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Snow Creek Elementary

PublicElementaryGrades PK–6

3238 Snow Creek Rd, Hickory, NC 28601 · (828) 256-2335 · Part of Catawba County Schools

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

Students
551
Students per teacher
15:1
Free or reduced lunch
99%
Setting
Suburb
Grades
PK–6
The gist

What stands out about Snow Creek Elementary

  • Its own letter, A−: reading and math results near the top of North Carolina’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 18 pts above the state
  • Reading / language arts 8 pts above the state
  • 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–6Snow Creek ElementaryYou are here
7–8Harry M Arndt Middlein Hickory

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency60%
State average 41.8%
Reading / language arts55%
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).

3238 Snow Creek Rd, Hickory

Students

Enrollment by grade
Kindergarten58
Grade 180
Grade 281
Grade 383
Grade 493
Grade 579
Grade 677
Enrollment over time
536’20
547’21
589’22
569’23
551’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 59%Hispanic 22%Two or more races 10%Asian 7%Black 3%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Snow Creek Elementary from St. Stephens families.

Other schools in Catawba County Schools

The district →

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.