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Enrollment
450
Elementary
DISTRICT 521 · STATE 467
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CATAWBA COUNTY SCHOOLS·NCES 370069000278
Catawba Elementary School
5415 Hudson Chapel Road, Catawba, NC 28609 · (828) 241-3131 · Catawba County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL450 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 61% of North Carolina public elementary schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded North Carolina public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
17.1:1
26 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.3:1 · STATE 14.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
99%
447 students
DISTRICT 86% · STATE 82%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 17 | 4% |
| Kindergarten | 68 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 66 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 51 | 11% |
| Grade 3 | 62 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 57 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 58 | 13% |
| Grade 6 | 71 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (68) is about the same size as its 6th grade class (71).
Student demographics
57%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 61% · STATE 71% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
NC EOG / EOC 2024-25 . % Grade Level Proficient (Level 3+)English Language Arts
43.0%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
64.6%
NC avg 52.2%
What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 43 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 65 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all North Carolina schools, those numbers are about 51 and 52.
Source: NC EOG / EOC. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
58.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.5%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+9.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 58% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 49% typical for North Carolina schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among North Carolina's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Catawba Elementary School
Catawba Elementary School's state test result (58.1% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Catawba Elementary School this school | 450 | 99.3% | 58.1% |
| Trinity Elementary School Trinity | 423 | 99.3% | 44.2% |
| Wilkesboro Elementary School Wilkesboro | 405 | 99.3% | 60.8% |
| Cool Spring Elementary Cleveland | 447 | 99.3% | 73.9% |
| Maiden Elementary Maiden | 562 | 98.9% | 64.5% |
| Clyde Campbell Elementary Hickory | 505 | 99.4% | 64.6% |
Matched among North Carolina elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Catawba Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina | In Catawba County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 58.1% | #566 of 1,297 | #14 of 23 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 64.6% | #483 of 1,296 | #13 of 23 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 43.0% | #846 of 1,300 | #20 of 23 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 450 | #749 of 1,485 | #14 of 24 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.1:1 | #1,228 of 1,377 | #20 of 24 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 57.2% | #798 of 1,379 | #18 of 24 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 99.3% | #355 of 1,414 | #10 of 24 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +6.1% | #244 of 369 | #4 of 6 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
450
+8 (+2%) vs 2020
-4% since 1990-91, when it was 470
Student : Teacher
17.1:1
was 13.8:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 450 | 26.3 | 17.1:1 | 99% (447) |
| 2023-24 | 421 | 30.1 | 14.0:1 | 99% (418) |
| 2022-23 | 404 | 29.2 | 13.8:1 | 70% (284) |
| 2020-21 | 442 | 32 | 13.8:1 | 56% (246) |
| 2017-18 | 424 | 29.8 | 14.2:1 | 65% (277) |
| 2015-16 | 457 | 32 | 14.3:1 | 67% (304) |
| 2010-11 | 503 | 32 | 15.7:1 | 58% (294) |
| 2000-01 | 383 | 24 | 16.0:1 | 27% (105) |
| 1990-91 | 470 | 33 | 14.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Catawba Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 6% (424 to 450); teachers down 12% (29.8 to 26.3).
About Catawba Elementary School
Catawba Elementary School is a mid-sized elementary school serving families in Catawba, North Carolina. It reported 450 students in pre-K through 6 in 2024-25.
Catawba Elementary School is among 28 schools run by Catawba County Schools, which serves 16,003 students.
White students are 62% of those enrolled at Catawba Elementary School. The rest of enrollment is 17% Hispanic, 9% multiracial, 7% Black, and 5% Asian. Census estimates put the White share of Catawba County's population at about 75%. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 57%.
The student-to-teacher ratio is 17.1:1. The school has 26.3 full-time-equivalent teachers. Across elementary schools in North Carolina, the average ratio is 14.9:1. Federal data show 99% of students (447) are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. That is 13 points above the 86% average for public schools in Catawba County.
On the allk12 Grade, Catawba Elementary School lands at B, ahead of 61% of North Carolina public elementary schools.
Catawba Elementary School's actual average proficiency rate across its state test results (58.1%) and its predicted rate (48.5%) put it outside the top and bottom 10% of North Carolina schools.
For the population of Catawba County, the median household earns about $67,864 a year, about 26% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 9% of residents are in poverty. Across Catawba County, 44 public schools serve about 22,392 students.
Straight-line distance to the nearest public school, Catawba Rosenwald Education Center, is less than a tenth of a mile. Within five miles are 7 other public schools. On average proficiency, Catawba Elementary School is 4th of 8 nearby schools with test data.
NCES lists the school's locale as Rural: Fringe. That means it sits in rural territory close to an urban area.
Federal data show 442 students in 2020-21 and 450 in 2024-25, a difference of under 3%. By 2024-25, the school had 17.1 students per teacher, compared with 13.8 in 2020-21.
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Catawba County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
163,573
Census ACS
Median income
$67,864
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
26%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
44
22,392 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Catawba County Schools
- Saint Stephens HighHigh · 1,268 students
- Bandys HighHigh · 935 students
- Fred T Foard HighHigh · 930 students
- Maiden HighHigh · 852 students
- Bunker Hill HighHigh · 845 students
- Saint Stephens ElementaryElementary · 711 students
Other schools in Catawba
- Bandys HighHigh · 935 students
- Catawba Rosenwald Education CenterCombined · 7 students
Nearby schools
- Catawba Rosenwald Education Center0.0 mi · 7
- Mill Creek Middle3.6 mi · 477
- Claremont Elementary3.9 mi · 462
- Bandys High4.0 mi · 935
- River Bend Middle4.2 mi · 450
- Bunker Hill High4.4 mi · 845
Frequently asked questions
About Catawba Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Catawba Elementary School?
Catawba Elementary School enrolls approximately 450 students in grades PK-06.
What age range does Catawba Elementary School serve?
Catawba Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 06.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Catawba Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Catawba Elementary School is approximately 17.1:1 (26 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Catawba Elementary School?
At Catawba Elementary School, the student body is approximately 62% White, 17% Hispanic, 7% Black, 5% Asian, 9% Two or more.
Who oversees Catawba Elementary School?
Catawba Elementary School is overseen by Catawba County Schools in Catawba County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.