📍 201 N Main Avenue, Maiden, Catawba County, 28650
Maiden Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Maiden, Catawba County. The school has 499 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Catawba County Schools school district. It serves grades Pre-K–6 in a suburban setting. The school employs 34.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.5:1. 41% of students are proficient in reading. 53% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Maiden Elementary enrolls 499 students across grades Pre-K–6. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 34.4 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.5:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 66% White, 15% Hispanic or Latino and 7.4% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 327 | 66% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 74 | 15% |
| Black or African American | 37 | 7.4% |
| Asian | 30 | 6% |
| Two or more races | 28 | 5.6% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 3 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
309 of the school's 499 students (62%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 285 qualify for free lunch and 24 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.
Maiden Elementary 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 89.
Maiden Elementary 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 499 students, Maiden Elementary 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