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Catawba Elementary School

PublicElementaryGrades PK–6

5415 Hudson Chapel Road, Catawba, NC 28609 · (828) 241-3131 · Part of Catawba County Schools

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Directions
Students
450
Students per teacher
17:1
Free or reduced lunch
99%
Setting
Rural
Grades
PK–6
The gist

What stands out about Catawba Elementary School

  • Its own letter, C+: better results than 36% of North Carolina’s public schools
  • Reading / language arts 13 pts below the state
  • Next stop for Catawba kids: 5 middle schools

On the path

Where Catawba kids come from and go next. The whole path →

PK–6Catawba Elementary SchoolYou are here
7–85 middle schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency38%
State average 41.8%
Reading / language arts34%
State average 47.2%

Its own letter, C+, places these results among North Carolina’s 2,529 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

5415 Hudson Chapel Road, Catawba

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K17
Kindergarten68
Grade 166
Grade 251
Grade 362
Grade 457
Grade 558
Grade 671
Enrollment over time
442’20
406’21
404’22
421’23
450’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 62%Hispanic 17%Two or more races 9%Black 7%Asian 5%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Catawba Elementary School from Catawba families.

Other schools in Catawba County Schools

The district →
Balls Creek Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Newton
A−
686 students16:1
Maiden Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Maiden
B
562 students18:1
Snow Creek Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Hickory
A−
551 students15:1
Oxford Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Claremont
C+
540 students16:1
Startown Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Newton
B+
540 students16:1
Clyde Campbell Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Hickory
A−
505 students16:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against North Carolina’s other public schools; Catawba’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.