Maiden Middle School

Set in Maiden, North Carolina, Maiden Middle School is a modestly sized 6-8 campus, overseen by Catawba County Schools. It works with 451 students across grades 7 through 8. Enrollment runs roughly 25% smaller than the state mean of about 605.

Maiden Middle School is one of 28 schools operated by Catawba County Schools, a district that instructs 16,003 students overall.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Maiden Middle School reports that the largest single group is White, at 65% of enrollment. Other groups include 16% Hispanic, 8% Asian, 6% multiracial, 5% Black. The wider county runs roughly 75% White, putting the school's mix visibly less White than the area baseline.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, Maiden Middle School has 28 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 16.4:1. That tracks the state average closely. Roughly 99% of students at Maiden Middle School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. That share is above Catawba County's rate of about 86%.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Maiden Middle School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 48.6%, the actual is 56.9%, a residual of +8.2 points.

Around the school, community-level numbers for Catawba County indicate the typical household earns roughly $67,864 per year, about 26% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Catawba County's 44 public schools (combined enrollment of about 22,392 students), Maiden Middle School is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Maiden High, roughly 0.4 miles away. 5 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Maiden Middle School ranks 5th on composite proficiency, above the local average of 55.9%.

The campus sits in a residential setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. Maiden Middle School's enrollment has edged up 6% since 2018, when it stood at 424 (now 451). White enrollment moved from 71% to 65% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio widened from 15.3:1 in 2018 to 16.4:1 today.

In the discussion threads here, recent activity here tends to focus on school events, parent volunteer needs, and clubs. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.