📍 302 28th Avenue NE, Hickory, Catawba County, 28601
Northview Middle is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Hickory, Catawba County. The school has 480 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Hickory City Schools school district. It serves grades 6–8 in an urban setting. The school employs 29.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 16.3:1. 52% of students are proficient in reading. 48% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Northview Middle enrolls 480 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 46% male and 54% female. A teaching staff of 29.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 16.3:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 41% White, 26% Hispanic or Latino and 16% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 196 | 41% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 123 | 26% |
| Black or African American | 78 | 16% |
| Two or more races | 62 | 13% |
| Asian | 19 | 4% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
264 of the school's 480 students (55%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 245 qualify for free lunch and 19 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.
Northview Middle is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Small). Virtual instruction: Supplemental Virtual. 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.
Northview Middle is one of 9 schools in Hickory City Schools, based in Hickory, North Carolina. The district serves 3,735 students district-wide and employs 260 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 480 students, Northview Middle is larger than the district average of about 415 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Small