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

This ranking covers the highest-performing public schools in science in Catawba County, North Carolina, drawn from 41 qualifying public schools. Challenger Early College High leads the list at 92.0%, against a median of 61.4% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

Catawba County, North Carolina

Top % Proficient (Science)

92.0%

Median % Proficient (Science)

61.4%

BEST IN SCIENCE · CATAWBA COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA

#	School	City	District	Level	Students	% Proficient (Science)
1	Challenger Early College High	Hickory, NC	Catawba County Schools	High	376	92.0%
2	Oakwood Elementary	Hickory, NC	Hickory City Schools	Elementary	336	81.5%
3	Mountain View Elementary	Hickory, NC	Catawba County Schools	Elementary	708	80.4%
4	Catawba Elementary School	Catawba, NC	Catawba County Schools	Elementary	450	79.7%
5	W M Jenkins Elementary	Hickory, NC	Hickory City Schools	Elementary	276	79.6%
6	Balls Creek Elementary	Newton, NC	Catawba County Schools	Elementary	686	75.0%
7	Shuford Elementary	Conover, NC	Newton Conover City Schools	Elementary	402	73.8%
8	Sherrills Ford Elementary	Sherrills Ford, NC	Catawba County Schools	Elementary	633	73.1%
9	Snow Creek Elementary	Hickory, NC	Catawba County Schools	Elementary	551	73.1%
10	Maiden Elementary	Maiden, NC	Catawba County Schools	Elementary	562	72.8%
11	Discovery High School	Newton, NC	Newton Conover City Schools	High	146	71.9%
12	Banoak Elementary	Vale, NC	Catawba County Schools	Elementary	291	71.1%
13	Blackburn Elementary	Newton, NC	Catawba County Schools	Elementary	484	70.1%
14	Jacobs Fork Middle	Newton, NC	Catawba County Schools	Middle	482	70.1%
15	Charles H Tuttle Elementary	Maiden, NC	Catawba County Schools	Elementary	368	69.6%
16	Claremont Elementary	Claremont, NC	Catawba County Schools	Elementary	462	68.9%
17	Maiden Middle School	Maiden, NC	Catawba County Schools	Middle	451	67.4%
18	Lyle Creek Elementary	Conover, NC	Catawba County Schools	Elementary	458	64.2%
19	North Newton Elementary	Newton, NC	Newton Conover City Schools	Elementary	388	63.8%
20	Harry M Arndt Middle	Hickory, NC	Catawba County Schools	Middle	601	62.7%
21	Bandys High	Catawba, NC	Catawba County Schools	High	935	61.4%
22	Clyde Campbell Elementary	Hickory, NC	Catawba County Schools	Elementary	505	60.9%
23	Startown Elementary	Newton, NC	Catawba County Schools	Elementary	540	60.3%
24	River Bend Middle	Claremont, NC	Catawba County Schools	Middle	450	57.9%
25	Northview Middle	Hickory, NC	Hickory City Schools	Middle	481	57.1%
26	Newton-Conover Middle	Conover, NC	Newton Conover City Schools	Middle	559	55.2%
27	Mill Creek Middle	Claremont, NC	Catawba County Schools	Middle	477	55.0%
28	Grandview Middle	Hickory, NC	Hickory City Schools	Middle	347	54.8%
29	Oxford Elementary	Claremont, NC	Catawba County Schools	Elementary	540	54.7%
30	Fred T Foard High	Newton, NC	Catawba County Schools	High	930	52.8%
31	Saint Stephens High	Hickory, NC	Catawba County Schools	High	1,268	52.2%
32	Webb A Murray Elementary	Hickory, NC	Catawba County Schools	Elementary	380	51.0%
33	Hickory Career Arts Magnet High School	Hickory, NC	Hickory City Schools	High	201	47.4%
34	Viewmont Elementary	Hickory, NC	Hickory City Schools	Elementary	509	46.5%
35	Maiden High	Maiden, NC	Catawba County Schools	High	852	46.4%
36	Longview Elementary	Hickory, NC	Hickory City Schools	Elementary	269	41.8%
37	Bunker Hill High	Claremont, NC	Catawba County Schools	High	845	40.4%
38	Saint Stephens Elementary	Conover, NC	Catawba County Schools	Elementary	711	38.5%
39	South Newton Elementary	Newton, NC	Newton Conover City Schools	Elementary	328	36.0%
40	Newton-Conover High	Newton, NC	Newton Conover City Schools	High	724	34.2%
41	Hickory High	Hickory, NC	Hickory City Schools	High	1,024	24.6%

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