Catawba Elementary School

Catawba Elementary School is one of the moderately sized elementary-level communitys in Catawba, North Carolina, overseen by Catawba County Schools, with 450 students on its rolls from grades pre-K through 6.

Catawba Elementary School is one of 28 schools operated by Catawba County Schools, a district that instructs 16,003 students overall.

Looking at the student body, Catawba Elementary School shows that 62% of the student body identifies as White. Other groups include 17% Hispanic, 9% multiracial, 7% Black, 5% Asian. By comparison, Catawba County as a whole is about 75% White, so the school skews considerably less White than its surroundings.

On the resource side, Staff filings list 26 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 17.1:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 14.9:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. About 99% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is noticeably above Catawba County's rate of about 86%.

With demographic context factored in, Catawba Elementary School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 48.5%; this one delivers 58.1%.

In the surrounding community, the surrounding county (Catawba County) shows that median household earnings sit near $67,864, roughly 26% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Catawba County runs 44 public schools (combined enrollment of about 22,392 students), of which Catawba Elementary School is one.

Nearest neighbor: Catawba Rosenwald Education Center, around 0.0 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 7 other public schools cluster around Catawba Elementary School. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Catawba Elementary School ranks 4th on composite proficiency, ahead of the local average of 54.9%.

Geographically, the school is in a low-density area.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Catawba Elementary School has edged up 6%, going from 424 students in 2018 to 450 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 67% to 62% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio widened from 14.2:1 in 2018 to 17.1:1 today.

Inside the community feed, the feed for Catawba Elementary School typically covers science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.