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If you could change one rule at Fred T Foard High, what would it be?
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Enrollment
930
High
DISTRICT 868 · STATE 761
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CATAWBA COUNTY SCHOOLS·NCES 370069000282
Fred T Foard High
3407 Plateau Road, Newton, NC 28658 · (704) 462-1496 · Catawba County
GRADES 09–12HIGH41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL930 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 62% of North Carolina public high schools
- B+Test 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 high schools
Student : Teacher
21.8:1
43 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 23.7:1 · STATE 19.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
47%
436 students
DISTRICT 86% · STATE 82%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 17 | 2% |
| Grade 9 | 219 | 24% |
| Grade 10 | 220 | 24% |
| Grade 11 | 242 | 26% |
| Grade 12 | 232 | 25% |
Student demographics
44%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
66.8%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
50.8%
NC avg 52.2%
What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 67 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 51 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
56.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
64.5%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-7.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 57% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 65% 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 Fred T Foard High
Fred T Foard High's state test result (56.8% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fred T Foard High this school | 930 | 46.9% | 56.8% |
| North Davidson High Lexington | 935 | 41.8% | 52.3% |
| Bandys High Catawba | 935 | 40.5% | 60.4% |
| Wheatmore High School Trinity | 667 | 48.4% | 55.2% |
| Maiden High Maiden | 852 | 49.1% | 46.3% |
| Mount Pleasant High Mount Pleasant | 894 | 38.4% | 46.5% |
Matched among North Carolina high 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 Fred T Foard High ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina | In Catawba County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 56.8% | #146 of 468 | #4 of 10 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 50.8% | #138 of 464 | #5 of 10 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 66.8% | #147 of 448 | #3 of 9 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 930 | #208 of 598 | #4 of 10 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 21.8:1 | #359 of 473 | #5 of 9 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 43.9% | #397 of 474 | #8 of 9 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 46.9% | #397 of 527 | #8 of 10 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -4.0% | #220 of 277 | #6 of 7 |
Ranked against other public high 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
930
+53 (+6%) vs 2020
+4% since 1990-91, when it was 895
Student : Teacher
21.8:1
was 17.2:1
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 | 930 | 42.6 | 21.8:1 | 47% (436) |
| 2023-24 | 956 | 53.5 | 17.9:1 | 44% (425) |
| 2022-23 | 956 | 54 | 17.7:1 | 41% (394) |
| 2020-21 | 877 | 51 | 17.2:1 | 27% (236) |
| 2017-18 | 969 | 56.9 | 17.0:1 | 35% (340) |
| 2015-16 | 1,004 | 58 | 17.3:1 | 35% (353) |
| 2010-11 | 1,074 | 64 | 16.8:1 | 34% (360) |
| 2000-01 | 1,141 | 70 | 16.3:1 | 9% (108) |
| 1990-91 | 895 | 58 | 15.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Fred T Foard High.
Since 2017-18: students down 4% (969 to 930); teachers down 25% (56.9 to 42.6).
About Fred T Foard High
Fred T Foard High is classified as a high school. It is located in Newton, North Carolina. Enrollment totals 930 students across grades 9 through 12. On average, high schools in North Carolina enroll around 761, and this school is 22% larger than that mark.
Fred T Foard High is one of the 28 schools that make up Catawba County Schools (16,003 students in total).
About 74% of the student body at Fred T Foard High is White. Other groups include 11% Hispanic, 7% multiracial, 5% Asian, and 3% Black. Catawba County residents are about 75% White, a similar share. A diversity index of 44% means there is a 44% chance two randomly chosen students at Fred T Foard High are from different groups.
With 42.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, the student-to-teacher ratio is about 21.8:1. High schools in North Carolina have an average ratio of 19.6:1. Student poverty is often measured by lunch eligibility; at Fred T Foard High, 47% qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. The rate at public schools in Catawba County averages 86%, higher than here.
Fred T Foard High earns a B on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 62% of North Carolina public high schools.
Predicted from its free or reduced-price lunch share, Fred T Foard High would score about 64.5%. It scores 56.8%, 7.7 points below that figure.
Catawba County is the school's county. There, median household income comes to about $67,864, 26% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 9% of people live in poverty. There are 44 public schools in the county, enrolling about 22,392, Fred T Foard High among them.
A public school about 0.2 miles away, Jacobs Fork Middle, is the closest to Fred T Foard High. Inside a five-mile radius, there are 4 other public schools. Fred T Foard High comes in 7th of 8 nearby schools on average proficiency.
The National Center for Education Statistics classifies the school's location as Rural: Fringe, meaning it is in rural territory close to an urban area.
Over the 4 years from 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment rose 6%. The ratio was 17.2:1 in 2020-21 and 21.8:1 in 2024-25.
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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
- Maiden HighHigh · 852 students
- Bunker Hill HighHigh · 845 students
- Saint Stephens ElementaryElementary · 711 students
- Mountain View ElementaryElementary · 708 students
Other schools in Newton
- Newton-Conover HighHigh · 724 students
- Balls Creek ElementaryElementary · 686 students
- Startown ElementaryElementary · 540 students
- Blackburn ElementaryElementary · 484 students
- Jacobs Fork MiddleMiddle · 482 students
- North Newton ElementaryElementary · 388 students
Nearby schools
- Jacobs Fork Middle0.2 mi · 482
- Blackburn Elementary2.2 mi · 484
- Mountain View Elementary3.2 mi · 708
- Banoak Elementary3.5 mi · 291
- Startown Elementary5.9 mi · 540
- Grandview Middle6.4 mi · 347
Frequently asked questions
About Fred T Foard HighWhat is the total enrollment at Fred T Foard High?
Fred T Foard High enrolls approximately 930 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does Fred T Foard High serve?
Fred T Foard High serves grades 09-12.
How many students per teacher at Fred T Foard High?
Approximately 21.8:1 students per teacher at Fred T Foard High.
What is the student diversity at Fred T Foard High?
Student demographics at Fred T Foard High are roughly 74% White, 11% Hispanic, 3% Black, 5% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Is Fred T Foard High public or private?
Fred T Foard High 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.