Best Public Schools in Gaston County, North Carolina & Rankings

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2023)				Ranking (2022)				EOC Biology (2023)	EOC English II (2023)	EOC Math I (2023)	EOC Math III (2023)	EOG Mathematics (2023)						EOG Reading (2023)						EOG Science (2023)		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 (2023)	Statewide Rank (2023)	State Percentile (2023)	SchoolDigger Rating (2023)	Average Standard Score (2022)	Statewide Rank (2022)	State Percentile (2022)	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
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%)	23	495^th of 626 public high schools	20.9%		22.2	484^th of 621 public high schools	22.1%	11	50.8	43.7	24.5	25.3															$8,726	$738	$7,988
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)	69.7	73.6	60.4	77.9	70.3	59.4	48.1	67.9	48.4	64.3	70.3	63.2	53.2	58.5	56.8	65.0	51.3	69.4
Ridgeview Charter School	Public, Charter	K-7	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%)	2.8	1496^th of 1502 public elementary schools	0.4%		4	1504^th of 1514 public elementary schools	0.7%	8					26.7		5.0		11.8		19.4	16.7	10.5		41.2		21.1
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%)	21.3	1242^nd of 1502 public elementary schools	17.3%		27.3	1134^th of 1514 public elementary schools	25.1%	108					34.7	40.2	34.4				26.4	47.6	36.7				48.3		$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
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%)	19.6	510^th of 626 public high schools	18.5%		20	504^th of 621 public high schools	18.8%	6	35.6	31.3	29.6	39.2															$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%)	9	1430^th of 1502 public elementary schools	4.8%		12.2	1399^th of 1514 public elementary schools	7.6%	31					37.3	21.1	22.4				23.9	36.8	18.4				38.8		$9,976	$1,609	$8,367
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%)	12.6	709^th of 784 public middle schools	9.6%		13.8	704^th of 786 public middle schools	10.4%	5								26.9	25.8	19.7				27.8	31.8	26.3		47.4	$8,330	$1,260	$7,071
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%)	33.8	1025^th of 1502 public elementary schools	31.8%		43	862^nd of 1514 public elementary schools	43.1%	163					44.8	45.7	37.9				37.9	51.4	36.2				65.5		$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%)	13.3	1364^th of 1502 public elementary schools	9.2%		15.6	1348^th of 1514 public elementary schools	11.0%	16					34.1	27.5	24.7				33.0	36.3	27.2				46.9		$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%)	26.7	589^th of 784 public middle schools	24.9%		28.2	577^th of 786 public middle schools	26.6%	12								35.3	37.6	30.7				31.4	34.1	39.9		63.6	$8,802	$1,244	$7,559
Woodhill Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1027 Woodhill Drive	Gastonia	28052	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%)	7.9	1442^nd of 1502 public elementary schools	4.0%		9.5	1441^st of 1514 public elementary schools	4.8%	1					38.2	32.1	26.8				20.8	30.4	13.4				29.6		$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%)	20.2	1251^st of 1502 public elementary schools	16.7%		33.6	1028^th of 1514 public elementary schools	32.1%	223					40.3	44.0	40.0				29.9	44.0	28.2				43.6		$9,017	$1,395	$7,622
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%)	32.3	1051^st of 1502 public elementary schools	30.0%		32.7	1043^rd of 1514 public elementary schools	31.1%	8					60.8	45.3	38.0				35.1	43.4	39.9				55.0		$8,924	$1,150	$7,774
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%)	22.9	636^th of 784 public middle schools	18.9%		24.7	612^th of 786 public middle schools	22.1%	24								37.7	33.1	21.7				31.5	34.2	37.8		60.6	$12,146	$3,225	$8,921
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%)								(n/a)			100.0																$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%)	6.7	1453^rd of 1502 public elementary schools	3.3%		22.5	1217^th of 1514 public elementary schools	19.6%	236					32.1	19.6	23.4				11.3	33.3	17.0				42.6		$9,464	$1,602	$7,862
Hawks Nest STEAM Academy	Public, Magnet	K-5	3430 Robinwood Rd	Gastonia	28054	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%)	89.4	118^th of 1502 public elementary schools	92.1%		92	90^th of 1514 public elementary schools	94.1%	28					90.0	69.5	82.5				61.7	71.2	78.9				96.5		$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)	36.8	66.7	52.4	44.7	74.1	28.0	38.5	50.0	34.4	34.4	77.8	48.0	43.6	57.9	56.3	71.9	61.5	93.8	$5,154	$290	$4,864
Gaston Early College of Medical Sciences	Public	9-12	300 Rhodes Perimeter Drive	Dallas	28034	Gaston County	Gaston County Schools	No	No	No	No	(704) 923-8480	79	7	11.2	29.1%	37 (46.8%)	13 (16.5%)	14 (17.7%)	8 (10.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (8.9%)	96	10^th of 626 public high schools	98.4%		97.5	1^st of 621 public high schools	99.8%	9	94.4	96.8	93.8	100.0
Pinewood Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1925 N Main Street	Mount Holly	28120	Gaston County	Gaston County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(704) 836-9138	469	31	14.9	39.2%	279 (59.5%)	68 (14.5%)	72 (15.4%)	12 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.9%)	34 (7.2%)	73	360^th of 1502 public elementary schools	76.0%		68.8	418^th of 1514 public elementary schools	72.4%	58					68.4	53.9	76.5				50.6	60.5	67.9				85.2		$8,545	$911	$7,633
Gaston Early College High School	Public	9-12	201 Hwy 321 South	Dallas	28034	Gaston County	Gaston County Schools	No	No	No	No	(704) 922-2405	238	10	23.8	23.9%	149 (62.6%)	26 (10.9%)	48 (20.2%)	5 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (4.2%)	96.8	1^st of 626 public high schools	99.8%		97.1	5^th of 621 public high schools	99.2%	4	98.1	100.0	100.0	99.9															$7,351	$466	$6,886
Stuart W Cramer High	Public	9-12	101 Lakewood Rd	Belmont	28012	Gaston County	Gaston County Schools	No	No	No	No	(704) 866-5700	943	53	17.8	29.9%	611 (64.8%)	158 (16.8%)	104 (11.0%)	19 (2.0%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	48 (5.1%)	42.5	333^rd of 626 public high schools	46.8%		51.4	276^th of 621 public high schools	55.6%	57	47.6	58.0	29.4	63.2															$8,748	$608	$8,139
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%)								(n/a)		6.9							8.3						8.7	15.9		15.6	$18,894	$2,248	$16,646
Ida Rankin Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	301 W Central Avenue	Mount Holly	28120	Gaston County	Gaston County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(704) 836-9136	507	34	14.8	36.7%	305 (60.2%)	95 (18.7%)	62 (12.2%)	5 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (7.9%)	67.2	462^nd of 1502 public elementary schools	69.2%		67.4	443^rd of 1514 public elementary schools	70.7%	19					57.0	66.3	79.8				48.1	55.0	58.4				75.3		$8,721	$1,006	$7,715
Stanley Middle	Public	6-8	317 Hovis Road	Stanley	28164	Gaston County	Gaston County Schools	No	No	No	No	(704) 836-9600	675	41	16.3	39.7%	463 (68.6%)	69 (10.2%)	100 (14.8%)	11 (1.6%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (4.6%)	67.9	222^nd of 784 public middle schools	71.7%		67.6	220^th of 786 public middle schools	72.0%	2								61.5	47.2	49.6				56.7	58.3	62.4		81.3	$8,317	$777	$7,540
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%)	5	1476^th of 1502 public elementary schools	1.7%		7	1466^th of 1514 public elementary schools	3.2%	10					21.6	16.8	14.1				18.2	25.7	20.7				41.8		$9,849	$1,567	$8,282
South Point High	Public	9-12	906 South Point Road	Belmont	28012	Gaston County	Gaston County Schools	No	No	No	No	(704) 836-9612	925	54	17.0	17.6%	676 (73.1%)	84 (9.1%)	81 (8.8%)	29 (3.1%)	2 (0.2%)	3 (0.3%)	50 (5.4%)	70.7	174^th of 626 public high schools	72.2%		72.1	161^st of 621 public high schools	74.1%	13	57.6	76.1	73.5	65.9															$8,784	$685	$8,099
Holbrook Middle	Public	6-8	418 S Church Street	Lowell	28098	Gaston County	Gaston County Schools	No	No	No	No	(704) 836-9607	751	40	18.7	43.9%	287 (38.2%)	245 (32.6%)	166 (22.1%)	5 (0.7%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	45 (6.0%)	39.8	465^th of 784 public middle schools	40.7%		33.8	531^st of 786 public middle schools	32.4%	66								36.2	46.0	33.3				43.0	47.5	49.2		63.5	$7,945	$752	$7,193
North Belmont Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	210 School Street	Belmont	28012	Gaston County	Gaston County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(704) 836-9135	309	25	12.3	97.1%	169 (54.7%)	22 (7.1%)	92 (29.8%)	17 (5.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.6%)	77.1	287^th of 1502 public elementary schools	80.9%		74.8	330^th of 1514 public elementary schools	78.2%	43					70.8	80.9	73.1				53.8	70.2	51.9				82.7		$10,302	$1,927	$8,375
Lowell Elementary	Public	K-5	1500 Power Drive	Lowell	28098	Gaston County	Gaston County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(704) 836-9118	402	31	13.1	51.2%	208 (51.7%)	64 (15.9%)	93 (23.1%)	12 (3.0%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (5.5%)	47.8	803^rd of 1502 public elementary schools	46.5%		53.2	685^th of 1514 public elementary schools	54.8%	118					70.2	41.5	54.3				42.1	46.3	50.0				70.0		$8,896	$1,107	$7,789
McAdenville Elementary	Public	K-5	275 E Wesleyan Drive	Mc Adenville	28101	Gaston County	Gaston County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(704) 836-9117	179	13	13.7	43.0%	106 (59.2%)	30 (16.8%)	30 (16.8%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (6.7%)	44.4	857^th of 1502 public elementary schools	42.9%		47.5	786^th of 1514 public elementary schools	48.1%	71					58.1	37.5	53.6				54.8	43.8	46.4				64.3		$12,737	$1,535	$11,202
Mount Holly Middle	Public	6-8	124 S Hawthorne Street	Mount Holly	28120	Gaston County	Gaston County Schools	No	No	No	No	(704) 836-9610	595	37	16.0	38.0%	332 (55.8%)	117 (19.7%)	75 (12.6%)	19 (3.2%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	49 (8.2%)	51.3	369^th of 784 public middle schools	52.9%		58.4	310^th of 786 public middle schools	60.6%	59								44.1	45.4	57.4				45.9	44.3	55.8		67.7	$8,065	$884	$7,181
J B Page Primary School	Public	PK, KG-1	215 Ewing Drive	Belmont	28012	Gaston County	Gaston County Schools	No	No	No	No	(704) 836-9116	346	21	16.3	19.1%	261 (75.4%)	29 (8.4%)	35 (10.1%)	9 (2.6%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.9%)								(n/a)																			$8,892	$635	$8,257
Kiser Elementary	Public	3-5	311 E College Street	Stanley	28164	Gaston County	Gaston County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(704) 836-9105	320	21	15.3	44.4%	220 (68.8%)	41 (12.8%)	36 (11.3%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (6.6%)	44.4	860^th of 1502 public elementary schools	42.7%		31.3	1064^th of 1514 public elementary schools	29.7%	204					64.5	48.0	53.3				45.5	48.5	39.3				58.9		$8,597	$996	$7,601
Bessemer City Middle	Public	6-8	525 Ed Wilson Road	Bessemer City	28016	Gaston County	Gaston County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(704) 836-9602	490	34	14.4	99.4%	225 (45.9%)	128 (26.1%)	97 (19.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (7.8%)	40.1	460^th of 784 public middle schools	41.3%		27	591^st of 786 public middle schools	24.8%	131								48.5	31.8	38.1				48.8	38.7	47.3		68.0	$9,249	$1,434	$7,815
Springfield Primary	Public	PK, KG-2	900 S Main Street	Stanley	28164	Gaston County	Gaston County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(704) 836-9106	377	25	14.9	98.7%	247 (65.5%)	46 (12.2%)	46 (12.2%)	5 (1.3%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	31 (8.2%)								(n/a)																			$10,230	$1,346	$8,884
Cramerton Middle	Public	6-8	601 Cramer Mountain Road	Cramerton	28032	Gaston County	Gaston County Schools	No	No	No	No	(704) 836-9603	890	48	18.7	21.9%	610 (68.5%)	106 (11.9%)	92 (10.3%)	35 (3.9%)	2 (0.2%)	4 (0.4%)	41 (4.6%)	92.7	46^th of 784 public middle schools	94.1%		91.7	56^th of 786 public middle schools	92.9%	10								78.2	77.3	75.0				74.9	71.9	79.1		91.8	$7,892	$734	$7,158
East Gaston High	Public	9-12	1744 Lane Road	Mount Holly	28120	Gaston County	Gaston County Schools	No	No	No	No	(704) 836-9613	848	52	16.2	31.3%	615 (72.5%)	102 (12.0%)	97 (11.4%)	4 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (3.4%)	49.3	294^th of 626 public high schools	53.0%		56.8	251^st of 621 public high schools	59.6%	43	57.5	51.8	45.1	61.5															$10,078	$870	$9,208
Community Public Charter	Public, Charter	K-8	400 Ralph Handsel Blvd.	Stanley	28164	Gaston County	Community Public Charter	Yes	No	No	No	(704) 931-4418	485	32	15.3		432 (89.1%)	14 (2.9%)	16 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (4.1%)	60.1	581^st of 1502 public elementary schools	61.3%		38.3	948^th of 1514 public elementary schools	37.4%	367					60.8	54.7	78.2	40.4	44.0	28.6	48.6	53.1	56.4	53.2	44.0	60.7	80.0	75.0
Belmont Central Elementary	Public	2-5	310 Eagle Road	Belmont	28012	Gaston County	Gaston County Schools	No	No	No	No	(704) 836-9137	673	37	18.0	22.1%	511 (75.9%)	53 (7.9%)	60 (8.9%)	12 (1.8%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (5.2%)	79.7	244^th of 1502 public elementary schools	83.8%		85.9	165^th of 1514 public elementary schools	89.1%	79					77.1	81.5	66.3				58.6	74.2	61.1				73.3		$7,586	$686	$6,900
Belmont Middle	Public	6-8	1020 South Point Road	Belmont	28012	Gaston County	Gaston County Schools	No	No	No	No	(704) 836-9611	720	37	19.7	28.2%	519 (72.1%)	81 (11.3%)	71 (9.9%)	18 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	30 (4.2%)	71	198^th of 784 public middle schools	74.7%		73.6	178^th of 786 public middle schools	77.4%	20								69.7	56.7	55.0				55.0	61.4	61.2		72.3	$7,551	$657	$6,894
Bessemer City Central Elementary	Public	3-5	1400 Puett's Chapel Road	Bessemer City	28016	Gaston County	Gaston County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(704) 836-9108	391	25	15.6	99.2%	176 (45.0%)	112 (28.6%)	75 (19.2%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (6.9%)	10.1	1418^th of 1502 public elementary schools	5.6%		17.4	1328^th of 1514 public elementary schools	12.3%	90					40.6	25.2	29.3				22.8	28.7	25.6				41.5		$8,603	$1,476	$7,127
Bessemer City High	Public	9-12	119 Yellow Jacket Lane	Bessemer City	28016	Gaston County	Gaston County Schools	No	No	No	No	(704) 836-9601	573	34	16.8	51.7%	277 (48.3%)	172 (30.0%)	92 (16.1%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (5.1%)	32.2	416^th of 626 public high schools	33.5%		19.9	506^th of 621 public high schools	18.5%	90	46.9	38.6	26.0	62.5															$9,616	$754	$8,862
Bessemer City Primary	Public	PK, KG-2	1320 North 12th Street	Bessemer City	28016	Gaston County	Gaston County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(704) 836-9109	379	26	14.5	99.2%	179 (47.2%)	87 (23.0%)	78 (20.6%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (8.7%)								(n/a)																			$9,139	$1,352	$7,787
Carr Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	307 S Pine St	Dallas	28034	Gaston County	Gaston County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(704) 922-3636	628	44	14.3	99.5%	305 (48.6%)	145 (23.1%)	122 (19.4%)	11 (1.8%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	41 (6.5%)	47.1	814^th of 1502 public elementary schools	45.8%		34.9	1011^th of 1514 public elementary schools	33.2%	197					63.5	44.6	67.2				45.8	42.9	44.8				61.2		$8,907	$1,311	$7,596
Catawba Heights Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	101 Ivey Street	Belmont	28012	Gaston County	Gaston County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(704) 836-9119	269	21	12.7	50.9%	148 (55.0%)	27 (10.0%)	68 (25.3%)	5 (1.9%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (7.4%)	41.8	897^th of 1502 public elementary schools	40.3%		55.3	653^rd of 1514 public elementary schools	56.9%	244					44.1	56.1	46.8				32.4	58.5	40.4				66.0		$10,876	$1,354	$9,522
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%)	27.4	1132^nd of 1502 public elementary schools	24.6%		31.6	1058^th of 1514 public elementary schools	30.1%	74					40.7	22.2	42.9				38.3	46.0	41.3				58.7		$10,242	$1,403	$8,840
Cherryville Elementary	Public	PK, KG-3	700 East Academy Street	Cherryville	28021	Gaston County	Gaston County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(704) 836-9115	371	27	13.7	48.8%	282 (76.0%)	34 (9.2%)	31 (8.4%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (5.7%)								(n/a)					68.6						44.2								$10,948	$1,062	$9,886
Cherryville High	Public	9-12	313 Ridge Avenue	Cherryville	28021	Gaston County	Gaston County Schools	No	No	No	No	(704) 836-9605	494	34	14.7	38.9%	375 (75.9%)	51 (10.3%)	42 (8.5%)	5 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (4.3%)	57.1	247^th of 626 public high schools	60.5%		46	315^th of 621 public high schools	49.3%	68	60.9	53.3	47.3	73.6															$10,928	$967	$9,961
John Chavis Middle School	Public	6-8	103 South Chavis Drive	Cherryville	28021	Gaston County	Gaston County Schools	No	No	No	No	(704) 836-9606	393	29	13.3	48.1%	305 (77.6%)	32 (8.1%)	37 (9.4%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (4.3%)	52.1	361^st of 784 public middle schools	54.0%		45.9	410^th of 786 public middle schools	47.8%	49								58.3	51.8	47.9				54.3	52.2	44.4		54.6	$9,634	$956	$8,678
W B Beam Intermediate School	Public	4-5	401 East First Street	Cherryville	28021	Gaston County	Gaston County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(704) 836-9114	196	14	14.5	46.4%	142 (72.4%)	22 (11.2%)	20 (10.2%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (5.6%)	48.2	791^st of 1502 public elementary schools	47.3%		50.6	733^rd of 1514 public elementary schools	51.6%	58						60.4	49.5					53.5	50.5				53.0		$9,330	$1,251	$8,080
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%)	46.6	311^th of 626 public high schools	50.3%		55.5	256^th of 621 public high schools	58.8%	55	62.8	53.8	42.9	48.7															$8,409	$693	$7,716
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%)	73	359^th of 1502 public elementary schools	76.1%		77.1	291^st of 1514 public elementary schools	80.8%	68					72.9	71.2	54.5				51.0	65.8	62.5				80.4		$8,590	$655	$7,934
Tryon Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2620 Tryon Courthouse Road	Bessemer City	28016	Gaston County	Gaston County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(704) 836-9107	318	24	13.0	99.1%	240 (75.5%)	20 (6.3%)	36 (11.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (6.3%)	15.8	1323^rd of 1502 public elementary schools	11.9%		37.9	954^th of 1514 public elementary schools	37.0%	369					44.1	29.2	46.5				23.7	27.1	30.2				44.2		$11,346	$1,912	$9,434
W C Friday Middle School	Public	6-8	1221 Ratchford Drive	Dallas	28034	Gaston County	Gaston County Schools	No	No	No	No	(704) 922-5297	586	36	16.1	39.4%	335 (57.2%)	123 (21.0%)	89 (15.2%)	4 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (5.8%)	38.7	477^th of 784 public middle schools	39.2%		40.9	457^th of 786 public middle schools	41.9%	20								39.6	42.7	43.1				32.1	46.7	46.7		65.1	$8,144	$730	$7,414
Costner Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	353 Old 277 Loop Hwy	Dallas	28034	Gaston County	Gaston County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(704) 922-3522	427	33	12.8	38.2%	273 (63.9%)	71 (16.6%)	59 (13.8%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	21 (4.9%)	48.3	789^th of 1502 public elementary schools	47.5%		43.7	847^th of 1514 public elementary schools	44.1%	58					60.3	60.0	47.2				47.6	51.3	45.8				59.7		$9,693	$1,124	$8,569
Mountain Island Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	13440 Lucia Riverbend Highway	Mount Holly	28120	Gaston County	Mountain Island Charter	Yes	No	No	Yes	(704) 827-8840	1,650	100	16.5	9.1%	979 (59.3%)	407 (24.7%)	127 (7.7%)	31 (1.9%)	3 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	102 (6.2%)								(n/a)	57.7	74.6	28.0	61.6	88.7	83.3	79.2	71.6	67.9	58.6	63.2	81.1	78.1	61.9	66.2	65.2	79.2	87.3
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%)	84.2	179^th of 1502 public elementary schools	88.1%		78.4	264^th of 1514 public elementary schools	82.6%	85					71.6	74.1	77.6				65.9	76.5	57.9				86.8		$8,471	$727	$7,744
North Gaston High	Public	9-12	1133 Ratchford Road	Dallas	28034	Gaston County	Gaston County Schools	No	No	No	No	(704) 922-5285	1,114	68	16.4	30.9%	598 (53.7%)	233 (20.9%)	211 (18.9%)	10 (0.9%)	2 (0.2%)	3 (0.3%)	57 (5.1%)	34.4	401^st of 626 public high schools	35.9%		23	477^th of 621 public high schools	23.2%	76	46.0	44.0	25.2	62.4															$8,686	$748	$7,938

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