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Viewmont Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-5

1326^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,490 North Carolina Elementary Schools

Better than 11% of North Carolina elementary schools

Summary

Viewmont Elementary is a public elementary school in Hickory, North Carolina, serving grades PK-5 with a student population of 489. The school is part of the Hickory City Schools district, which is ranked 143 out of 242 districts in the state.

Viewmont Elementary has consistently ranked in the bottom half of North Carolina elementary schools, with academic performance significantly below the district and state averages across all grade levels and subjects. For example, in 2024-2025, only 26.7% of 3rd graders at Viewmont Elementary were proficient or better in reading, compared to 43.8% in the Hickory City Schools district and 46.7% statewide. The school's performance is particularly low for certain student subgroups, such as African American and male students, who rank in the bottom 10-15% of North Carolina elementary schools.

Viewmont Elementary serves a student population that is predominantly from economically disadvantaged backgrounds, with nearly all students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch. The school's relatively high student-teacher ratio and lower per-student spending compared to nearby schools, such as Hildebran Elementary and Webb A Murray Elementary, may be contributing factors to its academic underperformance. Addressing these resource constraints and implementing targeted interventions could be important steps in improving the educational outcomes for students at Viewmont Elementary.

509

Students ?

16.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$9,264

Per pupil spending ?

99.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

21 16th Avenue NW
Hickory, NC 28601-2533

(828) 324-7049

District: Hickory City Schools

Students who attend Viewmont Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Northview Middle
High:	Hickory High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

32.4%

White:

28.3%

African American:

25.3%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 24th percentile in 2015 → 11th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the North Carolina average (38% vs 57% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (11th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 13 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school38%

District avg52%

North Carolina avg57%

1,326^th of 1,490

North Carolina public elementary schools ?

Bottom 11%▼ down 13 pts since 2015

From bottom 24% (2015) to bottom 11% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th of 4Elementary 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	17.1	1326 of 1490	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.4	1295 of 1505	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	12.2	1382 of 1502	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	22.5	1216 of 1514	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	35.6	929 of 1489	37.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	48.6	792 of 1473	46.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	50.1	743 of 1434	48.2%	★★☆☆☆
2017	34.6	1008 of 1429	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	29.8	1078 of 1425	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	28.8	1097 of 1440	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	42.5	808 of 1390	41.9%	★★☆☆☆
2013	37.7	887 of 1403	36.8%	★★☆☆☆
2012	64.2	523 of 1388	62.3%	★★★☆☆
2011	62.4	579 of 1381	58.1%	★★★☆☆
2010	55.1	702 of 1363	48.5%	★★☆☆☆
2009	70.7	381 of 1354	71.9%	★★★★☆
2008	54.7	638 of 1324	51.8%	★★★☆☆
2007	60.1	546 of 1293	57.8%	★★★☆☆
2006	62.4	491 of 1276	61.5%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	15.8	855 of 918	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	5.1	920 of 924	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	7.8	924 of 933	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	22.7	802 of 927	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	47.1	399 of 896	55.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	34.7	672 of 949	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	19.0	838 of 927	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2019	39.6	532 of 878	39.4%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	33.6	387 of 563	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	45.3	253 of 533	52.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	36.5	321 of 514	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	28.1	392 of 485	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	46.2	156 of 385	59.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	74.6	63 of 497	87.3%	★★★★☆
2018	72.1	61 of 421	85.5%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	20.8	1248 of 1451	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.6	1154 of 1455	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	10.9	1376 of 1459	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	28.0	1105 of 1458	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	40.2	833 of 1440	42.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	42.1	870 of 1424	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	50.7	727 of 1405	48.3%	★★☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2019	54.5	396 of 612	35.3%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	31.8	709 of 961	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	34.7	669 of 951	29.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.7	816 of 915	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.8	733 of 893	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	37.0	530 of 843	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	49.8	422 of 865	51.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	55.7	338 of 851	60.3%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	15.4	1352 of 1437	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	19.5	1304 of 1450	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	15.0	1340 of 1437	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	18.5	1245 of 1366	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	40.5	772 of 1329	41.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	57.3	533 of 1361	60.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	53.1	613 of 1332	54.0%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	16.6	1313 of 1450	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	15.5	1327 of 1464	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	16.8	1290 of 1461	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.7	1237 of 1464	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	30.3	984 of 1444	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	56.3	633 of 1430	55.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	50.3	753 of 1413	46.7%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	9.4	168 of 175	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	24.4	128 of 159	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.4	127 of 154	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	11.9	130 of 133	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	21.1	88 of 97	9.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	48.8	48 of 86	44.2%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	41.9	441 of 821	46.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	35.9	511 of 801	36.2%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	19.6	1033 of 1172	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.4	1057 of 1166	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	14.3	1100 of 1183	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	29.9	921 of 1194	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	36.0	783 of 1172	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	65.6	387 of 1183	67.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	76.9	239 of 1178	79.7%	★★★★☆

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)

Special Education (2025)46th percentile+35 vs school

Disabled (2019)39th percentile-7 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2019)35th percentile-11 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)31st percentile+20 vs school

Hispanic (2025)26th percentile+15 vs school

Female (2025)14th percentile+3 vs school

White (2025)12th percentile~ school

Male (2025)9th percentile~ school

African American (2025)7th percentile-4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)6th percentile-5 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)4th percentile-7 vs school

By subject vs North Carolina (2024-2025) ?

Science46%-16 vs state

Mathematics41%-20 vs state

Reading33%-20 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 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
Viewmont Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	21 16th Avenue NW	Hickory	28601	Catawba County	Hickory City Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(828) 324-7049	509	30	16.9	99.4%	144 (28.3%)	129 (25.3%)	165 (32.4%)	15 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	56 (11.0%)	17.1	1326^th of 1490 public elementary schools	11.0%		19.4	1295^th of 1505 public elementary schools	14.0%	31	44.2	28.9	50.0		26.7	33.7	37.2		46.5	$9,264	$1,086	$8,178
Oakwood Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	366 4th Street NW	Hickory	28601	Catawba County	Hickory City Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(828) 322-1340	336	20	16.9	99.1%	188 (56.0%)	59 (17.6%)	52 (15.5%)	10 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (8.0%)	81.1	233^rd of 1490 public elementary schools	84.4%		80.5	236^th of 1505 public elementary schools	84.3%	3	68.3	74.5	71.7		60.0	74.5	71.7		81.1	$8,723	$1,106	$7,618
W M Jenkins Elementary	Public	K-5	3750 N Center Street	Hickory	28601	Catawba County	Hickory City Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(828) 327-3491	276	18	15.4	98.9%	116 (42.0%)	35 (12.7%)	59 (21.4%)	18 (6.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (17.4%)	63.4	505^th of 1490 public elementary schools	66.1%		68.5	436^th of 1505 public elementary schools	71.0%	69	72.5	52.8	72.3		43.1	47.2	63.8		80.9	$9,330	$894	$8,436
Longview Elementary	Public	3-5	737 12th Street SW	Hickory	28602	Catawba County	Hickory City Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(828) 485-0975	269	18	14.8	98.9%	67 (24.9%)	62 (23.0%)	80 (29.7%)	31 (11.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	28 (10.4%)	32.3	1052^nd of 1490 public elementary schools	29.4%		27	1157^th of 1505 public elementary schools	23.1%	105	72.2	42.2	40.7		50.6	41.1	41.8		41.8	$10,424	$1,492	$8,933
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%)	71.1	372^nd of 1490 public elementary schools	75.0%		71.4	378^th of 1505 public elementary schools	74.9%	6	74.7	71.2	71.0	66.1	62.0	63.6	56.5	59.3	60.9	$9,813	$1,428	$8,385
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%)	18.1	1313^th of 1490 public elementary schools	11.9%		20.2	1281^st of 1505 public elementary schools	14.9%	32	48.5	36.9	28.2	49.5	24.2	41.7	25.2	45.0	38.8	$9,685	$1,747	$7,938
Southwest Primary	Public	PK, KG-2	1580 32nd Street SW	Hickory	28602	Catawba County	Hickory City Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(828) 324-8884	292	22	13.4	99.0%	91 (31.2%)	75 (25.7%)	73 (25.0%)	23 (7.9%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.7%)	27 (9.2%)								(n/a)										$10,139	$1,799	$8,340
Snow Creek Elementary	Public	PK, KG-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%)	67.7	434^th of 1490 public elementary schools	70.9%		67.1	455^th of 1505 public elementary schools	69.8%	21	73.8	63.4	77.9	64.9	52.5	55.9	53.2	60.0	74.0	$9,304	$1,117	$8,187
Ray Childers Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1183 Cape Hickory Road	Hickory	28601	Burke County	Burke County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(828) 324-1340	460	29	15.7	99.3%	304 (66.1%)	6 (1.3%)	58 (12.6%)	61 (13.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	30 (6.5%)	64.9	487^th of 1490 public elementary schools	67.3%		63.7	514^th of 1505 public elementary schools	65.8%	27	75.3	69.7	76.4		48.1	60.6	48.6		62.5	$10,027	$1,439	$8,588
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%)	37.4	957^th of 1490 public elementary schools	35.8%		39.5	939^th of 1505 public elementary schools	37.6%	18	37.5	55.1	60.4	54.1	25.0	49.0	47.9	55.7	52.1	$10,328	$1,457	$8,872

Frequently Asked Questions about Viewmont Elementary

What schools do graduates of Viewmont Elementary attend?

Students who attend Viewmont Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Northview Middle
High : Hickory High

What is the racial makeup of Viewmont Elementary?

Students at Viewmont Elementary are 32% Hispanic, 28% White, 25% African American, 11% Two or more races, 3% Asian.

How many students attend Viewmont Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 509 students attended Viewmont Elementary.

Is Viewmont Elementary a good school?

Viewmont Elementary ranks in the bottom 11.0% of North Carolina elementary schools.

What district is Viewmont Elementary in?

Hickory City Schools

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