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Best Public Schools in Gaston County, NC

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Top rankedGaston Early College High School2^nd of 662 North Carolina high schools

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Sherwood Elementary up 319 spots statewide this year

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Webb Street School 8.2 students per teacher

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				EOC Biology (2026)	EOC English II (2026)	EOC Math I (2026)	EOC Math III (2026)	EOG Mathematics (2026)						EOG Reading (2026)						EOG Science (2026)		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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	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
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	174	8	21.8	54.6%	88 (50.6%)	33 (19.0%)	31 (17.8%)	10 (5.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (6.9%)	94.9	7^th of 662 public high schools	98.9%		96.4	5^th of 641 public high schools	99.2%	2	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
Gaston Virtual Academy	Public, Virtual, Magnet, Alternative	K-12	2500 Sedgefield Drive	Gastonia	28052	Gaston County	Gaston County Schools	No	Yes	Yes	No	(704) 836-9125	283	21	13.7	57.6%	152 (53.7%)	82 (29.0%)	28 (9.9%)	5 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (5.7%)								(n/a)	30.8	56.5	75.0	63.6		42.9	27.3	66.7	25.0	46.7		64.3	45.5	53.3	50.0	66.7	45.5	73.3	$5,154	$290	$4,864
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	356	24	14.7	36.0%	204 (57.3%)	82 (23.0%)	36 (10.1%)	15 (4.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	18 (5.1%)	89.2	126^th of 1492 public elementary schools	91.6%		88.7	125^th of 1490 public elementary schools	91.6%	1					86.7	88.3	78.0				81.7	76.7	69.5				83.1		$9,235	$809	$8,426
Stuart W Cramer High	Public	9-12	101 Lakewood Rd	Belmont	28012	Gaston County	Gaston County Schools	No	No	No	No	(704) 866-5700	953	53	17.8	—	522 (54.8%)	193 (20.3%)	150 (15.7%)	27 (2.8%)	2 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	57 (6.0%)	52.4	313^th of 662 public high schools	52.7%		45.2	337^th of 641 public high schools	47.4%	24	61.2	62.8	64.6	62.3															$8,748	$608	$8,139
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	235	11	21.8	42.6%	131 (55.7%)	32 (13.6%)	48 (20.4%)	7 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (7.2%)	96	2^nd of 662 public high schools	99.7%		95.4	19^th of 641 public high schools	97.0%	17	100.0	100.0	100.0	564.7															$7,351	$466	$6,886
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	374	35	10.8	—	56 (15.0%)	157 (42.0%)	135 (36.1%)	5 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (5.6%)	14.8	1367^th of 1492 public elementary schools	8.4%		9.9	1423^rd of 1490 public elementary schools	4.5%	56					44.2	36.2	40.4				30.2	34.5	42.6				57.4		$9,464	$1,602	$7,862
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	191	10	18.4	—	128 (67.0%)	23 (12.0%)	29 (15.2%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (5.2%)	43	860^th of 1492 public elementary schools	42.4%		48.9	761^st of 1490 public elementary schools	48.9%	99						60.2	53.1					56.6	45.9				65.3		$9,330	$1,251	$8,080
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	538	39	13.8	34.0%	327 (60.8%)	81 (15.1%)	75 (13.9%)	31 (5.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (4.3%)	95.2	5^th of 662 public high schools	99.2%		96.9	3^rd of 641 public high schools	99.5%	2	100.0	100.0	562.1	566.5															$10,033	$715	$9,318
Forestview High	Public	9-12	5545 Union Road	Gastonia	28056	Gaston County	Gaston County Schools	No	No	No	No	(704) 861-2625	1,133	62	18.2	—	515 (45.5%)	282 (24.9%)	247 (21.8%)	27 (2.4%)	2 (0.2%)	3 (0.3%)	57 (5.0%)	44.1	376^th of 662 public high schools	43.2%		41.1	369^th of 641 public high schools	42.4%	7	57.0	58.5	51.5	62.5															$8,409	$693	$7,716
Warlick Academy	Public	6-12	1316 Spencer Mountain Road	Gastonia	28054	Gaston County	Gaston County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(704) 836-9608	175	16	10.9	—	49 (28.0%)	95 (54.3%)	15 (8.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (9.1%)								(n/a)	339.0	17.6	538.2	540.8				9.1	5.6	< 5%				9.1	11.1	19.6		13.3	$18,894	$2,248	$16,646
York Chester Middle	Public	6-8	601 S Clay Street	Gastonia	28052	Gaston County	Gaston County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(704) 836-9609	398	25	15.9	—	72 (18.1%)	188 (47.2%)	121 (30.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (4.3%)	9.3	726^th of 778 public middle schools	6.7%		25.9	582^nd of 773 public middle schools	24.7%	144								26.4	17.8	33.3				29.8	25.6	33.6		49.6	$12,146	$3,225	$8,921
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	674	40	16.9	—	345 (51.2%)	121 (18.0%)	109 (16.2%)	56 (8.3%)	4 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	38 (5.6%)	77.7	270^th of 1492 public elementary schools	81.9%		70.5	381^st of 1490 public elementary schools	74.4%	111					78.6	79.2	72.2				62.6	67.7	66.1				78.3		$8,590	$655	$7,934
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	412	27	14.9	—	296 (71.8%)	38 (9.2%)	56 (13.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (5.3%)	44	444^th of 778 public middle schools	42.9%		45.9	427^th of 773 public middle schools	44.8%	17								46.0	54.3	53.4				43.2	51.2	50.4		73.7	$9,634	$956	$8,678
Brookside Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1925 Auten Rd.	Gastonia	28054	Gaston County	Gaston County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(704) 866-6283	512	34	15.2	—	171 (33.4%)	162 (31.6%)	137 (26.8%)	5 (1.0%)	4 (0.8%)	1 (0.2%)	32 (6.3%)	17.2	1332^nd of 1492 public elementary schools	10.7%		16.6	1331^st of 1490 public elementary schools	10.7%	1					55.8	40.0	32.9				46.8	42.5	32.9				41.1		$9,017	$1,395	$7,622
Woodhill Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1027 Woodhill Drive	Gastonia	28052	Gaston County	Gaston County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(704) 866-6295	577	35	16.6	—	47 (8.1%)	309 (53.6%)	184 (31.9%)	6 (1.0%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	29 (5.0%)	6.9	1455^th of 1492 public elementary schools	2.5%		3.8	1479^th of 1490 public elementary schools	0.7%	24					34.6	45.8	23.0				25.9	36.1	21.3				32.0		$8,750	$1,400	$7,350
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	618	34	18.0	—	292 (47.2%)	147 (23.8%)	120 (19.4%)	7 (1.1%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	50 (8.1%)	28.7	573^rd of 778 public middle schools	26.3%		26.2	579^th of 773 public middle schools	25.1%	6								51.7	36.8	40.5				50.0	35.8	48.7		56.9	$8,144	$730	$7,414
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	336	26	12.7	97.6%	229 (68.2%)	29 (8.6%)	49 (14.6%)	2 (0.6%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (7.4%)	22.3	1239^th of 1492 public elementary schools	17.0%		25.7	1163^rd of 1490 public elementary schools	21.9%	76					43.9	43.8	54.1				34.1	47.9	43.2				54.1		$11,346	$1,912	$9,434
Stanley Middle	Public	6-8	317 Hovis Road	Stanley	28164	Gaston County	Gaston County Schools	No	No	No	No	(704) 836-9600	602	38	15.6	—	357 (59.3%)	87 (14.5%)	112 (18.6%)	7 (1.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (6.3%)	65	247^th of 778 public middle schools	68.3%		61.7	269^th of 773 public middle schools	65.2%	22								73.9	61.3	68.6				53.5	47.9	65.8		76.7	$8,317	$777	$7,540
Southwest Middle	Public	6-8	1 Roadrunner Drive	Gastonia	28052	Gaston County	Gaston County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(704) 866-6290	832	54	15.3	—	187 (22.5%)	280 (33.7%)	302 (36.3%)	5 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	57 (6.9%)	14.7	687^th of 778 public middle schools	11.7%		13.6	696^th of 773 public middle schools	10.0%	9								42.6	35.7	26.1				33.8	31.0	35.1		53.0	$8,802	$1,244	$7,559
South Point High	Public	9-12	906 South Point Road	Belmont	28012	Gaston County	Gaston County Schools	No	No	No	No	(704) 836-9612	989	54	18.2	36.1%	666 (67.3%)	119 (12.0%)	128 (12.9%)	32 (3.2%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	42 (4.2%)	73.1	171^st of 662 public high schools	74.2%		71.7	172^nd of 641 public high schools	73.2%	1	73.7	81.0	61.2	81.1															$8,784	$685	$8,099
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	591	39	15.0	—	122 (20.6%)	174 (29.4%)	255 (43.1%)	3 (0.5%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	33 (5.6%)	4.9	1467^th of 1492 public elementary schools	1.7%		3.9	1476^th of 1490 public elementary schools	0.9%	9					39.3	30.9	31.8				25.6	25.8	28.4				36.4		$9,849	$1,567	$8,282
Sherwood Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1744 Dixon Road	Gastonia	28054	Gaston County	Gaston County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(704) 866-6609	553	34	16.3	—	86 (15.6%)	239 (43.2%)	164 (29.7%)	11 (2.0%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	51 (9.2%)	30.2	1091^st of 1492 public elementary schools	26.9%		10.6	1410^th of 1490 public elementary schools	5.4%	319					56.2	63.5	40.0				34.2	54.1	41.4				52.9		$8,790	$1,325	$7,465
Robinson Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3122 S Union Road	Gastonia	28056	Gaston County	Gaston County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(704) 866-6607	420	30	13.8	—	185 (44.0%)	129 (30.7%)	70 (16.7%)	7 (1.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (6.7%)	40	904^th of 1492 public elementary schools	39.4%		36	981^st of 1490 public elementary schools	34.2%	77					49.2	53.7	55.0				47.5	48.8	47.5				77.5		$8,960	$931	$8,030
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	533	37	14.2	97.6%	266 (49.9%)	128 (24.0%)	91 (17.1%)	5 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (7.9%)	66.2	487^th of 1492 public elementary schools	67.4%		62.2	527^th of 1490 public elementary schools	64.6%	40					65.1	59.3	86.7				60.2	56.0	72.0				77.3		$8,721	$1,006	$7,715
Pleasant Ridge Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1260 Floyd Lane	Gastonia	28052	Gaston County	Gaston County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(704) 866-6096	887	56	15.9	—	150 (16.9%)	388 (43.7%)	282 (31.8%)	7 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	60 (6.8%)	32.1	1053^rd of 1492 public elementary schools	29.4%		26	1154^th of 1490 public elementary schools	22.6%	101					49.6	63.9	57.7				31.7	49.0	40.3				61.3		$8,924	$1,150	$7,774
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	508	33	15.4	—	271 (53.3%)	65 (12.8%)	109 (21.5%)	21 (4.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (8.1%)	72.9	360^th of 1492 public elementary schools	75.9%		65.9	467^th of 1490 public elementary schools	68.7%	107					70.5	72.2	70.8				64.1	69.4	62.9				76.4		$8,545	$911	$7,633
North Gaston High	Public	9-12	1133 Ratchford Road	Dallas	28034	Gaston County	Gaston County Schools	No	No	No	No	(704) 922-5285	1,061	62	17.2	—	468 (44.1%)	286 (27.0%)	226 (21.3%)	12 (1.1%)	3 (0.3%)	3 (0.3%)	63 (5.9%)	25.3	519^th of 662 public high schools	21.6%		22.8	508^th of 641 public high schools	20.7%	11	44.7	43.4	32.0	59.2															$8,686	$748	$7,938
North Belmont Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	210 School Street	Belmont	28012	Gaston County	Gaston County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(704) 836-9135	371	26	14.2	—	172 (46.4%)	29 (7.8%)	133 (35.8%)	17 (4.6%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (4.9%)	55.3	650^th of 1492 public elementary schools	56.4%		70.6	380^th of 1490 public elementary schools	74.5%	270					59.3	73.1	67.2				45.8	63.5	53.7				70.1		$10,302	$1,927	$8,375
New Hope Elementary	Public	K-5	137 Stowe Road	Gastonia	28056	Gaston County	Gaston County Schools	No	No	No	No	(704) 836-9112	571	34	16.7	34.3%	405 (70.9%)	60 (10.5%)	59 (10.3%)	18 (3.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (4.9%)	82.6	207^th of 1492 public elementary schools	86.1%		83.4	197^th of 1490 public elementary schools	86.8%	10					84.3	85.9	78.3				70.6	76.8	66.1				71.3		$8,471	$727	$7,744
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	570	37	15.2	—	281 (49.3%)	115 (20.2%)	106 (18.6%)	19 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	47 (8.2%)	60	301^st of 778 public middle schools	61.3%		53.5	350^th of 773 public middle schools	54.7%	49								55.1	60.8	59.9				50.5	60.3	63.2		76.9	$8,065	$884	$7,181
McAdenville Elementary	Public	K-5	275 E Wesleyan Drive	Mc Adenville	28101	Gaston County	Gaston County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(704) 836-9117	190	11	17.3	—	94 (49.5%)	31 (16.3%)	44 (23.2%)	3 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (9.5%)	83.3	202^nd of 1492 public elementary schools	86.5%		72.6	354^th of 1490 public elementary schools	76.2%	152					81.3	86.7	79.3				56.3	73.3	72.4				89.7		$12,737	$1,535	$11,202
Lowell Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1500 Power Drive	Lowell	28098	Gaston County	Gaston County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(704) 836-9118	367	28	12.9	—	177 (48.2%)	72 (19.6%)	74 (20.2%)	20 (5.4%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (6.0%)	47.6	773^rd of 1492 public elementary schools	48.2%		54.1	668^th of 1490 public elementary schools	55.2%	105					46.8	55.2	74.1				41.9	44.8	63.8				84.5		$8,896	$1,107	$7,789
Lingerfeldt Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1601 Madison Street	Gastonia	28052	Gaston County	Gaston County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(704) 866-6094	450	27	16.5	—	49 (10.9%)	247 (54.9%)	119 (26.4%)	3 (0.7%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (6.4%)	10.5	1413^th of 1492 public elementary schools	5.3%		5.4	1468^th of 1490 public elementary schools	1.5%	55					32.0	22.7	52.5				22.7	22.7	37.7				54.1		$9,976	$1,609	$8,367
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	497	29	17.1	—	205 (41.2%)	136 (27.4%)	118 (23.7%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (7.0%)	15.6	678^th of 778 public middle schools	12.9%		19.6	641^st of 773 public middle schools	17.1%	37								37.6	23.1	34.2				38.3	28.4	40.6		55.5	$9,249	$1,434	$7,815
Kiser Elementary	Public	3-5	311 E College Street	Stanley	28164	Gaston County	Gaston County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(704) 836-9105	328	19	17.1	—	195 (59.5%)	45 (13.7%)	60 (18.3%)	4 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	23 (7.0%)	31.7	1061^st of 1492 public elementary schools	28.9%		30.9	1073^rd of 1490 public elementary schools	28.0%	12					60.4	48.5	54.8				43.1	42.3	45.2				61.3		$8,597	$996	$7,601
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	396	27	14.8	34.6%	281 (71.0%)	37 (9.3%)	42 (10.6%)	14 (3.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (5.3%)								(n/a)																			$8,892	$635	$8,257
Hunter Huss High	Public	9-12	1518 Edgefield Avenue	Gastonia	28052	Gaston County	Gaston County Schools	No	No	No	No	(704) 866-6610	1,165	62	18.9	—	214 (18.4%)	488 (41.9%)	403 (34.6%)	3 (0.3%)	6 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	50 (4.3%)	12.8	593^rd of 662 public high schools	10.4%		15.1	560^th of 641 public high schools	12.6%	33	29.9	30.0	36.4	27.1															$9,702	$791	$8,910
Holbrook Middle	Public	6-8	418 S Church Street	Lowell	28098	Gaston County	Gaston County Schools	No	No	No	No	(704) 836-9607	712	53	13.5	97.8%	242 (34.0%)	217 (30.5%)	197 (27.7%)	9 (1.3%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	46 (6.5%)	27.1	589^th of 778 public middle schools	24.3%		23.2	605^th of 773 public middle schools	21.7%	16								54.2	36.9	39.2				47.4	46.3	44.3		47.4	$7,945	$752	$7,193
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	659	42	15.7	—	63 (9.6%)	348 (52.8%)	192 (29.1%)	9 (1.4%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	45 (6.8%)	15.7	677^th of 778 public middle schools	13.0%		10.3	717^th of 773 public middle schools	7.2%	40								37.4	30.7	24.9				32.1	38.7	34.5		60.6	$8,330	$1,260	$7,071
Springfield Primary	Public	PK, KG-2	900 S Main Street	Stanley	28164	Gaston County	Gaston County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(704) 836-9106	352	24	14.9	—	195 (55.4%)	60 (17.0%)	65 (18.5%)	11 (3.1%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (5.4%)								(n/a)																			$10,230	$1,346	$8,884
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	163	20	8.2	—	80 (49.1%)	43 (26.4%)	28 (17.2%)	2 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (6.1%)								(n/a)																			$31,277	$3,221	$28,057
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	560	39	14.4	—	126 (22.5%)	186 (33.2%)	193 (34.5%)	10 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	44 (7.9%)	18.7	1303^rd of 1492 public elementary schools	12.7%		18.5	1308^th of 1490 public elementary schools	12.2%	5					36.7	54.0	35.5				35.8	47.8	34.4				52.7		$9,619	$1,304	$8,314
East Gaston High	Public	9-12	1744 Lane Road	Mount Holly	28120	Gaston County	Gaston County Schools	No	No	No	No	(704) 836-9613	917	49	18.5	—	563 (61.4%)	117 (12.8%)	181 (19.7%)	9 (1.0%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	44 (4.8%)	42.2	388^th of 662 public high schools	41.4%		34.5	417^th of 641 public high schools	34.9%	29	53.6	60.5	53.8	55.0															$10,078	$870	$9,208
Cramerton Middle	Public	6-8	601 Cramer Mountain Road	Cramerton	28032	Gaston County	Gaston County Schools	No	No	No	No	(704) 836-9603	959	51	18.8	43.2%	587 (61.2%)	154 (16.1%)	117 (12.2%)	44 (4.6%)	4 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	53 (5.5%)	88.1	69^th of 778 public middle schools	91.1%		88.9	61^st of 773 public middle schools	92.1%	8								79.3	75.4	73.5				73.3	73.1	78.6		88.9	$7,892	$734	$7,158
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	430	30	14.1	—	279 (64.9%)	66 (15.3%)	65 (15.1%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (4.2%)	33.6	1033^rd of 1492 public elementary schools	30.8%		41.2	895^th of 1490 public elementary schools	39.9%	138					53.2	49.4	58.5				44.3	51.9	45.1				61.0		$9,693	$1,124	$8,569
Cherryville High	Public	9-12	313 Ridge Avenue	Cherryville	28021	Gaston County	Gaston County Schools	No	No	No	No	(704) 836-9605	484	33	14.6	—	349 (72.1%)	56 (11.6%)	60 (12.4%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.1%)	52.2	318^th of 662 public high schools	52.0%		46	330^th of 641 public high schools	48.5%	12	56.2	59.3	65.7	67.3															$10,928	$967	$9,961
Cherryville Elementary	Public	PK, KG-3	700 East Academy Street	Cherryville	28021	Gaston County	Gaston County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(704) 836-9115	378	28	13.5	—	290 (76.7%)	26 (6.9%)	37 (9.8%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (6.1%)								(n/a)					65.3						49.0								$10,948	$1,062	$9,886
Chapel Grove Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5201 Lewis Road	Gastonia	28052	Gaston County	Gaston County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(704) 836-9113	382	25	15.1	—	201 (52.6%)	37 (9.7%)	112 (29.3%)	3 (0.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (7.3%)	23.2	1221^st of 1492 public elementary schools	18.2%		30.5	1082^nd of 1490 public elementary schools	27.4%	139					59.3	37.9	45.5				39.0	45.5	38.6				59.1		$10,242	$1,403	$8,840
Catawba Heights Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	101 Ivey Street	Belmont	28012	Gaston County	Gaston County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(704) 836-9119	238	20	11.9	—	120 (50.4%)	23 (9.7%)	68 (28.6%)	7 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (8.4%)	59.7	588^th of 1492 public elementary schools	60.6%		56.6	620^th of 1490 public elementary schools	58.4%	32					54.5	65.2	66.7				54.5	56.5	64.3				85.7		$10,876	$1,354	$9,522
Carr Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	307 S Pine St	Dallas	28034	Gaston County	Gaston County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(704) 922-3636	665	39	16.9	—	276 (41.5%)	178 (26.8%)	155 (23.3%)	10 (1.5%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	42 (6.3%)	45.6	814^th of 1492 public elementary schools	45.4%		33.7	1021^st of 1490 public elementary schools	31.5%	207					67.3	52.7	65.4				52.3	51.8	44.0				66.9		$8,907	$1,311	$7,596
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	445	31	14.4	—	169 (38.0%)	126 (28.3%)	106 (23.8%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (9.2%)								(n/a)																			$9,139	$1,352	$7,787
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	590	32	18.5	—	259 (43.9%)	148 (25.1%)	144 (24.4%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (5.9%)	15.7	580^th of 662 public high schools	12.4%		15.9	554^th of 641 public high schools	13.6%	26	33.7	41.8	26.6	45.6															$9,616	$754	$8,862
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	392	24	16.0	—	159 (40.6%)	93 (23.7%)	98 (25.0%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (10.2%)	10.1	1422^nd of 1492 public elementary schools	4.7%		6.2	1457^th of 1490 public elementary schools	2.2%	35					31.3	39.8	37.3				28.5	35.8	37.3				47.6		$8,603	$1,476	$7,127
Belmont Middle	Public	6-8	1020 South Point Road	Belmont	28012	Gaston County	Gaston County Schools	No	No	No	No	(704) 836-9611	770	42	18.1	42.2%	504 (65.5%)	84 (10.9%)	122 (15.8%)	18 (2.3%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (5.3%)	76.4	164^th of 778 public middle schools	78.9%		74.5	167^th of 773 public middle schools	78.4%	3								77.6	67.8	63.1				63.2	69.0	64.3		80.5	$7,551	$657	$6,894
Belmont Central Elementary	Public	2-5	310 Eagle Road	Belmont	28012	Gaston County	Gaston County Schools	No	No	No	No	(704) 836-9137	693	36	19.4	33.9%	492 (71.0%)	69 (10.0%)	88 (12.7%)	17 (2.5%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (3.6%)	84.8	183^rd of 1492 public elementary schools	87.7%		77.4	286^th of 1490 public elementary schools	80.8%	103					84.7	76.2	78.0				73.6	70.5	71.1				82.1		$7,586	$686	$6,900
Ashbrook High	Public	9-12	2222 S New Hope Road	Gastonia	28054	Gaston County	Gaston County Schools	No	No	No	No	(704) 866-6600	1,386	77	17.9	—	247 (17.8%)	625 (45.1%)	409 (29.5%)	25 (1.8%)	2 (0.1%)	2 (0.1%)	76 (5.5%)	27.6	497^th of 662 public high schools	24.9%		18.1	537^th of 641 public high schools	16.2%	40	50.8	50.8	42.9	34.4															$8,726	$738	$7,988
Community Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-11	185 Mariposa Road	Stanley	28164	Gaston County	Community Charter School	Yes	No	No	No	(704) 931-4418	858	52	16.5	—	722 (84.1%)	30 (3.5%)	48 (5.6%)	3 (0.3%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	53 (6.2%)								(n/a)	56.5	56.5	52.0	62.5	74.7	58.1	65.1	52.0	54.3	62.9	62.1	54.3	58.5	62.7	70.0	71.0	75.5	66.1
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	1,782	95	18.7	27.4%	923 (51.8%)	503 (28.2%)	175 (9.8%)	31 (1.7%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	148 (8.3%)								(n/a)	63.2	79.3	35.7	67.9	76.1	82.5	89.4	80.7	74.1	79.4	70.1	79.6	78.0	74.5	76.9	68.8	83.7	78.0
Piedmont Community Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	2596 Robinwood Road	Gastonia	28054	Gaston County	Piedmont Community Charter	Yes	No	No	Yes	(704) 853-2428	1,963	129	15.2	—	957 (48.8%)	383 (19.5%)	460 (23.4%)	29 (1.5%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	133 (6.8%)								(n/a)	72.7	80.5	83.6	97.0	77.0	65.9	62.1	75.6	73.8	63.2	65.9	68.9	60.9	64.0	62.4	67.5	57.8	69.9

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