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Hickory Career Arts Magnet High School

PublicHighGrades 9–12

409 8th Avenue NE, Hickory, NC 28601 · (828) 328-6738 · Part of Hickory City Schools

Hickory’s School Grade B better than 59% of North Carolina school districts

Directions
Students
201
Students per teacher
15:1
Free or reduced lunch
99%
Setting
City
Grades
9–12
The gist

What stands out about Hickory Career Arts Magnet High School

  • Its own letter, A−: reading and math results near the top of North Carolina’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 8 pts above the state
  • Reading / language arts 25 pts above the state

On the path

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

6–82 middle schoolsDepends on your address
9–12Hickory Career Arts Magnet High SchoolYou are here

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency50%
State average 41.8%
Reading / language arts72%
State average 47.2%

Its own letter, A−, 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 ↗

409 8th Avenue NE, Hickory

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 950
Grade 1053
Grade 1152
Grade 1246
Enrollment over time
206’20
188’21
229’22
232’23
201’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 53%Hispanic 22%Black 11%Two or more races 10%Asian 3%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Hickory Career Arts Magnet High School from Hickory families.

Other schools in Hickory City Schools

The district →
Viewmont Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Hickory
C
509 students17:1
Oakwood Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Hickory
B+
336 students17:1
Southwest Primary
Elementary · Grades PK–2 · Hickory
292 students14:1
W M Jenkins Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Hickory
B+
276 students16:1
Longview Elementary
Elementary · Grades 3–5 · Hickory
C−
269 students15:1
Northview Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Hickory
B
481 students17:1

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; Hickory’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.