📍 600 West Main Street, Maiden, Catawba County, 28650
Maiden High is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Maiden, Catawba County. The school has 870 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Catawba County Schools school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a suburban setting. The school employs 49.0 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 17.8:1. 66% of students are proficient in reading. 57% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 86%. The school offers 6 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Maiden High enrolls 870 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 49% male and 51% female. A teaching staff of 49.0 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 17.8:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 68% White, 15% Hispanic or Latino and 7% Asian.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 591 | 68% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 127 | 15% |
| Asian | 61 | 7% |
| Black or African American | 47 | 5.4% |
| Two or more races | 43 | 4.9% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
399 of the school's 870 students (46%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 361 qualify for free lunch and 38 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 High 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 High 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 870 students, Maiden High is larger than the district average of about 572 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Midsize