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Catawba County Schools School District ranks among the top 20% of public school district in North Carolina for:
Category
Attribute
Community Size
Largest student body (number of students) (Top 1%)
For the 2024 school year, there are 6 public middle schools serving 2,488 students in Catawba County Schools School District. This district's average middle testing ranking is 7/10, which is in the top 50% of public middle schools in North Carolina.
Public Middle Schools in Catawba County Schools School District have an average math proficiency score of 56% (versus the North Carolina public middle school average of 47%), and reading proficiency score of 52% (versus the 49% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 37% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is less than the North Carolina public middle school average of 55% (majority Black).
Overview
This School District
This State (NC)
# Schools
28 Schools
872 Schools
# Students
15,494 Students
493,036 Students
# Teachers
998 Teachers
31,852 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
16:1
16:1
District Rank
Catawba County Schools School District, which is ranked within the top 50% of all 325 school districts in North Carolina (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2021-2022 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 86% has decreased from 91% over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#119 out of 325 school districts
(Top 50%)
(Top 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
59%
51%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
51%
50%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
71%
63%
Graduation Rate
86%
86%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.57
0.70
# American Indian Students
9 Students
6,081 Students
% American Indian Students
n/a
1%
# Asian Students
1,095 Students
17,720 Students
% Asian Students
7%
4%
# Hispanic Students
2,778 Students
93,969 Students
% Hispanic Students
18%
19%
# Black Students
848 Students
126,147 Students
% Black Students
5%
26%
# White Students
9,711 Students
221,858 Students
% White Students
63%
45%
# Hawaiian Students
8 Students
704 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
n/a
# Two or more races Students
1,045 Students
25,696 Students
% of Two or more races Students
7%
5%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
214
1,655
# Students in K Grade:
1,137
15,881
# Students in 1st Grade:
1,077
15,628
# Students in 2nd Grade:
1,132
15,807
# Students in 3rd Grade:
1,081
15,937
# Students in 4th Grade:
1,208
15,972
# Students in 5th Grade:
1,130
18,686
# Students in 6th Grade:
1,121
111,500
# Students in 7th Grade:
1,223
121,315
# Students in 8th Grade:
1,262
123,349
# Students in 9th Grade:
1,526
11,186
# Students in 10th Grade:
1,264
9,855
# Students in 11th Grade:
1,158
8,836
# Students in 12th Grade:
961
7,429
# Ungraded Students:
-
-
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $10,903 in this school district is less than the state median of $11,354. The school district revenue/student has grown by 9% over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $10,834 is less than the state median of $11,785. The school district spending/student has grown by 8% over four school years.
Total Revenue
$169 MM
$17,307 MM
Spending
$168 MM
$17,964 MM
Revenue / Student
$10,903
$11,354
Spending / Student
$10,834
$11,785
Best Catawba County Schools School District Public Middle Schools (2024)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Jacobs Fork Middle School
(Math: 60% | Reading: 60%)
Rank:
Rank:
8/
Top 30%10
3431 Plateau Road
Newton, NC 28658
(704) 462-1827
Newton, NC 28658
(704) 462-1827
Grades: 7-8
| 493 students
Rank: #22.
Mill Creek Middle School
(Math: 60% | Reading: 54%)
Rank:
Rank:
7/
Top 50%10
1041 Shiloh Road
Claremont, NC 28610
(828) 241-1494
Claremont, NC 28610
(828) 241-1494
Grades: 7-8
| 420 students
Rank: #33.
Maiden Middle School
(Math: 57% | Reading: 54%)
Rank:
Rank:
7/
Top 50%10
518 North C Avenue
Maiden, NC 28650
(828) 428-2326
Maiden, NC 28650
(828) 428-2326
Grades: 7-8
| 451 students
Rank: #44.
Harry M Arndt Middle School
(Math: 56% | Reading: 50%)
Rank:
Rank:
6/
Top 50%10
3350 34th Street Drive Ne
Hickory, NC 28601
(828) 256-9545
Hickory, NC 28601
(828) 256-9545
Grades: 7-8
| 652 students
Rank: #55.
River Bend Middle School
(Math: 46% | Reading: 45%)
Rank:
Rank:
5/
Bottom 50%10
4670 Oxford School Road
Claremont, NC 28610
(828) 241-2754
Claremont, NC 28610
(828) 241-2754
Grades: 7-8
| 469 students
Rank: #66.
Catawba Rosenwald Education Center
Special Education School
(Math: ≤10% | Reading: ≤10% )
Rank:
Rank:
1/
Bottom 50%10
403 6th Ave Sw
Catawba, NC 28609
(828) 241-2734
Catawba, NC 28609
(828) 241-2734
Grades: K-12
| 3 students
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