Schools in Hickory, NC

Safety scores and transparency grades from federal incident data · 2021-22 collection

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SCHOOL	DISTRICT	GRADES	STUDENTS	SAFETY SCORE	GRADE
Oakwood Elementary	Hickory City Schools	PK–05	300	94	B
Mountain View Elementary	Catawba County Schools	PK–06	681	88	B
Snow Creek Elementary	Catawba County Schools	PK–06	533	82	B
Viewmont Elementary	Hickory City Schools	PK–05	490	64	B
Harry M Arndt Middle	Catawba County Schools	07–08	654	49	B
Saint Stephens High	Catawba County Schools	09–12	1,171	48	B
Clyde Campbell Elementary	Catawba County Schools	KG–06	455	45	B
Webb A Murray Elementary	Catawba County Schools	PK–06	383	45	B
Ray Childers Elementary	Burke County Schools	PK–05	426	43	B
W M Jenkins Elementary	Hickory City Schools	KG–05	260	39	B
Southwest Primary	Hickory City Schools	PK–02	298	32	B
Longview Elementary	Hickory City Schools	03–05	317	29	B
Hickory High	Hickory City Schools	09–13	1,004	27	B
Northview Middle	Hickory City Schools	06–08	501	18	B
Grandview Middle	Hickory City Schools	06–08	425	8	B
Challenger Early College High	Catawba County Schools	09–12	344	— insufficient data	D
Hickory Career Arts Magnet High School	Hickory City Schools	06–12	199	— insufficient data	C
Hickory Virtual Academy	Hickory City Schools	M–M		— insufficient data