Enrollment
380
Elementary
DISTRICT 521 · STATE 467
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CATAWBA COUNTY SCHOOLS·NCES 370069000293
Webb A Murray Elementary
3901 Section House Road, Hickory, NC 28601 · (828) 256-2196 · Catawba County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY22-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL380 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 34% of North Carolina public elementary schools
- CTest 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 elementary schools
Student : Teacher
14.0:1
27 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.3:1 · STATE 14.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
99%
377 students
DISTRICT 86% · STATE 82%
Community
0
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 | 35 | 9% |
| Kindergarten | 43 | 11% |
| Grade 1 | 47 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 46 | 12% |
| Grade 3 | 56 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 47 | 12% |
| Grade 5 | 48 | 13% |
| Grade 6 | 58 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (43) is 26% smaller than its 6th grade class (58).
Student demographics
67%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
43.6%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
50.5%
NC avg 52.2%
What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 44 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 51 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
47.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.5%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-0.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 48% 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 Webb A Murray Elementary
Webb A Murray Elementary's state test result (47.7% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Webb A Murray Elementary this school | 380 | 99.2% | 47.7% |
| North Newton Elementary Newton | 388 | 99.2% | 67.0% |
| Sugarloaf Elementary Hendersonville | 415 | 99.3% | 44.4% |
| Sardis Elementary Monroe | 529 | 98.1% | 63.5% |
| Brentwood Elementary Raleigh | 385 | 99.2% | 46.4% |
| Upward Elementary Flat Rock | 389 | 99.2% | 43.4% |
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 Webb A Murray Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina | In Catawba County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 47.7% | #883 of 1,297 | #19 of 23 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 50.5% | #892 of 1,296 | #20 of 23 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 43.6% | #828 of 1,300 | #19 of 23 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 380 | #965 of 1,485 | #17 of 24 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.0:1 | #467 of 1,377 | #2 of 24 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 67.3% | #346 of 1,379 | #11 of 24 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 99.2% | #492 of 1,414 | #12 of 24 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -16.1% | #376 of 937 | #10 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
380
-53 (-12%) vs 2020
-22% since 1990-91, when it was 489
Student : Teacher
14.0:1
was 13.1:1
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 | 380 | 27.2 | 14.0:1 | 99% (377) |
| 2023-24 | 384 | 27 | 14.2:1 | 99% (381) |
| 2022-23 | 389 | 27.6 | 14.1:1 | 81% (315) |
| 2020-21 | 433 | 33 | 13.1:1 | 63% (273) |
| 2017-18 | 453 | 33.9 | 13.4:1 | 75% (341) |
| 2015-16 | 442 | 32 | 13.8:1 | 81% (358) |
| 2010-11 | 461 | 31 | 14.9:1 | 71% (328) |
| 2000-01 | 534 | 36 | 14.8:1 | 32% (173) |
| 1990-91 | 489 | 32 | 15.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Webb A Murray Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 16% (453 to 380); teachers down 20% (33.9 to 27.2).
About Webb A Murray Elementary
Webb A Murray Elementary is a small elementary school in Hickory, North Carolina, administered by Catawba County Schools. Classes run from pre-K through 6, and the school has 380 students.
Catawba County Schools has 28 schools and 16,003 students, and Webb A Murray Elementary is one of those schools.
By race and ethnicity, the largest group at Webb A Murray Elementary is Hispanic (48%). The remaining students are 27% White, 10% Black, 8% Asian, and 7% multiracial. Census figures show Catawba County is about 12% Hispanic. The chance that two students picked at random at Webb A Murray Elementary belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 67%.
Webb A Murray Elementary operates with 27.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, a ratio of about 14.0:1. That ratio is under the 14.9:1 average for elementary schools in North Carolina. Webb A Murray Elementary reports 99% of students eligible for free or reduced-price meals. The gap from the 86% average for public schools in Catawba County is 13 points.
allk12 grades Webb A Murray Elementary a C. The grade compares the school only with North Carolina public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
Based on its free or reduced-price lunch share, the BeatsExpectations model predicts an average proficiency rate on state tests of 48.5% for Webb A Murray Elementary. The school posts 47.7%, within a point of the prediction.
Among Catawba County residents, median household income is about $67,864, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 26%, and about 9% of people live in poverty. Webb A Murray Elementary is one of 44 public schools in Catawba County, which together enroll about 22,392 students.
The closest public school to Webb A Murray Elementary is Saint Stephens Elementary, about 1.3 miles away. Within five miles of Webb A Murray Elementary, there are at least 8 other public schools. Among its closest neighbors with test data, Webb A Murray Elementary is 7th of 8 on proficiency.
Webb A Murray Elementary is coded as Suburb: Mid-size in federal locale data.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, the student count dropped from 433 to 380.
Families, students, and staff can use this page to discuss sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week at Webb A Murray Elementary. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
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
- Snow Creek ElementaryElementary · 551 students
- Viewmont ElementaryElementary · 509 students
Nearby schools
- Saint Stephens Elementary1.3 mi · 711
- Newton-Conover Middle1.6 mi · 559
- Saint Stephens High2.5 mi · 1,268
- Harry M Arndt Middle2.6 mi · 601
- Lyle Creek Elementary3.0 mi · 458
- Snow Creek Elementary3.0 mi · 551
Frequently asked questions
About Webb A Murray ElementaryHow many students attend Webb A Murray Elementary?
Webb A Murray Elementary enrolls approximately 380 students in grades PK-06.
What grades does Webb A Murray Elementary serve?
Webb A Murray Elementary serves grades PK-06.
How many teachers does Webb A Murray Elementary have?
Webb A Murray Elementary employs 27 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.0:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Webb A Murray Elementary?
At Webb A Murray Elementary, the student body is approximately 27% White, 48% Hispanic, 10% Black, 8% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Who oversees Webb A Murray Elementary?
Webb A Murray Elementary is overseen by Catawba County Schools in Catawba County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.