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Longview Elementary

Hickory City Schools · Catawba County

Address
737 12th Street SW, Hickory, NC 28602
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Grades served
3-5
NCES school ID
370219000947
269
Students
18.1
Teachers (FTE)
14.9:1
Student–teacher ratio
D
Performance grade
54
Performance score
Met
Academic growth
29.4%
Chronically absent
74.5%
Economically disadvantaged

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Location and nearby schools

10 nearest

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Longview ElementaryElementaryMiddleHighOther
  1. Oakwood ElementaryElementary · Grades PK-51.3 mi
  2. Southwest PrimaryElementary · Grades PK-21.8 mi
  3. Hickory Career Arts Magnet High SchoolHigh · Grades 9-122.1 mi
  4. Grandview MiddleMiddle · Grades 6-82.1 mi
  5. Viewmont ElementaryElementary · Grades PK-52.3 mi
  6. Hickory HighHigh · Grades 9-122.4 mi
  7. Northview MiddleMiddle · Grades 6-83.6 mi
  8. Hildebran ElementaryElementary · Grades PK-5 · Burke County Schools3.8 mi
  9. Ray Childers ElementaryElementary · Grades PK-5 · Burke County Schools4.3 mi
  10. Challenger Early College HighHigh · Grades 9-12 · Catawba County Schools4.3 mi

How Longview Elementary compares

Its 2024–25 performance score of 54 against comparable schools. Percentile is the share of that group scoring lower.

All North Carolina public schools28th percentile
Higher than 28% · rank 1,702 of 2,483
North Carolina elementary schools30th percentile
Higher than 30% · rank 946 of 1,419
Hickory City Schools33rd percentile
Higher than 33% · rank 5 of 9

Chronic absence is lower here than at 27% of the 2,482 North Carolina schools reporting it.

Performance score since 2014

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Score up 3 points since 2014 (51 → 54). Met or exceeded expected growth in 8 of 10 years, exceeding it in 4. No grades were issued for 2020 or 2021.

YearScoreGradeGrowthAchievement
202554DMet48.7
202445DNot Met43.8
202348DNot Met45.3
202255CExceeded46.6
201971BExceeded65.8
201872BExceeded66
201761CMet59
201667CExceeded62
201554DMet47
201451DMet45

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

Hispanic 29.74%White 24.91%Black 23.05%Asian 11.52%Two+ Races 10.41%Pacific Isl. 0.37%
Hispanic: 29.74% (80) White: 24.91% (67) Black: 23.05% (62) Asian: 11.52% (31) Two+ Races: 10.41% (28) Pacific Isl.: 0.37% (1)
Hispanic29.74%
White24.91%
Black23.05%
Asian11.52%
Two+ Races10.41%
Pacific Isl.0.37%

Gender Distribution

Total Students: 269
47.58%128 Female
52.42%141 Male

Student counts for Longview Elementary, 2024-2025, from the NCES Common Core of Data. Percentages are of 269 students and may not total 100% because of rounding.

Students

Regular attendance 70.6%Chronically absent 29.4%
Regular attendance: 70.6% (197) Chronically absent: 29.4% (82)
Regular attendance70.6%
Chronically absent29.4%

Student Population

Students Counted: 279
74.5%Economically disadvantaged
15.24%41 English learners

Student indicators for Longview Elementary, 2024-2025, from the North Carolina School Report Cards. Attendance is out of the 279 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 84.04%Beginning 15.96%
Experienced: 84.04% (14) Beginning: 15.96% (3)
Experienced84.04%
Beginning15.96%

Licensing & Certification

Total Teachers: 16.9 FTE
100%Fully licensed
0%Emergency or provisional
14.78%3 teachers certified

Teacher figures for Longview 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 16.9 FTE.

NC School Report Card

2024-2025

Student performance by subject

SubjectGrade-level proficientCareer & college ready
Mathematics (grades 3–8)51%26.4%
Reading (grades 3–8)44.4%21.8%
Science (grades 5 & 8)41.8%15.4%

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)49%24.5%19.9%6.5%
Reading (grades 3–8)55.6%22.6%16.9%5%
Science (grades 5 & 8)58.2%26.4%13.2%--

Academic growth

MeasureStatusGrowth indexScore
OverallMeets Expected Growth-1.0274.9

Teachers

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

MeasureValue
Total teachers16.92
Experienced teachers14.22 (84%)
Beginning teachers2.7 (16%)
Holding a standard license16.92 (100%)
Emergency or provisional licenses0 (0%)
National Board certified2.5

Students

MeasureValue
Chronically absent (82 of 279)29.4%
Economically disadvantaged74.5%
English learners making progress (of 41)56.1%

School environment

MeasureValue
Devices per student0.64
Library books per student31.71
Students have device accessYes
Devices may go homeNo
Wireless access points per classroom1.86

Federal & state designations

DesignationApplies
Low-performing schoolYes
Recurring low-performingYes
CSI — low performingNo
CSI — low graduation rateNo
TSI — at riskNo
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 Longview Elementary report card PDF

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Longview 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.