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What's something Snow Creek Elementary does better than most schools?
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Enrollment
551
Elementary
DISTRICT 521 · STATE 467
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CATAWBA COUNTY SCHOOLS·NCES 370069003084
Snow Creek Elementary
3238 Snow Creek Rd, Hickory, NC 28601 · (828) 256-2335 · Catawba County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY22-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL551 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
15.2:1
36 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.3:1 · STATE 14.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
99%
548 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 58 | 11% |
| Grade 1 | 80 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 81 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 83 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 93 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 79 | 14% |
| Grade 6 | 77 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (58) is 25% smaller than its 6th grade class (77).
Student demographics
59%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
55.0%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
69.3%
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 69 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
64.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.5%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+15.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 64% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 48% 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 Snow Creek Elementary
Snow Creek Elementary's state test result (64.1% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Snow Creek Elementary this school | 551 | 99.5% | 64.1% |
| Clyde Campbell Elementary Hickory | 505 | 99.4% | 64.6% |
| Maiden Elementary Maiden | 562 | 98.9% | 64.5% |
| Startown Elementary Newton | 540 | 99.4% | 56.9% |
| Trinity Elementary School Trinity | 423 | 99.3% | 44.2% |
| 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 Snow Creek Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina | In Catawba County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 64.1% | #373 of 1,297 | #9 of 23 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 69.3% | #349 of 1,296 | #10 of 23 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 55.0% | #455 of 1,300 | #8 of 23 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 551 | #459 of 1,485 | #6 of 24 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.2:1 | #802 of 1,377 | #9 of 24 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 59.2% | #729 of 1,379 | #16 of 24 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 99.5% | #203 of 1,414 | #4 of 24 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -5.2% | #775 of 937 | #16 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
551
+15 (+3%) vs 2020
-2% since 2010-11, when it was 564
Student : Teacher
15.2:1
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 | 551 | 36.4 | 15.2:1 | 99% (548) |
| 2023-24 | 569 | 38.6 | 14.8:1 | 57% (325) |
| 2022-23 | 589 | 40.6 | 14.5:1 | 58% (339) |
| 2020-21 | 536 | 36 | 14.9:1 | 45% (243) |
| 2017-18 | 581 | 36.9 | 15.8:1 | 47% (273) |
| 2015-16 | 550 | 34 | 16.2:1 | 47% (258) |
| 2010-11 | 564 | 29 | 19.4:1 | 39% (218) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Snow Creek Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 5% (581 to 551); teachers down 1% (36.9 to 36.4).
About Snow Creek Elementary
Snow Creek Elementary is an elementary school with a street address in Hickory, North Carolina. The school enrolls 551 students in pre-K through 6.
Catawba County Schools has 28 schools; together they serve 16,003 students.
More than half of enrollment at Snow Creek Elementary is White: 59%. Other groups make up 22% Hispanic, 10% multiracial, 7% Asian, and 3% Black. Catawba County as a whole is about 75% White, so the school's share is lower. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 59%.
The student-to-teacher ratio at Snow Creek Elementary is 15.2:1, based on 36.4 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average ratio among elementary schools in North Carolina is similar, at 14.9:1. Lunch program data show 99% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price meals. By comparison, the figure for public schools in Catawba County is 86%.
On the allk12 Grade, Snow Creek Elementary lands at A-, ahead of 79% of North Carolina public elementary schools.
Snow Creek Elementary is 15.6 points above its predicted average proficiency rate across its state test results (64.1% versus 48.5%), which places it in neither the top nor the bottom 10% in North Carolina.
Five-year Census Bureau estimates for Catawba County show that median household income comes to about $67,864, roughly 26% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Catawba County counts 44 public schools with about 22,392 students.
Measured in a straight line, Harry M Arndt Middle is about 0.4 miles from Snow Creek Elementary. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools. Of 9 schools in the immediate area with test results, Snow Creek Elementary ranks 2nd on average proficiency.
On the NCES locale scale, the school is Suburb: Mid-size.
Enrollment was 551 in 2024-25. In 2020-21, it was 536.
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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 Hickory
- Saint Stephens HighHigh · 1,268 students
- Hickory HighHigh · 1,024 students
- Mountain View ElementaryElementary · 708 students
- Harry M Arndt MiddleMiddle · 601 students
- Viewmont ElementaryElementary · 509 students
- Clyde Campbell ElementaryElementary · 505 students
Other Snow Creek Elementary schools
One other US public school is named Snow Creek Elementary. Snow Creek Elementary is the largest of the 2.
- Snow Creek ElementaryPenhook, VA · 226 students
Nearby schools
- Harry M Arndt Middle0.4 mi · 601
- Saint Stephens High0.6 mi · 1,268
- Clyde Campbell Elementary1.1 mi · 505
- W M Jenkins Elementary3.0 mi · 276
- Webb A Murray Elementary3.0 mi · 380
- Northview Middle3.3 mi · 481
Frequently asked questions
About Snow Creek ElementaryHow large is Snow Creek Elementary?
Snow Creek Elementary enrolls approximately 551 students in grades PK-06.
What grades does Snow Creek Elementary serve?
Snow Creek Elementary serves grades PK-06.
How many students per teacher at Snow Creek Elementary?
Approximately 15.2:1 students per teacher at Snow Creek Elementary.
What is the student diversity at Snow Creek Elementary?
Student demographics at Snow Creek Elementary are roughly 59% White, 22% Hispanic, 3% Black, 7% Asian, 10% Two or more.
What district is Snow Creek Elementary in?
Snow Creek Elementary is part of Catawba County Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.