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Maiden Middle School

518 North C Avenue, Maiden, NC 28650 · (828) 428-2326 · Catawba County
GRADES 07–08MIDDLE22-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL451 STUDENTS
Enrollment
451
Middle
DISTRICT 492 · STATE 605
Student : Teacher
16.4:1
28 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.4:1 · STATE 15.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
99%
446 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

GradeStudentsShare
Grade 722951%
Grade 822249%
Student demographics
54%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 61% · STATE 71% · US 70%
White
29265%
DISTRICT 58% · STATE 42% · US 43%
Hispanic
7116%
DISTRICT 20% · STATE 22% · US 30%
Black
215%
DISTRICT 6% · STATE 25% · US 15%
Asian
388%
DISTRICT 8% · STATE 4% · US 6%
Two+
296%
DISTRICT 8% · STATE 6% · US 5%
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
Male
23552%
Female
21648%

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Test scores

NC EOG / EOC 2024-25 . % Grade Level Proficient (Level 3+)
English Language Arts
52.3%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
54.4%
NC avg 52.2%

What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 52 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 54 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 · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
56.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.6%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+8.2pp
above demographic expectation

What this means: About 57% 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 →

Where Maiden Middle School ranks

Among middle schools
MeasureThis schoolIn North CarolinaIn Catawba County
State test proficiency
ranked highest first
56.9%#162 of 463#2 of 8
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
54.4%#177 of 461#3 of 8
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
52.3%#189 of 463#3 of 8
Enrollment
ranked largest first
451#348 of 478#6 of 8
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
16.4:1#243 of 456#5 of 8
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
54.3%#316 of 456#6 of 8
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked fastest growth first
+6.4%#86 of 143N/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.

7-year change

SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25
Enrollment
451
+27 (+6%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
16.4:1
was 15.3:1
% White
65%
was 71%
% Hispanic
16%
was 10%
% Black
5%
was 7%
% Asian
8%
was 8%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree or reduced lunch
2024-2545127.516.4:199% (446)
2023-2440526.315.4:153% (215)
2022-234212616.2:153% (224)
2017-1842427.615.3:141% (174)
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Maiden Middle School.

About Maiden Middle School

The public middle-grades school Maiden Middle School is located in Maiden, North Carolina. Its enrollment is 451 students, spread over grades 7 through 8. That compares with an average of about 605 students for middle schools in North Carolina.

Catawba County Schools is the district for Maiden Middle School. It has 28 schools and 16,003 students.

At Maiden Middle School, 65% of students are White. Smaller groups are 16% Hispanic, 8% Asian, 6% multiracial, and 5% Black. For comparison, the population of Catawba County is roughly 75% White. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Maiden Middle School scores 54%.

Staffing at Maiden Middle School comes to 27.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 16.4:1. The average ratio among middle schools in North Carolina is similar, at 15.9:1. Maiden Middle School counts 99% of students as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. On average, public schools in Catawba County report 86%.

The school's average proficiency rate across its state test results is 56.9%. For its free or reduced-price lunch share, the predicted value is 48.6%.

Census data for Catawba County show median household income comes to about $67,864, about 26% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 9% of residents are in poverty. There are 44 public schools in the county, enrolling about 22,392, Maiden Middle School among them.

Measured in a straight line, Maiden High is about 0.4 miles from Maiden Middle School. The five-mile area around Maiden Middle School holds 5 other public schools. The nearest schools with test data average 55.9%, lower than Maiden Middle School's 56.9%.

Under the NCES locale system, Maiden Middle School is Suburb: Mid-size.

In 2024-25, the school enrolled 451, up from 424 in 2017-18. The share of White students decreased 6 points, from 71% to 65%. Students per teacher increased from 15.3 in 2017-18 to 16.4 in 2024-25.

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Catawba County at a glance

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Population
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

School name
Maiden Middle School
District
Catawba County Schools
Address
518 North C Avenue, Maiden, NC 28650
Phone
(828) 428-2326
County
Catawba County
Level
Middle
Grade range
07–08
Total enrollment
451
Teachers (FTE)
28
Student–teacher ratio
16.4:1
Free/Reduced lunch
446 (99%)
Locale
22-Suburb: Mid-size
NCES ID
370069002884
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About Maiden Middle School
How large is Maiden Middle School?
Maiden Middle School enrolls approximately 451 students in grades 07-08.
Is Maiden Middle School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Maiden Middle School is a middle school covering grades 07-08.
How many teachers does Maiden Middle School have?
Maiden Middle School employs 28 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 16.4:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Maiden Middle School?
At Maiden Middle School, the student body is approximately 65% White, 16% Hispanic, 5% Black, 8% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Is Maiden Middle School public or private?
Maiden Middle School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Catawba County Schools.
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