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C+

Webb A Murray Elementary

PublicElementaryGrades PK–6

3901 Section House Road, Hickory, NC 28601 · (828) 256-2196 · Part of Catawba County Schools

St. Stephens’ School Grade B better than 60% of North Carolina school districts

Directions
Students
380
Students per teacher
14:1
Free or reduced lunch
99%
Setting
Suburb
Grades
PK–6
The gist

What stands out about Webb A Murray Elementary

  • Its own letter, C+: better results than 40% of North Carolina’s public schools
  • Reading / language arts 9 pts below the state
  • Enrollment down 12.2% since 2020–21
  • Next stop for St. Stephens kids: Harry M Arndt Middle

On the path

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

PK–6Webb A Murray ElementaryYou are here
7–8Harry M Arndt Middlein Hickory

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency38%
State average 41.8%
Reading / language arts38%
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 ↗

3901 Section House Road, Hickory

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K35
Kindergarten43
Grade 147
Grade 246
Grade 356
Grade 447
Grade 548
Grade 658
Enrollment over time
433’20
403’21
389’22
384’23
380’24

Down 12.2% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Hispanic 48%White 27%Black 10%Asian 8%Two or more races 7%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Webb A Murray Elementary from St. Stephens 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; St. Stephens’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.