📍 810 Hunsucker Drive, Conover, Catawba County, 28613
Shuford Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Conover, Catawba County. The school has 421 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Newton Conover City Schools school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in a rural setting. The school employs 27.0 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 15.6:1. 52% of students are proficient in reading. 62% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Shuford Elementary enrolls 421 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 27.0 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 15.6:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 43% White, 25% Hispanic or Latino and 12% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 183 | 43% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 107 | 25% |
| Two or more races | 51 | 12% |
| Asian | 48 | 11% |
| Black or African American | 32 | 7.6% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
238 of the school's 421 students (57%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 212 qualify for free lunch and 26 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.
Shuford Elementary 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 96.
Shuford Elementary 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 421 students, Shuford Elementary is close to the district average of about 379 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Fringe