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Enrollment
505
Elementary
DISTRICT 521 · STATE 467
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CATAWBA COUNTY SCHOOLS·NCES 370069000281
Clyde Campbell Elementary
2121 35th Avenue Drive NE, Hickory, NC 28601 · (828) 256-2769 · Catawba County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY22-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL505 STUDENTS
A-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 80% 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.
- ABeats 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
16.2:1
31 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.3:1 · STATE 14.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
99%
502 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 | 22 | 4% |
| Kindergarten | 70 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 64 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 69 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 79 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 70 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 73 | 14% |
| Grade 6 | 58 | 11% |
This year's kindergarten class (70) is 21% larger than its 6th grade class (58).
Student demographics
59%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
60.2%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
70.8%
NC avg 52.2%
What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 60 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 71 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
64.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.5%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+16.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 65% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 48% 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 Clyde Campbell Elementary
Clyde Campbell Elementary's state test result (64.6% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clyde Campbell Elementary this school | 505 | 99.4% | 64.6% |
| Startown Elementary Newton | 540 | 99.4% | 56.9% |
| Drexel Elementary Morganton | 477 | 98.7% | 57.2% |
| Snow Creek Elementary Hickory | 551 | 99.5% | 64.1% |
| Blackburn Elementary Newton | 484 | 99.0% | 63.1% |
| Trinity Elementary School Trinity | 423 | 99.3% | 44.2% |
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 Clyde Campbell Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina | In Catawba County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 64.6% | #359 of 1,297 | #6 of 23 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 70.8% | #308 of 1,296 | #6 of 23 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 60.2% | #321 of 1,300 | #3 of 23 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 505 | #595 of 1,485 | #10 of 24 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.2:1 | #1,053 of 1,377 | #13 of 24 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 58.8% | #746 of 1,379 | #17 of 24 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 99.4% | #272 of 1,414 | #7 of 24 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -8.3% | #661 of 937 | #13 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
505
+33 (+7%) vs 2020
+3% since 1990-91, when it was 489
Student : Teacher
16.2:1
was 14.8:1
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 | 505 | 31.2 | 16.2:1 | 99% (502) |
| 2023-24 | 501 | 35.4 | 14.2:1 | 56% (280) |
| 2022-23 | 479 | 35.6 | 13.5:1 | 53% (253) |
| 2020-21 | 472 | 32 | 14.8:1 | 37% (176) |
| 2017-18 | 551 | 33.6 | 16.4:1 | 39% (216) |
| 2015-16 | 572 | 36 | 15.9:1 | 45% (256) |
| 2010-11 | 537 | 32 | 16.8:1 | 33% (175) |
| 2000-01 | 770 | 40 | 19.3:1 | 12% (95) |
| 1990-91 | 489 | 29 | 16.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Clyde Campbell Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 8% (551 to 505); teachers down 7% (33.6 to 31.2).
About Clyde Campbell Elementary
Clyde Campbell Elementary is a medium-sized elementary school based in Hickory, North Carolina. The grade span is pre-K through 6, and enrollment is 505 students.
Catawba County Schools is the district for Clyde Campbell Elementary. It has 28 schools and 16,003 students.
At Clyde Campbell Elementary, White students make up 60% of the student body. The remaining shares are 17% Hispanic, 9% Asian, 9% multiracial, and 4% Black. Catawba County as a whole is about 75% White, so the school's share is lower. Pick two students at random and there is a 59% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
The count of teachers at Clyde Campbell Elementary is 31.2 full-time equivalents, for a ratio of 16.2:1. That is higher than the 14.9:1 average for elementary schools in North Carolina. The school counts 502 students as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, or 99%. It compares with 86% for public schools in Catawba County.
The allk12 Grade for Clyde Campbell Elementary is A-. Compared with North Carolina public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 80% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Based on its free or reduced-price lunch share, the BeatsExpectations model predicts an average proficiency rate on state tests of 48.5% for Clyde Campbell Elementary. The school posts 64.6%, 16.1 points above the prediction.
According to the American Community Survey, in Catawba County, the median household income is $67,864, 26% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 9% of people live in poverty. Clyde Campbell Elementary is one of 44 public schools in the county.
The school nearest to Clyde Campbell Elementary is Saint Stephens High, at a distance of about 1.1 miles. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. Of the 9 nearby schools with scores, including this one, Clyde Campbell Elementary is 1st on average proficiency.
NCES lists the school's locale as Suburb: Mid-size. That means it sits in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.
Federal data show a 7% enrollment gain, from 472 in 2020-21 to 505 in 2024-25. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 14.8:1 to 16.2:1.
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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 Hickory
- Saint Stephens HighHigh · 1,268 students
- Hickory HighHigh · 1,024 students
- Mountain View ElementaryElementary · 708 students
- Harry M Arndt MiddleMiddle · 601 students
- Snow Creek ElementaryElementary · 551 students
- Viewmont ElementaryElementary · 509 students
Nearby schools
- Saint Stephens High1.1 mi · 1,268
- Snow Creek Elementary1.1 mi · 551
- Harry M Arndt Middle1.1 mi · 601
- W M Jenkins Elementary1.9 mi · 276
- Northview Middle2.2 mi · 481
- Saint Stephens Elementary3.2 mi · 711
Frequently asked questions
About Clyde Campbell ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Clyde Campbell Elementary?
Clyde Campbell Elementary enrolls approximately 505 students in grades PK-06.
What age range does Clyde Campbell Elementary serve?
Clyde Campbell Elementary serves students from grade PK through grade 06.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Clyde Campbell Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Clyde Campbell Elementary is approximately 16.2:1 (31 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Clyde Campbell Elementary?
At Clyde Campbell Elementary, the student body is approximately 60% White, 17% Hispanic, 4% Black, 9% Asian, 9% Two or more.
Is Clyde Campbell Elementary public or private?
Clyde Campbell Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Catawba County Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.