Jacobs Fork Middle

Middle school·Grades 7-8 Newton, North Carolina·28658
Score
69.7/100
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#140
Among 460 North Carolina middle schools
#2
In Catawba County Schools
Top 31%
In North Carolina

Score 69.7/100: better than 69% of North Carolina middle schools on 2025-26 state tests. Schools are only compared with others of the same type in the same state. How we score schools

Performance (state tests, 2025-26)

% proficient on state tests in North Carolina, all students. Colored bars are green when the school is at or above the average for similar North Carolina schools.

English language arts
59%
Similar North Carolina schools ≈ 55%, better than 69% of them
478 students tested
Math
60%
Similar North Carolina schools ≈ 56%, better than 65% of them
478 students tested
Science
74%
Similar North Carolina schools ≈ 68%, better than 67% of them
244 students tested
All North Carolina schools (ELA / math)
57% / 59%
State average across every school type, 2025-26
All 3 published results by grade and test

As published by North Carolina Department of Public Instruction. "Hidden" means the state didn't publish the result to protect student privacy.

SubjectGradeTestResultStudents tested
English language artsAll gradesNC EOG Reading58.8478
MathAll gradesNC EOG Math59.6478
ScienceAll gradesNC EOG Science73.8244

School profile

Grades
7-8
Students
443
Type
Middle school
Charter school
No
Program
Regular

Students

Enrollment
443
Typical middle school: 591
Free or reduced-price lunch
58%
Typical middle school: 95%

District and location

School district
City
Catawba County

Contact

Address
3431 Plateau Road
Newton, NC 28658

"Typical" is the middle (median) middle school in North Carolina. Higher or lower is not in itself better or worse. Address, phone and website are as the state reported them to the U.S. Department of Education for 2024-25, so check with the school before visiting. School details: U.S. Department of Education, Common Core of Data (enrollment 2023-24, lunch eligibility 2024-25).

Nearby middle schools

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Location

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Jacobs Fork Middle at a glance

Jacobs Fork Middle is a public middle school in Newton, North Carolina, serving grades 7-8. It is part of Catawba County Schools. It has about 443 students (a typical North Carolina middle school has 591). About 58% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, compared with 95% at a typical North Carolina middle school, which is useful context when reading test results.

In 2025-26 state tests, 59% in English language arts (similar schools: 55%) and 60% in math (similar schools: 56%) reached the state standard (% proficient). On our score, which compares it only with other North Carolina middle schools, it scores 69.7 out of 100: better than 69% of them, ranking #140 of 460. Its English language arts result was broadly unchanged from the year before. This overview is generated automatically from published state and federal data; figures are rounded, and you can check the originals via the official sources above.

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Page updated 2026-10-12.