Fred T Foard High High School
3407 Plateau Rd
Newton NC, 28658, Catawba County
Phone: 704-462-1496
Ranking: 
(52 out of 287, top 18%)*
(52 out of 287, top 18%)*Type: Regular High School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 9 to Grade 12
School District: Catawba County Schools
Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
| 2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | 61 | 61 | 61 | 64 | 68 | 74 | 70 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 1,013 | 1,053 | 1,061 | 1,074 | 1,116 | 1,107 | 1,132 | |||||||
| Grade 9: | 268 | 26.5% | 267 | 25.4% | 279 | 26.3% | 258 | 24.0% | 314 | 28.1% | 290 | 26.2% | 304 | 26.9% |
| Grade 10: | 259 | 25.6% | 270 | 25.6% | 241 | 22.7% | 297 | 27.7% | 264 | 23.7% | 278 | 25.1% | 293 | 25.9% |
| Grade 11: | 259 | 25.6% | 235 | 22.3% | 289 | 27.2% | 264 | 24.6% | 263 | 23.6% | 297 | 26.8% | 263 | 23.2% |
| Grade 12: | 227 | 22.4% | 281 | 26.7% | 252 | 23.8% | 255 | 23.7% | 275 | 24.6% | 242 | 21.9% | 272 | 24.0% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 547 | 54.0% | 544 | 51.7% | 548 | 51.6% | 565 | 52.6% | 578 | 51.8% | 584 | 52.8% | 562 | 49.6% |
| Female: | 466 | 46.0% | 509 | 48.3% | 513 | 48.4% | 509 | 47.4% | 530 | 47.5% | 515 | 46.5% | 542 | 47.9% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 3 | 0.3% | 3 | 0.3% | 3 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 3 | 0.3% | 5 | 0.4% |
| Asian: | 71 | 7.0% | 68 | 6.5% | 72 | 6.8% | 76 | 7.1% | 83 | 7.4% | 78 | 7.0% | 79 | 7.0% |
| Hispanic: | 45 | 4.4% | 47 | 4.5% | 41 | 3.9% | 50 | 4.7% | 33 | 3.0% | 32 | 2.9% | 28 | 2.5% |
| Black: | 31 | 3.1% | 47 | 4.5% | 46 | 4.3% | 54 | 5.0% | 93 | 8.3% | 89 | 8.0% | 67 | 5.9% |
| White: | 816 | 80.6% | 849 | 80.6% | 856 | 80.7% | 840 | 78.2% | 907 | 81.3% | 905 | 81.8% | 929 | 82.1% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 47 | 4.6% | 38 | 3.6% | 42 | 4.0% | 52 | 4.8% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 295 | 29.1% | 336 | 31.9% | 327 | 30.8% | 296 | 27.6% | 283 | 25.4% | 215 | 19.4% | 216 | 19.1% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 72 | 7.1% | 62 | 5.9% | 69 | 6.5% | 64 | 6.0% | 79 | 7.1% | 92 | 8.3% | 95 | 8.4% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 16.59 | 17.26 | 17.41 | 16.70 | 16.41 | 15.00 | 16.10 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| EOC | ||||||
| 2006 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 88.1% | 90.1% | 82.6% |
| 2007 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 75.6% | 74.3% | 66.7% |
| 2008 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 75.3% | 77.5% | 69% |
| 2009 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 73.6% | 79.2% | 67.7% |
| 2010 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 83.5% | 86.4% | 77.8% |
| 2011 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 71.6% | 82.8% | 76.7% |
| 2012 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 67.5% | 84.3% | 78.7% |
| 2013 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 23.3% | 40.2% | 36.3% |
| 2006 | Algebra II | End of course | % met std | 83.7% | 85.6% | 80.3% |
| 2007 | Algebra II | End of course | % met std | 68.1% | 74.6% | 65.1% |
| 2008 | Algebra II | End of course | % met std | 64.8% | 71.6% | 67.2% |
| 2009 | Algebra II | End of course | % met std | 77.4% | 74.9% | 72.9% |
| 2010 | Algebra II | End of course | % met std | 90.1% | 93.4% | 84.9% |
| 2011 | Algebra II | End of course | % met std | 87.4% | 89.5% | 82.3% |
| 2006 | Biology | End of course | % met std | 77.1% | 72.4% | 63.4% |
| 2007 | Biology | End of course | % met std | 82.2% | 75.6% | 65.3% |
| 2008 | Biology | End of course | % met std | 83.4% | 73.4% | 68% |
| 2009 | Biology | End of course | % met std | 76.8% | 76.1% | 71.2% |
| 2010 | Biology | End of course | % met std | 88.8% | 88.5% | 81.2% |
| 2011 | Biology | End of course | % met std | 81.7% | 84.7% | 79.9% |
| 2012 | Biology | End of course | % met std | 94.2% | 92.1% | 83% |
| 2013 | Biology | End of course | % met std | 49.4% | 52.5% | 45.6% |
| 2006 | Chemistry | End of course | % met std | 86% | 86.5% | 77.1% |
| 2008 | Chemistry | End of course | % met std | 68.8% | 73.9% | 71.8% |
| 2009 | Chemistry | End of course | % met std | 77.3% | 80.1% | 77.7% |
| 2006 | Civics and Economics | End of course | % met std | 67.9% | 67.4% | 60.1% |
| 2007 | Civics and Economics | End of course | % met std | 74.5% | 73.7% | 65.8% |
| 2008 | Civics and Economics | End of course | % met std | 75.9% | 70.5% | 68.5% |
| 2009 | Civics and Economics | End of course | % met std | 71.5% | 73% | 71.4% |
| 2010 | Civics and Economics | End of course | % met std | 88.1% | 86.8% | 78.7% |
| 2011 | Civics and Economics | End of course | % met std | 88.2% | 86% | 80% |
| 2006 | English I | End of course | % met std | 89.8% | 86.1% | 82.8% |
| 2007 | English I | End of course | % met std | 81.7% | 78.7% | 72.1% |
| 2008 | English I | End of course | % met std | 77.4% | 76.3% | 73.1% |
| 2009 | English I | End of course | % met std | 85.6% | 79.5% | 73.8% |
| 2010 | English I | End of course | % met std | 92% | 88.3% | 82.4% |
| 2011 | English I | End of course | % met std | 86.1% | 82.8% | 80.6% |
| 2012 | English I | End of course | % met std | 91.8% | 87.3% | 82.9% |
| 2013 | English II | End of course | % met std | 64.6% | 53.8% | 51.2% |
| 2006 | Geometry | End of course | % met std | 92.7% | 87.3% | 68.8% |
| 2007 | Geometry | End of course | % met std | 79.9% | 77.5% | 63.3% |
| 2008 | Geometry | End of course | % met std | 84.4% | 77% | 67.9% |
| 2009 | Geometry | End of course | % met std | 86.3% | 84.8% | 73.3% |
| 2010 | Geometry | End of course | % met std | 94.6% | 93.4% | 82.3% |
| 2006 | Physical Science | End of course | % met std | 81.1% | 79.6% | 69.1% |
| 2008 | Physical Science | End of course | % met std | 65.9% | 65.3% | 58.4% |
| 2009 | Physical Science | End of course | % met std | 62.5% | 69.9% | 62.7% |
| 2010 | Physical Science | End of course | % met std | 83.8% | 81.6% | 76.4% |
| 2011 | Physical Science | End of course | % met std | 80.7% | 82.2% | 76.5% |
| 2006 | Physics | End of course | % met std | 91.2% | 91.1% | 85.1% |
| 2008 | Physics | End of course | % met std | 50% | 79.5% | 81.5% |
| 2009 | Physics | End of course | % met std | 86.7% | 90% | 85.9% |
| 2006 | US History | End of course | % met std | 53.7% | 53.9% | 56.8% |
| 2007 | US History | End of course | % met std | 68% | 67.4% | 64.6% |
| 2008 | US History | End of course | % met std | 67.6% | 70.7% | 66.5% |
| 2009 | US History | End of course | % met std | 78.1% | 76.6% | 71.2% |
| 2010 | US History | End of course | % met std | 81.1% | 85.8% | 81.6% |
| 2011 | US History | End of course | % met std | 89% | 86.5% | 81.5% |
| EOG | ||||||
| 2006 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % met std | 16% | 11.8% | 17.6% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % met std | 30.8% | 26.2% | 22.6% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % met std | 25% | 15.5% | 25.1% |
| 2006 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 16.7% | 9.4% | 18.5% |
| 2006 | Writing | 10th Grade | % met std | 55.1% | 52.6% | 54.1% |
| 2007 | Writing | 10th Grade | % met std | 47.9% | 48.8% | 51.8% |
| 2008 | Writing | 10th Grade | % met std | 78.4% | 76% | 71.9% |
| 2009 | Writing | 10th Grade | % met std | 73.5% | 74.3% | 70.1% |
| 2010 | Writing | 10th Grade | % met std | 77.9% | 77.6% | 69.4% |
| 2011 | Writing | 10th Grade | % met std | 67.8% | 71.6% | 69.9% |
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* Fred T Foard High High School was rated 5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.