Best Public Schools in Gastonia, North Carolina & Rankings

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2022)				Ranking (2021)				EOC Biology (2022)	EOC English II (2022)	EOC Math I (2022)	EOC Math III (2022)	EOG Mathematics (2022)						EOG Reading (2022)						EOG Science (2022)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2022)	Statewide Rank (2022)	State Percentile (2022)	SchoolDigger Rating (2022)	Average Standard Score (2021)	Statewide Rank (2021)	State Percentile (2021)	Rank Change from Previous Year	EOC Biology End of Course	EOC English II End of Course	EOC Math I End of Course	EOC Math III End of Course	EOG Mathematics 3rd Grade	EOG Mathematics 4th Grade	EOG Mathematics 5th Grade	EOG Mathematics 6th Grade	EOG Mathematics 7th Grade	EOG Mathematics 8th Grade	EOG Reading 3rd Grade	EOG Reading 4th Grade	EOG Reading 5th Grade	EOG Reading 6th Grade	EOG Reading 7th Grade	EOG Reading 8th Grade	EOG Science 5th Grade	EOG Science 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Piedmont Community Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	119 E. 2nd Avenue	Gastonia	28052	Gaston County	Piedmont Community Charter	Yes	No	No	Yes	(704) 853-2428	1,879	104	18.0		1,029 (54.8%)	332 (17.7%)	349 (18.6%)	27 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	142 (7.6%)								(n/a)	81.0	74.8	65.3	64.5	69.0	55.6	58.6	75.2	72.8	55.1	55.0	54.9	57.3	44.4	57.6	63.9	73.9	81.6
Ridgeview Charter School	Public, Charter	K-6	207 W. Bradley St.	Gastonia	28052	Gaston County	Ridgeview Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(704) 867-6635	253	15	17.0	94.1%	10 (4.0%)	195 (77.1%)	38 (15.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (4.0%)	4	1485^th of 1495 public elementary schools	0.7%		12.4	1352^nd of 1489 public elementary schools	9.2%	133					22.9						20.0	19.0	6.3	11.5			18.8
Ashbrook High	Public	9-12	2222 S New Hope Road	Gastonia	28054	Gaston County	Gaston County Schools	No	No	No	No	(704) 866-6600	1,269	68	18.6	43.3%	315 (24.8%)	553 (43.6%)	312 (24.6%)	18 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	70 (5.5%)	22.2	473^rd of 603 public high schools	21.6%		26.6	427^th of 594 public high schools	28.1%	46	39.7	38.1	23.7	28.6															$8,726	$738	$7,988
Gardner Park Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	738 Armstrong Park Road	Gastonia	28054	Gaston County	Gaston County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(704) 866-6082	514	35	14.8	98.6%	155 (30.2%)	178 (34.6%)	136 (26.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	43 (8.4%)	27.3	1121^st of 1495 public elementary schools	25.0%		37.2	912^th of 1489 public elementary schools	38.8%	209					37.8	32.3	38.4				36.6	39.6	39.7				49.3		$9,619	$1,304	$8,314
Webb Street School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	1623 N Webb Street	Gastonia	28052	Gaston County	Gaston County Schools	No	No	No	No	(704) 864-9667	151	19	8.0	47.0%	83 (55.0%)	34 (22.5%)	26 (17.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (5.3%)								(n/a)																			$31,277	$3,221	$28,057
W P Grier Middle School	Public	6-8	1622 E Garrison Boulevard	Gastonia	28054	Gaston County	Gaston County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(704) 836-9604	636	41	15.6	99.5%	93 (14.6%)	335 (52.7%)	168 (26.4%)	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (5.7%)	13.8	680^th of 760 public middle schools	10.5%		19.5	612^th of 741 public middle schools	17.4%	68								21.4	30.7	18.1				29.8	23.7	29.2		53.7	$8,330	$1,260	$7,071
Hunter Huss High	Public	9-12	1518 Edgefield Avenue	Gastonia	28052	Gaston County	Gaston County Schools	No	No	No	No	(704) 866-6610	1,091	68	15.9	51.8%	279 (25.6%)	435 (39.9%)	304 (27.9%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.4%)	2 (0.2%)	67 (6.1%)	20	491^st of 603 public high schools	18.6%		21.6	465^th of 594 public high schools	21.7%	26	24.6	30.6	27.9	34.9															$9,702	$791	$8,910
Lingerfeldt Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1601 Madison Street	Gastonia	28052	Gaston County	Gaston County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(704) 866-6094	408	30	13.6	99.3%	64 (15.7%)	227 (55.6%)	96 (23.5%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (4.7%)	12.2	1380^th of 1495 public elementary schools	7.7%		15.4	1302^nd of 1489 public elementary schools	12.6%	78					42.4	26.5	24.6				23.7	26.5	18.0				36.7		$9,976	$1,609	$8,367
Pleasant Ridge Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1260 Floyd Lane	Gastonia	28052	Gaston County	Gaston County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(704) 866-6096	810	58	14.0	99.6%	188 (23.2%)	344 (42.5%)	217 (26.8%)	5 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	54 (6.7%)	32.7	1034^th of 1495 public elementary schools	30.8%		38.6	890^th of 1489 public elementary schools	40.2%	144					41.3	48.0	36.7				29.4	42.7	34.9				59.6		$8,924	$1,150	$7,774
Robinson Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3122 S Union Road	Gastonia	28056	Gaston County	Gaston County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(704) 866-6607	404	28	14.3	45.5%	193 (47.8%)	121 (30.0%)	55 (13.6%)	7 (1.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (6.7%)	43	854^th of 1495 public elementary schools	42.9%		44.6	789^th of 1489 public elementary schools	47.0%	65					59.4	23.7	47.3				42.0	32.2	45.5				74.5		$8,960	$931	$8,030
Sherwood Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1744 Dixon Road	Gastonia	28054	Gaston County	Gaston County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(704) 866-6609	524	38	13.8	66.8%	123 (23.5%)	208 (39.7%)	135 (25.8%)	9 (1.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (9.2%)	15.6	1329^th of 1495 public elementary schools	11.1%		14	1330^th of 1489 public elementary schools	10.7%	1					42.4	21.4	22.1				36.5	28.6	20.8				41.6		$8,790	$1,325	$7,465
Southwest Middle	Public	6-8	1 Roadrunner Drive	Gastonia	28052	Gaston County	Gaston County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(704) 866-6290	772	53	14.6	99.6%	220 (28.5%)	277 (35.9%)	228 (29.5%)	3 (0.4%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (5.4%)	28.2	556^th of 760 public middle schools	26.8%		34.1	478^th of 741 public middle schools	35.5%	78								45.6	36.0	28.2				32.7	36.4	38.2		59.0	$8,802	$1,244	$7,559
Woodhill Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1027 Woodhill Drive	Gastonia	28054	Gaston County	Gaston County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(704) 866-6295	461	35	13.0	99.3%	47 (10.2%)	290 (62.9%)	89 (19.3%)	5 (1.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (6.3%)	9.5	1421^st of 1495 public elementary schools	4.9%		10.2	1381^st of 1489 public elementary schools	7.3%	40					27.6	23.2	21.1				23.7	18.3	26.7				36.4		$8,750	$1,400	$7,350
Brookside Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1925 Auten Rd.	Gastonia	28054	Gaston County	Gaston County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(704) 866-6283	450	31	14.7	99.3%	195 (43.3%)	140 (31.1%)	82 (18.2%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	28 (6.2%)	33.6	1019^th of 1495 public elementary schools	31.8%		33.4	970^th of 1489 public elementary schools	34.9%	49					46.3	28.3	49.4				39.0	34.1	39.5				60.5		$9,017	$1,395	$7,622
Highland School of Technology	Public, Magnet	9-12	1600 N Morris Street	Gastonia	28052	Gaston County	Gaston County Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(704) 810-8816	533	40	13.4	19.9%	339 (63.6%)	73 (13.7%)	70 (13.1%)	30 (5.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (3.9%)	96.4	10^th of 603 public high schools	98.3%		98.3	3^rd of 594 public high schools	99.5%	7		98.5	100.0	99.3															$10,033	$715	$9,318
Edward D Sadler Junior Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3950 West Franklin Boulevard	Gastonia	28052	Gaston County	Gaston County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(704) 862-5895	358	25	14.2	98.0%	65 (18.2%)	149 (41.6%)	124 (34.6%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (5.0%)	22.5	1202^nd of 1495 public elementary schools	19.6%		25.3	1099^th of 1489 public elementary schools	26.2%	103					43.1	26.1	35.2				28.8	32.6	29.6				55.6		$9,464	$1,602	$7,862
Hawks Nest STEAM Academy	Public, Magnet	K-5	3430 Robinwood Rd	Gastonia	28056	Gaston County	Gaston County Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(704) 866-8467	340	26	12.9	22.1%	212 (62.4%)	76 (22.4%)	25 (7.4%)	8 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	18 (5.3%)	92	90^th of 1495 public elementary schools	94.0%		95.4	47^th of 1489 public elementary schools	96.8%	43					86.3	84.9	85.2				54.9	94.3	72.2				87.0		$9,235	$809	$8,426
Gaston Virtual Academy	Public, Virtual, Magnet, Alternative	K-12	1 Learning Place	Gastonia	28052	Gaston County	Gaston County Schools	No	Yes	Yes	No	(704) 836-9125	739	41	17.9	35.0%	363 (49.1%)	232 (31.4%)	89 (12.0%)	18 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.4%)	34 (4.6%)								(n/a)	31.3	54.8	56.8	40.8	34.5	20.5	28.0	27.0	45.9	39.1	38.2	43.4	37.5	50.0	61.9	67.4	45.0	82.2	$5,154	$290	$4,864
Gaston Virtual Academy Middle	Public, Virtual	K-8	1 Learning Place	Gastonia	28052	Gaston County	Gaston County Schools	No	No	Yes	No	(704) 866-6100	189			49.7%	54 (28.6%)	76 (40.2%)	38 (20.1%)	6 (3.2%)	1 (0.5%)	2 (1.1%)	12 (6.3%)								(n/a)
Gaston Virtual Academy High	Public	9-12	1 Learning Place	Gastonia	28052	Gaston County	Gaston County Schools	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(704) 866-6100																			(n/a)
York Chester Middle	Public	6-8	601 S Clay Street	Gastonia	28052	Gaston County	Gaston County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(704) 836-9609	458	32	14.4	99.3%	102 (22.3%)	214 (46.7%)	117 (25.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	23 (5.0%)	24.7	590^th of 760 public middle schools	22.4%		20	608^th of 741 public middle schools	17.9%	18								36.9	34.0	34.4				27.2	24.5	41.4		61.4	$12,146	$3,225	$8,921
Warlick Academy	Public	6-12	1316 Spencer Mountain Road	Gastonia	28054	Gaston County	Gaston County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(704) 836-9608	97	15	6.6	96.9%	37 (38.1%)	47 (48.5%)	6 (6.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (7.2%)	4.7	590^th of 603 public high schools	2.2%					(n/a)	5.3	16.2	7.4					6.3	7.3					6.3	11.6	16.0		12.5	$18,894	$2,248	$16,646
H H Beam Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	200 Davis Park Road	Gastonia	28052	Gaston County	Gaston County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(704) 866-6618	494	28	17.6	99.2%	132 (26.7%)	178 (36.0%)	147 (29.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (7.5%)	7	1446^th of 1495 public elementary schools	3.3%		8.7	1418^th of 1489 public elementary schools	4.8%	28					26.4	10.3	23.5				9.2	22.7	22.4				38.8		$9,849	$1,567	$8,282
Chapel Grove Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5201 Lewis Road	Gastonia	28052	Gaston County	Gaston County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(704) 836-9113	384	26	14.6	99.2%	239 (62.2%)	36 (9.4%)	78 (20.3%)	2 (0.5%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (6.8%)	31.6	1049^th of 1495 public elementary schools	29.8%		38.7	889^th of 1489 public elementary schools	40.3%	160					38.3	29.9	38.3				26.7	40.3	51.7				60.0		$10,242	$1,403	$8,840
New Hope Elementary	Public	K-5	137 Stowe Road	Gastonia	28056	Gaston County	Gaston County Schools	No	No	No	No	(704) 836-9112	473	30	15.5	24.3%	359 (75.9%)	46 (9.7%)	38 (8.0%)	11 (2.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (3.8%)	78.4	263^rd of 1495 public elementary schools	82.4%		78.1	273^rd of 1489 public elementary schools	81.7%	10					86.3	61.2	63.9				56.2	59.7	57.8				77.1		$8,471	$727	$7,744
W A Bess Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	4340 Beaty Road	Gastonia	28056	Gaston County	Gaston County Schools	No	No	No	No	(704) 866-6075	597	38	15.6	25.5%	406 (68.0%)	67 (11.2%)	73 (12.2%)	24 (4.0%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	24 (4.0%)	77.1	290^th of 1495 public elementary schools	80.6%		78.9	261^st of 1489 public elementary schools	82.5%	29					72.5	65.7	70.9				49.5	55.2	61.4				78.0		$8,590	$655	$7,934
Forestview High	Public	9-12	5545 Union Road	Gastonia	28056	Gaston County	Gaston County Schools	No	No	No	No	(704) 861-2625	1,018	59	17.1	26.3%	547 (53.7%)	229 (22.5%)	171 (16.8%)	18 (1.8%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	51 (5.0%)	55.5	248^th of 603 public high schools	58.9%		48.8	280^th of 594 public high schools	52.9%	32	57.5	60.9	47.1	53.6															$8,409	$693	$7,716

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Bessemer City	4.51 mi	5	423^rd
Kings Mountain	5.21 mi	7	166^th
Dallas	6.53 mi	7	259^th
Lowell	8.16 mi	2	297^th
Cramerton	8.78 mi	1	232^nd

Best Public Schools in Gastonia, NC

Highland School of Technology

Hawks Nest STEAM Academy

New Hope Elementary

W A Bess Elementary School

Forestview High

Robinson Elementary

Brookside Elementary

Pleasant Ridge Elementary

Chapel Grove Elementary

Southwest Middle

Gardner Park Elementary

York Chester Middle

Edward D Sadler Junior Elementary School

Ashbrook High

Hunter Huss High

Sherwood Elementary

W P Grier Middle School

Lingerfeldt Elementary

Woodhill Elementary

H H Beam Elementary

Warlick Academy

Ridgeview Charter School

Gaston Virtual Academy

Gaston Virtual Academy High

Gaston Virtual Academy Middle

Piedmont Community Charter School

Webb Street School

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