Photo: Julie Crowell · CC BY 1.0Maiden’s public schools outscore 60% of North Carolina districts
59% of students in Maiden’s public schools are proficient in math, above the North Carolina average (51%). The grade covers the public school district serving Maiden, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within North Carolina, not nationally.
From North Carolina state tests taken in spring 2022, when 100% of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.
Maiden’s schools, in brief
Better than its incomes would predict
Among the 298 North Carolina towns with household incomes within a quarter of Maiden’s, its schools beat 65%, higher than their 60% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓
Above the state on both counts
Reading proficiency is 51% and math 59% in spring 2022, against 50% and 51% statewide; 87% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 86%. Test scores ↓
Spending and class size
The district spends $11,777 per student, against $13,045 across North Carolina (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓
One elementary school, then one middle and one high school
From grade 7 the district’s path is Maiden Middle School, then Maiden High. 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.
What’s behind Maiden’s grade
B: better than 60% of North Carolina school districts, #111 of 290 North Carolina towns. Test scores and graduation are both above the North Carolina average; test scores are the stronger of the two.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Maiden, with each school’s own grade.
Kindergarten in Maiden
Maiden Elementary
Grades PK–6 · 562 students · 18:1 students per teacher
1st grade in Maiden
Maiden Elementary
Grades PK–6 · 562 students · 18:1 students per teacher
2nd grade in Maiden
Maiden Elementary
Grades PK–6 · 562 students · 18:1 students per teacher
3rd grade in Maiden
Maiden Elementary
Grades PK–6 · 562 students · 18:1 students per teacher
4th grade in Maiden
Maiden Elementary
Grades PK–6 · 562 students · 18:1 students per teacher
5th grade in Maiden
Maiden Elementary
Grades PK–6 · 562 students · 18:1 students per teacher
6th grade in Maiden
Maiden Elementary
Grades PK–6 · 562 students · 18:1 students per teacher
7th grade in Maiden
Maiden Middle School
Grades 7–8 · 451 students · 16:1 students per teacher
8th grade in Maiden
Maiden Middle School
Grades 7–8 · 451 students · 16:1 students per teacher
9th grade in Maiden
Maiden High
Grades 9–12 · 852 students · 21:1 students per teacher
10th grade in Maiden
Maiden High
Grades 9–12 · 852 students · 21:1 students per teacher
11th grade in Maiden
Maiden High
Grades 9–12 · 852 students · 21:1 students per teacher
12th grade in Maiden
Maiden High
Grades 9–12 · 852 students · 21:1 students per teacher
Maiden’s public schools are run by Catawba County Schools, which also serves Catawba, Claremont, Conover and Hickory and others. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.
The district
Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.
Close to the state in reading
Maiden vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the North Carolina towns that share Maiden’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| Maiden | B | Catawba County Schools |
Every school in Maiden
3 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).
Questions about Maiden’s schools
Are Maiden’s schools good?
They sit near the middle of North Carolina: the public schools Maiden children attend outscore 60% of North Carolina’s school districts on tests and graduation, a B Schools grade, #111 of 290 North Carolina towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 65%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.
What school district is Maiden in?
Catawba County Schools, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 16,003 students in 28 schools (2024–25).
Where do Maiden kids go to high school?
Maiden High, with 852 students; its own test results earn an A−.
What is Maiden’s graduation rate?
87% of the class of 2023 in Catawba County Schools graduated in four years, against 86% across North Carolina.
How much does Maiden spend per student?
$11,777 in Catawba County Schools (FY2024), against $13,045 across North Carolina. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.
Parents talk
What Maiden families are saying about school.
Looking for colleges? Colleges near Maiden → They have their own page.
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). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within North Carolina. Stars are from neighbors.