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What tradition at Maiden Elementary should never be changed?
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Enrollment
562
Elementary
DISTRICT 521 · STATE 467
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CATAWBA COUNTY SCHOOLS·NCES 370069000284
Maiden Elementary
245 Bob Smyre Ave, Maiden, NC 28650 · (828) 428-8769 · Catawba County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY22-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL562 STUDENTS
A-
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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
17.7:1
32 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.3:1 · STATE 14.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
99%
556 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 | 18 | 3% |
| Kindergarten | 81 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 82 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 70 | 12% |
| Grade 3 | 76 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 78 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 75 | 13% |
| Grade 6 | 82 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (81) is about the same size as its 6th grade class (82).
Student demographics
56%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
55.2%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
70.7%
NC avg 52.2%
What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 55 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
64.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.6%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+15.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 65% 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 Maiden Elementary
Maiden Elementary's state test result (64.5% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maiden Elementary this school | 562 | 98.9% | 64.5% |
| Lewisville Elementary Lewisville | 591 | 99.5% | 86.2% |
| Celeste Henkel Elementary Statesville | 558 | 98.9% | 58.1% |
| Welcome Elementary Lexington | 638 | 99.5% | 51.7% |
| Morehead City Primary Morehead City | 502 | 98.4% | 62.2% |
| Catawba Elementary School Catawba | 450 | 99.3% | 58.1% |
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 Maiden Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina | In Catawba County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 64.5% | #363 of 1,297 | #7 of 23 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 70.7% | #310 of 1,296 | #7 of 23 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 55.2% | #450 of 1,300 | #7 of 23 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 562 | #429 of 1,485 | #5 of 24 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.7:1 | #1,275 of 1,377 | #23 of 24 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 55.6% | #850 of 1,379 | #19 of 24 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 98.9% | #679 of 1,414 | #19 of 24 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +16.1% | #128 of 369 | #2 of 6 |
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
562
+69 (+14%) vs 2020
-9% since 1990-91, when it was 617
Student : Teacher
17.7:1
was 14.9:1
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 | 562 | 31.8 | 17.7:1 | 99% (556) |
| 2023-24 | 538 | 34.6 | 15.5:1 | 67% (358) |
| 2022-23 | 499 | 34.4 | 14.5:1 | 62% (309) |
| 2020-21 | 493 | 33 | 14.9:1 | 46% (225) |
| 2017-18 | 484 | 30.7 | 15.8:1 | 57% (275) |
| 2015-16 | 486 | 33 | 14.7:1 | 61% (297) |
| 2010-11 | 587 | 39 | 15.1:1 | 53% (312) |
| 2000-01 | 612 | 41 | 14.9:1 | 38% (232) |
| 1990-91 | 617 | 38 | 16.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Maiden Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students up 16% (484 to 562); teachers up 4% (30.7 to 31.8).
About Maiden Elementary
Maiden Elementary serves students in Maiden, North Carolina, as a mid-sized elementary school. The school counted 562 students in 2024-25, covering pre-K through 6. That is 20% bigger than the average of about 467 students for elementary schools in North Carolina.
The district, Catawba County Schools, operates 28 schools serving 16,003 students.
At Maiden Elementary, 64% of students are White. Other students are 16% Hispanic, 9% Black, 6% multiracial, and 5% Asian. That is lower than the 75% White share among all Catawba County residents. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 56%.
The school had 31.8 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25. Its student-to-teacher ratio is 17.7:1. The gap from the 14.9:1 average for elementary schools in North Carolina is 2.8 students per teacher. The school reported 99% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024-25. The 86% average for public schools in Catawba County is 13 points lower.
Maiden Elementary holds an A- allk12 Grade, placing it above 80% of North Carolina public elementary schools.
On BeatsExpectations, Maiden Elementary is 15.9 points above its prediction, a result in the middle 80% of North Carolina schools.
In Catawba County, where the school is located, median household income comes to about $67,864, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 26%, and about 9% of people live in poverty. There are 44 public schools in the county, enrolling about 22,392, Maiden Elementary among them.
Maiden Middle School sits about 0.5 miles from Maiden Elementary. Inside a five-mile radius, there are 3 other public schools. The nearest schools with test data average 54.8%, lower than Maiden Elementary's 64.5%.
NCES assigns Maiden Elementary the locale Suburb: Mid-size, meaning in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.
A 14% rise took enrollment from 493 in 2020-21 to 562 in 2024-25. In 2020-21, the student-to-teacher ratio was 14.9:1; by 2024-25 it was 17.7:1.
This page is a place to ask questions and share updates about athletics, class schedules, and weather closures at Maiden Elementary. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
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 Maiden
- Maiden HighHigh · 852 students
- Maiden Middle SchoolMiddle · 451 students
- Charles H Tuttle ElementaryElementary · 368 students
Nearby schools
- Maiden Middle School0.5 mi · 451
- Maiden High0.8 mi · 852
- Charles H Tuttle Elementary3.0 mi · 368
- Lincolnton Middle5.1 mi · 563
- South Newton Elementary5.3 mi · 328
- Startown Elementary5.3 mi · 540
Frequently asked questions
About Maiden ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Maiden Elementary?
Maiden Elementary enrolls approximately 562 students in grades PK-06.
What grades does Maiden Elementary serve?
Maiden Elementary serves grades PK-06.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Maiden Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Maiden Elementary is approximately 17.7:1 (32 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Maiden Elementary?
At Maiden Elementary, the student body is approximately 64% White, 16% Hispanic, 9% Black, 5% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Is Maiden Elementary public or private?
Maiden 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.