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Enrollment
368
Elementary
DISTRICT 521 · STATE 467
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CATAWBA COUNTY SCHOOLS·NCES 370069000279
Charles H Tuttle Elementary
2872 Water Plant Road, Maiden, NC 28650 · (828) 428-3080 · Catawba County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL368 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 74% of North Carolina public elementary schools
- B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A-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
16.8:1
22 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.3:1 · STATE 14.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
99%
365 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 44 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 44 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 47 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 55 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 51 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 68 | 18% |
| Grade 6 | 59 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (44) is 25% smaller than its 6th grade class (59).
Student demographics
46%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
51.9%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
69.6%
NC avg 52.2%
What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 52 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 70 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
62.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.5%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+13.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 62% 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 Charles H Tuttle Elementary
Charles H Tuttle Elementary's state test result (62.3% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Charles H Tuttle Elementary this school | 368 | 99.2% | 62.3% |
| John R Lawrence Elementary School Archdale | 394 | 99.2% | 66.7% |
| Mull Elementary Morganton | 291 | 98.6% | 63.5% |
| Bethlehem Elementary Taylorsville | 435 | 99.1% | 67.4% |
| Glen Alpine Elementary Morganton | 295 | 99.0% | 61.4% |
| Catawba Elementary School Catawba | 450 | 99.3% | 58.1% |
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 Charles H Tuttle Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina | In Catawba County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 62.3% | #435 of 1,297 | #12 of 23 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 69.6% | #340 of 1,296 | #9 of 23 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 51.9% | #547 of 1,300 | #12 of 23 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 368 | #1,003 of 1,485 | #18 of 24 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.8:1 | #1,185 of 1,377 | #17 of 24 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 46.3% | #1,066 of 1,379 | #21 of 24 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 99.2% | #517 of 1,414 | #13 of 24 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -22.4% | #223 of 937 | #5 of 18 |
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
368
-31 (-8%) vs 2020
-26% since 1990-91, when it was 497
Student : Teacher
16.8:1
was 15.3:1
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 | 368 | 21.9 | 16.8:1 | 99% (365) |
| 2023-24 | 384 | 27.5 | 14.0:1 | 59% (227) |
| 2022-23 | 412 | 29.3 | 14.1:1 | 55% (226) |
| 2020-21 | 399 | 26 | 15.3:1 | 39% (155) |
| 2017-18 | 474 | 27.6 | 17.2:1 | 43% (206) |
| 2015-16 | 491 | 28 | 17.5:1 | 45% (219) |
| 2010-11 | 530 | 31 | 17.1:1 | 44% (235) |
| 2000-01 | 547 | 39 | 14.0:1 | 29% (159) |
| 1990-91 | 497 | 34 | 14.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Charles H Tuttle Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 22% (474 to 368); teachers down 21% (27.6 to 21.9).
About Charles H Tuttle Elementary
Charles H Tuttle Elementary is a small elementary school in Maiden, North Carolina, administered by Catawba County Schools. The grade span is kindergarten through 6, and enrollment is 368 students. Average enrollment for elementary schools in North Carolina is about 467, so this school runs 21% smaller than that.
Catawba County Schools runs Charles H Tuttle Elementary along with 27 other schools, enrolling 16,003 students in total.
By race and ethnicity, Charles H Tuttle Elementary is 71% White. It is also 15% Hispanic, 7% Asian, and 6% multiracial. For comparison, Catawba County is about 75% White. Charles H Tuttle Elementary has a diversity index of 46%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
The school has about 16.8 students per teacher and 21.9 full-time-equivalent teachers. That ratio is over the 14.9:1 average for elementary schools in North Carolina. Federal records put free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at 99%. That rate is above the 86% average among public schools in Catawba County.
The allk12 Grade for Charles H Tuttle Elementary is B+. Compared with North Carolina public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 74% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
In North Carolina, Charles H Tuttle Elementary is in the middle band of BeatsExpectations: 62.3% actual against a predicted 48.5%.
County data help place the school in context: in Catawba County, median household income is about $67,864, about 26% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 9%. Charles H Tuttle Elementary is among the 44 public schools in Catawba County.
Maiden Elementary is the closest public school, about 3.0 miles away in a straight line. There are 5 more public schools inside five miles. On state test proficiency, Charles H Tuttle Elementary ranks 3rd in a group of 8 nearby schools.
Locale: Rural: Fringe. In NCES terms, the school is in rural territory close to an urban area.
Federal counts put enrollment at 399 in 2020-21 and 368 in 2024-25, an 8% decrease. There were more students per teacher in 2024-25 (16.8:1) than in 2020-21 (15.3:1).
Parents and students can post about school events, clubs, and volunteer needs at Charles H Tuttle Elementary. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
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 Maiden
- Maiden HighHigh · 852 students
- Maiden ElementaryElementary · 562 students
- Maiden Middle SchoolMiddle · 451 students
Nearby schools
- Maiden Elementary3.0 mi · 562
- Balls Creek Elementary3.2 mi · 686
- Maiden Middle School3.4 mi · 451
- Maiden High3.8 mi · 852
- North Lincoln High4.4 mi · 1,126
- Pumpkin Center Primary5.1 mi · 325
Frequently asked questions
About Charles H Tuttle ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Charles H Tuttle Elementary?
Charles H Tuttle Elementary enrolls approximately 368 students in grades KG-06.
Is Charles H Tuttle Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Charles H Tuttle Elementary is an elementary school covering grades KG-06.
How many teachers does Charles H Tuttle Elementary have?
Charles H Tuttle Elementary employs 22 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 16.8:1.
What is the student diversity at Charles H Tuttle Elementary?
Student demographics at Charles H Tuttle Elementary are roughly 71% White, 15% Hispanic, 1% Black, 7% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Who oversees Charles H Tuttle Elementary?
Charles H Tuttle Elementary 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.