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Blackburn Elementary School

Serves grades KG - 6

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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 2022 – 2023 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2021
  • Educational Environment: 2022 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2024

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School Overview

Address
4377 W Nc 10 Hwy
Newton, NC 28658
Phone
(704) 462-1344
District
Catawba County Schools
County
CATAWBA COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
527
Classroom Teachers
34

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to North Carolina

7

(10 is best)

Better than 63.6% of all NC schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

7

(10 is best)

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

Grade 3

80 60 40 20 0
61%
54%
51%
48%
70%
61%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 4

80 60 40 20 0
60%
55%
50%
55%
69%
55%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 5

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
42%
52%
40%
48%
43%
56%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 6

80 60 40 20 0
65%
51%
62%
49%
67%
52%
    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
16
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 66 12.5%
Grade 1 70 13.3%
Grade 2 65 12.3%
Grade 3 74 14.0%
Grade 4 80 15.2%
Grade 5 82 15.6%
Grade 6 90 17.1%
Total 527 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 62.7% 66.5% 46.6%
Black 5.9% 5.9% 26.2%
Hispanic 17.4% 19.7% 21.6%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 13.5% 7.9% 4.2%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.4% 0.1% 1.4%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 55.8% 54.9% 59.0%
Free lunch eligible 51.2% 49.8% 56.8%
Reduced lunch eligible 4.6% 5.1% 2.3%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 109,024 10,698,973
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 307.7 217
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 5.5% 5.6%
5-19 YEARS OLD 18.2% 19.0%
20-44 YEARS OLD 28.7% 32.8%
45-64 YEARS OLD 29.0% 25.9%
65 OR OLDER 18.6% 16.7%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 43,442 4,105,232
Single Parent Households With Children 7.7% 8.6%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 86.6% 89.4%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 23.4% 33.9%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 11.5% 15.6%
$100,000 - $149,999 16.7% 15.9%
$75,000 - $99,999 14.9% 12.9%
$50,000 - $74,999 18.8% 17.3%
$30,000 - $49,999 16.7% 16.6%
$15,000 - $29,999 12.8% 12.3%
$15,000 or less 8.6% 9.4%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $6,096 $95,576,000 56.9%
Support Expenditures
Student $594 $9,318,000 5.6%
Staff $360 $5,637,000 3.4%
General Administration $58 $911,000 0.5%
School Administration $559 $8,762,000 5.2%
Operation $873 $13,685,000 8.2%
Transportation $330 $5,173,000 3.1%
Other $242 $3,789,000 2.3%
Total Support $3,015 $47,275,000 28.2%
Non-instructional Expenditures $1,596 $25,018,000 14.9%
Total Expenditures $10,707 $167,869,000 100.0%
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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