Enrollment
201
High
DISTRICT 613 · STATE 761
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HICKORY CITY SCHOOLS·NCES 370219002108
Hickory Career Arts Magnet High School
409 8th Avenue NE, Hickory, NC 28601 · (828) 328-6738 · Catawba County
GRADES 09–12HIGH13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL201 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 60% 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
15.2:1
13 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 20.9:1 · STATE 19.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
99%
198 students
DISTRICT 99% · STATE 82%
Community
0
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 50 | 25% |
| Grade 10 | 53 | 26% |
| Grade 11 | 52 | 26% |
| Grade 12 | 46 | 23% |
Student demographics
64%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 74% · 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
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NC EOG / EOC 2024-25 . % Grade Level Proficient (Level 3+)English Language Arts
78.4%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
22.2%
NC avg 52.2%
What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 78 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 22 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
49.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.8%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+0.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 49% 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 Hickory Career Arts Magnet High School
Hickory Career Arts Magnet High School's state test result (49.3% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 3 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hickory Career Arts Magnet High School this school | 201 | 98.5% | 49.3% |
| Cleveland ECHS Shelby | 225 | 98.7% | 84.0% |
| Richmond Early College High Hamlet | 294 | 99.0% | N/A |
| Johnston Co Early College Academy Smithfield | 251 | 98.8% | N/A |
| SEA-Tech Castle Hayne | 227 | 98.7% | 81.3% |
| Columbus Career and College Academy Whiteville | 230 | 98.7% | 70.2% |
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 Hickory Career Arts Magnet High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina | In Catawba County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 49.3% | #213 of 468 | #6 of 10 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 22.2% | #357 of 464 | #10 of 10 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 78.4% | #78 of 448 | #2 of 9 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 201 | #473 of 598 | #9 of 10 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.2:1 | #73 of 473 | #1 of 9 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 64.3% | #184 of 474 | #5 of 9 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 98.5% | #255 of 527 | #4 of 10 |
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
201
-5 (-2%) vs 2020
+60% since 1990-91, when it was 126
Student : Teacher
15.2:1
was 10.3:1
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 | 201 | 13.2 | 15.2:1 | 99% (198) |
| 2023-24 | 232 | 20.6 | 11.2:1 | 99% (229) |
| 2022-23 | 229 | 21.4 | 10.7:1 | 59% (136) |
| 2020-21 | 206 | 20 | 10.3:1 | 33% (69) |
| 2017-18 | 158 | 19.5 | 8.1:1 | 94% (149) |
| 2015-16 | 214 | 23 | 9.3:1 | 86% (183) |
| 2010-11 | 117 | 15 | 7.8:1 | 79% (93) |
| 2000-01 | 136 | 14 | 9.7:1 | 57% (78) |
| 1990-91 | 126 | 11 | 11.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Hickory Career Arts Magnet High School.
Since 2017-18: students up 27% (158 to 201); teachers down 32% (19.5 to 13.2).
About Hickory Career Arts Magnet High School
Hickory Career Arts Magnet High School is a high school in Hickory, North Carolina, according to federal school records. Students in grades 9 through 12 attend, and enrollment is 201 students. The typical figure for high schools in North Carolina is about 761 students.
Hickory City Schools counts 9 schools and 3,735 students, including Hickory Career Arts Magnet High School.
White students make up a majority at Hickory Career Arts Magnet High School, at 53%. Other students are 22% Hispanic, 11% Black, 10% multiracial, and 3% Asian. That is lower than the 75% White share among all Catawba County residents. Pick two students at random and there is a 64% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
With 13.2 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, the ratio at Hickory Career Arts Magnet High School was 15.2:1. This ratio sits 4.3 below the 19.6:1 average for high schools in North Carolina. A measure often used for student poverty, free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, stands at 99%. By comparison, the figure for public schools in Catawba County is 86%.
Hickory Career Arts Magnet High School is graded B by allk12, scoring above 60% of North Carolina public high schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Based on its free or reduced-price lunch share, the BeatsExpectations model predicts an average proficiency rate on state tests of 48.8% for Hickory Career Arts Magnet High School. The school posts 49.3%, within a point of the prediction.
Across Catawba County, the median household income is $67,864, roughly 26% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Catawba County is home to 44 public schools and about 22,392 public school students.
Hickory High is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.4 miles away. Within five miles of Hickory Career Arts Magnet High School, there are at least 8 other public schools. On proficiency, Hickory Career Arts Magnet High School is ahead of the 48.1% nearby average, ranking 3rd of 9.
Hickory Career Arts Magnet High School has an NCES locale of City: Small.
The school's size has been steady, with 206 students in 2020-21 and 201 in 2024-25. The student-to-teacher ratio went up from 10.3:1 to 15.2:1.
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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 Hickory City Schools
- Hickory HighHigh · 1,024 students
- Viewmont ElementaryElementary · 509 students
- Northview MiddleMiddle · 481 students
- Grandview MiddleMiddle · 347 students
- Oakwood ElementaryElementary · 336 students
- Southwest PrimaryElementary · 292 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
- Hickory High0.4 mi · 1,024
- Viewmont Elementary0.8 mi · 509
- Oakwood Elementary0.8 mi · 336
- Northview Middle1.7 mi · 481
- Longview Elementary2.1 mi · 269
- W M Jenkins Elementary2.6 mi · 276
Frequently asked questions
About Hickory Career Arts Magnet High SchoolHow large is Hickory Career Arts Magnet High School?
Hickory Career Arts Magnet High School enrolls approximately 201 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does Hickory Career Arts Magnet High School serve?
Hickory Career Arts Magnet High School serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
How many students per teacher at Hickory Career Arts Magnet High School?
Approximately 15.2:1 students per teacher at Hickory Career Arts Magnet High School.
How diverse is Hickory Career Arts Magnet High School?
Hickory Career Arts Magnet High School reports a student body of 53% White, 22% Hispanic, 11% Black, 3% Asian, 10% Two or more.
Is Hickory Career Arts Magnet High School public or private?
Hickory Career Arts Magnet High School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Hickory City Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.