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Enrollment
601
Middle
DISTRICT 492 · STATE 605
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CATAWBA COUNTY SCHOOLS·NCES 370069000283
Harry M Arndt Middle
3350 34th Street Drive NE, Hickory, NC 28601 · (828) 256-9545 · Catawba County
GRADES 07–08MIDDLE22-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL601 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 59% of North Carolina public middle 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 middle schools
Student : Teacher
16.7:1
36 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.4:1 · STATE 15.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
598 students
DISTRICT 86% · STATE 82%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 7 | 321 | 53% |
| Grade 8 | 280 | 47% |
Student demographics
66%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
49.0%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
49.1%
NC avg 52.2%
What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 49 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 49 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
52.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.5%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+4.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 53% 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 Harry M Arndt Middle
Harry M Arndt Middle's state test result (52.5% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Harry M Arndt Middle this school | 601 | 99.5% | 52.5% |
| Lincolnton Middle Lincolnton | 563 | 99.5% | 43.2% |
| Valley Springs Middle Arden | 654 | 99.5% | 58.7% |
| Erwin Middle Asheville | 545 | 99.4% | 36.6% |
| Eblen Intermediate Asheville | 566 | 99.3% | 41.4% |
| Newton-Conover Middle Conover | 559 | 99.5% | 54.5% |
Matched among North Carolina middle 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 Harry M Arndt Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina | In Catawba County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 52.5% | #212 of 463 | #5 of 8 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 49.1% | #228 of 461 | #6 of 8 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 49.0% | #230 of 463 | #6 of 8 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 601 | #228 of 478 | #1 of 8 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.7:1 | #273 of 456 | #7 of 8 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 66.1% | #160 of 456 | #5 of 8 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 99.5% | #93 of 472 | #1 of 8 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -7.0% | #225 of 300 | N/A |
Ranked against other public middle 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
601
-54 (-8%) vs 2020
+5% since 1990-91, when it was 573
Student : Teacher
16.7:1
was 18.7:1
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 | 601 | 35.9 | 16.7:1 | 100% (598) |
| 2023-24 | 628 | 35.4 | 17.8:1 | 62% (389) |
| 2022-23 | 631 | 38.2 | 16.5:1 | 61% (387) |
| 2020-21 | 655 | 35 | 18.7:1 | 45% (295) |
| 2017-18 | 646 | 34.5 | 18.7:1 | 52% (336) |
| 2015-16 | 638 | 37 | 17.2:1 | 53% (337) |
| 2010-11 | 664 | 38 | 17.5:1 | 49% (327) |
| 2000-01 | 610 | 43 | 14.2:1 | 22% (134) |
| 1990-91 | 573 | 40 | 14.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Harry M Arndt Middle.
Since 2017-18: students down 7% (646 to 601); teachers up 4% (34.5 to 35.9).
About Harry M Arndt Middle
Harry M Arndt Middle operates as a medium-sized middle school in Hickory, North Carolina. The student body numbers 601 students, from grades 7 through 8.
Catawba County Schools includes 28 schools. Together they enroll 16,003 students.
Harry M Arndt Middle's enrollment has no majority group, and White students are the largest at 46%. It is also 34% Hispanic, 8% multiracial, 7% Black, and 5% Asian. Catawba County's residents are about 75% White, 29 points above the school's share. By the diversity index, Harry M Arndt Middle comes in at 66%.
Federal data list 35.9 full-time-equivalent teachers at Harry M Arndt Middle in 2024-25, for a ratio of 16.7:1. Among middle schools in North Carolina, the typical ratio is 15.9:1. The lunch program counts 100% of students at Harry M Arndt Middle as eligible for free or reduced-price meals. That rate is above the 86% average among public schools in Catawba County.
Measured against North Carolina public middle schools, Harry M Arndt Middle receives a B. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
Harry M Arndt Middle's average proficiency rate on state tests of 52.5% is 4.1 points above the 48.5% the model predicts from its lunch-eligibility share.
Catawba County has about 163,573 residents, and median household income is about $67,864, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 26% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 9%. Federal data list 44 public schools in Catawba County, with a combined enrollment of about 22,392.
The closest public school to Harry M Arndt Middle is Saint Stephens High, about 0.2 miles away. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8. Harry M Arndt Middle comes in 6th of 9 nearby schools on average proficiency.
Locale data from NCES put Harry M Arndt Middle in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population between 100,000 and 250,000 (Suburb: Mid-size).
The number of students dropped from 655 to 601 over 4 years. The number of students per teacher fell from 18.7 to 16.7 over 4 years.
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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
- Snow Creek ElementaryElementary · 551 students
- Viewmont ElementaryElementary · 509 students
- Clyde Campbell ElementaryElementary · 505 students
Nearby schools
- Saint Stephens High0.2 mi · 1,268
- Snow Creek Elementary0.4 mi · 551
- Clyde Campbell Elementary1.1 mi · 505
- Webb A Murray Elementary2.6 mi · 380
- Saint Stephens Elementary3.0 mi · 711
- W M Jenkins Elementary3.0 mi · 276
Frequently asked questions
About Harry M Arndt MiddleHow large is Harry M Arndt Middle?
Harry M Arndt Middle enrolls approximately 601 students in grades 07-08.
Is Harry M Arndt Middle an elementary, middle, or high school?
Harry M Arndt Middle is a middle school covering grades 07-08.
How many students per teacher at Harry M Arndt Middle?
Approximately 16.7:1 students per teacher at Harry M Arndt Middle.
How diverse is Harry M Arndt Middle?
Harry M Arndt Middle reports a student body of 46% White, 34% Hispanic, 7% Black, 5% Asian, 8% Two or more.
Is Harry M Arndt Middle public or private?
Harry M Arndt Middle 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.