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Best Middle Schools in Zip Code 28601

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Top rankedHarry M Arndt Middle392^nd of 773 North Carolina middle schools

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Summary:

The 28601 zip code area in North Carolina is home to two middle schools: Harry M Arndt Middle and Northview Middle. These schools serve students in grades 6-8 and showcase notable differences in their academic performance and student demographics.

Harry M Arndt Middle consistently outperforms Northview Middle in statewide rankings, placing in the top 50% of North Carolina middle schools. It also exceeds the Catawba County Schools district and North Carolina state averages in several academic subjects, including 8th-grade math, reading, and science. In contrast, Northview Middle struggles to meet the Hickory City Schools district and state averages, particularly in 6th and 7th-grade math.

The disparity in academic performance between the two schools may be influenced by socioeconomic factors. Harry M Arndt Middle has a lower percentage of free/reduced lunch recipients (61.94%) compared to Northview Middle (99.13%), suggesting a more economically diverse student population at the former. This socioeconomic difference may play a role in the observed academic performance gap and raises questions about equity in educational opportunities for students in the 28601 zip code area.

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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
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

Cities Near Zip Code 28601

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Hickory	0.49 mi	17	200^th
Conover	3.23 mi	5	293^rd
Taylorsville	5.81 mi	9	188^th
Hildebran	6.29 mi	1	216^th
Granite Falls	7.1 mi	6	184^th

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the North Carolina Dept of Public Instruction.

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