📍 5415 Hudson Chapel Road, Catawba, Catawba County, 28609
Catawba Elementary School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Catawba, Catawba County. The school has 404 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Catawba County Schools school district. It serves grades Pre-K–6 in a rural setting. The school employs 29.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.8:1. 34% of students are proficient in reading. 38% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Catawba Elementary School enrolls 404 students across grades Pre-K–6. The student body is 54% male and 46% female. A teaching staff of 29.2 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.8:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 65% White, 14% Hispanic or Latino and 7.9% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 264 | 65% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 57 | 14% |
| Two or more races | 32 | 7.9% |
| Black or African American | 26 | 6.4% |
| Asian | 25 | 6.2% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
284 of the school's 404 students (70%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 267 qualify for free lunch and 17 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Catawba Elementary School is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Fringe). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district NC At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 42, state house district 89.
Catawba Elementary School is one of 28 schools in Catawba County Schools, based in Newton, North Carolina. The district serves 16,003 students district-wide and employs 1,019 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 404 students, Catawba Elementary School is smaller than the district average of about 572 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Fringe
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