📍 21 16th Avenue NW, Hickory, Catawba County, 28601
Viewmont Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Hickory, Catawba County. The school has 530 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Hickory City Schools school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in an urban setting. The school employs 35 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 15.1:1. 33% of students are proficient in reading. 32% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
Viewmont Elementary enrolls 530 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 35 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 15.1:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 28% White, 28% Hispanic or Latino and 26% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 151 | 28% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 150 | 28% |
| Black or African American | 137 | 26% |
| Two or more races | 71 | 13% |
| Asian | 21 | 4% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
413 of the school's 530 students (78%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 393 qualify for free lunch and 20 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.
Viewmont Elementary 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 96.
Viewmont Elementary 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 530 students, Viewmont Elementary 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
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