Startown Elementary
Public · Grades Pre-K–6 · 540 students
Blackburn Elementary
4377 W NC 10 Hwy, Newton, NC 28658
Grades
K–6
Elementary
Students
484
Enrolled 2024–25
Students per teacher
17.3 : 1
Full-time teachers
District
Catawba County Schools
Catawba County
Schola Grade B · Above average
Letter grade (A–F) · compared with 1,394 North Carolina elementary schools · How we grade
Percentiles compare this school with other North Carolina elementary schools; the line marks the middle. Data: test scores 2021–22, graduation and absenteeism 2022–23 (U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts); coursework 2023–24 (Civil Rights Data Collection); staffing 2024–25 (NCES).
About Blackburn Elementary
Blackburn Elementary is a public elementary school in Newton, North Carolina, serving grades K–6. It is part of Catawba County Schools. The school is located in a rural area near a town in Catawba County.
In the 2024–25 school year, 484 students were enrolled, with about 17.3 students for every full-time teacher. That ratio is larger than the typical North Carolina elementary school (14.5 students per teacher). Its Schola Grade is B (above average), compared with 1,394 North Carolina elementary schools.
Grades & enrollment
Students per grade, 2024–25Grades K–6
Location & nearby schools
School details
- Type
- Public School · What this means
- Level
- Elementary
- Grades offered
- K–6
- Enrollment (2024–25)
- 484 students
- Students per teacher
- 17.3 to 1
- Charter school
- No
- Magnet school
- No
- Locale
- Rural — Fringe
- School district
- Catawba County Schools
- County
- Catawba County
- NCES school ID
- 370069000276
Schools near Blackburn Elementary
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School data comes from the U.S. Department of Education: the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) Common Core of Data and EDGE school locations (2024–25) and Private School Survey (2023–24), the Civil Rights Data Collection (2023–24), and EDFacts (test results 2021–22; graduation and chronic absenteeism 2022–23), plus other public sources. Please contact the school to confirm enrollment, programs, and other details. How we source data.