Schools in Catawba County Schools
28 public schools in this North Carolina school district: 16 elementary · 5 middle · 6 high · 1 combined. Ranked by our score, based on 2025-26 state test results.
Rankings renumber to share equal ranks and fill gaps when schools are hidden. Scores compare each school with schools of the same type across North Carolina.
Elementary schools
16 schools in Catawba County Schools, best first
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Mountain View Elementary
79.2
ELA 63%Math 77%Science 74%
#262 of 1,256 in North Carolina · #2 in Hickory
Snow Creek Elementary
78.0
ELA 62%Math 76%Science 76%
#277 of 1,256 in North Carolina · #3 in Hickory
Balls Creek Elementary
75.3
ELA 58%Math 76%Science 79%
#311 of 1,256 in North Carolina · #2 in Newton
Clyde Campbell Elementary
73.7
ELA 65%Math 72%Science 72%
#331 of 1,256 in North Carolina · #4 in Hickory
Maiden Elementary
73.1
ELA 58%Math 74%Science 78%
#338 of 1,256 in North Carolina · #1 in Maiden
Sherrills Ford Elementary
66.8
ELA 59%Math 73%Science 67%
#417 of 1,256 in North Carolina
Blackburn Elementary
65.3
ELA 53%Math 69%Science 84%
#436 of 1,256 in North Carolina · #3 in Newton
Banoak Elementary
61.8
ELA 59%Math 62%Science 76%
#480 of 1,256 in North Carolina · #3 in Vale
Charles H Tuttle Elementary
58.7
ELA 56%Math 67%Science 67%
#519 of 1,256 in North Carolina · #2 in Maiden
Catawba Elementary School
54.9
ELA 53%Math 65%Science 66%
#567 of 1,256 in North Carolina
Claremont Elementary
50.2
ELA 47%Math 65%Science 72%
#626 of 1,256 in North Carolina · #1 in Claremont
Lyle Creek Elementary
48.0
ELA 53%Math 57%Science 71%
#653 of 1,256 in North Carolina · #2 in Conover
Startown Elementary
45.4
ELA 52%Math 64%Science 55%
#686 of 1,256 in North Carolina · #4 in Newton
Oxford Elementary
32.0
ELA 41%Math 54%Science 72%
#854 of 1,256 in North Carolina · #2 in Claremont
Webb A Murray Elementary
15.7
ELA 41%Math 46%Science 53%
#1,059 of 1,256 in North Carolina · #8 in Hickory
Saint Stephens Elementary
15.0
ELA 39%Math 46%Science 55%
#1,068 of 1,256 in North Carolina · #3 in Conover
Middle schools
5 schools in Catawba County Schools, best first
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Mill Creek Middle
72.7
ELA 58%Math 61%Science 78%
#126 of 460 in North Carolina · #1 in Claremont
Jacobs Fork Middle
69.7
ELA 59%Math 60%Science 74%
#140 of 460 in North Carolina
Maiden Middle School
60.8
ELA 58%Math 58%Science 65%
#181 of 460 in North Carolina
Harry M Arndt Middle
56.0
ELA 54%Math 54%Science 72%
#203 of 460 in North Carolina · #1 in Hickory
River Bend Middle
49.9
ELA 45%Math 56%Science 72%
#231 of 460 in North Carolina · #2 in Claremont
High schools
6 schools in Catawba County Schools, best first
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Challenger Early College High
98.7
ELA 98%Math 98%Science 98%
#7 of 512 in North Carolina · #1 in Hickory
Bandys High
68.7
ELA 74%Math 72%Science 64%
#161 of 512 in North Carolina
Fred T Foard High
53.4
ELA 62%Math 63%Science 63%
#239 of 512 in North Carolina · #2 in Newton
Maiden High
48.7
ELA 64%Math 59%Science 55%
#263 of 512 in North Carolina
Saint Stephens High
47.4
ELA 62%Math 57%Science 65%
#270 of 512 in North Carolina · #3 in Hickory
Bunker Hill High
21.2
ELA 54%Math 43%Science 43%
#404 of 512 in North Carolina