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The highest-performing public schools by test proficiency in Catawba County, North Carolina

Across Catawba County, North Carolina, 41 public schools are ranked here, ranked by composite state-assessment proficiency. Challenger Early College High leads the list at 90.1%, against a median of 56.8% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

Catawba County, North Carolina

Top % Proficient

90.1%

Median % Proficient

56.8%

HIGHEST PROFICIENCY · CATAWBA COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA

#	School	City	District	Level	% FRL	Students	% Proficient
1	Challenger Early College High	Hickory, NC	Catawba County Schools	High	49.5%	376	90.1%
2	Discovery High School	Newton, NC	Newton Conover City Schools	High	29.5%	146	78.5%
3	Oakwood Elementary	Hickory, NC	Hickory City Schools	Elementary	99.1%	336	72.4%
4	Mountain View Elementary	Hickory, NC	Catawba County Schools	Elementary	99.6%	708	71.2%
5	Sherrills Ford Elementary	Sherrills Ford, NC	Catawba County Schools	Elementary	42.3%	633	67.9%
6	North Newton Elementary	Newton, NC	Newton Conover City Schools	Elementary	99.2%	388	67.0%
7	Balls Creek Elementary	Newton, NC	Catawba County Schools	Elementary	99.6%	686	66.1%
8	Clyde Campbell Elementary	Hickory, NC	Catawba County Schools	Elementary	99.4%	505	64.6%
9	Maiden Elementary	Maiden, NC	Catawba County Schools	Elementary	98.9%	562	64.5%
10	Shuford Elementary	Conover, NC	Newton Conover City Schools	Elementary	96.3%	402	64.4%
11	Snow Creek Elementary	Hickory, NC	Catawba County Schools	Elementary	99.5%	551	64.1%
12	Blackburn Elementary	Newton, NC	Catawba County Schools	Elementary	99.0%	484	63.1%
13	Banoak Elementary	Vale, NC	Catawba County Schools	Elementary	99.0%	291	62.4%
14	Charles H Tuttle Elementary	Maiden, NC	Catawba County Schools	Elementary	99.2%	368	62.3%
15	Jacobs Fork Middle	Newton, NC	Catawba County Schools	Middle	52.9%	482	62.1%
16	W M Jenkins Elementary	Hickory, NC	Hickory City Schools	Elementary	98.9%	276	61.9%
17	Bandys High	Catawba, NC	Catawba County Schools	High	40.5%	935	60.4%
18	Catawba Elementary School	Catawba, NC	Catawba County Schools	Elementary	99.3%	450	58.1%
19	Startown Elementary	Newton, NC	Catawba County Schools	Elementary	99.4%	540	56.9%
20	Maiden Middle School	Maiden, NC	Catawba County Schools	Middle	98.9%	451	56.9%
21	Fred T Foard High	Newton, NC	Catawba County Schools	High	46.9%	930	56.8%
22	Claremont Elementary	Claremont, NC	Catawba County Schools	Elementary	99.4%	462	54.7%
23	Newton-Conover Middle	Conover, NC	Newton Conover City Schools	Middle	99.5%	559	54.5%
24	Saint Stephens High	Hickory, NC	Catawba County Schools	High	99.8%	1,268	54.2%
25	Lyle Creek Elementary	Conover, NC	Catawba County Schools	Elementary	99.3%	458	53.8%
26	Mill Creek Middle	Claremont, NC	Catawba County Schools	Middle	45.9%	477	53.3%
27	Harry M Arndt Middle	Hickory, NC	Catawba County Schools	Middle	99.5%	601	52.5%
28	South Newton Elementary	Newton, NC	Newton Conover City Schools	Elementary	99.1%	328	52.2%
29	River Bend Middle	Claremont, NC	Catawba County Schools	Middle	99.3%	450	49.8%
30	Hickory Career Arts Magnet High School	Hickory, NC	Hickory City Schools	High	98.5%	201	49.3%
31	Northview Middle	Hickory, NC	Hickory City Schools	Middle	99.4%	481	48.8%
32	Webb A Murray Elementary	Hickory, NC	Catawba County Schools	Elementary	99.2%	380	47.7%
33	Longview Elementary	Hickory, NC	Hickory City Schools	Elementary	98.9%	269	46.9%
34	Maiden High	Maiden, NC	Catawba County Schools	High	49.1%	852	46.3%
35	Grandview Middle	Hickory, NC	Hickory City Schools	Middle	99.1%	347	45.6%
36	Oxford Elementary	Claremont, NC	Catawba County Schools	Elementary	98.7%	540	43.4%
37	Newton-Conover High	Newton, NC	Newton Conover City Schools	High	60.5%	724	40.8%
38	Viewmont Elementary	Hickory, NC	Hickory City Schools	Elementary	99.4%	509	38.5%
39	Saint Stephens Elementary	Conover, NC	Catawba County Schools	Elementary	99.6%	711	37.7%
40	Bunker Hill High	Claremont, NC	Catawba County Schools	High	99.6%	845	36.3%
41	Hickory High	Hickory, NC	Hickory City Schools	High	99.7%	1,024	33.3%

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