Rhodhiss’s public schools
Burke County Schools and Caldwell County Schools have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Rhodhiss. Each school below is shown with its own results.
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
Rhodhiss’s schools, in brief
School by school
14 of Rhodhiss’s 22 district schools with test results score above the middle of North Carolina’s 2,529 public schools. Caldwell Early College places highest (better than 96%); Walter R Johnson Middle lowest (27%). 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 Rhodhiss, with each school’s own grade.
Pre-K in Rhodhiss
Ray Childers Elementary
Grades PK–5 · 460 students · 16:1 students per teacher · in Hickory
Kindergarten in Rhodhiss
Ray Childers Elementary
Grades PK–5 · 460 students · 16:1 students per teacher · in Hickory
1st grade in Rhodhiss
Ray Childers Elementary
Grades PK–5 · 460 students · 16:1 students per teacher · in Hickory
2nd grade in Rhodhiss
Ray Childers Elementary
Grades PK–5 · 460 students · 16:1 students per teacher · in Hickory
3rd grade in Rhodhiss
Ray Childers Elementary
Grades PK–5 · 460 students · 16:1 students per teacher · in Hickory
4th grade in Rhodhiss
Ray Childers Elementary
Grades PK–5 · 460 students · 16:1 students per teacher · in Hickory
5th grade in Rhodhiss
Ray Childers Elementary
Grades PK–5 · 460 students · 16:1 students per teacher · in Hickory
Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Burke County Schools.
Two districts serve Rhodhiss
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
Rhodhiss vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the North Carolina towns that share Rhodhiss’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| Rhodhiss | — | Burke County Schools PK–12 · Caldwell County Schools PK–12 |
| Granite Falls | C+ | Caldwell County Schools |
Every school in Rhodhiss
22 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 Rhodhiss’s schools
Are Rhodhiss’s schools good?
There’s no Schools grade for Rhodhiss. Burke County Schools and Caldwell County Schools have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Rhodhiss. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 14 of its 22 district schools with test results score above the middle of North Carolina’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.
What school district is Rhodhiss in?
Burke County Schools and Caldwell County Schools.
Where do Rhodhiss kids go to high school?
One of nine high schools, depending on your address: Freedom High, South Caldwell High, East Burke High, Hibriten High, Patton High School, Draughn High School, West Caldwell High, Caldwell Early College and Caldwell Applied Sciences Academy.
Parents talk
What Rhodhiss families are saying about school.
Looking for colleges? Colleges near Rhodhiss → 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). Stars are from neighbors.