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Claremont Elementary

Catawba County Schools · Catawba County

Address
3384 E Main Street, Claremont, NC 28610
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Grades served
PK-6
NCES school ID
370069000280
462
Students
28.9
Teachers (FTE)
16.0:1
Student–teacher ratio
C
Performance grade
61
Performance score
Met
Academic growth
12.9%
Chronically absent
66.9%
Economically disadvantaged

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Location and nearby schools

10 nearest

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Claremont ElementaryElementaryMiddleHighOther
  1. Bunker Hill HighHigh · Grades 9-122.9 mi
  2. River Bend MiddleMiddle · Grades 7-82.9 mi
  3. Shuford ElementaryElementary · Grades K-5 · Newton Conover City Schools3.2 mi
  4. Lyle Creek ElementaryElementary · Grades PK-63.9 mi
  5. Catawba Rosenwald Education CenterOther · Grades K-123.9 mi
  6. Catawba Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades PK-63.9 mi
  7. Oxford ElementaryElementary · Grades PK-64.0 mi
  8. Conover Special EducationOther · Grades PK-12 · Newton Conover City Schools4.5 mi
  9. Newton-Conover MiddleMiddle · Grades 6-8 · Newton Conover City Schools4.7 mi
  10. Discovery High SchoolHigh · Grades 9-12 · Newton Conover City Schools5.1 mi

How Claremont Elementary compares

Its 2024–25 performance score of 61 against comparable schools. Percentile is the share of that group scoring lower.

All North Carolina public schools49th percentile
Higher than 49% · rank 1,205 of 2,483
North Carolina elementary schools51st percentile
Higher than 51% · rank 662 of 1,419
Catawba County Schools37th percentile
Higher than 37% · rank 15 of 27

Chronic absence is lower here than at 83% of the 2,482 North Carolina schools reporting it.

Performance score since 2014

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Score down 4 points since 2014 (65 → 61). Met or exceeded expected growth in 10 of 10 years, exceeding it in 4. No grades were issued for 2020 or 2021.

YearScoreGradeGrowthAchievement
202561CMet55.9
202463CMet58
202359CMet55.2
202257CMet50.5
201962CMet56
201862CMet56.4
201758CExceeded51
201655CExceeded47
201557CExceeded50
201465CExceeded59

Rankings and trends are calculated by Back To School NC from NC DPI report card results; NC DPI publishes each school's own figures but not its standing among peers. See Catawba County Schools for district totals.

Student Demographics

White 49.13%Hispanic 19.91%Asian 11.04%Black 10.17%Two+ Races 9.74%
White: 49.13% (227) Hispanic: 19.91% (92) Asian: 11.04% (51) Black: 10.17% (47) Two+ Races: 9.74% (45)
White49.13%
Hispanic19.91%
Asian11.04%
Black10.17%
Two+ Races9.74%

Gender Distribution

Total Students: 462
49.78%230 Female
50.22%232 Male

Student counts for Claremont Elementary, 2024-2025, from the NCES Common Core of Data. Percentages are of 462 students and may not total 100% because of rounding.

Students

Regular attendance 87.1%Chronically absent 12.9%
Regular attendance: 87.1% (406) Chronically absent: 12.9% (60)
Regular attendance87.1%
Chronically absent12.9%

Student Population

Students Counted: 466
66.9%Economically disadvantaged
9.31%43 English learners

Student indicators for Claremont Elementary, 2024-2025, from the North Carolina School Report Cards. Attendance is out of the 466 students DPI counted. A student is chronically absent after missing 10% or more of the days enrolled; the other measures overlap it and each other.

Teachers

Experienced 86.76%Beginning 13.24%
Experienced: 86.76% (26) Beginning: 13.24% (4)
Experienced86.76%
Beginning13.24%

Licensing & Certification

Total Teachers: 29.5 FTE
98.64%Fully licensed
1.36%Emergency or provisional
20.37%6 teachers certified

Teacher figures for Claremont Elementary, 2024-2025, from the North Carolina School Report Cards. Counts are full-time equivalents, not headcount. Licensing and certification percentages are each out of 29.5 FTE.

NC School Report Card

2024-2025

Student performance by subject

SubjectGrade-level proficientCareer & college ready
Science (grades 5 & 8)68.9%37.7%
Mathematics (grades 3–8)59.5%35.7%
Reading (grades 3–8)45%23.9%

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

Achievement levels

SubjectNot ProficientLevel 3Level 4Level 5
Mathematics (grades 3–8)40.5%23.8%26.2%9.5%
Reading (grades 3–8)55%21.1%19.5%--
Science (grades 5 & 8)31.1%31.1%27.9%9.8%

Academic growth

MeasureStatusGrowth indexScore
OverallMeets Expected Growth0.5781.4

Teachers

Reported as full-time-equivalent staff, so figures carry decimals.

MeasureValue
Total teachers29.45
Experienced teachers25.55 (87%)
Beginning teachers3.9 (13%)
Holding a standard license29.05 (99%)
Emergency or provisional licenses0.4 (1%)
National Board certified6

Students

MeasureValue
Chronically absent (60 of 466)12.9%
Economically disadvantaged66.9%
English learners making progress (of 43)25.6%

School environment

MeasureValue
Devices per student0.81
Library books per student27.72
Students have device accessYes
Devices may go homeYes
Wireless access points per classroom1.41

Federal & state designations

DesignationApplies
Low-performing schoolNo
Recurring low-performingNo
CSI — low performingNo
CSI — low graduation rateNo
TSI — at riskYes
TSI — consistently underperformingNo

CSI is Comprehensive Support and Improvement; TSI is Targeted Support and Improvement, both federal ESSA categories.

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First page of the Claremont Elementary report card PDF

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Claremont Elementary's 2024-2025 report card as an interactive PDF — bookmarked sections, donut and bar charts for performance, attendance and achievement levels, and the NC DPI and NCES sources cited with working links.

Enrollment and staffing come from the NCES Common Core of Data (CCD), U.S. Department of Education for 2024-2025; performance, attendance and economic-need figures are the state's NC School Report Card for the same year. Contact the school to confirm current details.