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The highest-performing public schools in reading in Catawba County, North Carolina

Across Catawba County, North Carolina, 40 public schools are ranked here, ranked by the share of students meeting or exceeding the state reading and writing standard. Discovery High School leads the list at 80.8%, against a median of 51.9% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

Catawba County, North Carolina

Top % Proficient (Reading)

80.8%

Median % Proficient (Reading)

51.9%

BEST IN READING · CATAWBA COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA

#	School	City	District	Level	Students	% Proficient (Reading)
1	Discovery High School	Newton, NC	Newton Conover City Schools	High	146	80.8%
2	Hickory Career Arts Magnet High School	Hickory, NC	Hickory City Schools	High	201	78.4%
3	Oakwood Elementary	Hickory, NC	Hickory City Schools	Elementary	336	68.1%
4	Fred T Foard High	Newton, NC	Catawba County Schools	High	930	66.8%
5	Bandys High	Catawba, NC	Catawba County Schools	High	935	63.1%
6	Mountain View Elementary	Hickory, NC	Catawba County Schools	Elementary	708	60.4%
7	Clyde Campbell Elementary	Hickory, NC	Catawba County Schools	Elementary	505	60.2%
8	Sherrills Ford Elementary	Sherrills Ford, NC	Catawba County Schools	Elementary	633	59.8%
9	Jacobs Fork Middle	Newton, NC	Catawba County Schools	Middle	482	59.4%
10	North Newton Elementary	Newton, NC	Newton Conover City Schools	Elementary	388	59.0%
11	Saint Stephens High	Hickory, NC	Catawba County Schools	High	1,268	58.2%
12	Banoak Elementary	Vale, NC	Catawba County Schools	Elementary	291	57.4%
13	Maiden Elementary	Maiden, NC	Catawba County Schools	Elementary	562	55.2%
14	Snow Creek Elementary	Hickory, NC	Catawba County Schools	Elementary	551	55.0%
15	Blackburn Elementary	Newton, NC	Catawba County Schools	Elementary	484	54.2%
16	Mill Creek Middle	Claremont, NC	Catawba County Schools	Middle	477	54.2%
17	Shuford Elementary	Conover, NC	Newton Conover City Schools	Elementary	402	53.5%
18	Balls Creek Elementary	Newton, NC	Catawba County Schools	Elementary	686	53.4%
19	Maiden Middle School	Maiden, NC	Catawba County Schools	Middle	451	52.3%
20	Charles H Tuttle Elementary	Maiden, NC	Catawba County Schools	Elementary	368	51.9%
21	Newton-Conover Middle	Conover, NC	Newton Conover City Schools	Middle	559	51.9%
22	Startown Elementary	Newton, NC	Catawba County Schools	Elementary	540	50.7%
23	Northview Middle	Hickory, NC	Hickory City Schools	Middle	481	50.7%
24	W M Jenkins Elementary	Hickory, NC	Hickory City Schools	Elementary	276	50.4%
25	South Newton Elementary	Newton, NC	Newton Conover City Schools	Elementary	328	50.0%
26	Hickory High	Hickory, NC	Hickory City Schools	High	1,024	49.4%
27	Maiden High	Maiden, NC	Catawba County Schools	High	852	49.1%
28	Harry M Arndt Middle	Hickory, NC	Catawba County Schools	Middle	601	49.0%
29	Newton-Conover High	Newton, NC	Newton Conover City Schools	High	724	48.1%
30	Lyle Creek Elementary	Conover, NC	Catawba County Schools	Elementary	458	47.0%
31	Claremont Elementary	Claremont, NC	Catawba County Schools	Elementary	462	45.0%
32	River Bend Middle	Claremont, NC	Catawba County Schools	Middle	450	44.5%
33	Longview Elementary	Hickory, NC	Hickory City Schools	Elementary	269	44.4%
34	Webb A Murray Elementary	Hickory, NC	Catawba County Schools	Elementary	380	43.6%
35	Bunker Hill High	Claremont, NC	Catawba County Schools	High	845	43.4%
36	Catawba Elementary School	Catawba, NC	Catawba County Schools	Elementary	450	43.0%
37	Grandview Middle	Hickory, NC	Hickory City Schools	Middle	347	42.5%
38	Oxford Elementary	Claremont, NC	Catawba County Schools	Elementary	540	34.6%
39	Saint Stephens Elementary	Conover, NC	Catawba County Schools	Elementary	711	34.4%
40	Viewmont Elementary	Hickory, NC	Hickory City Schools	Elementary	509	32.3%

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