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Hickory City Schools Schools
Hickory City Schools is a public school district in North Carolina, based in Catawba County (Hickory). SchoolGrade grades 9 of its schools on actual versus projected test scores; every school below has its own page.
Hickory City 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 Hickory City Schools
8 of 9 schools in Hickory City Schools carry a SchoolGrade (1 have too little test data to grade). Grade distribution:
A: 3B: 4C: 1
Best schools in Hickory City 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- Northview Middle (Middle school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- A- Oakwood Elementary (Elementary school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- A- W M Jenkins Elementary (Elementary school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- B+ Hickory High (High school, exceeds expectations)
- B Grandview Middle (Middle school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- B- Hickory Career Arts Magnet High School (High school, exceeds expectations)
- B- Viewmont Elementary (Elementary school, exceeds expectations)
- C Longview Elementary (Elementary school, exceeds expectations)
Every school in Hickory City Schools
High schools (2)
- B- Hickory Career Arts Magnet High School, Hickory
- B+ Hickory High, Hickory
Middle and junior high schools (2)
- B Grandview Middle, Hickory
- A- Northview Middle, Hickory
Elementary and primary schools (5)
- C Longview Elementary, Hickory
- A- Oakwood Elementary, Hickory
- Southwest Primary, Hickory
- B- Viewmont Elementary, Hickory
- A- W M Jenkins Elementary, Hickory
Where Hickory City Schools schools are
Cities and towns served (1)
- Hickory (9)
About this district
- State: Best schools in North Carolina
- County: Catawba County
- Type: regular local school district
- Setting: small city (NCES locale of the district office)
- Enrollment: 3,817 students with 252 full-time-equivalent teachers and 466 total staff FTE (NCES CCD, 2023-24)
- NCES district ID: 3702190
- 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, 8 mi)
- Catawba County Schools (28 schools, 10 mi)
- Alexander County Schools (12 schools, 16 mi)
- Lincoln County Schools (22 schools, 18 mi)
- Caldwell County Schools (24 schools, 18 mi)
- Burke County Schools (26 schools, 20 mi)
- Iredell-Statesville Schools (38 schools, 27 mi)
- Cleveland County Schools (28 schools, 30 mi)
Questions about Hickory City Schools
How many schools are in Hickory City Schools?
SchoolGrade grades 9 public schools in Hickory City Schools, across 1 city or town. Every one of them is listed on this page with a link to its own report.
Which cities does Hickory City Schools serve?
The largest by graded schools: Hickory.
How good are the schools in Hickory City Schools?
Across the 8 graded schools, the average SchoolGrade is B, with 48.5% of tested students meeting the state bar against a projected 41%. 100% of schools meet or exceed the expectation for their student context.
How many students attend Hickory City Schools?
3,817 students were enrolled in Hickory City Schools in the 2023-24 school year, about 15.1 students per full-time teacher (NCES Common Core of Data).
Where is Hickory City Schools?
Hickory City Schools is in North Carolina, based in Catawba County, with its district office in Hickory. Its boundary covers about 26.3 sq mi.