catawba Heights Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 51.18 408th 851 52.1%
2019 40.48 543rd 865 37.2%
2021 62.36 237th 843 71.9%
2022 77.49 125th 893 86.0%
2023 53.85 372nd 915 59.3%
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Rank History for White students at Catawba Heights Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 37.05 832nd 1178 29.4%
2019 33.35 887th 1183 25.0%
2021 24.27 958th 1172 18.3%
2022 39.43 769th 1194 35.6%
2023 27.65 944th 1183 20.2%
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Data source: test scores: North Carolina Dept of Public Instruction, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

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Data source: North Carolina Dept of Public Instruction

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Enrollment information for Catawba Heights Elementary

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 312 3 0 0 0 n/a n/a 0 315
1989 326 2 0 0 0 n/a n/a 0 328
1990 317 3 0 0 0 n/a n/a 0 320
1991 321 2 0 0 0 n/a n/a 0 323
1992 307 1 0 0 0 n/a n/a 5 313
1993 331 2 0 0 0 n/a n/a 0 333
1994 320 2 1 1 1 n/a n/a 0 325
1995 318 2 3 0 0 n/a n/a 0 323
1996 318 2 3 0 0 n/a n/a 0 323
1997 321 6 4 0 0 n/a n/a 0 331
1998 276 2 7 3 0 n/a n/a 0 288
1999 300 9 8 5 0 n/a n/a 0 322
2000 314 9 9 10 0 n/a n/a 0 342
2001 293 13 10 18 0 n/a n/a 0 334
2002 264 19 9 25 0 n/a n/a 0 317
2003 264 19 9 25 0 n/a n/a 0 317
2004 267 17 9 37 0 n/a n/a 0 330
2005 283 19 9 42 0 n/a n/a 0 353
2006 272 18 3 41 1 n/a n/a 0 335
2007 266 19 5 39 1 n/a n/a 4 334
2008 225 18 7 36 2 n/a n/a 8 296
2009 233 28 7 36 0 n/a n/a 0 304
2010 241 26 7 50 0 n/a n/a 0 324
2011 246 23 4 57 1 0 13 0 344
2012 255 31 5 70 0 0 15 0 376
2013 248 23 5 62 0 0 16 0 354
2014 236 20 4 59 0 0 17 0 336
2015 207 21 9 74 0 1 15 0 327
2016 218 19 12 76 0 1 24 0 350
2017 216 19 6 70 1 1 24 0 337
2018 227 28 5 69 1 1 23 0 354
2019 199 33 6 62 1 1 19 0 321
2020 188 28 3 59 1 0 36 0 315
2021 178 33 2 58 1 0 16 0 288
2022 148 27 5 68 1 0 20 0 269
2023 145 19 5 68 0 0 22 0 259

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Catawba Heights Elementary

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 315 17.0 18.5 14.3
1989 328 19.0 17.2 19.5
1990 320 19.0 16.8 16.3
1991 323 19.0 17.0 16.1
1992 313 18.0 17.3 15.3
1993 333 15.0 22.2 21
1994 325 16.0 20.3 20.9
1995 323 16.0 20.2 21.7
1996 323 16.0 20.2 21.7
1997 331 16.0 20.7 18.7
1998 288 17.0 16.9 24.7
1999 322 18.0 17.9 31.4
2000 342 18.0 19.0 36.5
2001 334 18.0 18.6 41.6
2002 317 18.0 17.6 40.7
2003 317 18.0 17.6 40.7
2004 330 19.0 17.4 42.1
2005 353 19.0 18.6 48.7
2006 335 19.0 17.6 49
2007 334 n/a n/a 52.7
2008 296 22.8 13.0 9.7
2009 304 20.1 15.1 17.4
2010 324 20.1 16.2 63.9
2011 344 18.9 18.2 67.2
2012 376 20.0 18.8 66.2
2013 354 20.2 17.5 64.1
2014 336 22.7 14.8 66.7
2015 327 22.0 14.8 69.4
2016 350 21.0 16.6 66
2017 337 19.4 17.3 63.5
2018 354 20.4 17.3 60.5
2019 321 23.4 13.6 52.6
2020 315 20.9 15.0 52.7
2021 288 20.5 14.0 49.3
2022 269 21.0 12.7 50.9
2023 259 20.3 12.7 67.2

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Catawba Heights Elementary

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 315 17.0 18.5 14.3
1989 328 19.0 17.2 19.5
1990 320 19.0 16.8 16.3
1991 323 19.0 17.0 16.1
1992 313 18.0 17.3 15.3
1993 333 15.0 22.2 21
1994 325 16.0 20.3 20.9
1995 323 16.0 20.2 21.7
1996 323 16.0 20.2 21.7
1997 331 16.0 20.7 18.7
1998 288 17.0 16.9 24.7
1999 322 18.0 17.9 31.4
2000 342 18.0 19.0 36.5
2001 334 18.0 18.6 41.6
2002 317 18.0 17.6 40.7
2003 317 18.0 17.6 40.7
2004 330 19.0 17.4 42.1
2005 353 19.0 18.6 48.7
2006 335 19.0 17.6 49
2007 334 n/a n/a 52.7
2008 296 22.8 13.0 9.7
2009 304 20.1 15.1 17.4
2010 324 20.1 16.2 63.9
2011 344 18.9 18.2 67.2
2012 376 20.0 18.8 66.2
2013 354 20.2 17.5 64.1
2014 336 22.7 14.8 66.7
2015 327 22.0 14.8 69.4
2016 350 21.0 16.6 66
2017 337 19.4 17.3 63.5
2018 354 20.4 17.3 60.5
2019 321 23.4 13.6 52.6
2020 315 20.9 15.0 52.7
2021 288 20.5 14.0 49.3
2022 269 21.0 12.7 50.9
2023 259 20.3 12.7 67.2

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
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Per Pupil Expenditures for Catawba Heights Elementary

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $1,354 (12.4%) $9,522 (87.6%) $10,876

Data source: North Carolina Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Catawba Heights Elementary

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 722nd of 1473 Elementary schoolsRanks 897th of 1502 Elementary schools
 10.7%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
3rd Grade Mathematics (Catawba Heights Elementary)57.144.1
 13%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Gaston County Schools)56.455.9
 0.5%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (North Carolina)64.361.1
 3.2%
3rd Grade Reading (Catawba Heights Elementary)5132.4
 18.6%
   3rd Grade Reading (Gaston County Schools)51.840.6
 11.2%
   3rd Grade Reading (North Carolina)56.848
 8.8%
4th Grade Mathematics (Catawba Heights Elementary)59.256.1
 3.1%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Gaston County Schools)49.547.5
 2%
   4th Grade Mathematics (North Carolina)57.355.3
 2%
4th Grade Reading (Catawba Heights Elementary)59.258.5
 0.7%
   4th Grade Reading (Gaston County Schools)53.648.9
 4.7%
   4th Grade Reading (North Carolina)57.355.3
 2%
5th Grade Mathematics (Catawba Heights Elementary)68.346.8
 21.5%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Gaston County Schools)52.548.6
 3.9%
   5th Grade Mathematics (North Carolina)60.255.9
 4.3%
5th Grade Reading (Catawba Heights Elementary)53.740.4
 13.3%
   5th Grade Reading (Gaston County Schools)50.642.7
 7.9%
   5th Grade Reading (North Carolina)54.648
 6.6%
5th Grade Science (Catawba Heights Elementary)75.666
 9.6%
   5th Grade Science (Gaston County Schools)69.360
 9.3%
   5th Grade Science (North Carolina)72.665.3
 7.3%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students321259
 19.3%
African American3319
 42.4%
American Indian10
 100%
Asian65
 16.7%
Hispanic6268
 9.7%
Pacific Islander10
 100%
White199145
 27.1%
Two or More Races1922
 15.8%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients52.6%67.2%
 14.5%


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Frequently Asked Questions about Catawba Heights Elementary

In the 2022-23 school year, 259 students attended Catawba Heights Elementary.

Catawba Heights Elementary ranks 897th of 1502 North Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Students at Catawba Heights Elementary are 56% White, 26% Hispanic, 8% Two or more races, 7% African American, 2% Asian.

Students who attend Catawba Heights Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Belmont Middle
High : South Point High


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