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Enrollment
724
High
DISTRICT 435 · STATE 761
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NEWTON CONOVER CITY SCHOOLS·NCES 370336001400
Newton-Conover High
338 W 15th Street, Newton, NC 28658 · (828) 465-0920 · Catawba County
GRADES 09–12HIGH22-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL724 STUDENTS
C
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 28% of North Carolina public high schools
- C+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C-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
16.6:1
44 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 19.4:1 · STATE 19.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
60%
438 students
DISTRICT 83% · STATE 82%
Community
1
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 | 172 | 24% |
| Grade 10 | 212 | 29% |
| Grade 11 | 162 | 22% |
| Grade 12 | 178 | 25% |
Student demographics
69%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 72% · 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
48.1%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
40.0%
NC avg 52.2%
What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 48 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 40 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
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of NC schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
40.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
60.4%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-19.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 41% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 60% typical for North Carolina schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
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 Newton-Conover High
Newton-Conover High's state test result (40.8% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Newton-Conover High this school | 724 | 60.5% | 40.8% |
| Southeast Alamance High Haw River | 1,079 | 54.9% | 48.2% |
| Ledford Senior High Thomasville | 776 | 51.3% | 50.3% |
| Randleman High School Randleman | 870 | 59.5% | 34.0% |
| Western Harnett High Lillington | 1,324 | 61.8% | 35.4% |
| Cedar Ridge High Hillsborough | 1,148 | 47.2% | 50.2% |
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 Newton-Conover High ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina | In Catawba County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 40.8% | #290 of 468 | #8 of 10 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 40.0% | #197 of 464 | #7 of 10 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 48.1% | #308 of 448 | #8 of 9 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 724 | #277 of 598 | #7 of 10 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.6:1 | #135 of 473 | #2 of 9 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 69.5% | #78 of 474 | #3 of 9 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 60.5% | #351 of 527 | #5 of 10 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -4.7% | #205 of 277 | #4 of 7 |
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
724
+15 (+2%) vs 2020
-14% since 1990-91, when it was 841
Student : Teacher
16.6:1
was 16.1:1
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 | 724 | 43.8 | 16.6:1 | 60% (438) |
| 2023-24 | 749 | 46.7 | 16.0:1 | 62% (465) |
| 2022-23 | 758 | 44.3 | 17.1:1 | 59% (448) |
| 2020-21 | 709 | 44 | 16.1:1 | 42% (300) |
| 2017-18 | 760 | 51.1 | 14.9:1 | 56% (425) |
| 2015-16 | 799 | 54 | 14.8:1 | 56% (449) |
| 2010-11 | 781 | 53 | 14.7:1 | 49% (380) |
| 2000-01 | 796 | 56 | 14.2:1 | 21% (165) |
| 1990-91 | 841 | 60 | 14.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Newton-Conover High.
Since 2017-18: students down 5% (760 to 724); teachers down 14% (51.1 to 43.8).
About Newton-Conover High
Located in Newton, North Carolina, Newton-Conover High is a mid-sized high school. It has an enrollment of 724 students in grades 9 through 12.
Newton Conover City Schools serves 2,654 students across 7 schools.
No group is above 50% at Newton-Conover High; the largest is White, at 43%. After that, the student body is 31% Hispanic, 10% Black, 10% multiracial, and 6% Asian. Among all residents of Catawba County, the White share is about 75%. The diversity index for Newton-Conover High is 69%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
The school's 43.8 full-time-equivalent teachers translate to a student-to-teacher ratio of 16.6:1. High schools in North Carolina average 19.6:1, 3.0 more students per teacher than here. Income data for the school show 60% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The rate at public schools in Catawba County averages 86%, higher than here.
Newton-Conover High holds a C allk12 Grade, placing it above 28% of North Carolina public high schools.
Newton-Conover High is in the bottom 10% of North Carolina schools on the allk12 BeatsExpectations measure. Based on its free or reduced-price lunch share, the model predicts an average proficiency rate across its state test results of 60.4%. The school's actual rate is 40.8%, 19.6 points lower.
Looking at the county, Catawba County, median household income comes to about $67,864, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 26% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 9%. The county has 44 public schools and about 22,392 students.
Newton-Conover High's closest public school neighbor is Discovery High School, about 0.2 miles away. Within five miles of Newton-Conover High, there are at least 8 other public schools. Its average proficiency rate of 40.8% is below the 66.2% average for nearby schools.
Newton-Conover High has an NCES locale of Suburb: Mid-size.
The school's size has been steady, with 709 students in 2020-21 and 724 in 2024-25.
The allk12 page for Newton-Conover High lets the school community talk about special education services, counseling, and support programs. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
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 Newton Conover City Schools
- Newton-Conover MiddleMiddle · 559 students
- Shuford ElementaryElementary · 402 students
- North Newton ElementaryElementary · 388 students
- South Newton ElementaryElementary · 328 students
- Discovery High SchoolHigh · 146 students
- Conover Special EducationCombined · 107 students
Other schools in Newton
- Fred T Foard HighHigh · 930 students
- Balls Creek ElementaryElementary · 686 students
- Startown ElementaryElementary · 540 students
- Blackburn ElementaryElementary · 484 students
- Jacobs Fork MiddleMiddle · 482 students
- North Newton ElementaryElementary · 388 students
Nearby schools
- Discovery High School0.2 mi · 146
- North Newton Elementary0.8 mi · 388
- South Newton Elementary1.6 mi · 328
- Conover Special Education1.6 mi · 107
- Shuford Elementary3.2 mi · 402
- Newton-Conover Middle3.7 mi · 559
Frequently asked questions
About Newton-Conover HighWhat is the total enrollment at Newton-Conover High?
Newton-Conover High enrolls approximately 724 students in grades 09-12.
Is Newton-Conover High an elementary, middle, or high school?
Newton-Conover High is a high school covering grades 09-12.
How many students per teacher at Newton-Conover High?
Approximately 16.6:1 students per teacher at Newton-Conover High.
How diverse is Newton-Conover High?
Newton-Conover High reports a student body of 43% White, 31% Hispanic, 10% Black, 6% Asian, 10% Two or more.
Who oversees Newton-Conover High?
Newton-Conover High is overseen by Newton Conover City Schools in Catawba County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.