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Startown Elementary

Regular School · Newton, NC

Startown Elementary is a regular school school in Newton, North Carolina, serving grades PK–06 with 540 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 15.8:1.

Level
Elementary
Grades
PK – 06
Enrollment
540
Teachers (FTE)
34.2
Student–Teacher Ratio
15.8:1
Status
Open
Lunch Program Participation
Yes participating without using any Provision or the CEO

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity Students Share
White 289 54%
Hispanic/Latino 103 19%
Asian 60 11%
Two or more races 56 10%
Black or African American 32 6%
Total enrollment 540 290M / 250F

English Language Learners: 43 (8% of enrollment) · SY 2021–22

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric This School State Avg Tested
Math Proficiency 63.0% +21.1pp 41.9% 297
Reading Proficiency 50.0% +3.1pp 46.9% 297
Science Proficiency 60-64% 68

Source: EDFacts, SY 2020–2021. Suppressed values (e.g. <=10%) indicate fewer than the minimum reportable threshold.

Stanford Achievement Estimate

Pooled score across SY 2009–2022 (grades 3–8), expressed in grade levels relative to the national average. Positive = above average.

Overall (Math + ELA)
+0.12 grade levels
Math
+0.27 grade levels

Programs & Discipline

Gifted & Talented
Program offered
24 students enrolled
Out-of-School Suspensions
9
1.7% of enrollment · SY 2021–22
Chronically Absent
65
12% of enrollment · SY 2019–20

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC), Office for Civil Rights & EDFacts.

Lunch Program (SY 2024-2025)

Category Students % of School
Total enrollment (est.) 540 100%

Contact & Location

4119 Startown Road

Newton, NC 28658

Phone: (828)464-1257

http://startown.catawbaschools.net/

District

Catawba County Schools

Per-pupil expenditure: $13,023

District enrollment: 15,678

NCES ID

370069000291

Data sources: NCES CCD SY 2024-2025 (directory, staff, lunch), EDFacts SY 2020-21 (assessments), CRDC SY 2021-22 (programs & discipline), SEDA v6.0 (achievement estimates). Updated annually. NCES CCD