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Newton-Conover Middle

Q: Is Newton-Conover Middle a good school?

Newton-Conover Middle ranks 360 th of 773 North Carolina middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

360^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 773 North Carolina Middle Schools

Better than 53% of North Carolina middle schools

Summary

Newton-Conover Middle is a public middle school serving 544 students in grades 6-8 in Conover, North Carolina, which is part of the Newton Conover City Schools district.

Academically, Newton-Conover Middle has consistently ranked in the middle to upper-middle range of North Carolina middle schools, with proficiency rates on state standardized tests (EOG) generally on par with or slightly below the state and district averages. In 2024-2025, the school's proficiency rates ranged from 47.9% to 64.9% in reading, 52.2% to 64.9% in math, and 54.5% in science. While the school's performance has been relatively stable over the past few years, it tends to fall in the middle range compared to nearby schools like East Burke Middle, Granite Falls Middle, and Jacobs Fork Middle, which have higher proficiency rates.

Newton-Conover Middle has a diverse student population, with a mix of racial/ethnic groups, including White (46%), Hispanic (27%), and African American (16%) students. The school also has a high percentage of economically disadvantaged students, with 66.36% qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch in 2023-2024. This socioeconomic factor may contribute to the school's performance, as nearby schools with similar demographics also tend to have lower academic proficiency rates. The school's leadership and educators are working to address these challenges and support all students in achieving their full potential.

559

Students ?

14.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$7,899

Per pupil spending ?

99.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

873 Northern Dr NW
Conover, NC 28613-6513

(828) 464-4221

District: Newton Conover City Schools

Students who attend Newton-Conover Middle usually attend:

High:

Newton-Conover High

Feeder schools for Newton-Conover Middle:

Elementary:	North Newton Elementary
	Shuford Elementary
	South Newton Elementary

Racial breakdown:

White:

36.9%

Hispanic:

32.2%

African American:

12.7%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 25th percentile in 2015 → 53rd in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 28 percentile points since 2015

✓Above the North Carolina median (53rd percentile)

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school54%

District avg54%

North Carolina avg54%

360^th of 773

North Carolina public middle schools ?

Top 47%▲ up 29 pts since 2015

From bottom 25% (2015) to top 47% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

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	52.7	360 of 773	53.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	55.0	336 of 793	57.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	56.2	323 of 784	58.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	50.7	376 of 786	52.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	59.2	271 of 741	63.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	51.5	372 of 737	49.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	51.2	357 of 691	48.3%	★★☆☆☆
2017	56.4	316 of 694	54.5%	★★★☆☆
2016	45.1	391 of 692	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2015	27.3	530 of 705	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	44.1	343 of 627	45.3%	★★☆☆☆
2013	50.9	325 of 673	51.7%	★★★☆☆
2012	69.9	201 of 662	69.6%	★★★☆☆
2011	72.8	173 of 648	73.3%	★★★★☆
2010	69.7	191 of 640	70.2%	★★★★☆
2009	75.5	140 of 630	77.8%	★★★★☆
2008	67.5	199 of 620	67.9%	★★★☆☆
2007	64.7	229 of 606	62.2%	★★★☆☆
2006	61.4	247 of 598	58.7%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	30.0	401 of 546	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	36.9	352 of 560	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	27.9	441 of 559	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	32.5	384 of 550	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	47.5	229 of 533	57.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	45.0	275 of 519	47.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	35.4	345 of 494	30.2%	★★☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	25.7	88 of 111	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.8	86 of 110	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.8	86 of 110	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.1	93 of 109	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	32.4	71 of 99	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	39.4	76 of 102	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	30.2	76 of 95	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2022	40.4	230 of 449	48.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	49.1	195 of 478	59.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	55.8	158 of 504	68.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	52.0	173 of 475	63.6%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	34.3	243 of 371	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	50.9	127 of 356	64.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	46.7	130 of 318	59.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	44.3	137 of 312	56.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	40.9	123 of 236	47.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	29.1	167 of 211	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	41.3	81 of 151	46.4%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	51.1	352 of 733	52.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	53.4	324 of 738	56.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	56.6	310 of 731	57.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	47.1	374 of 733	49.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	56.6	285 of 706	59.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	49.5	372 of 684	45.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	50.0	368 of 656	43.9%	★★☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	70.4	88 of 458	80.8%	★★★★☆
2024	62.2	181 of 461	60.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	69.5	101 of 452	77.7%	★★★★☆
2022	56.9	235 of 450	47.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	56.8	227 of 448	49.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	59.7	196 of 416	52.9%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	41.2	343 of 562	39.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	59.5	190 of 564	66.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	58.0	189 of 553	65.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	50.5	253 of 541	53.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	61.7	147 of 522	71.8%	★★★★☆
2019	41.2	315 of 493	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	47.5	246 of 472	47.9%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	50.8	335 of 729	54.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	61.7	236 of 743	68.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	63.3	203 of 735	72.4%	★★★★☆
2022	63.6	183 of 689	73.4%	★★★★☆
2021	73.2	106 of 633	83.3%	★★★★☆
2019	55.4	254 of 639	60.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	61.9	198 of 604	67.2%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	52.9	330 of 733	55.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	54.5	315 of 751	58.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	53.3	323 of 747	56.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	51.8	347 of 748	53.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	60.1	251 of 711	64.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	50.5	352 of 697	49.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	50.0	357 of 665	46.3%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	59.6	115 of 328	64.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	54.7	131 of 306	57.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	50.4	136 of 302	55.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	45.9	146 of 283	48.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	45.6	125 of 248	49.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	28.4	193 of 237	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	41.7	135 of 221	38.9%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2024	37.8	265 of 473	44.0%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	65.4	209 of 649	67.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	48.7	330 of 652	49.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	53.4	287 of 656	56.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	47.7	347 of 658	47.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	53.9	268 of 632	57.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	46.5	349 of 624	44.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	49.2	310 of 596	48.0%	★★☆☆☆

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)81st percentile+27 vs school

White (2025)68th percentile+14 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)65th percentile+12 vs school

Male (2025)55th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)54th percentile~ school

Female (2025)52nd percentile~ school

Disabled (2022)49th percentile-3 vs school

Special Education (2024)44th percentile-14 vs school

Hispanic (2025)39th percentile-14 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)35th percentile-19 vs school

African American (2025)27th percentile-27 vs school

Asian (2025)21st percentile-33 vs school

By subject vs North Carolina (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics56%+3 vs state

Science55%-6 vs state

Reading52%~ state avg

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by a parent
Sunday, February 5, 2017

Newton Conover STEM Middle School truly prepares students to College and Careers. Instruction is student centered and students needs always come first. Amazing school! Close Quote

by a parent on FaceBook
Monday, October 6, 2014

We considered private school, but decided to give the NCCS school system a try first, and I've *never* regretted it. My kids have been in the school system for 10 years now. I know of other families who come to NCMS from out of district because of the teachers, diversity, and excellent programs. We lucked out when we bought our first home in the district, we really did. Close Quote

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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
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
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
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
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
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
Mill Creek Middle	Public	7-8	1041 Shiloh Road	Claremont	28610	Catawba County	Catawba County Schools	No	No	No	No	(828) 241-1494	477	30	16.1	45.9%	353 (74.0%)	29 (6.1%)	54 (11.3%)	10 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	30 (6.3%)	51.7	373^rd of 773 public middle schools	51.7%		64	260^th of 793 public middle schools	67.2%	113		57.6	44.4		56.4	51.9	54.9	$8,693	$756	$7,937
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
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Newton-Conover Middle

What is the racial makeup of Newton-Conover Middle?

Students at Newton-Conover Middle are 37% White, 32% Hispanic, 13% African American, 10% Two or more races, 8% Asian.

How many students attend Newton-Conover Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 559 students attended Newton-Conover Middle.

Is Newton-Conover Middle a good school?

Newton-Conover Middle ranks 360^th of 773 North Carolina middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What high school do graduates of Newton-Conover Middle attend?

Students who attend Newton-Conover Middle usually go on to attend Newton-Conover High

What district is Newton-Conover Middle in?

Newton Conover City Schools

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