📍 4119 Startown Road, Newton, Catawba County, 28658
Startown Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Newton, Catawba County. The school has 529 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 36.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.4:1. 50% of students are proficient in reading. 63% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Startown Elementary enrolls 529 students across grades Pre-K–6. The student body is 58% male and 42% female. A teaching staff of 36.6 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.4:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 63% White, 15% Hispanic or Latino and 10% Asian.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 334 | 63% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 77 | 15% |
| Asian | 55 | 10% |
| Two or more races | 41 | 7.8% |
| Black or African American | 22 | 4.2% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
287 of the school's 529 students (54%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 259 qualify for free lunch and 28 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.
Startown 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.
Startown 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 529 students, Startown 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
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