📍 338 W 15th Street, Newton, Catawba County, 28658
Newton-Conover High is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Newton, Catawba County. The school has 758 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Newton Conover City Schools school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a suburban setting. The school employs 44.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 17.1:1. 52% of students are proficient in reading. 57% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 92%. The school offers 2 AP courses, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Newton-Conover High enrolls 758 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 56% male and 44% female. A teaching staff of 44.3 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 17.1:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 44% White, 29% Hispanic or Latino and 11% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 332 | 44% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 223 | 29% |
| Black or African American | 81 | 11% |
| Two or more races | 67 | 8.8% |
| Asian | 55 | 7.3% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
448 of the school's 758 students (59%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 415 qualify for free lunch and 33 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.
Newton-Conover High is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Midsize). 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 89.
Newton-Conover High is one of 7 schools in Newton Conover City Schools, based in Newton, North Carolina. The district serves 2,654 students district-wide and employs 182 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 758 students, Newton-Conover High is larger than the district average of about 379 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Midsize
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