📍 1041 Shiloh Road, Claremont, Catawba County, 28610
Mill Creek Middle is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Claremont, Catawba County. The school has 412 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Catawba County Schools school district. It serves grades 7–8 in a rural setting. The school employs 28.0 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.7:1. 53% of students are proficient in reading. 55% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Mill Creek Middle enrolls 412 students across grades 7–8. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 28.0 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.7:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 79% White, 9.5% Hispanic or Latino and 6.3% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 327 | 79% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 39 | 9.5% |
| Two or more races | 26 | 6.3% |
| Black or African American | 10 | 2.4% |
| Asian | 9 | 2.2% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
166 of the school's 412 students (40%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 156 qualify for free lunch and 10 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.
Mill Creek Middle is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Fringe). 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.
Mill Creek 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 412 students, Mill Creek Middle is smaller than the district average of about 572 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Fringe