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Northview Middle

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Northview Middle ranks 463 rd of 778 North Carolina middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

463^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 778 North Carolina Middle Schools

Better than 40% of North Carolina middle schools

Summary

Northview Middle serves roughly 481 students in grades 6–8 in Hickory, NC, and sits within the Hickory City Schools district, which is ranked in the bottom third of North Carolina districts.

Northview ranks at the 40th percentile among North Carolina middle schools with a 2-star rating — mid-pack overall but ahead of its district's 33rd-percentile standing. It serves a very high-poverty population: 99.4% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch, similar to nearly every nearby middle school. In the same district and with similar demographics, Northview meaningfully outperforms Grandview Middle in academic achievement and attendance (23% chronic absenteeism vs. 34.4% at Grandview). Northview's attendance has also improved steadily over the past several years and is now below the state average — a genuine strength for a school with this poverty profile.

The bigger concern is Northview's long-term decline. The school ranked at the 73rd percentile with 4 stars in 2015–2016 but has slid to its current 2-star level, and no neighboring middle school shows the same sustained downward trend. Academically, 6th graders perform near the state average in both math (59.1% vs. 59.2%) and reading (53.2% vs. 54.8%), but 7th grade is where the school loses ground, especially in math: 43.8% proficient versus the state's 56.2%. Science is another area of regional underperformance: 8th-grade science sits at 60.2%, well below the state's 68.6% and lower than several nearby schools like Hudson Middle (75.6%), East Burke Middle (74.4%), and Jacobs Fork Middle (73.8%). Northview also has a higher student-teacher ratio (17.3) than every comparable middle school around it.

None of this is explained by poverty alone. Comparable high-poverty schools such as West Alexander Middle — which serves an identical 99.4% free/reduced-lunch population — rank at the 74th percentile and post far higher math and science scores. The practical takeaway for parents is that Northview has some clear relative strengths, including its improving attendance and solid 6th-grade results, but families should be aware of the 7th-grade dip and the school's academic slide over the past decade. Comparing Northview to higher-performing regional schools serving similar populations can be a useful starting point when exploring options.

481

Students ?

17.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

99.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

302 28th Avenue NE
Hickory, NC 28601

(828) 327-6300

District: Hickory City Schools

Students who attend Northview Middle usually attend:

High:

Hickory High

Feeder schools for Northview Middle:

Elementary:	Oakwood Elementary
	Viewmont Elementary
	W M Jenkins Elementary

Racial breakdown:

White:

39.7%

Hispanic:

22.9%

African American:

17.9%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 73rd percentile in 2016 → 40th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the North Carolina average (52% vs 58% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 33 percentile points since 2016

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school52%

District avg48%

North Carolina avg58%

463^rd of 778

North Carolina public middle schools ?

Bottom 40%▼ down 32 pts since 2016

From top 27% (2016) to bottom 40% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

164^th of 246Hickory City 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	42.0	463 of 778	40.5%	★★☆☆☆
2025	40.4	468 of 773	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	49.0	404 of 793	49.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	57.8	307 of 784	60.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	63.4	259 of 786	67.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	68.1	212 of 741	71.4%	★★★★☆
2019	57.6	316 of 737	57.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	59.7	284 of 691	58.9%	★★★☆☆
2017	66.8	225 of 694	67.6%	★★★☆☆
2016	69.0	189 of 692	72.7%	★★★★☆
2015	66.2	221 of 705	68.7%	★★★☆☆
2014	67.9	172 of 627	72.6%	★★★★☆
2013	73.4	151 of 673	77.6%	★★★★☆
2012	60.1	311 of 662	53.0%	★★★☆☆
2011	58.7	309 of 648	52.3%	★★★☆☆
2010	60.1	309 of 640	51.7%	★★★☆☆
2009	60.9	291 of 630	53.8%	★★★☆☆
2008	64.1	237 of 620	61.8%	★★★☆☆
2007	66.2	210 of 606	65.3%	★★★☆☆
2006	53.2	329 of 598	45.0%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	27.5	424 of 553	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	27.8	421 of 546	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	35.7	363 of 560	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	35.7	361 of 559	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	40.5	301 of 550	45.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	33.6	359 of 533	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	31.3	394 of 519	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	37.2	329 of 494	33.4%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2022	41.4	220 of 449	51.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	49.4	189 of 478	60.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	46.9	233 of 504	53.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	39.6	267 of 475	43.8%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	31.4	276 of 363	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	32.9	253 of 371	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	38.5	214 of 356	39.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	30.3	244 of 318	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	57.6	80 of 312	74.4%	★★★★☆
2021	49.4	77 of 236	67.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	53.6	61 of 211	71.1%	★★★★☆
2018	24.5	130 of 151	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	45.1	414 of 731	43.4%	★★☆☆☆
2025	42.4	434 of 733	40.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	53.7	320 of 738	56.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	57.2	304 of 731	58.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	57.1	286 of 733	61.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	59.0	259 of 706	63.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	55.0	312 of 684	54.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	65.6	225 of 656	65.7%	★★★☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	38.7	385 of 465	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	65.1	153 of 458	66.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	62.9	173 of 461	62.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	74.8	44 of 452	90.3%	★★★★★
2022	66.6	121 of 450	73.1%	★★★★☆
2021	67.6	144 of 448	67.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	62.1	169 of 416	59.4%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	37.9	353 of 566	37.6%	★★☆☆☆
2025	31.5	410 of 562	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	60.6	173 of 564	69.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	53.1	229 of 553	58.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	64.4	143 of 541	73.6%	★★★★☆
2021	61.4	148 of 522	71.6%	★★★★☆
2019	44.6	277 of 493	43.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	47.3	247 of 472	47.7%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	39.8	438 of 725	39.6%	★★☆☆☆
2025	37.6	461 of 729	36.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	42.7	412 of 743	44.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	43.4	409 of 735	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	62.9	188 of 689	72.7%	★★★★☆
2021	63.8	167 of 633	73.6%	★★★★☆
2019	47.5	343 of 639	46.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	53.1	268 of 604	55.6%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	37.2	468 of 736	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2025	37.2	465 of 733	36.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	42.0	446 of 751	40.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	55.2	307 of 747	58.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	67.3	210 of 748	71.9%	★★★★☆
2021	74.1	166 of 711	76.7%	★★★★☆
2019	57.4	292 of 697	58.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	51.3	341 of 665	48.7%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	44.9	186 of 333	44.1%	★★☆☆☆
2025	33.7	233 of 328	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	36.0	200 of 306	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	36.4	206 of 302	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	31.9	204 of 283	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	56.2	83 of 248	66.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	57.9	82 of 237	65.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	53.9	94 of 221	57.5%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	32.9	343 of 500	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2025	27.5	387 of 478	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	30.9	337 of 473	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	42.9	395 of 644	38.7%	★★☆☆☆
2025	49.5	321 of 649	50.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	47.8	337 of 652	48.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	72.4	167 of 656	74.5%	★★★★☆
2022	72.5	169 of 658	74.3%	★★★★☆
2021	78.3	113 of 632	82.1%	★★★★☆
2019	72.4	158 of 624	74.7%	★★★★☆
2018	72.0	149 of 596	75.0%	★★★★☆

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)

Disabled (2022)51st percentile-16 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)44th percentile+4 vs school

Female (2026)43rd percentile+3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)40th percentile~ school

White (2026)39th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2026)38th percentile-3 vs school

Male (2026)36th percentile-4 vs school

Special Education (2026)31st percentile-9 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)24th percentile-17 vs school

African American (2026)23rd percentile-17 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2026)17th percentile-23 vs school

By subject vs North Carolina (2025-2026) ?

Science60%-8 vs state

Reading51%-5 vs state

Mathematics51%-5 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 6th Grade	EOG Mathematics 7th Grade	EOG Mathematics 8th Grade	EOG Reading 6th Grade	EOG Reading 7th Grade	EOG Reading 8th Grade	EOG Science 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Northview Middle	Public	6-8	302 28th Avenue NE	Hickory	28601	Catawba County	Hickory City Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(828) 327-6300	481	28	17.3	99.4%	191 (39.7%)	86 (17.9%)	110 (22.9%)	24 (5.0%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	68 (14.1%)	42	463^rd of 778 public middle schools	40.5%		40.4	468^th of 773 public middle schools	39.5%	5	59.1	43.8	49.4	53.2	47.9	52.1	60.2	$8,178	$747	$7,431
Harry M Arndt Middle	Public	7-8	3350 34th Street Drive NE	Hickory	28601	Catawba County	Catawba County Schools	No	No	No	No	(828) 256-9545	601	36	16.7	99.5%	275 (45.8%)	44 (7.3%)	204 (33.9%)	28 (4.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	50 (8.3%)	53.2	368^th of 778 public middle schools	52.7%		49.2	392^nd of 773 public middle schools	49.3%	24		56.2	53.1		56.7	51.1	72.4	$7,986	$496	$7,490
Grandview Middle	Public	6-8	451 Catawba Valley Boulevard S	Hickory	28602	Catawba County	Hickory City Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(828) 328-2289	347	24	14.5	99.1%	112 (32.3%)	79 (22.8%)	100 (28.8%)	23 (6.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	32 (9.2%)	24.3	611^th of 778 public middle schools	21.5%		36.1	504^th of 773 public middle schools	34.8%	107	42.6	53.9	36.0	36.9	38.2	46.3	50.0	$9,432	$1,144	$8,288
Newton-Conover Middle	Public	6-8	873 Northern Dr NW	Conover	28613	Catawba County	Newton Conover City Schools	No	No	No	No	(828) 464-4221	559	37	14.9	99.5%	206 (36.9%)	71 (12.7%)	180 (32.2%)	47 (8.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	54 (9.7%)	53.2	370^th of 778 public middle schools	52.4%		52.7	360^th of 773 public middle schools	53.4%	10	60.5	61.2	60.2	45.2	57.4	54.7	64.7	$7,899	$565	$7,334
Granite Falls Middle	Public	6-8	4 West Highland Ave	Granite Falls	28630	Caldwell County	Caldwell County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(828) 396-2341	518	34	15.3	99.4%	402 (77.6%)	16 (3.1%)	65 (12.5%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	31 (6.0%)	47.2	420^th of 778 public middle schools	46.0%		65.9	243^rd of 773 public middle schools	68.6%	177	58.6	42.1	53.5	49.7	53.9	63.0	61.8	$9,031	$920	$8,111
West Alexander Middle	Public	6-8	85 Bulldog Lane	Taylorsville	28681	Alexander County	Alexander County Schools	No	No	No	No	(828) 495-4611	467	29	16.3	99.4%	382 (81.8%)	10 (2.1%)	39 (8.4%)	12 (2.6%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	22 (4.7%)	70.8	203^rd of 778 public middle schools	73.9%		79.5	141^st of 773 public middle schools	81.8%	62	59.6	70.0	76.3	51.6	60.0	69.6	82.2	$8,079	$717	$7,362
East Burke Middle	Public	6-8	3519 Miller Bridge Road	Connelly Springs	28612	Burke County	Burke County Schools	No	No	No	No	(828) 397-7446	630	40	15.9	99.2%	459 (72.9%)	14 (2.2%)	59 (9.4%)	58 (9.2%)	2 (0.3%)	6 (1.0%)	32 (5.1%)	64.9	249^th of 778 public middle schools	68.0%		50.7	383^rd of 773 public middle schools	50.5%	134	74.1	58.9	57.9	56.2	61.1	59.5	74.4	$8,638	$679	$7,959
Hudson Middle	Public	6-8	291 Pine Mountain Road	Hudson	28638	Caldwell County	Caldwell County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(828) 728-4281	551	33	16.6	98.9%	456 (82.8%)	6 (1.1%)	66 (12.0%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (3.6%)	55.2	350^th of 778 public middle schools	55.0%		47.8	407^th of 773 public middle schools	47.3%	57	56.3	50.5	59.3	59.9	49.2	61.0	75.6	$9,317	$1,021	$8,296
Jacobs Fork Middle	Public	7-8	3431 Plateau Road	Newton	28658	Catawba County	Catawba County Schools	No	No	No	No	(704) 462-1827	482	30	16.3	52.9%	327 (67.8%)	28 (5.8%)	60 (12.4%)	32 (6.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (7.3%)	61.9	279^th of 778 public middle schools	64.1%		68	221^st of 773 public middle schools	71.4%	58		68.4	51.2		59.0	58.6	73.8	$8,548	$885	$7,663
River Bend Middle	Public	7-8	4670 Oxford School Road	Claremont	28610	Catawba County	Catawba County Schools	No	No	No	No	(828) 241-2754	450	27	16.6	99.3%	211 (46.9%)	29 (6.4%)	85 (18.9%)	74 (16.4%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	49 (10.9%)	47.7	417^th of 778 public middle schools	46.4%		43.2	448^th of 773 public middle schools	42.0%	31		53.8	59.4		41.0	49.8	73.1	$8,304	$825	$7,479

Frequently Asked Questions about Northview Middle

Is Northview Middle a good school?

Northview Middle ranks 463^rd of 778 North Carolina middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What district is Northview Middle in?

Hickory City Schools

How many students attend Northview Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 481 students attended Northview Middle.

What is the racial makeup of Northview Middle?

Students at Northview Middle are 40% White, 23% Hispanic, 18% African American, 14% Two or more races, 5% Asian.

What high school do graduates of Northview Middle attend?

Students who attend Northview Middle usually go on to attend Hickory High

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