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Best Public Schools in Gates, NC

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School

220

Students

Top rankedBuckland Elementary963^rd of 1,490 North Carolina elementary schools

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Buckland Elementary up 66 spots statewide this year

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Summary:

The city of Gates, North Carolina, has a single public elementary school, Buckland Elementary, which serves grades K-5 with a total enrollment of 242 students. While Buckland Elementary has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger, indicating below-average performance compared to other schools in North Carolina, its academic performance is mixed, with strengths in mathematics but struggles in reading proficiency.

Buckland Elementary's statewide ranking has fluctuated over the past few years, ranging from 695 out of 1,502 elementary schools in 2022-2023 to 1,029 out of 1,505 in 2023-2024. The school's mathematics proficiency is generally higher than the state average but lower than the Gates County Schools district average, while its reading proficiency is lower than both the district and state averages. Science proficiency, on the other hand, is higher than the district and state averages in 2023-2024 but lower in 2024-2025.

Buckland Elementary serves a relatively disadvantaged population, with 54.13% of its students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch in 2023-2024. The school's student-teacher ratio of 15.1 is slightly higher than the typical recommended ratio, which may contribute to the academic challenges faced by the school. Despite the higher per-student spending of $12,341 in the 2018-2019 school year, the school's performance suggests that the resources may not be effectively supporting student learning.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				EOG Mathematics (2025)			EOG Reading (2025)			EOG Science (2025)	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 (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	EOG Mathematics 3rd Grade	EOG Mathematics 4th Grade	EOG Mathematics 5th Grade	EOG Reading 3rd Grade	EOG Reading 4th Grade	EOG Reading 5th Grade	EOG Science 5th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Buckland Elementary	Public	K-5	448 NC 37 North	Gates	27937	Gates County	Gates County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 357-1611	220	15	15.1	50.9%	145 (65.9%)	49 (22.3%)	8 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (6.8%)	37	963^rd of 1490 public elementary schools	35.4%		34	1029^th of 1505 public elementary schools	31.6%	66	66.7	43.2	47.9	36.1	54.1	45.8	54.2	$12,341	$957	$11,384

Cities Near Gates

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Gatesville	5.77 mi	3	357^th
Sunbury	11.24 mi	1	167^th
Winton	11.99 mi	1	87^th
Murfreesboro	16.94 mi	2	469^th
Ahoskie	18.3 mi	4	375^th

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the North Carolina Dept of Public Instruction.

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