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Catawba County Schools Schools
Catawba County Schools is a public school district in North Carolina, based in Catawba County (Newton). SchoolGrade grades 28 of its schools on actual versus projected test scores; every school below has its own page.
Catawba 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 Catawba County Schools
27 of 28 schools in Catawba County Schools carry a SchoolGrade (1 have no school-level proficiency results in our source data). Grade distribution:
A: 3B: 15C: 7D: 2
Best schools in Catawba 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+ Challenger Early College High (High school, exceeds expectations)
- A Mountain View Elementary (Elementary school, meets expectations)
- A- Sherrills Ford Elementary (Elementary school, doesn't meet expectations)
- B+ Balls Creek Elementary (Elementary school, doesn't meet expectations)
- B+ Bandys High (High school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- B+ Maiden Elementary (Elementary school, meets expectations)
- B+ Snow Creek Elementary (Elementary school, meets expectations)
- B+ Jacobs Fork Middle (Middle school, doesn't meet expectations)
- B Banoak Elementary (Elementary school, meets expectations)
- B Blackburn Elementary (Elementary school, doesn't meet expectations)
Every school in Catawba County Schools
High schools (6)
- B+ Bandys High, Catawba
- C- Bunker Hill High, Claremont
- A+ Challenger Early College High, Hickory
- B- Fred T Foard High, Newton
- C+ Maiden High, Maiden
- B- Saint Stephens High, Hickory
Middle and junior high schools (5)
- B- Harry M Arndt Middle, Hickory
- B+ Jacobs Fork Middle, Newton
- B Maiden Middle School, Maiden
- B- Mill Creek Middle, Claremont
- C+ River Bend Middle, Claremont
Elementary and primary schools (16)
- B+ Balls Creek Elementary, Newton
- B Banoak Elementary, Vale
- B Blackburn Elementary, Newton
- B Catawba Elementary School, Catawba
- B Charles H Tuttle Elementary, Maiden
- C+ Claremont Elementary, Claremont
- B Clyde Campbell Elementary, Hickory
- C+ Lyle Creek Elementary, Conover
- B+ Maiden Elementary, Maiden
- A Mountain View Elementary, Hickory
- D+ Oxford Elementary, Claremont
- D- Saint Stephens Elementary, Conover
- A- Sherrills Ford Elementary, Sherrills Ford
- B+ Snow Creek Elementary, Hickory
- C+ Startown Elementary, Newton
- C- Webb A Murray Elementary, Hickory
Other schools and academies (1)
- Catawba Rosenwald Education Center, Catawba
Where Catawba County Schools schools are
About this district
- State: Best schools in North Carolina
- County: Catawba County
- Type: regular local school district
- Setting: midsize suburb (NCES locale of the district office)
- Enrollment: 15,880 students with 1,020 full-time-equivalent teachers and 1,882 total staff FTE (NCES CCD, 2023-24)
- NCES district ID: 3700690
- 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
- Newton Conover City Schools (7 schools, 4 mi)
- Hickory City Schools (9 schools, 10 mi)
- Lincoln County Schools (22 schools, 11 mi)
- Alexander County Schools (12 schools, 19 mi)
- Iredell-Statesville Schools (38 schools, 22 mi)
- Mooresville Graded School District (7 schools, 23 mi)
- Gaston County Schools (56 schools, 25 mi)
- Caldwell County Schools (24 schools, 28 mi)
Questions about Catawba County Schools
How many schools are in Catawba County Schools?
SchoolGrade grades 28 public schools in Catawba County Schools, across 8 cities and towns. Every one of them is listed on this page with a link to its own report.
Which cities does Catawba County Schools serve?
The largest by graded schools: Hickory, Claremont, Newton, Maiden, Catawba and 3 more.
How good are the schools in Catawba County Schools?
Across the 27 graded schools, the average SchoolGrade is B-, with 59.6% of tested students meeting the state bar against a projected 54.5%. 48% of schools meet or exceed the expectation for their student context.
How many students attend Catawba County Schools?
15,880 students were enrolled in Catawba County Schools in the 2023-24 school year, about 15.6 students per full-time teacher (NCES Common Core of Data).
Where is Catawba County Schools?
Catawba County Schools is in North Carolina, based in Catawba County, with its district office in Newton. Its boundary covers about 354 sq mi.