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Caldwell County Schools Schools
Caldwell County Schools is a public school district in North Carolina, based in Caldwell County (Lenoir). SchoolGrade grades 24 of its schools on actual versus projected test scores; every school below has its own page.
Caldwell County Schools on the map
District boundary from the NCES EDGE composite school district file. Each marker is a graded school; click it for its grade and scores.
SchoolGrade summary for Caldwell County Schools
23 of 24 schools in Caldwell County Schools carry a SchoolGrade (1 have too little test data to grade). Grade distribution:
A: 7B: 9C: 4D: 2F: 1
Best schools in Caldwell County Schools
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The ten highest SchoolGrades in the district. Grades reward actual test performance against the projection for each school's student context, so a B in a high-poverty school can outrank an A- elsewhere on impact.
- A Caldwell Early College (High school, meets expectations)
- A- Caldwell Applied Sciences Academy (High school, doesn't meet expectations)
- A- Collettsville School (Elementary school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- A- Granite Falls Elementary (Elementary school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- A- Baton Elementary (Elementary school, exceeds expectations)
- A- Hudson Elementary (Elementary school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- A- Hudson Middle (Middle school, exceeds expectations)
- B+ Granite Falls Middle (Middle school, meets expectations)
- B+ William Lenoir Middle (Middle school, exceeds expectations)
- B Kings Creek Elementary (Elementary school, meets expectations)
Every school in Caldwell County Schools
High schools (3)
- B- Hibriten High, Lenoir
- B South Caldwell High, Hudson
- C+ West Caldwell High, Lenoir
Middle and junior high schools (4)
- B- Gamewell Middle, Lenoir
- B+ Granite Falls Middle, Granite Falls
- A- Hudson Middle, Hudson
- B+ William Lenoir Middle, Lenoir
Elementary and primary schools (13)
- A- Baton Elementary, Granite Falls
- A Caldwell Early College, Hudson
- B- Dudley Shoals Elementary, Granite Falls
- C+ Gamewell Elementary, Lenoir
- A- Granite Falls Elementary, Granite Falls
- B Happy Valley Elementary, Lenoir
- F Horizons Elementary, Lenoir
- A- Hudson Elementary, Hudson
- B Kings Creek Elementary, Lenoir
- B Lower Creek Elementary, Lenoir
- C Sawmills Elementary, Granite Falls
- Valmead Elementary, Lenoir
- D Whitnel Elementary, Lenoir
Other schools and academies (4)
- A- Caldwell Applied Sciences Academy, Hudson
- A- Collettsville School, Collettsville
- C Davenport A School, Lenoir
- D- Gateway School, Granite Falls
Where Caldwell County Schools schools are
Cities and towns served (4)
- Lenoir (12)
- Granite Falls (6)
- Hudson (5)
- Collettsville (1)
About this district
- State: Best schools in North Carolina
- County: Caldwell County
- Type: regular local school district
- Setting: midsize suburb (NCES locale of the district office)
- Enrollment: 10,665 students with 740 full-time-equivalent teachers and 1,476 total staff FTE (NCES CCD, 2023-24)
- NCES district ID: 3700580
- Grades are the 2025-26 SchoolGrade model: each school's actual proficiency against the level projected for its student context. How SchoolGrade works
Nearby school districts
- Hickory City Schools (9 schools, 18 mi)
- Burke County Schools (26 schools, 19 mi)
- Alexander County Schools (12 schools, 19 mi)
- Watauga County Schools (11 schools, 22 mi)
- Avery County Schools (8 schools, 24 mi)
- Newton Conover City Schools (7 schools, 24 mi)
- Wilkes County Schools (22 schools, 26 mi)
- Catawba County Schools (28 schools, 28 mi)
Questions about Caldwell County Schools
How many schools are in Caldwell County Schools?
SchoolGrade grades 24 public schools in Caldwell County Schools, across 4 cities and towns. Every one of them is listed on this page with a link to its own report.
Which cities does Caldwell County Schools serve?
The largest by graded schools: Lenoir, Granite Falls, Hudson, Collettsville.
How good are the schools in Caldwell County Schools?
Across the 23 graded schools, the average SchoolGrade is B-, with 44.5% of tested students meeting the state bar against a projected 47.1%. 74% of schools meet or exceed the expectation for their student context.
How many students attend Caldwell County Schools?
10,665 students were enrolled in Caldwell County Schools in the 2023-24 school year, about 14.4 students per full-time teacher (NCES Common Core of Data).
Where is Caldwell County Schools?
Caldwell County Schools is in North Carolina, based in Caldwell County, with its district office in Lenoir. Its boundary covers about 472 sq mi.