📍 3901 Section House Road, Hickory, Catawba County, 28601
Webb A Murray Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Hickory, Catawba County. The school has 389 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 27.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.1:1. 38% of students are proficient in reading. 38% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Webb A Murray Elementary enrolls 389 students across grades Pre-K–6. The student body is 46% male and 54% female. A teaching staff of 27.6 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.1:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 47% Hispanic or Latino, 29% White and 11% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 182 | 47% |
| White | 113 | 29% |
| Black or African American | 41 | 11% |
| Asian | 29 | 7.5% |
| Two or more races | 23 | 5.9% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
315 of the school's 389 students (81%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 273 qualify for free lunch and 42 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.
Webb A Murray 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 96.
Webb A Murray 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 389 students, Webb A Murray Elementary is smaller than 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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