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Best Public Schools in Gatesville, NC

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Schools

1,020

Students

Top rankedCentral Middle School439^th of 773 North Carolina middle schools

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Biggest riser

Central Middle School up 75 spots statewide this year

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Summary:

The city of Gatesville, North Carolina is home to three schools: Gates County Senior High, Central Middle School, and Gatesville Elementary. These schools serve the Gates County Schools district and face a range of academic performance challenges and socioeconomic factors.

Among the standout schools, Gatesville Elementary excels in Mathematics proficiency, with 3rd grade students scoring significantly higher than the district and state averages. However, the school struggles with Reading proficiency across grades 3-5. In contrast, Central Middle School has relatively strong Mathematics and Science proficiency rates, with some grades exceeding the state averages.

The data also reveals disparities in academic performance across the different school levels and subject areas. While Gates County Senior High has a respectable 4-year graduation rate of 87.7%, its proficiency rates in core subjects like Biology, English II, and Math I lag behind the state averages. The high rates of free and reduced lunch recipients across all three schools suggest that the Gatesville community faces significant socioeconomic challenges, which may be impacting student achievement.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				EOC Biology (2025)	EOC English II (2025)	EOC Math I (2025)	EOC Math III (2025)	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	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
Central Middle School	Public	6-8	362 US Hwy 158 W	Gatesville	27938	Gates County	Gates County Schools	No	No	No	No	(252) 357-0470	336	23	14.6	52.7%	204 (60.7%)	85 (25.3%)	19 (5.7%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (8.0%)	44	439^th of 773 public middle schools	43.2%		37.2	514^th of 793 public middle schools	35.2%	75								52.4	60.2	54.3				40.6	49.6	41.5		48.9	$9,918	$561	$9,357
Gates County Senior High	Public	9-12	088 Hwy 158 West	Gatesville	27938	Gates County	Gates County Schools	No	No	No	No	(252) 357-0720	432	23	18.6	54.6%	253 (58.6%)	144 (33.3%)	10 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	24 (5.6%)	34.4	418^th of 641 public high schools	34.8%		29.5	454^th of 640 public high schools	29.1%	36	35.1	49.5	29.9	63.2															$13,228	$500	$12,728
Gatesville Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	709 North Main Street	Gatesville	27938	Gates County	Gates County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 357-0613	252	15	16.5	59.5%	157 (62.3%)	51 (20.2%)	12 (4.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (12.3%)	32.3	1050^th of 1490 public elementary schools	29.5%		42.4	879^th of 1505 public elementary schools	41.6%	171					85.7	48.8	53.6				20.0	34.1	42.9				42.9		$12,161	$1,468	$10,693

Cities Near Gatesville

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Gates	5.74 mi	1	364^th
Sunbury	6.63 mi	1	167^th
Tyner	11.58 mi	1	385^th
Winton	12.2 mi	1	87^th
Colerain	13.61 mi	1	369^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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