📍 2550 Hwy 70 SE, Hickory, Catawba County, 28602
Challenger Early College High is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Hickory, Catawba County. The school has 352 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Catawba County Schools school district. It serves grades 9–12 in an urban setting. The school employs 14.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 25.0:1. 98% of students are proficient in reading. 95% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 97%. The school offers 9 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Challenger Early College High enrolls 352 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 33% male and 67% female. A teaching staff of 14.1 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 25.0:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 40% White, 31% Hispanic or Latino and 16% Asian.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 142 | 40% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 109 | 31% |
| Asian | 56 | 16% |
| Two or more races | 32 | 9.1% |
| Black or African American | 12 | 3.4% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
144 of the school's 352 students (41%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 121 qualify for free lunch and 23 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.
Challenger Early College High is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Small). 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.
Challenger Early College 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 352 students, Challenger Early College High is smaller than the district average of about 572 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Small
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