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Best Elementary Schools
in Catawba County Schools

This page covers 16 elementary schools in Catawba County Schools. Rankings use a composite of neighborhood opportunity, class sizes, and per-student investment — signals available consistently from federal data across all US public schools. Schools in this district score below the national median on neighborhood opportunity. Use these rankings as a starting point; pair them with school visits and conversations with local parents before making any enrollment decision.

16
Schools Ranked
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Elementary Schools Rankings

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1
rank
Clyde Campbell Elementary
Grades PK–06479 students
Scores consistently across all ranking signals
47
/100
Student:Teacher
13.5:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
36/100
Below nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$12,509
Below nat'l avg
Free Lunch
53%
Near nat'l 52.2%
2
rank
Balls Creek Elementary
Grades PK–06679 students
Scores consistently across all ranking signals
45
/100
Student:Teacher
14.9:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
36/100
Below nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$12,509
Below nat'l avg
Free Lunch
57%
Near nat'l 52.2%
3
rank
Banoak Elementary
Grades KG–06291 students
Scores consistently across all ranking signals
45
/100
Student:Teacher
14.8:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
37/100
Below nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$12,509
Below nat'l avg
Free Lunch
57%
Near nat'l 52.2%
4
rank
Charles H Tuttle Elementary
Grades KG–06412 students
Scores consistently across all ranking signals
45
/100
Student:Teacher
14.1:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
35/100
Below nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$12,509
Below nat'l avg
Free Lunch
55%
Near nat'l 52.2%
5
rank
Sherrills Ford Elementary
Grades KG–06517 students
Scores consistently across all ranking signals
45
/100
Student:Teacher
15.8:1
Near nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
33/100
Below nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$12,509
Below nat'l avg
Free Lunch
30%
Low economic need
6
rank
Startown Elementary
Grades PK–06529 students
Scores consistently across all ranking signals
45
/100
Student:Teacher
14.4:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
36/100
Below nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$12,509
Below nat'l avg
Free Lunch
54%
Near nat'l 52.2%
7
rank
Snow Creek Elementary
Grades PK–06589 students
Scores consistently across all ranking signals
45
/100
Student:Teacher
14.5:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
36/100
Below nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$12,509
Below nat'l avg
Free Lunch
58%
Near nat'l 52.2%
8
rank
Blackburn Elementary
Grades KG–06527 students
Scores consistently across all ranking signals
44
/100
Student:Teacher
15.7:1
Near nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
36/100
Below nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$12,509
Below nat'l avg
Free Lunch
56%
Near nat'l 52.2%
9
rank
Claremont Elementary
Grades PK–06429 students
Ranked for: small class sizes (12.8:1)
44
/100
Student:Teacher
12.8:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
34/100
Below nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$12,509
Below nat'l avg
Free Lunch
73%
High economic need
10
rank
Mountain View Elementary
Grades KG–06686 students
Scores consistently across all ranking signals
44
/100
Student:Teacher
15.1:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
33/100
Below nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$12,509
Below nat'l avg
Free Lunch
49%
Near nat'l 52.2%
6 more elementary schools in Catawba County Schools not shown here.
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How We Rank Elementary Schools

Each school receives a composite score (0–100) built from 4 federal data signals, weighted to reflect what matters most at the elementary school level. All signals are normalised against national benchmarks so a school's score reflects its standing across the entire US, not just within this district.

Neighborhood Opportunity
40%
Harvard Opportunity Atlas score for the school's neighbourhood. Higher means children from this area historically achieve stronger economic outcomes.
Student-Teacher Ratio
30%
Lower ratio = smaller classes = more individual attention per child. Normalised against national range.
Per-Pupil Expenditure
20%
Annual district spending per enrolled student from the NCES F-33 Finance Survey. Compared against national average.
Free Lunch Rate
10%
Percentage of students qualifying for free/reduced-price lunch. Used as a neighbourhood economic-context signal.
Test scores are excluded: they are not published as consistent open federal data across all states, making reliable cross-district comparison impossible with this signal alone.
District at a Glance
16
Elementary Schools
28
Total Schools
47
#1 Score
44
Avg Score
Top Ranked Elementary School
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Frequently Asked Questions
About This Data

All figures on this page come directly from US federal open datasets: NCES Common Core of Data (enrollment, school characteristics, student-teacher ratios), NCES F-33 Finance Survey (per-pupil expenditure), Harvard Opportunity Atlas (neighbourhood opportunity scores). Federal data is published on an annual cycle and may not reflect the very latest school-year changes. Rankings reflect available data and should be used as a starting point — not a substitute for visiting schools or consulting district resources directly. What this ranking does not measure: teacher quality, classroom culture, extracurricular programmes, school safety, or parent and student satisfaction.