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Grandview Middle

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Grandview Middle ranks 504 th of 773 North Carolina middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

504^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 773 North Carolina Middle Schools

Better than 35% of North Carolina middle schools

Summary

Grandview Middle is a public middle school located in Hickory, North Carolina, serving grades 6-8 with a total enrollment of 393 students. The school is part of the Hickory City Schools district, which is ranked 143 out of 242 districts in North Carolina and is rated 2 stars out of 5 by SchoolDigger.

Grandview Middle has consistently underperformed compared to the Hickory City Schools district and the state of North Carolina in terms of proficiency rates on the End-of-Grade (EOG) tests for Mathematics, Reading, and Science. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, Grandview Middle's proficiency rates were significantly lower than the district and state averages across all grade levels and subject areas. Additionally, the school's performance varies significantly across different student subgroups, with Hispanic students performing relatively well but Asian, African American, and Multi-racial students struggling. Grandview Middle also has a very high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, with rates reaching over 99% in recent years, indicating a high concentration of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds.

When compared to nearby middle schools, such as Northview Middle, another Hickory City Schools middle school, Grandview Middle generally underperforms across most academic metrics and has a lower statewide ranking. The school's declining statewide ranking and performance compared to its peers suggest that it may need to implement targeted interventions and strategies to improve student outcomes and address the unique needs of its student population.

347

Students ?

14.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$9,432

Per pupil spending ?

99.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

451 Catawba Valley Boulevard S
Hickory, NC 28602

(828) 328-2289

District: Hickory City Schools

Students who attend Grandview Middle usually attend:

High:

Hickory High

Feeder schools for Grandview Middle:

Elementary:	Longview Elementary
	Southwest Primary

Racial breakdown:

White:

32.3%

Hispanic:

28.8%

African American:

22.8%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 33rd percentile in 2015 → 35th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the North Carolina average (45% vs 54% meeting standards)

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

!Reading scores 10 pts below the North Carolina average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school45%

District avg47%

North Carolina avg54%

504^th of 773

North Carolina public middle schools ?

Bottom 35%▲ up 2 pts since 2015

See the entire ranking list of North Carolina Middle Schools →

★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd 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	36.1	504 of 773	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	40.6	480 of 793	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	40.0	461 of 784	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	45.1	423 of 786	46.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	42.1	417 of 741	43.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	45.1	418 of 737	43.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	46.7	394 of 691	43.0%	★★☆☆☆
2017	25.4	527 of 694	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	29.6	508 of 692	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	34.8	473 of 705	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2014	34.3	408 of 627	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2013	52.4	313 of 673	53.5%	★★★☆☆
2012	55.6	358 of 662	45.9%	★★☆☆☆
2011	57.7	321 of 648	50.5%	★★★☆☆
2010	52.1	373 of 640	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
2009	56.4	332 of 630	47.3%	★★☆☆☆
2008	52.0	333 of 620	46.3%	★★☆☆☆
2007	50.1	362 of 606	40.3%	★★☆☆☆
2006	46.7	375 of 598	37.3%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	23.4	457 of 546	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	34.2	377 of 560	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	38.5	332 of 559	40.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	40.9	298 of 550	45.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	34.6	350 of 533	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	25.6	431 of 519	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	40.6	316 of 494	36.0%	★★☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	20.6	92 of 111	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.5	90 of 110	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	23.9	82 of 99	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	42.3	68 of 102	33.3%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2022	26.9	353 of 449	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	62.6	94 of 478	80.3%	★★★★☆
2019	51.1	199 of 504	60.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	53.6	163 of 475	65.7%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	40.9	197 of 371	46.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	63.8	63 of 356	82.3%	★★★★☆
2023	45.1	136 of 318	57.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	32.0	231 of 312	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	42.9	110 of 236	53.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	81.6	15 of 211	92.9%	★★★★★
2018	80.5	12 of 151	92.1%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	33.1	504 of 733	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	37.2	469 of 738	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	36.3	465 of 731	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	46.0	386 of 733	47.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	45.1	371 of 706	47.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	53.0	331 of 684	51.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	50.1	365 of 656	44.4%	★★☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2024	62.4	178 of 461	61.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	57.5	237 of 452	47.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	66.9	116 of 450	74.2%	★★★★☆
2021	57.3	225 of 448	49.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	63.8	148 of 416	64.4%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	39.7	357 of 562	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	49.2	274 of 564	51.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	56.6	201 of 553	63.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	66.8	128 of 541	76.3%	★★★★☆
2021	60.7	152 of 522	70.9%	★★★★☆
2019	55.8	172 of 493	65.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	64.1	130 of 472	72.5%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	35.1	488 of 729	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	44.4	397 of 743	46.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	47.3	360 of 735	51.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	59.6	228 of 689	66.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	58.0	211 of 633	66.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	55.7	252 of 639	60.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	57.2	236 of 604	60.9%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	38.5	453 of 733	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	42.2	445 of 751	40.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	41.2	434 of 747	41.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	43.0	427 of 748	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	40.2	424 of 711	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	34.4	485 of 697	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	44.2	396 of 665	40.5%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	32.7	237 of 328	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.3	256 of 306	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.8	275 of 302	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	34.8	192 of 283	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	36.5	159 of 248	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	45.4	129 of 237	45.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	56.7	85 of 221	61.5%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	37.2	281 of 478	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	25.9	388 of 473	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	51.4	306 of 649	52.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	48.2	334 of 652	48.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	41.8	392 of 656	40.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	42.7	382 of 658	41.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	45.0	330 of 632	47.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	43.1	377 of 624	39.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	40.9	384 of 596	35.6%	★★☆☆☆

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 (2024)61st percentile+22 vs school

White (2025)53rd percentile+18 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)47th percentile+12 vs school

Special Education (2025)41st percentile+6 vs school

Male (2025)38th percentile+3 vs school

Hispanic (2025)36th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)33rd percentile~ school

Female (2025)31st percentile-4 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)28th percentile-7 vs school

Disabled (2022)21st percentile-25 vs school

Asian (2025)17th percentile-18 vs school

African American (2025)16th percentile-18 vs school

By subject vs North Carolina (2024-2025) ?

Science54%-6 vs state

Mathematics45%-8 vs state

Reading43%-10 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Maiden Middle School	Public	7-8	518 North C Avenue	Maiden	28650	Catawba County	Catawba County Schools	No	No	No	No	(828) 428-2326	451	28	16.4	98.9%	292 (64.7%)	21 (4.7%)	71 (15.7%)	38 (8.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (6.4%)	57.8	299^th of 773 public middle schools	61.3%		62.8	267^th of 793 public middle schools	66.3%	32		56.6	51.8		47.9	57.1	67.4	$8,168	$563	$7,604
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
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 Grandview Middle

Is Grandview Middle a good school?

Grandview Middle ranks 504^th of 773 North Carolina middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What high school do graduates of Grandview Middle attend?

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

How many students attend Grandview Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 347 students attended Grandview Middle.

What is the racial makeup of Grandview Middle?

Students at Grandview Middle are 32% White, 29% Hispanic, 23% African American, 9% Two or more races, 7% Asian.

What district is Grandview Middle in?

Hickory City Schools

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