Hiddenite Elementary

Summary:

Hiddenite Elementary is a public elementary school in Hiddenite, North Carolina, serving 374 students in grades PK-5. The school is part of the Alexander County Schools district, which is ranked 104 out of 242 districts in the state.

Hiddenite Elementary faces several challenges, including lower test scores compared to the district and state averages, a declining statewide ranking over the past decade, and a high proportion of economically disadvantaged students. The school's performance also varies significantly across different student subgroups, with Hispanic students generally outperforming their White peers. For example, in 2023-2024, the school's 3rd grade math proficiency rate was 54%, compared to the district's 59.8% and the state's 62.7%. When compared to nearby schools like Ellendale Elementary, Wittenburg Elementary, and Taylorsville Elementary, Hiddenite Elementary generally performs worse on standardized tests and has a lower statewide ranking.

However, Hiddenite Elementary's special education and disabled student subgroups perform relatively better compared to the school's overall performance. Additionally, the school's Hispanic students have generally outperformed its White students, highlighting potential equity issues that may need to be addressed. Overall, Hiddenite Elementary faces several challenges, and the school's performance has declined over the past decade compared to other elementary schools in North Carolina.


Detail:

Public PK, KG-5

 374 Sulphur Springs Road
       Hiddenite, NC  28636-9764


(828) 632-2503

District: Alexander County Schools

SchoolDigger Rank:
1043rd of 1,505 North Carolina Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $9,824 Help


Students who attend Hiddenite Elementary usually attend:

Middle:    East Alexander Middle
High:    Alexander Central High

Student/teacher ratio:  15.0 Help
Number of students:  362

Racial breakdown:

White:
66.9%
Hispanic:
24.6%
African American:
3.9%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  99.2% Help


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Performance Trends
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Compare Details Hiddenite Elementary ranks worse than 69.3% of elementary schools in North Carolina. It also ranks 6th among 7 ranked elementary schools in the Alexander County Schools District. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 33.15. (See more...)
Student Body
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Compare Details Racial makeup is: White (66.9%), Hispanic (24.6%), African American (3.9%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 99.2% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Hiddenite Elementary is 15, which is the 3rd best among 7 elementary schools in the Alexander County Schools District. (See more...)
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Finance
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Hiddenite Elementary is $9,824. 5 elementary schools in the Alexander County Schools District spend more per student.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Hiddenite Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Hiddenite Elementary 1043rd of 1505 North Carolina public elementary schools. (See Hiddenite Elementary in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:


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White students:


Alexander County Schools:

SchoolDigger ranks Alexander County Schools 104th of 242 North Carolina school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Hiddenite Elementary

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Rank History for all students at Hiddenite Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2006 54.04 644th 1276 49.5%
2007 49.45 754th 1293 41.7%
2008 58.46 571st 1324 56.9%
2009 63.64 536th 1354 60.4%
2010 69.11 411th 1363 69.8%
2011 66.10 494th 1381 64.2%
2012 75.86 278th 1388 80.0%
2013 50.27 657th 1403 53.2%
2014 62.31 502nd 1390 63.9%
2015 52.37 709th 1440 50.8%
2016 39.11 936th 1425 34.3%
2017 50.63 733rd 1429 48.7%
2018 28.87 1091st 1434 23.9%
2019 39.85 918th 1473 37.7%
2021 60.15 573rd 1489 61.5%
2022 40.01 921st 1514 39.2%
2023 42.54 887th 1502 40.9%
2024 33.15 1043rd 1505 30.7%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Hiddenite Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 21.44 381st 421 9.5%
2019 14.67 490th 497 1.4%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Hiddenite Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2024 50.59 313th 801 60.9%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Hiddenite Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 35.65 927th 1332 30.4%
2019 46.97 750th 1361 44.9%
2021 75.41 195th 1329 85.3%
2022 49.77 655th 1366 52.0%
2023 44.32 822nd 1437 42.8%
2024 46.92 783rd 1450 46.0%
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Rank History for Female students at Hiddenite Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 24.27 1164th 1405 17.2%
2019 38.96 924th 1424 35.1%
2021 46.19 732nd 1440 49.2%
2022 32.96 1017th 1458 30.2%
2023 35.27 964th 1459 33.9%
2024 31.36 1068th 1455 26.6%
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Rank History for Disabled students at Hiddenite Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 54.65 334th 897 62.8%
2019 43.16 475th 878 45.9%
2021 40.62 344th 646 46.7%
2022 31.30 443rd 634 30.1%
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Rank History for Male students at Hiddenite Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 34.77 1010th 1413 28.5%
2019 41.91 878th 1430 38.6%
2021 69.92 389th 1444 73.1%
2022 47.49 761st 1464 48.0%
2023 50.52 735th 1461 49.7%
2024 37.67 942nd 1464 35.7%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Hiddenite Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 22.86 750th 851 11.9%
2019 19.52 789th 865 8.8%
2021 53.04 331st 843 60.7%
2022 54.27 345th 893 61.4%
2023 46.36 485th 915 47.0%
2024 36.86 643rd 951 32.4%
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Rank History for White students at Hiddenite Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 14.20 1116th 1178 5.3%
2019 26.44 979th 1183 17.2%
2021 34.68 800th 1172 31.7%
2022 14.74 1105th 1194 7.5%
2023 22.43 1011th 1183 14.5%
2024 17.34 1059th 1166 9.2%
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Data source: test scores: North Carolina Dept of Public Instruction, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

Hiddenite Elementary Test Scores
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Data source: North Carolina Dept of Public Instruction

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Enrollment information for Hiddenite Elementary

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 509 15 0 0 0 n/a n/a 0 524
1989 539 19 1 0 0 n/a n/a 0 559
1990 547 21 1 1 0 n/a n/a 0 570
1991 566 17 0 8 0 n/a n/a 0 591
1992 539 19 0 7 0 n/a n/a 0 565
1993 572 18 0 5 0 n/a n/a 0 595
1994 584 27 0 1 0 n/a n/a 0 612
1995 548 32 8 9 1 n/a n/a 0 598
1996 548 32 8 9 1 n/a n/a 0 598
1997 538 32 12 13 0 n/a n/a 0 595
1998 570 35 15 13 0 n/a n/a 0 633
1999 579 28 25 26 0 n/a n/a 0 658
2000 590 32 25 34 0 n/a n/a 0 681
2001 582 38 20 38 0 n/a n/a 0 678
2002 499 26 17 29 0 n/a n/a 0 571
2003 499 26 17 29 0 n/a n/a 0 571
2004 496 25 15 34 0 n/a n/a 0 570
2005 473 26 17 41 1 n/a n/a 0 558
2006 490 33 16 45 1 n/a n/a 0 585
2007 506 11 7 52 1 n/a n/a 17 594
2008 462 13 8 53 1 n/a n/a 19 556
2009 438 50 6 47 1 n/a n/a 0 542
2010 422 53 5 46 2 n/a n/a 0 528
2011 404 15 7 70 3 0 19 0 518
2012 380 17 6 67 4 0 22 0 496
2013 358 17 7 81 2 0 23 0 488
2014 347 23 7 100 2 0 23 0 502
2015 366 21 8 106 1 3 17 0 522
2016 391 22 10 103 0 3 16 0 545
2017 356 25 8 85 0 3 21 0 498
2018 369 28 7 92 0 3 19 0 518
2019 357 23 7 90 0 2 8 0 487
2020 330 19 8 94 0 2 16 0 469
2021 281 15 8 84 0 2 13 0 403
2022 266 11 7 86 0 0 11 0 381
2023 268 12 10 78 0 0 6 0 374
2024 242 14 11 89 0 0 6 0 362

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Hiddenite Elementary

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 524 26.0 20.1 15.3
1989 559 26.0 21.5 36.7
1990 570 26.0 21.9 19.5
1991 591 26.0 22.7 18.8
1992 565 25.0 22.6 16.6
1993 595 31.0 19.2 20.7
1994 612 31.0 19.7 21.4
1995 598 31.0 19.3 26.4
1996 598 31.0 19.3 26.4
1997 595 30.0 19.8 21.5
1998 633 35.0 18.1 27.3
1999 658 34.0 19.4 37.2
2000 681 36.0 18.9 34.1
2001 678 36.0 18.8 n/a
2002 571 31.0 18.4 35.6
2003 571 31.0 18.4 35.6
2004 570 32.0 17.8 36.8
2005 558 32.0 17.4 44.4
2006 585 35.0 16.7 46.2
2007 594 n/a n/a 47.8
2008 556 34.0 16.4 49.9
2009 542 34.0 15.9 55
2010 528 33.0 16.0 60.6
2011 518 32.5 15.9 61.2
2012 496 32.0 15.4 65.1
2013 488 32.7 14.9 66.4
2014 502 33.0 15.2 67.5
2015 522 32.0 16.3 64
2016 545 33.0 16.5 65.3
2017 498 33.7 14.7 68.9
2018 518 33.8 15.2 57.1
2019 487 31.9 15.2 58.9
2020 469 30.8 15.2 61.2
2021 403 28.9 13.9 61.3
2022 381 25.8 14.7 53.5
2023 374 26.8 13.9 73
2024 362 24.1 15.0 99.2

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Hiddenite Elementary

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 524 26.0 20.1 15.3
1989 559 26.0 21.5 36.7
1990 570 26.0 21.9 19.5
1991 591 26.0 22.7 18.8
1992 565 25.0 22.6 16.6
1993 595 31.0 19.2 20.7
1994 612 31.0 19.7 21.4
1995 598 31.0 19.3 26.4
1996 598 31.0 19.3 26.4
1997 595 30.0 19.8 21.5
1998 633 35.0 18.1 27.3
1999 658 34.0 19.4 37.2
2000 681 36.0 18.9 34.1
2001 678 36.0 18.8 n/a
2002 571 31.0 18.4 35.6
2003 571 31.0 18.4 35.6
2004 570 32.0 17.8 36.8
2005 558 32.0 17.4 44.4
2006 585 35.0 16.7 46.2
2007 594 n/a n/a 47.8
2008 556 34.0 16.4 49.9
2009 542 34.0 15.9 55
2010 528 33.0 16.0 60.6
2011 518 32.5 15.9 61.2
2012 496 32.0 15.4 65.1
2013 488 32.7 14.9 66.4
2014 502 33.0 15.2 67.5
2015 522 32.0 16.3 64
2016 545 33.0 16.5 65.3
2017 498 33.7 14.7 68.9
2018 518 33.8 15.2 57.1
2019 487 31.9 15.2 58.9
2020 469 30.8 15.2 61.2
2021 403 28.9 13.9 61.3
2022 381 25.8 14.7 53.5
2023 374 26.8 13.9 73
2024 362 24.1 15.0 99.2

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
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Per Pupil Expenditures for Hiddenite Elementary

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $1,202 (12.2%) $8,623 (87.8%) $9,824

Data source: North Carolina Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Hiddenite Elementary

The coronavirus has had a profound impact on education in America. Learning shifted online overnight, attendance numbers dwindled, and enrollment decreased. SchoolDigger.com is making it easier for you to better assess how COVID-19 has impacted your school. Through the collection of pre-pandemic (2019) and current data, SchoolDigger.com is sharing test scores, enrollment numbers and school demographics from schools across the country – and we make it easy to see how impacted schools compare locally and statewide.

Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 918th of 1473 Elementary schoolsRanks 887th of 1502 Elementary schools
 3.3%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
3rd Grade Mathematics (Hiddenite Elementary)59.847.4
 12.4%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Alexander County Schools)69.861.2
 8.6%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (North Carolina)64.361.1
 3.2%
3rd Grade Reading (Hiddenite Elementary)54.931.6
 23.3%
   3rd Grade Reading (Alexander County Schools)6549.5
 15.5%
   3rd Grade Reading (North Carolina)56.848
 8.8%
4th Grade Mathematics (Hiddenite Elementary)55.342
 13.3%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Alexander County Schools)68.258.7
 9.5%
   4th Grade Mathematics (North Carolina)57.355.3
 2%
4th Grade Reading (Hiddenite Elementary)45.950
 4.1%
   4th Grade Reading (Alexander County Schools)59.657.2
 2.4%
   4th Grade Reading (North Carolina)57.355.3
 2%
5th Grade Mathematics (Hiddenite Elementary)63.252.6
 10.6%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Alexander County Schools)71.562.5
 9%
   5th Grade Mathematics (North Carolina)60.255.9
 4.3%
5th Grade Reading (Hiddenite Elementary)37.951.3
 13.4%
   5th Grade Reading (Alexander County Schools)5550.8
 4.2%
   5th Grade Reading (North Carolina)54.648
 6.6%
5th Grade Science (Hiddenite Elementary)65.567.9
 2.4%
   5th Grade Science (Alexander County Schools)7172.8
 1.8%
   5th Grade Science (North Carolina)72.665.3
 7.3%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students487374
 23.2%
African American2312
 47.8%
American Indian00
Asian710
 42.9%
Hispanic9078
 13.3%
Pacific Islander20
 100%
White357268
 24.9%
Two or More Races86
 25%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients58.9%73%
 14.1%


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Frequently Asked Questions about Hiddenite Elementary

Hiddenite Elementary ranks 1043rd of 1505 North Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Students at Hiddenite Elementary are 67% White, 25% Hispanic, 4% African American, 3% Asian, 2% Two or more races.

In the 2023-24 school year, 362 students attended Hiddenite Elementary.

Students who attend Hiddenite Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : East Alexander Middle
High : Alexander Central High


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