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What's the most underrated thing about Shuford Elementary that outsiders don't know?
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Enrollment
402
Elementary
DISTRICT 373 · STATE 467
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NEWTON CONOVER CITY SCHOOLS·NCES 370336001403
Shuford Elementary
810 Hunsucker Drive, Conover, NC 28613 · (828) 464-1973 · Catawba County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL402 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 79% 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
15.1:1
27 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.6:1 · STATE 14.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
96%
387 students
DISTRICT 83% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 65 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 67 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 68 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 72 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 61 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 69 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (65) is 6% smaller than its 5th grade class (69).
Student demographics
72%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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Shuford Elementary→Newton-Conover Middle
Based on grade levels within Newton Conover City Schools. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
NC EOG / EOC 2024-25 . % Grade Level Proficient (Level 3+)English Language Arts
53.5%
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 54 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
64.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
49.4%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+14.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 64% 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 Shuford Elementary
Shuford Elementary's state test result (64.4% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shuford Elementary this school | 402 | 96.3% | 64.4% |
| North Newton Elementary Newton | 388 | 99.2% | 67.0% |
| Claremont Elementary Claremont | 462 | 99.4% | 54.7% |
| John J Blair Elementary Wilmington | 451 | 99.1% | 48.9% |
| South Newton Elementary Newton | 328 | 99.1% | 52.2% |
| North Belmont Elementary Belmont | 371 | 99.2% | 65.7% |
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 Shuford Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina | In Catawba County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 64.4% | #366 of 1,297 | #8 of 23 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 70.7% | #313 of 1,296 | #8 of 23 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 53.5% | #497 of 1,300 | #10 of 23 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 402 | #897 of 1,485 | #15 of 24 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.1:1 | #787 of 1,377 | #8 of 24 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 71.8% | #93 of 1,379 | #8 of 24 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 96.3% | #1,024 of 1,414 | #23 of 24 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -18.1% | #329 of 937 | #9 of 18 |
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
402
-30 (-7%) vs 2020
-13% since 1990-91, when it was 463
Student : Teacher
15.1:1
was 16.0:1
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 | 402 | 26.6 | 15.1:1 | 96% (387) |
| 2023-24 | 402 | 26 | 15.4:1 | 60% (243) |
| 2022-23 | 421 | 27 | 15.6:1 | 57% (238) |
| 2020-21 | 432 | 27 | 16.0:1 | 50% (218) |
| 2017-18 | 491 | 27.9 | 17.6:1 | 51% (252) |
| 2015-16 | 504 | 29 | 17.4:1 | 58% (290) |
| 2010-11 | 525 | 29 | 18.1:1 | 54% (285) |
| 2000-01 | 527 | 28 | 18.8:1 | 30% (158) |
| 1990-91 | 463 | 28 | 16.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Shuford Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 18% (491 to 402); teachers down 5% (27.9 to 26.6).
About Shuford Elementary
Shuford Elementary runs as a mid-sized elementary school in Conover, North Carolina. The school serves kindergarten through 5. Enrollment is 402 students.
The district for Shuford Elementary is Newton Conover City Schools, with 7 schools and 2,654 students.
The largest group at Shuford Elementary is White students, at 40%. After that, the student body is 30% Hispanic, 12% multiracial, 12% Asian, and 6% Black. Census figures show Catawba County is about 75% White. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Shuford Elementary scores 72%.
With 26.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, the student-to-teacher ratio is about 15.1:1. The average for elementary schools in North Carolina is about 14.9:1. Student poverty is often measured by lunch eligibility; at Shuford Elementary, 96% qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. That rate is above the 86% average among public schools in Catawba County.
Shuford Elementary earns an A- on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 79% of North Carolina public elementary schools.
Based on its free or reduced-price lunch share, the BeatsExpectations model predicts an average proficiency rate across its state test results of 49.4% for Shuford Elementary. The school posts 64.4%, 14.9 points above the prediction.
The county, Catawba County, is where the school is located. The median household earns about $67,864 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 26%, and about 9% of people live in poverty. Counting Shuford Elementary, Catawba County has 44 public schools.
Newton-Conover Middle, about 1.6 miles away, is the closest public school. Within five miles of Shuford Elementary, there are at least 8 other public schools. Compared with its nearest neighbors, Shuford Elementary ranks 3rd of 8 on average proficiency.
NCES lists the school's locale as Rural: Fringe. That means it sits in rural territory close to an urban area.
Enrollment fell 7% over 4 years, reaching 402 in 2024-25.
This page is a place to ask questions and share updates about fundraisers, report cards, and school supplies at Shuford Elementary. Members of the school community can share what they know.
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 HighHigh · 724 students
- Newton-Conover MiddleMiddle · 559 students
- North Newton ElementaryElementary · 388 students
- South Newton ElementaryElementary · 328 students
- Discovery High SchoolHigh · 146 students
- Conover Special EducationCombined · 107 students
Other schools in Conover
- Saint Stephens ElementaryElementary · 711 students
- Newton-Conover MiddleMiddle · 559 students
- Lyle Creek ElementaryElementary · 458 students
- Conover Special EducationCombined · 107 students
Nearby schools
- Newton-Conover Middle1.6 mi · 559
- Conover Special Education1.8 mi · 107
- Lyle Creek Elementary2.0 mi · 458
- North Newton Elementary2.7 mi · 388
- Discovery High School3.1 mi · 146
- Webb A Murray Elementary3.2 mi · 380
Frequently asked questions
About Shuford ElementaryHow many students attend Shuford Elementary?
Shuford Elementary enrolls approximately 402 students in grades KG-05.
Is Shuford Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Shuford Elementary is an elementary school covering grades KG-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Shuford Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Shuford Elementary is approximately 15.1:1 (27 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Shuford Elementary?
At Shuford Elementary, the student body is approximately 40% White, 30% Hispanic, 6% Black, 12% Asian, 12% Two or more.
Who oversees Shuford Elementary?
Shuford Elementary 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.