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Northview Middle

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Northview Middle ranks 468 th of 773 North Carolina middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

468^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 773 North Carolina Middle Schools

Better than 39% of North Carolina middle schools

Summary

Northview Middle is a public middle school located in Hickory, North Carolina, serving grades 6-8 with a student population of 458. The school is part of the Hickory City Schools district, which is ranked 143 out of 242 districts in North Carolina and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Northview Middle has shown a mixed performance in academic test scores compared to the state and district averages. While the school has performed better than the district in some areas, such as 8th grade reading and science proficiency, it has struggled in others, particularly in mathematics proficiency across all grades. Additionally, the school's performance varies significantly across different student subgroups, with its Northview Middle White and Gifted and Talented students performing well, but its African American, Hispanic, and Special Education student populations struggling.

Northview Middle's statewide ranking has steadily declined over the past several years, and when compared to nearby middle schools in the Hickory City Schools district and surrounding districts, it generally performs worse academically, with lower proficiency rates in mathematics, reading, and science. Schools like Jacobs Fork Middle and West Alexander Middle, which are further away but in different districts, outperform Northview Middle across multiple metrics. Addressing these challenges through targeted interventions and a focus on equity will be crucial for the school to improve and provide a high-quality education for all its students.

481

Students ?

17.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$8,178

Per pupil spending ?

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 — 69th percentile in 2015 → 39th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the North Carolina average (48% vs 54% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 30 percentile points since 2015

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school48%

District avg47%

North Carolina avg54%

468^th of 773

North Carolina public middle schools ?

Bottom 39%▼ down 29 pts since 2015

From top 31% (2015) to bottom 39% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 2Middle Schools in the Hickory City Schools

143^rd of 242Hickory 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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)

Gifted and Talented (2025)67th percentile+27 vs school

Disabled (2022)51st percentile-16 vs school

White (2025)51st percentile+11 vs school

Female (2025)41st percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)37th percentile-3 vs school

Male (2025)37th percentile-3 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)32nd percentile-8 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)29th percentile-10 vs school

Hispanic (2025)27th percentile-12 vs school

African American (2025)23rd percentile-17 vs school

Special Education (2025)19th percentile-20 vs school

By subject vs North Carolina (2024-2025) ?

Science57%-4 vs state

Reading50%~ state avg

Mathematics42%-11 vs state

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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	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 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%)	40.4	468^th of 773 public middle schools	39.5%		49	404^th of 793 public middle schools	49.1%	64	46.4	35.3	45.5	48.7	41.8	61.3	56.6	$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%)	49.2	392^nd of 773 public middle schools	49.3%		55.3	331^st of 793 public middle schools	58.3%	61		46.9	52.3		48.3	50.9	62.6	$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%)	36.1	504^th of 773 public middle schools	34.8%		40.6	480^th of 793 public middle schools	39.5%	24	38.2	56.7	38.6	29.4	47.2	49.1	54.4	$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%)	52.7	360^th of 773 public middle schools	53.4%		55	336^th of 793 public middle schools	57.6%	24	53.6	52.2	64.9	47.9	54.2	54.2	54.5	$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%)	65.9	243^rd of 773 public middle schools	68.6%		63.3	263^rd of 793 public middle schools	66.8%	20	64.6	57.2	61.6	53.1	59.0	58.5	69.5	$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%)	79.5	141^st of 773 public middle schools	81.8%		76.7	156^th of 793 public middle schools	80.3%	15	67.7	80.7	69.1	57.5	62.3	71.3	75.7	$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%)	50.7	383^rd of 773 public middle schools	50.5%		51.4	381^st of 793 public middle schools	52.0%	2	55.6	60.3	44.4	53.5	52.5	45.3	60.4	$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%)	47.8	407^th of 773 public middle schools	47.3%		60	289^th of 793 public middle schools	63.6%	118	48.7	61.8	43.4	41.5	57.2	50.3	60.9	$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%)	68	221^st of 773 public middle schools	71.4%		70.3	209^th of 793 public middle schools	73.6%	12		58.3	60.5		51.4	67.5	70.0	$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%)	43.2	448^th of 773 public middle schools	42.0%		38.9	497^th of 793 public middle schools	37.3%	49		57.0	41.9		41.7	47.4	57.9	$8,304	$825	$7,479

Frequently Asked Questions about Northview Middle

How many students attend Northview Middle?

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

What high school do graduates of Northview Middle attend?

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

Is Northview Middle a good school?

Northview Middle ranks 468^th of 773 North Carolina middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

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 district is Northview Middle in?

Hickory City Schools

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