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Newton-Conover High

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Newton-Conover High ranks 466 th of 641 North Carolina high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

466^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 641 North Carolina High Schools

Better than 27% of North Carolina high schools

Summary

Newton-Conover High is a public high school serving 749 students in grades 9-12 in Newton, North Carolina. The school is part of the Newton Conover City Schools district, which is ranked 79 out of 242 districts in the state and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Over the past 10 years, Newton-Conover High has consistently ranked in the bottom half of North Carolina high schools, typically between 278-466 out of over 500 schools. Its academic performance, as measured by standardized test scores, is below the state and district averages across all subject areas. The school's 4-year graduation rates have ranged from 86.9% to 93.8%, which is generally on par with or slightly below the state and district averages. Additionally, the percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch has increased significantly from 43.7% in 2021-2022 to 62.08% in 2023-2024, indicating a growing population of economically disadvantaged students.

Compared to nearby high schools, Discovery High School, which is just 0.17 miles away, consistently ranks much higher (121-141 out of 641 schools) and outperforms Newton-Conover High on standardized tests. While Newton-Conover High spends more per student ($10,228 in 2018-2019) than some nearby schools, such as Challenger Early College High ($6,093), this higher spending has not translated into better academic outcomes.

724

Students ?

16.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,228

Per pupil spending ?

60.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

338 W 15th Street
Newton, NC 28658-2906

(828) 465-0920

District: Newton Conover City Schools

Feeder schools for Newton-Conover High:

Elementary:	North Newton Elementary
	Shuford Elementary
	South Newton Elementary
Middle:	Newton-Conover Middle

Racial breakdown:

White:

43.4%

Hispanic:

30.7%

African American:

9.8%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 46th percentile in 2015 → 27th in 2025

Strengths

✓93% graduate in 4 years — above the North Carolina average (88%)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the North Carolina average (42% vs 53% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 19 percentile points since 2015

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school42%

District avg47%

North Carolina avg53%

466^th of 641

North Carolina public high schools ?

Bottom 27%▼ down 19 pts since 2015

From bottom 46% (2015) to bottom 27% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 2High Schools in the Newton Conover City Schools

79^th of 242Newton Conover 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	28.9	466 of 641	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	44.0	341 of 640	46.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	31.9	420 of 626	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	34.5	400 of 621	35.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	41.8	325 of 594	45.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	40.1	278 of 514	45.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	27.7	330 of 469	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	33.0	294 of 476	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2016	29.0	319 of 507	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2015	35.9	287 of 531	46.0%	★★☆☆☆
2014	36.0	235 of 451	47.9%	★★☆☆☆
2013	42.3	214 of 505	57.6%	★★★☆☆
2012	44.8	273 of 502	45.6%	★★☆☆☆
2011	58.4	203 of 506	59.9%	★★★☆☆
2010	69.0	88 of 499	82.4%	★★★★☆
2009	52.9	233 of 490	52.4%	★★★☆☆
2008	58.5	166 of 477	65.2%	★★★☆☆
2007	58.5	155 of 453	65.8%	★★★☆☆
2006	50.9	224 of 431	48.0%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	29.9	308 of 440	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	48.7	169 of 437	61.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	24.2	347 of 434	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	13.7	417 of 430	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	40.2	158 of 364	56.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	33.7	226 of 369	38.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	22.7	295 of 359	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	9.7	99 of 106	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	29.8	76 of 101	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	44.3	65 of 98	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	33.5	68 of 91	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	42.1	57 of 83	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	64.2	34 of 89	61.8%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2022	35.8	191 of 330	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	19.8	311 of 334	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	81.2	29 of 364	92.0%	★★★★★
2018	31.6	225 of 349	35.5%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	16.8	258 of 273	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	44.9	117 of 262	55.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	38.5	112 of 226	50.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	26.9	119 of 156	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	61.5	23 of 124	81.5%	★★★★☆
2019	63.5	25 of 173	85.5%	★★★★☆
2018	53.5	50 of 147	66.0%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	31.3	436 of 610	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	42.5	339 of 602	43.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	23.6	463 of 588	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	35.2	384 of 594	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	42.6	233 of 475	50.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	39.3	275 of 475	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	22.8	354 of 449	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	25.2	353 of 412	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	45.9	286 of 403	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	58.6	192 of 403	52.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	51.1	246 of 398	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	40.7	237 of 337	29.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	56.6	149 of 325	54.2%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	26.2	362 of 462	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	36.9	267 of 454	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	22.5	376 of 449	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	35.2	271 of 436	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	47.3	125 of 370	66.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	35.1	210 of 354	40.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	15.3	316 of 340	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	28.1	458 of 606	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	46.1	277 of 613	54.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	29.8	417 of 597	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	38.9	302 of 544	44.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	49.8	119 of 432	72.5%	★★★★☆
2019	41.6	200 of 446	55.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	26.3	315 of 424	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	26.4	465 of 601	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	45.7	314 of 607	48.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	38.0	359 of 602	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	34.9	372 of 585	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	41.5	223 of 481	53.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	39.0	272 of 488	44.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	29.9	326 of 463	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	25.6	207 of 253	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	55.6	107 of 261	59.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	31.7	182 of 249	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	30.3	166 of 226	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	29.8	146 of 199	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	47.0	102 of 195	47.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	45.9	101 of 185	45.4%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	47.7	140 of 352	60.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	46.5	143 of 349	59.0%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	27.0	424 of 542	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	40.5	340 of 553	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	29.0	403 of 537	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	37.1	343 of 534	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	34.6	261 of 439	40.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	35.9	278 of 444	37.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	26.7	339 of 427	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Special Education (2025)60th percentile+33 vs school

Disabled (2022)42nd percentile+7 vs school

African American (2025)30th percentile+3 vs school

Female (2025)29th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)24th percentile-3 vs school

Male (2025)23rd percentile-5 vs school

White (2025)22nd percentile-6 vs school

Hispanic (2025)22nd percentile-6 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)18th percentile-9 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2025)14th percentile-13 vs school

Asian (2025)7th percentile-21 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)5th percentile-22 vs school

By subject vs North Carolina (2024-2025) ?

English II48%-11 vs state

Math III42%-24 vs state

Math I40%+6 vs state

Biology35%-14 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				EOC Biology (2025)	EOC English II (2025)	EOC Math I (2025)	EOC Math III (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	EOC Biology End of Course	EOC English II End of Course	EOC Math I End of Course	EOC Math III End of Course	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Newton-Conover High	Public	9-12	338 W 15th Street	Newton	28658	Catawba County	Newton Conover City Schools	No	No	No	No	(828) 465-0920	724	44	16.5	60.5%	314 (43.4%)	71 (9.8%)	222 (30.7%)	46 (6.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	71 (9.8%)	28.9	466^th of 641 public high schools	27.3%		44	341^st of 640 public high schools	46.7%	125	34.6	48.5	39.9	42.5	$10,228	$626	$9,601
Discovery High School	Public	9-12	301 West 18th St	Newton	28658	Catawba County	Newton Conover City Schools	No	No	No	No	(828) 466-5581	146	7	22.1	29.5%	85 (58.2%)	4 (2.7%)	28 (19.2%)	15 (10.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (9.6%)	83	121^st of 641 public high schools	81.1%		79.8	134^th of 640 public high schools	79.1%	13	71.9	80.8	82.8	79.4	$7,999	$741	$7,259
Challenger Early College High	Public	9-12	2550 Hwy 70 SE	Hickory	28602	Catawba County	Catawba County Schools	No	No	No	No	(828) 485-2980	376	11	33.5	49.5%	131 (34.8%)	10 (2.7%)	122 (32.4%)	72 (19.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	40 (10.6%)	95.5	16^th of 641 public high schools	97.5%		95.6	21^st of 640 public high schools	96.7%	5	92.0	100.0	88.2	99.0	$6,093	$246	$5,847
Maiden High	Public	9-12	600 West Main Street	Maiden	28650	Catawba County	Catawba County Schools	No	No	No	No	(828) 428-8197	852	41	20.7	49.1%	528 (62.0%)	54 (6.3%)	150 (17.6%)	57 (6.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	63 (7.4%)	47.8	320^th of 641 public high schools	50.1%		59.8	235^th of 640 public high schools	63.3%	85	46.2	49.3	43.5	75.0	$9,016	$684	$8,333
Saint Stephens High	Public	9-12	3205 34th Street Drive NE	Hickory	28601	Catawba County	Catawba County Schools	No	No	No	No	(828) 256-9841	1,268	57	22.0	99.8%	560 (44.2%)	109 (8.6%)	442 (34.9%)	62 (4.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	95 (7.5%)	58	243^rd of 641 public high schools	62.1%		50.2	297^th of 640 public high schools	53.6%	54	52.3	58.1	52.4	74.7	$8,502	$740	$7,761
Hickory Career Arts Magnet High School	Public	9-12	409 8th Avenue NE	Hickory	28601	Catawba County	Hickory City Schools	No	No	No	No	(828) 328-6738	201	13	15.2	98.5%	107 (53.2%)	22 (10.9%)	45 (22.4%)	6 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (10.4%)	56.6	253^rd of 641 public high schools	60.5%		61.7	224^th of 640 public high schools	65.0%	29	47.4	78.4	22.2	80.4	$15,342	$1,043	$14,299
Hickory High	Public	9-12	1234 3rd Street NE	Hickory	28601	Catawba County	Hickory City Schools	No	No	No	No	(828) 322-5860	1,024	38	26.6	99.7%	358 (35.0%)	196 (19.1%)	297 (29.0%)	47 (4.6%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (0.6%)	120 (11.7%)	26.1	486^th of 641 public high schools	24.2%		37.8	390^th of 640 public high schools	39.1%	96	23.9	49.0	25.6	57.9	$8,704	$694	$8,010
Bunker Hill High	Public	9-12	4675 Oxford School Road	Claremont	28610	Catawba County	Catawba County Schools	No	No	No	No	(828) 241-3355	845	40	21.1	99.6%	457 (54.1%)	69 (8.2%)	179 (21.2%)	86 (10.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	54 (6.4%)	30.3	441^st of 641 public high schools	31.2%		38.7	377^th of 640 public high schools	41.1%	64	40.5	43.6	24.7	59.4	$8,880	$745	$8,136
Bandys High	Public	9-12	5040 E Bandys Road	Catawba	28609	Catawba County	Catawba County Schools	No	No	No	No	(828) 241-1471	935	40	23.1	40.5%	696 (74.4%)	42 (4.5%)	116 (12.4%)	17 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	64 (6.8%)	69.2	181^st of 641 public high schools	71.8%		68.4	192^nd of 640 public high schools	70.0%	11	61.4	63.1	56.8	85.2	$8,843	$732	$8,111
Fred T Foard High	Public	9-12	3407 Plateau Road	Newton	28658	Catawba County	Catawba County Schools	No	No	No	No	(704) 462-1496	930	43	21.8	46.9%	684 (73.5%)	30 (3.2%)	98 (10.5%)	48 (5.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.3%)	67 (7.2%)	52.6	274^th of 641 public high schools	57.3%		57.9	245^th of 640 public high schools	61.7%	29	52.8	66.8	50.8	54.0	$8,769	$744	$8,025

Frequently Asked Questions about Newton-Conover High

How many students attend Newton-Conover High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 724 students attended Newton-Conover High.

Is Newton-Conover High a good school?

Newton-Conover High ranks 466^th of 641 North Carolina high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

What schools feed into Newton-Conover High?

Newton-Conover High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : North Newton Elementary
Elementary : Shuford Elementary
Elementary : South Newton Elementary
Middle : Newton-Conover Middle

What district is Newton-Conover High in?

Newton Conover City Schools

What is the racial makeup of Newton-Conover High?

Students at Newton-Conover High are 43% White, 31% Hispanic, 10% African American, 10% Two or more races, 6% Asian.

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