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Schools in Brookford

Brookford’s public schools

Hickory City Schools has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Brookford. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?5/7schools above North Carolina’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 100% of students in North Carolina’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools

Reading proficiency
48%
2021–22
Math proficiency
52%
2021–22
Graduate on time
88%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$12.1K
▼ 7% vs NC $13.0K
FY2024
Students per teacher
17.7
NC 16.0 · larger classes
Schools in town
0
3,466 students on the public path
In brief

Brookford’s schools, in brief

School by school

5 of Brookford’s 7 district schools with test results score above the middle of North Carolina’s 2,529 public schools. Hickory Career Arts Magnet High School places highest (better than 80%); Viewmont Elementary lowest (30%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Four elementary schools serve Brookford, graded from C to B+, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then two middle schools and two high schools: Hickory High and Hickory Career Arts Magnet High School. See the path ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools in Brookford, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–54 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressC to B+
6–82 middle schoolsDepends on your addressC+ to B
9–122 high schoolsDepends on your addressB to A−

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Hickory City Schools.

The district

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

Hickory City SchoolsGrades PK–12 · 9 schools · 3,735 students, down 5% since 2020–21 · 17.7 per teacher (NC 16.0)
$12,093NC $13,045 · FY2024
B−
Test scores · 2021–22

Below the state in reading

Reading48%
State average 49.9% · 2049 students tested
Math52%
State average 50.8% · 1885 students tested

Brookford vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the North Carolina towns that share Brookford’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Brookford—Hickory City Schools
HickoryBHickory City Schools PK–12 · Catawba County Schools PK–12

Every school in Brookford

8 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with North Carolina’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).

Also serving Brookfordin other towns
Viewmont Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Hickory
C
509 students17:1Rate it →
Oakwood Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Hickory
B+
336 students17:1Rate it →
Southwest Primary
Elementary · Grades PK–2 · Hickory
292 students14:1Rate it →
W M Jenkins Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Hickory
B+
276 students16:1Rate it →
Northview Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Hickory
B
481 students17:1Rate it →
Grandview Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Hickory
C+
347 students15:1Rate it →
Hickory High
High · Grades 9–12 · Hickory
B
1,024 students27:1Rate it →
Hickory Career Arts Magnet High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Hickory
A−
201 students15:1Rate it →

Questions about Brookford’s schools

Are Brookford’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Brookford. Hickory City Schools has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Brookford. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 5 of its 7 district schools with test results score above the middle of North Carolina’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Brookford in?

Hickory City Schools.

Where do Brookford kids go to high school?

One of two high schools, depending on your address: Hickory High and Hickory Career Arts Magnet High School.

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What Brookford families are saying about school.

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School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). Stars are from neighbors.