📍 3350 34th Street Drive NE, Hickory, Catawba County, 28601
Harry M Arndt Middle is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Hickory, Catawba County. The school has 631 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Catawba County Schools school district. It serves grades 7–8 in a suburban setting. The school employs 38.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 16.5:1. 50% of students are proficient in reading. 48% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Harry M Arndt Middle enrolls 631 students across grades 7–8. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 38.2 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 16.5:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 48% White, 32% Hispanic or Latino and 7.3% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 305 | 48% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 205 | 32% |
| Two or more races | 46 | 7.3% |
| Black or African American | 40 | 6.3% |
| Asian | 34 | 5.4% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
387 of the school's 631 students (61%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 340 qualify for free lunch and 47 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.
Harry M Arndt Middle is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Midsize). 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 96.
Harry M Arndt Middle 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 631 students, Harry M Arndt Middle is close to the district average of about 572 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Midsize
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