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Shuford Elementary School

Serves grades KG - 5

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Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2023 – 2024 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2022
  • Educational Environment: 2023 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated June 2025

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School Overview

Address
810 Hunsucker Drive
Conover, NC 28613
Phone
(828) 464-1973
District
Newton Conover City Schools
County
CATAWBA COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
402
Classroom Teachers
26

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to North Carolina

7

(10 is best)

Better than 69.3% of all NC schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

8

(10 is best)

Shuford Elementary School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 3

80 60 40 20 0
60%
54%
51%
48%
68%
61%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 4

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
46%
55%
43%
55%
49%
55%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 5

100 80 60 40 20 0
74%
52%
60%
48%
87%
56%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

17.5 15 12.5 10 7.5 5 2.5 0
15
15
15
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Kindergarten 63 15.7%
Grade 1 67 16.7%
Grade 2 72 17.9%
Grade 3 63 15.7%
Grade 4 68 16.9%
Grade 5 69 17.2%
Total 402 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 48.9% 45.3% 46.6%
Black 7.3% 12.0% 26.2%
Hispanic 31.0% 33.9% 21.6%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 12.8% 8.8% 4.2%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.0% 0.0% 1.4%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 60.4% 65.6% 59.0%
Free lunch eligible 57.5% 61.5% 56.8%
Reduced lunch eligible 3.0% 4.1% 2.3%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 18,771 10,835,491
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 904.2 220
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 7.6% 5.7%
5-19 YEARS OLD 21.8% 19.1%
20-44 YEARS OLD 32.7% 32.7%
45-64 YEARS OLD 21.1% 25.6%
65 OR OLDER 16.9% 16.9%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 7,407 4,186,924
Single Parent Households With Children 19.5% 8.5%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 88.7% 89.7%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 22.2% 34.7%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 9.6% 17.3%
$100,000 - $149,999 15.5% 16.5%
$75,000 - $99,999 10.7% 13.0%
$50,000 - $74,999 20.9% 17.0%
$30,000 - $49,999 20.9% 16.1%
$15,000 - $29,999 13.7% 11.4%
$15,000 or less 8.7% 8.9%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $7,847 $21,015,000 58.2%
Support Expenditures
Student $906 $2,426,000 6.7%
Staff $525 $1,406,000 3.9%
General Administration $175 $468,000 1.3%
School Administration $857 $2,296,000 6.4%
Operation $1,083 $2,901,000 8.0%
Transportation $177 $475,000 1.3%
Other $490 $1,311,000 3.6%
Total Support $4,213 $11,283,000 31.3%
Non-instructional Expenditures $1,421 $3,806,000 10.5%
Total Expenditures $13,482 $36,104,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $6,564 $10,129,255,000 56.4%
Support Expenditures
Student $623 $960,884,000 5.4%
Staff $394 $608,502,000 3.4%
General Administration $179 $276,069,000 1.5%
School Administration $651 $1,005,083,000 5.6%
Operation $803 $1,239,070,000 6.9%
Transportation $337 $520,307,000 2.9%
Other $350 $540,157,000 3.0%
Total Support $3,338 $5,150,072,000 28.7%
Non-instructional Expenditures $1,737 $2,680,931,000 14.9%
Total Expenditures $11,639 $17,960,258,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,505 $421,432,149,000 50.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $912 $45,189,184,320 5.4%
Staff $715 $35,442,027,000 4.2%
General Administration $282 $13,997,625,000 1.7%
School Administration $800 $39,661,338,000 4.7%
Operation $1,302 $64,530,934,000 7.7%
Transportation $501 $24,826,324,680 3.0%
Other $567 $28,090,428,000 3.3%
Total Support $5,081 $251,737,861,000 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,383 $167,614,653,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $16,969 $840,784,663,000 100.0%

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