Saint Stephens High High School
3205 34th St Dr Ne
Hickory NC, 28601, Catawba County
Phone: 828-256-9841
Ranking: 
(110 out of 287, top 38%)*
(110 out of 287, top 38%)*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: | 70 | 75 | 70 | 72 | 73 | 82 | 83 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 1,258 | 1,290 | 1,232 | 1,239 | 1,267 | 1,285 | 1,295 | |||||||
| Grade 9: | 331 | 26.3% | 367 | 28.4% | 365 | 29.6% | 365 | 29.5% | 361 | 28.5% | 350 | 27.2% | 404 | 31.2% |
| Grade 10: | 339 | 26.9% | 335 | 26.0% | 317 | 25.7% | 310 | 25.0% | 296 | 23.4% | 343 | 26.7% | 324 | 25.0% |
| Grade 11: | 313 | 24.9% | 323 | 25.0% | 284 | 23.1% | 284 | 22.9% | 328 | 25.9% | 306 | 23.8% | 300 | 23.2% |
| Grade 12: | 275 | 21.9% | 265 | 20.5% | 266 | 21.6% | 280 | 22.6% | 282 | 22.3% | 286 | 22.3% | 267 | 20.6% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 666 | 52.9% | 691 | 53.6% | 654 | 53.1% | 625 | 50.4% | 641 | 50.6% | 654 | 50.9% | 671 | 51.8% |
| Female: | 592 | 47.1% | 599 | 46.4% | 578 | 46.9% | 614 | 49.6% | 618 | 48.8% | 623 | 48.5% | 587 | 45.3% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 2 | 0.2% | 4 | 0.3% | 5 | 0.4% | 5 | 0.4% | 2 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.2% | 3 | 0.2% |
| Asian: | 50 | 4.0% | 46 | 3.6% | 54 | 4.4% | 66 | 5.3% | 73 | 5.8% | 79 | 6.1% | 74 | 5.7% |
| Hispanic: | 253 | 20.1% | 258 | 20.0% | 239 | 19.4% | 210 | 16.9% | 171 | 13.5% | 151 | 11.8% | 123 | 9.5% |
| Black: | 91 | 7.2% | 90 | 7.0% | 77 | 6.3% | 88 | 7.1% | 137 | 10.8% | 124 | 9.6% | 94 | 7.3% |
| White: | 813 | 64.6% | 843 | 65.3% | 822 | 66.7% | 820 | 66.2% | 884 | 69.8% | 929 | 72.3% | 968 | 74.7% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 49 | 3.9% | 49 | 3.8% | 35 | 2.8% | 50 | 4.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 502 | 39.9% | 535 | 41.5% | 445 | 36.1% | 449 | 36.2% | 408 | 32.2% | 328 | 25.5% | 300 | 23.2% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 100 | 7.9% | 82 | 6.4% | 74 | 6.0% | 63 | 5.1% | 78 | 6.2% | 78 | 6.1% | 82 | 6.3% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 17.95 | 17.32 | 17.54 | 17.14 | 17.30 | 15.80 | 15.70 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| EOC | ||||||
| 2006 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 94.4% | 90.1% | 82.6% |
| 2007 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 72.8% | 74.3% | 66.7% |
| 2008 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 77.6% | 77.5% | 69% |
| 2009 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 88.8% | 79.2% | 67.7% |
| 2010 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 84.9% | 86.4% | 77.8% |
| 2011 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 72.7% | 82.8% | 76.7% |
| 2012 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 78.6% | 84.3% | 78.7% |
| 2013 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 25.0% | 40.2% | 36.3% |
| 2006 | Algebra II | End of course | % met std | 93.1% | 85.6% | 80.3% |
| 2007 | Algebra II | End of course | % met std | 86.3% | 74.6% | 65.1% |
| 2008 | Algebra II | End of course | % met std | 73% | 71.6% | 67.2% |
| 2009 | Algebra II | End of course | % met std | 70.9% | 74.9% | 72.9% |
| 2010 | Algebra II | End of course | % met std | 94.8% | 93.4% | 84.9% |
| 2011 | Algebra II | End of course | % met std | 92.5% | 89.5% | 82.3% |
| 2006 | Biology | End of course | % met std | 75.1% | 72.4% | 63.4% |
| 2007 | Biology | End of course | % met std | 72.9% | 75.6% | 65.3% |
| 2008 | Biology | End of course | % met std | 69.7% | 73.4% | 68% |
| 2009 | Biology | End of course | % met std | 73.3% | 76.1% | 71.2% |
| 2010 | Biology | End of course | % met std | 85.2% | 88.5% | 81.2% |
| 2011 | Biology | End of course | % met std | 84% | 84.7% | 79.9% |
| 2012 | Biology | End of course | % met std | 86.6% | 92.1% | 83% |
| 2013 | Biology | End of course | % met std | 53.7% | 52.5% | 45.6% |
| 2006 | Chemistry | End of course | % met std | > 95.0% | 86.5% | 77.1% |
| 2008 | Chemistry | End of course | % met std | > 95.0% | 73.9% | 71.8% |
| 2009 | Chemistry | End of course | % met std | > 95.0% | 80.1% | 77.7% |
| 2006 | Civics and Economics | End of course | % met std | 72.8% | 67.4% | 60.1% |
| 2007 | Civics and Economics | End of course | % met std | 73.1% | 73.7% | 65.8% |
| 2008 | Civics and Economics | End of course | % met std | 74.6% | 70.5% | 68.5% |
| 2009 | Civics and Economics | End of course | % met std | 75.5% | 73% | 71.4% |
| 2010 | Civics and Economics | End of course | % met std | 87.8% | 86.8% | 78.7% |
| 2011 | Civics and Economics | End of course | % met std | 86.7% | 86% | 80% |
| 2006 | English I | End of course | % met std | 85.9% | 86.1% | 82.8% |
| 2007 | English I | End of course | % met std | 80.8% | 78.7% | 72.1% |
| 2008 | English I | End of course | % met std | 75.3% | 76.3% | 73.1% |
| 2009 | English I | End of course | % met std | 79.8% | 79.5% | 73.8% |
| 2010 | English I | End of course | % met std | 85.1% | 88.3% | 82.4% |
| 2011 | English I | End of course | % met std | 78.8% | 82.8% | 80.6% |
| 2012 | English I | End of course | % met std | 86.3% | 87.3% | 82.9% |
| 2013 | English II | End of course | % met std | 55.4% | 53.8% | 51.2% |
| 2006 | Geometry | End of course | % met std | 89.8% | 87.3% | 68.8% |
| 2007 | Geometry | End of course | % met std | 78.8% | 77.5% | 63.3% |
| 2008 | Geometry | End of course | % met std | 77.3% | 77% | 67.9% |
| 2009 | Geometry | End of course | % met std | 85.7% | 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 | 80.7% | 79.6% | 69.1% |
| 2008 | Physical Science | End of course | % met std | 42.5% | 65.3% | 58.4% |
| 2009 | Physical Science | End of course | % met std | 58.3% | 69.9% | 62.7% |
| 2010 | Physical Science | End of course | % met std | 76.4% | 81.6% | 76.4% |
| 2011 | Physical Science | End of course | % met std | 87.6% | 82.2% | 76.5% |
| 2006 | Physics | End of course | % met std | 92.3% | 91.1% | 85.1% |
| 2008 | Physics | End of course | % met std | 79.3% | 79.5% | 81.5% |
| 2009 | Physics | End of course | % met std | 81.3% | 90% | 85.9% |
| 2006 | US History | End of course | % met std | 61% | 53.9% | 56.8% |
| 2007 | US History | End of course | % met std | 75.2% | 67.4% | 64.6% |
| 2008 | US History | End of course | % met std | 74.4% | 70.7% | 66.5% |
| 2009 | US History | End of course | % met std | 84.3% | 76.6% | 71.2% |
| 2010 | US History | End of course | % met std | 91.5% | 85.8% | 81.6% |
| 2011 | US History | End of course | % met std | 93.4% | 86.5% | 81.5% |
| EOG | ||||||
| 2006 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % met std | 9.1% | 11.8% | 17.6% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % met std | 54.5% | 26.2% | 22.6% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % met std | < 5.0% | 15.5% | 25.1% |
| 2006 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | < 5.0% | 9.4% | 18.5% |
| 2006 | Writing | 10th Grade | % met std | 56.9% | 52.6% | 54.1% |
| 2007 | Writing | 10th Grade | % met std | 54.3% | 48.8% | 51.8% |
| 2008 | Writing | 10th Grade | % met std | 75.6% | 76% | 71.9% |
| 2009 | Writing | 10th Grade | % met std | 76.6% | 74.3% | 70.1% |
| 2010 | Writing | 10th Grade | % met std | 79% | 77.6% | 69.4% |
| 2011 | Writing | 10th Grade | % met std | 68.9% | 71.6% | 69.9% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
* Saint Stephens High High School was rated 4.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.