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What advice would you give to incoming students at Viewmont Elementary?
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Enrollment
509
Elementary
DISTRICT 336 · STATE 467
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HICKORY CITY SCHOOLS·NCES 370219000950
Viewmont Elementary
21 16th Avenue NW, Hickory, NC 28601 · (828) 324-7049 · Catawba County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL509 STUDENTS
D
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 12% of North Carolina public elementary schools
- DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- DBeats 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
16.9:1
30 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.5:1 · STATE 14.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
99%
506 students
DISTRICT 99% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 17 | 3% |
| Kindergarten | 79 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 81 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 87 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 83 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 78 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 84 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (79) is 6% smaller than its 5th grade class (84).
Student demographics
74%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 74% · 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
32.3%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
40.9%
NC avg 52.2%
What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 32 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 41 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
38.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.5%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-9.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 39% 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 Viewmont Elementary
Viewmont Elementary's state test result (38.5% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Viewmont Elementary this school | 509 | 99.4% | 38.5% |
| Union Cross Traditional Acad Kernersville | 549 | 99.5% | 53.4% |
| Efland Cheeks Elementary Efland | 532 | 99.4% | 61.3% |
| Johnsonville Elementary Cameron | 489 | 99.2% | 54.6% |
| Rural Hall Elementary Rural Hall | 491 | 98.8% | 47.1% |
| Mineral Springs Elementary Ellerbe | 441 | 99.3% | 52.3% |
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 Viewmont Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina | In Catawba County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 38.5% | #1,130 of 1,297 | #22 of 23 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 40.9% | #1,122 of 1,296 | #23 of 23 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 32.3% | #1,139 of 1,300 | #23 of 23 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 509 | #586 of 1,485 | #9 of 24 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.9:1 | #1,207 of 1,377 | #18 of 24 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 73.8% | #42 of 1,379 | #4 of 24 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 99.4% | #269 of 1,414 | #6 of 24 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -0.6% | #920 of 937 | #18 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
509
+20 (+4%) vs 2020
+1% since 1990-91, when it was 506
Student : Teacher
16.9:1
was 16.3:1
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 | 509 | 30.1 | 16.9:1 | 99% (506) |
| 2023-24 | 489 | 33.1 | 14.8:1 | 99% (486) |
| 2022-23 | 530 | 35 | 15.1:1 | 78% (413) |
| 2020-21 | 489 | 30 | 16.3:1 | 58% (284) |
| 2017-18 | 512 | 33.5 | 15.3:1 | 67% (345) |
| 2015-16 | 564 | 32 | 17.6:1 | 66% (375) |
| 2010-11 | 625 | 37 | 16.9:1 | 59% (371) |
| 2000-01 | 594 | 37 | 16.1:1 | 42% (249) |
| 1990-91 | 506 | 28 | 18.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Viewmont Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 1% (512 to 509); teachers down 10% (33.5 to 30.1).
About Viewmont Elementary
Among the schools in Hickory, North Carolina, is Viewmont Elementary, a mid-sized elementary school. The school covers pre-K through 5 and reported 509 students in 2024-25.
The Hickory City Schools system has 9 schools and 3,735 students.
The student body at Viewmont Elementary has no majority group. Hispanic students lead at 32%. Next come 28% White, 25% Black, 11% multiracial, and 3% Asian. That compares with about 12% Hispanic among all Catawba County residents. The diversity index for Viewmont Elementary is 74%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
Teacher count: 30.1 full-time equivalents. Student-to-teacher ratio: 16.9:1. The gap from the 14.9:1 average for elementary schools in North Carolina is 2.0 students per teacher. Eligibility for free or reduced-price lunch, often used to gauge student poverty, is 99%. The average for public schools in Catawba County is 86%.
On the allk12 Grade, Viewmont Elementary lands at D, ahead of 12% of North Carolina public elementary schools.
Schools in North Carolina with a similar free or reduced-price lunch share are predicted to score about 48.5%. Viewmont Elementary scores 38.5%.
The school's county is Catawba County. According to Census Bureau estimates, the median household earns about $67,864 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 26% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 9%. Viewmont Elementary shares Catawba County with 43 other public schools.
Viewmont Elementary's nearest public school is Hickory High (about 0.5 miles). In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of Viewmont Elementary. On state test proficiency, Viewmont Elementary ranks 8th in a group of 9 nearby schools.
On the NCES locale scale, the school is City: Small.
The school's enrollment rose 4% from 2020-21 to 2024-25.
Anyone can start a thread about fundraisers, report cards, and school supplies at Viewmont Elementary. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
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 Hickory City Schools
- Hickory HighHigh · 1,024 students
- Northview MiddleMiddle · 481 students
- Grandview MiddleMiddle · 347 students
- Oakwood ElementaryElementary · 336 students
- Southwest PrimaryElementary · 292 students
- W M Jenkins ElementaryElementary · 276 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
- Snow Creek ElementaryElementary · 551 students
- Clyde Campbell ElementaryElementary · 505 students
Nearby schools
- Hickory High0.5 mi · 1,024
- Hickory Career Arts Magnet High School0.8 mi · 201
- Oakwood Elementary1.1 mi · 336
- Northview Middle1.3 mi · 481
- W M Jenkins Elementary2.2 mi · 276
- Longview Elementary2.3 mi · 269
Frequently asked questions
About Viewmont ElementaryHow large is Viewmont Elementary?
Viewmont Elementary enrolls approximately 509 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Viewmont Elementary serve?
Viewmont Elementary serves grades PK-05.
How many teachers does Viewmont Elementary have?
Viewmont Elementary employs 30 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 16.9:1.
How diverse is Viewmont Elementary?
Viewmont Elementary reports a student body of 28% White, 32% Hispanic, 25% Black, 3% Asian, 11% Two or more.
Who oversees Viewmont Elementary?
Viewmont Elementary is overseen by Hickory City Schools in Catawba County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.