📍 4670 Oxford School Road, Claremont, Catawba County, 28610
River Bend Middle is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Claremont, Catawba County. The school has 475 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Catawba County Schools school district. It serves grades 7–8 in a rural setting. The school employs 29.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 16.1:1. 44% of students are proficient in reading. 40% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
River Bend Middle enrolls 475 students across grades 7–8. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 29.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 16.1:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 52% White, 21% Hispanic or Latino and 10% Asian.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 249 | 52% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 99 | 21% |
| Asian | 49 | 10% |
| Two or more races | 43 | 9.1% |
| Black or African American | 35 | 7.4% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
320 of the school's 475 students (67%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 292 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.
River Bend 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.
River Bend 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 475 students, River Bend 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