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Grandview Middle

Hickory City Schools · Catawba County

Address
451 Catawba Valley Boulevard S, Hickory, NC 28602
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Grades served
6-8
NCES school ID
370219000941
347
Students
23.8
Teachers (FTE)
14.6:1
Student–teacher ratio
D
Performance grade
53
Performance score
Exceeded
Academic growth
34.4%
Chronically absent
68.3%
Economically disadvantaged

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Hickory City Schools's school calendar for the year — first and last days, holidays, breaks and teacher workdays, which apply to Grandview Middle — with a printable PDF and a calendar file you can subscribe to.

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Location and nearby schools

10 nearest

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Grandview MiddleElementaryMiddleHighOther
  1. Longview ElementaryElementary · Grades 3-52.1 mi
  2. Challenger Early College HighHigh · Grades 9-12 · Catawba County Schools2.4 mi
  3. Oakwood ElementaryElementary · Grades PK-52.4 mi
  4. Hickory Career Arts Magnet High SchoolHigh · Grades 9-122.7 mi
  5. Hickory HighHigh · Grades 9-123.2 mi
  6. Southwest PrimaryElementary · Grades PK-23.2 mi
  7. Viewmont ElementaryElementary · Grades PK-53.4 mi
  8. Saint Stephens ElementaryElementary · Grades K-6 · Catawba County Schools3.8 mi
  9. Mountain View ElementaryElementary · Grades K-6 · Catawba County Schools4.2 mi
  10. Northview MiddleMiddle · Grades 6-84.4 mi

How Grandview Middle compares

Its 2024–25 performance score of 53 against comparable schools. Percentile is the share of that group scoring lower.

All North Carolina public schools25th percentile
Higher than 25% · rank 1,782 of 2,483
North Carolina middle schools41st percentile
Higher than 41% · rank 254 of 456
Hickory City Schools22nd percentile
Higher than 22% · rank 7 of 9

Chronic absence is lower here than at 17% of the 2,482 North Carolina schools reporting it.

Performance score since 2014

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Score up 1 points since 2014 (52 → 53). Met or exceeded expected growth in 4 of 10 years, exceeding it in 1. No grades were issued for 2020 or 2021.

YearScoreGradeGrowthAchievement
202553DExceeded44.4
202449DNot Met46
202352DMet44.8
202254DMet46
201955CNot Met54.4
201860CMet53.9
201747DNot Met44
201648DNot Met45
201548DNot Met45
201452DNot Met49

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 Hickory City Schools for district totals.

Student Demographics

White 32.28%Hispanic 28.82%Black 22.77%Two+ Races 9.22%Asian 6.63%Pacific Isl. 0.29%
White: 32.28% (112) Hispanic: 28.82% (100) Black: 22.77% (79) Two+ Races: 9.22% (32) Asian: 6.63% (23) Pacific Isl.: 0.29% (1)
White32.28%
Hispanic28.82%
Black22.77%
Two+ Races9.22%
Asian6.63%
Pacific Isl.0.29%

Gender Distribution

Total Students: 347
51.3%178 Female
48.7%169 Male

Student counts for Grandview Middle, 2024-2025, from the NCES Common Core of Data. Percentages are of 347 students and may not total 100% because of rounding.

Students

Regular attendance 65.6%Chronically absent 34.4%
Regular attendance: 65.6% (246) Chronically absent: 34.4% (129)
Regular attendance65.6%
Chronically absent34.4%

Student Population

Students Counted: 375
68.3%Economically disadvantaged
14.7%51 English learners

Student indicators for Grandview Middle, 2024-2025, from the North Carolina School Report Cards. Attendance is out of the 375 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 73.66%Beginning 26.34%
Experienced: 73.66% (17) Beginning: 26.34% (6)
Experienced73.66%
Beginning26.34%

Licensing & Certification

Total Teachers: 22.6 FTE
93.36%Fully licensed
6.64%Emergency or provisional
4.43%1 teachers certified

Teacher figures for Grandview Middle, 2024-2025, from the North Carolina School Report Cards. Counts are full-time equivalents, not headcount. Licensing and certification percentages are each out of 22.6 FTE.

NC School Report Card

2024-2025

Student performance by subject

SubjectGrade-level proficientCareer & college ready
Science (grades 5 & 8)54.8%34.8%
Mathematics (grades 3–8)45.1%22.7%
Reading (grades 3–8)42.5%21%

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)54.9%22.4%15.5%7.2%
Reading (grades 3–8)57.5%21.6%16.1%--
Science (grades 5 & 8)45.2%20%20%14.8%

Academic growth

MeasureStatusGrowth indexScore
OverallExceeds Expected Growth3.288

Teachers

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

MeasureValue
Total teachers22.59
Experienced teachers16.64 (74%)
Beginning teachers5.95 (26%)
Holding a standard license21.09 (93%)
Emergency or provisional licenses1.5 (7%)
National Board certified1

Students

MeasureValue
Chronically absent (129 of 375)34.4%
Economically disadvantaged68.3%
English learners making progress (of 51)13.7%

School environment

MeasureValue
Devices per student0.69
Library books per student20.62
Students have device accessYes
Devices may go homeYes
Wireless access points per classroom1.67

Federal & state designations

DesignationApplies
Low-performing schoolNo
Recurring low-performingYes
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 Grandview Middle report card PDF

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Grandview Middle'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.