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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 2024-25 school year, there are 6 public middle schools serving 2,381 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 48%), and reading proficiency score of 52% (versus the 50% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 39% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is less than the North Carolina public middle school average of 56% (majority Black).
Overview
This School District
This State (NC)
# Schools
28 Schools
872 Schools
# Students
15,678 Students
493,896 Students
# Teachers
1,007 Teachers
31,100 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
16:1
16:1
District Rank
Catawba County Schools School District, which is ranked within the top 50% of all 321 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
0.58
0.70
# American Indian Students
10 Students
6,003 Students
% American Indian Students
n/a
1%
# Asian Students
1,145 Students
18,716 Students
% Asian Students
7%
4%
# Hispanic Students
2,865 Students
96,486 Students
% Hispanic Students
18%
20%
# Black Students
852 Students
125,086 Students
% Black Students
6%
25%
# White Students
9,672 Students
218,677 Students
% White Students
62%
44%
# Hawaiian Students
9 Students
670 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
n/a
# Two or more races Students
1,125 Students
28,268 Students
% of Two or more races Students
7%
6%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
230
1,826
# Students in K Grade:
1,090
16,153
# Students in 1st Grade:
1,195
16,577
# Students in 2nd Grade:
1,113
16,245
# Students in 3rd Grade:
1,135
16,294
# Students in 4th Grade:
1,104
16,783
# Students in 5th Grade:
1,200
19,115
# Students in 6th Grade:
1,137
111,146
# Students in 7th Grade:
1,147
117,759
# Students in 8th Grade:
1,233
122,333
# Students in 9th Grade:
1,416
12,003
# Students in 10th Grade:
1,395
10,323
# Students in 11th Grade:
1,212
9,084
# Students in 12th Grade:
1,071
8,255
# Ungraded Students:
-
-
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $10,775 in this school district is less than the state median of $11,229. The school district revenue/student has grown by 8% over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $10,707 is less than the state median of $11,655. The school district spending/student has grown by 6% over four school years.
Total Revenue
$169 MM
$17,307 MM
Spending
$168 MM
$17,964 MM
Revenue / Student
$10,775
$11,229
Spending / Student
$10,707
$11,655
Best Catawba County Schools School District Public Middle Schools (2024-25)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Jacobs Fork Middle School
Magnet 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
| 440 students
Rank: #22.
Mill Creek Middle School
Magnet 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
| 412 students
Rank: #33.
Maiden Middle School
Magnet 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
| 421 students
Rank: #44.
Harry M Arndt Middle School
Magnet 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
| 631 students
Rank: #55.
River Bend Middle School
Magnet 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
| 475 students
Rank: #66.
Catawba Rosenwald Education Center
Special Education School
Magnet School
Magnet 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
| 2 students
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