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Newton-Conover City Schools

Catawba County, North Carolina · Grades PK-12

Address
605 North Ashe Avenue, Newton, NC 28658
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NCES agency ID
3703360
State LEA ID
NC-182
7
Schools
2,562
Students
177
Teachers (FTE)
15.0:1
Student–teacher ratio
0
Low-performing schools
31.7%
EL making progress

Enrollment and school counts are the state’s 2024-2025figures where reported, otherwise the federal NCES directory.

School calendar

Term dates, holidays, breaks and teacher workdays for Newton-Conover City Schools, as the district publishes them — with printable PDFs and calendar files you can subscribe to.

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NC School Report Card

2024-2025

Official accountability results published by the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction. School Performance Grades combine achievement (80%) with academic growth (20%).

Schools by type

School typeSchoolsAverage students
Elementary3367
High2423
K-12152
Middle1563
All schools7--

School performance grades

GradeSchoolsShare
A116.7%
B116.7%
C466.7%
D00.0%
F00.0%
All graded schools6100.0%

School growth status

GrowthSchoolsShare
Exceeded116.7%
Met350.0%
Not Met233.3%

Student performance by subject

SubjectGrade-level proficientCareer & college ready
Mathematics (grades 3–8)63.2%39.7%
Science (grades 5 & 8)57.1%34%
Reading (grades 3–8)52.9%28.4%
English II51.1%30.6%
NC Math 348%27.3%
NC Math 146.5%20.3%
Biology40%21.3%

Grade-level proficient is achievement levels 3–5; career and college ready is the higher bar of levels 4–5.

Outcomes

MeasureResult
4-year cohort graduation rate93.8%
ACT WorkKeys credential earned57.6%
Students completing Math III88.9%
Passed end-of-grade assessments51.8%
Students promoted to the next grade92.1%
Students retained in grade7.9%
English learners making progress (of 369)31.7%
Schools identified as low-performing0 of 6
First page of the Newton-Conover City Schools report card PDF

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The Newton-Conover City Schools report card as a two-page interactive PDF — bookmarked sections, donut and bar charts, and the NC DPI and NCES sources cited with working links.

Student Demographics

White 39.75%Hispanic 31.35%Black 10.55%Two+ Races 10.02%Asian 8.25%Native Am. 0.08%
White: 39.75% (1,055) Hispanic: 31.35% (832) Black: 10.55% (280) Two+ Races: 10.02% (266) Asian: 8.25% (219) Native Am.: 0.08% (2)
White39.75%
Hispanic31.35%
Black10.55%
Two+ Races10.02%
Asian8.25%
Native Am.0.08%

Gender Distribution

Total Students: 2,654
47.93%1,272 Female
52.07%1,382 Male

Student counts for Newton-Conover City Schools, 2024-2025, from the NCES Common Core of Data. Percentages are of 2,654 students and may not total 100% because of rounding.

Students

Regular attendance 79.33%Chronically absent 20.67%
Regular attendance: 79.33% (2,169) Chronically absent: 20.67% (565)
Regular attendance79.33%
Chronically absent20.67%

Student Population

Students Counted: 2,734
13.45%357 English learners

Student indicators for Newton-Conover City Schools, 2024-2025, from the North Carolina School Report Cards. Attendance is out of the 2,734 students DPI counted, added up from the district’s own schools. A student is chronically absent after missing 10% or more of the days enrolled; the other measures overlap it and each other.

Teachers

Experienced 82.04%Beginning 17.96%
Experienced: 82.04% (132) Beginning: 17.96% (29)
Experienced82.04%
Beginning17.96%

Licensing & Certification

Total Teachers: 160.3 FTE
99%Fully licensed
1%Emergency or provisional
6.86%11 teachers certified

Teacher figures for Newton-Conover City Schools, 2024-2025, from the North Carolina School Report Cards. Counts are full-time equivalents, not headcount, added up from the district’s own schools. Licensing and certification percentages are each out of 160.3 FTE.

Newton-Conover City Schools boundary map

7 campuses

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District boundaryNeighbouring districtElementaryMiddleHighOther

Click any campus for its details. District boundary from the Census school district geography published by NCES; campus locations from the NCES Common Core of Data.

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