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Startown Elementary

PublicElementaryGrades PK–6

4119 Startown Road, Newton, NC 28658 · (828) 464-1257 · Part of Catawba County Schools

Newton’s School Grade B better than 61% of North Carolina school districts

Directions
Students
540
Students per teacher
16:1
Free or reduced lunch
99%
Setting
Suburb
Grades
PK–6
The gist

What stands out about Startown Elementary

  • Its own letter, B+: better results than 73% of North Carolina’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 21 pts above the state
  • Next stop for Newton kids: 6 middle schools

On the path

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

PK–6Startown ElementaryYou are here
7–86 middle schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency63%
State average 41.8%
Reading / language arts50%
State average 47.2%

Its own letter, B+, 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 ↗

4119 Startown Road, Newton

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K18
Kindergarten91
Grade 173
Grade 269
Grade 369
Grade 478
Grade 568
Grade 674
Enrollment over time
534’20
525’21
529’22
534’23
540’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 54%Hispanic 19%Asian 11%Two or more races 10%Black 6%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Startown Elementary from Newton 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
Clyde Campbell Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Hickory
A−
505 students16:1
Claremont Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Claremont
C+
462 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; Newton’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.