Charles H Tuttle Elementary

As a tight-knit elementary school in Maiden, North Carolina, Charles H Tuttle Elementary enrolls 368 students from grades K through 6, one of the schools within Catawba County Schools. Enrollment runs roughly 21% below the state mean of about 467.

Within Catawba County Schools, which oversees 28 schools and 16,003 students, Charles H Tuttle Elementary is one campus in the system.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Charles H Tuttle Elementary logs that White students make up the majority at 71%; the rest comes out to 15% Hispanic, 7% Asian, 6% multiracial. Compared to Catawba County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school reports having 22 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 16.8:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 14.9:1 average. Around 99% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against Catawba County (around 86%), the school's rate is noticeably above typical.

After controlling for student poverty, Charles H Tuttle Elementary tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 48.5% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 62.3%.

Around the school, community-level numbers for Catawba County indicate the typical household earns roughly $67,864 per year, 26% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 9%. In all, Catawba County runs 44 public schools (combined enrollment of about 22,392 students), of which Charles H Tuttle Elementary is one.

Maiden Elementary is the nearest neighboring public school, about 3.0 miles from this campus. 5 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. On composite proficiency, Charles H Tuttle Elementary comes 3rd of 8 in the immediate cluster, ahead of the nearby-schools average of 58.3%.

The school occupies a countryside site.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Charles H Tuttle Elementary has fell 22%, going from 474 students in 2018 to 368 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 77% to 71% across the same window.

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