Best Public Schools in Gaston County, North Carolina & Rankings

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2024)				Ranking (2023)				EOC Biology (2024)	EOC English II (2024)	EOC Math I (2024)	EOC Math III (2024)	EOG Mathematics (2024)						EOG Reading (2024)						EOG Science (2024)		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 (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Statewide Rank (2023)	State Percentile (2023)	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	1,341	51	26.3	99.4%	287 (21.4%)	576 (43.0%)	377 (28.1%)	20 (1.5%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	79 (5.9%)	15.5	550^th of 640 public high schools	14.1%		23	495^th of 626 public high schools	20.9%	55	30.2	38.2	22.8	31.8															$8,726	$738	$7,988
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	1,940	122	15.8		983 (50.7%)	385 (19.8%)	420 (21.6%)	31 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	121 (6.2%)								(n/a)	73.8	73.9	69.1	78.9	76.3	62.6	62.0	66.9	54.4	67.7	61.8	60.3	55.1	50.6	61.9	59.5	55.7	69.2
Ridgeview Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	207 W. Bradley St.	Gastonia	28052	Gaston County	Ridgeview Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(704) 867-6635	300	14	20.7	99.0%	13 (4.3%)	217 (72.3%)	44 (14.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (8.3%)	5.8	1475^th of 1505 public elementary schools	2.0%		2.8	1496^th of 1502 public elementary schools	0.4%	21					8.3	22.7	17.5	9.7	5.6		21.6	45.5	20.0	22.6	11.1		20.0
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	549	40	13.6	99.5%	160 (29.1%)	180 (32.8%)	160 (29.1%)	11 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	37 (6.7%)	15.4	1357^th of 1505 public elementary schools	9.8%		21.3	1242^nd of 1502 public elementary schools	17.3%	115					32.3	33.8	38.3				29.0	32.4	34.0				52.1		$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	161	19	8.5	98.1%	79 (49.1%)	40 (24.8%)	30 (18.6%)	2 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (6.2%)								(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	1,134	53	21.2	98.9%	225 (19.8%)	492 (43.4%)	352 (31.0%)	2 (0.2%)	5 (0.4%)	2 (0.2%)	56 (4.9%)	17.8	532^nd of 640 public high schools	16.9%		19.6	510^th of 626 public high schools	18.5%	22	32.1	29.2	34.0	31.0															$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	411	29	14.1	99.3%	67 (16.3%)	226 (55.0%)	89 (21.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (6.8%)	7.8	1447^th of 1505 public elementary schools	3.9%		9	1430^th of 1502 public elementary schools	4.8%	17					32.8	21.7	27.9				16.4	30.4	27.9				44.1		$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	587	30	19.2	98.8%	75 (12.8%)	294 (50.1%)	164 (27.9%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	50 (8.5%)	12.4	720^th of 793 public middle schools	9.2%		12.6	709^th of 784 public middle schools	9.6%	11								27.4	19.1	25.0				27.5	23.2	30.4		52.0	$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	434	28	15.7	98.8%	190 (43.8%)	149 (34.3%)	57 (13.1%)	8 (1.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (6.7%)	36.1	991^st of 1505 public elementary schools	34.2%		33.8	1025^th of 1502 public elementary schools	31.8%	34					38.7	40.0	42.6				46.7	49.1	41.2				73.5		$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	491	35	14.1	99.4%	98 (20.0%)	192 (39.1%)	142 (28.9%)	8 (1.6%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	49 (10.0%)	10.6	1419^th of 1505 public elementary schools	5.7%		13.3	1364^th of 1502 public elementary schools	9.2%	55					38.4	25.6	25.3				32.9	30.0	31.3				39.8		$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	809	53	15.1	99.6%	192 (23.7%)	280 (34.6%)	277 (34.2%)	4 (0.5%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	54 (6.7%)	17.3	685^th of 793 public middle schools	13.6%		26.7	589^th of 784 public middle schools	24.9%	96								25.4	31.4	35.2				21.6	33.7	34.2		47.4	$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	504	36	14.0	99.4%	55 (10.9%)	279 (55.4%)	142 (28.2%)	6 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	21 (4.2%)	6.6	1464^th of 1505 public elementary schools	2.7%		7.9	1442^nd of 1502 public elementary schools	4.0%	22					32.6	32.5	28.2				11.4	25.3	25.3				35.9		$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	506	35	14.6	99.4%	185 (36.6%)	156 (30.8%)	123 (24.3%)	2 (0.4%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	36 (7.1%)	26.4	1174^th of 1505 public elementary schools	22.0%		20.2	1251^st of 1502 public elementary schools	16.7%	77					43.0	43.7	39.5				26.6	50.7	43.2				53.8		$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	882	50	17.5	99.7%	183 (20.7%)	376 (42.6%)	251 (28.5%)	8 (0.9%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	63 (7.1%)	25	1191^st of 1505 public elementary schools	20.9%		32.3	1051^st of 1502 public elementary schools	30.0%	140					54.2	51.4	32.9				34.8	43.8	34.7				39.6		$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	381	25	15.3	98.4%	66 (17.3%)	175 (45.9%)	119 (31.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (5.5%)	25.2	617^th of 793 public middle schools	22.2%		22.9	636^th of 784 public middle schools	18.9%	19								32.5	37.8	38.2				27.2	33.6	32.6		63.6	$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	528	39	13.3	26.9%	325 (61.6%)	81 (15.3%)	78 (14.8%)	28 (5.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (3.0%)	96.6	6^th of 640 public high schools	99.1%					(n/a)		100.0	100.0	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	360	29	12.6	99.2%	54 (15.0%)	151 (41.9%)	133 (36.9%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (5.8%)	6.7	1463^rd of 1505 public elementary schools	2.8%		6.7	1453^rd of 1502 public elementary schools	3.3%	10					25.0	22.4	23.7				22.7	26.5	22.0				45.8		$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	351	24	14.6	38.7%	201 (57.3%)	79 (22.5%)	36 (10.3%)	12 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	22 (6.3%)	84.5	183^rd of 1505 public elementary schools	87.8%		89.4	118^th of 1502 public elementary schools	92.1%	65					81.7	70.0	67.8				66.7	76.7	72.9				78.0		$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	323	27	12.0	53.9%	177 (54.8%)	89 (27.6%)	26 (8.0%)	8 (2.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (6.8%)								(n/a)	45.8	82.6	56.3	63.0	50.0	52.9	23.5	51.7	44.4	28.1	57.1	76.5	52.9	55.2	55.6	59.4	47.1	71.9	$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	155	9	17.5	54.8%	73 (47.1%)	29 (18.7%)	28 (18.1%)	11 (7.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (9.0%)	95.5	23^rd of 640 public high schools	96.4%		96	10^th of 626 public high schools	98.4%	13	91.5	94.7	96.5	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	477	29	16.3	99.4%	268 (56.2%)	65 (13.6%)	89 (18.7%)	15 (3.1%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	38 (8.0%)	49.3	757^th of 1505 public elementary schools	49.7%		73	360^th of 1502 public elementary schools	76.0%	397					45.9	57.3	67.1				30.6	53.7	54.8				74.0		$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	234	10	23.4	39.3%	133 (56.8%)	32 (13.7%)	48 (20.5%)	8 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (5.6%)								(n/a)				100.0															$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	956	51	18.7	48.3%	540 (56.5%)	194 (20.3%)	136 (14.2%)	24 (2.5%)	3 (0.3%)	2 (0.2%)	57 (6.0%)	47.7	313^th of 640 public high schools	51.1%		42.5	333^rd of 626 public high schools	46.8%	20	42.4	61.7	53.8	58.0															$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	153	9	16.4	98.0%	39 (25.5%)	90 (58.8%)	13 (8.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (7.2%)	2	633^rd of 640 public high schools	1.1%					(n/a)	5.9	15.8							6.9						10.3			8.3	$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	510	35	14.7	99.0%	266 (52.2%)	108 (21.2%)	90 (17.6%)	5 (1.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (7.8%)	62.6	532^nd of 1505 public elementary schools	64.7%		67.2	462^nd of 1502 public elementary schools	69.2%	70					69.2	52.4	66.3				58.5	56.0	53.0				69.9		$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	606	39	15.3	99.5%	374 (61.7%)	76 (12.5%)	111 (18.3%)	8 (1.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (5.9%)	54.4	344^th of 793 public middle schools	56.6%		67.9	222^nd of 784 public middle schools	71.7%	122								63.1	48.4	36.6				49.3	49.0	52.5		74.3	$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	569	27	20.8	99.5%	132 (23.2%)	171 (30.1%)	224 (39.4%)	2 (0.4%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	36 (6.3%)	3.6	1490^th of 1505 public elementary schools	1.0%		5	1476^th of 1502 public elementary schools	1.7%	14					28.9	17.2	18.2				13.2	24.7	23.9				25.0		$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	983	52	19.0	33.0%	686 (69.8%)	112 (11.4%)	112 (11.4%)	32 (3.3%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.3%)	37 (3.8%)	73.2	163^rd of 640 public high schools	74.5%		70.7	174^th of 626 public high schools	72.2%	11	65.8	74.7	66.3	71.0															$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	786	44	17.8	99.6%	274 (34.9%)	242 (30.8%)	202 (25.7%)	6 (0.8%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	60 (7.6%)	26.6	597^th of 793 public middle schools	24.7%		39.8	465^th of 784 public middle schools	40.7%	132								38.2	31.8	35.6				32.0	38.8	41.6		57.0	$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	334	25	13.4	99.1%	154 (46.1%)	26 (7.8%)	119 (35.6%)	21 (6.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.9%)	80.5	233^rd of 1505 public elementary schools	84.5%		77.1	287^th of 1502 public elementary schools	80.9%	54					78.2	73.4	79.6				56.4	65.6	57.1				83.7		$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	373	27	13.9	99.2%	181 (48.5%)	67 (18.0%)	81 (21.7%)	17 (4.6%)	4 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (6.2%)	52.1	714^th of 1505 public elementary schools	52.6%		47.8	803^rd of 1502 public elementary schools	46.5%	89					79.3	51.9	56.6				67.2	38.5	39.8				64.6		$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	174	12	14.6	57.5%	101 (58.0%)	29 (16.7%)	25 (14.4%)	2 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (9.8%)	59.4	592^nd of 1505 public elementary schools	60.7%		44.4	857^th of 1502 public elementary schools	42.9%	265					90.3	58.1	44.4				64.5	71.0	44.4				58.3		$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	552	36	15.3	98.4%	300 (54.3%)	113 (20.5%)	82 (14.9%)	14 (2.5%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	40 (7.2%)	55.8	325^th of 793 public middle schools	59.0%		51.3	369^th of 784 public middle schools	52.9%	44								55.5	50.3	58.0				49.5	45.1	50.3		71.2	$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	338	24	14.3	37.9%	246 (72.8%)	23 (6.8%)	34 (10.1%)	12 (3.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (6.5%)								(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	336	20	17.0	99.1%	216 (64.3%)	44 (13.1%)	48 (14.3%)	3 (0.9%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	23 (6.8%)	27	1158^th of 1505 public elementary schools	23.1%		44.4	860^th of 1502 public elementary schools	42.7%	298					50.5	42.4	42.1				37.0	39.4	40.0				55.8		$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	502	26	18.9	97.2%	224 (44.6%)	119 (23.7%)	119 (23.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (7.6%)	28.2	579^th of 793 public middle schools	27.0%		40.1	460^th of 784 public middle schools	41.3%	119								41.3	38.4	31.8				35.6	37.7	35.2		62.6	$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	313	20	15.4	99.0%	180 (57.5%)	47 (15.0%)	55 (17.6%)	7 (2.2%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (7.0%)								(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	919	51	18.0	38.5%	607 (66.1%)	132 (14.4%)	98 (10.7%)	33 (3.6%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (5.2%)	91.4	54^th of 793 public middle schools	93.2%		92.7	46^th of 784 public middle schools	94.1%	8								80.6	79.0	74.6				70.7	71.3	73.6		89.1	$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	908	47	19.1	50.2%	590 (65.0%)	114 (12.6%)	144 (15.9%)	9 (1.0%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	49 (5.4%)	53.1	281^st of 640 public high schools	56.1%		49.3	294^th of 626 public high schools	53.0%	13	56.9	54.3	56.3	59.5															$10,078	$870	$9,208
Community Public Charter	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-9	185 Mariposa Road	Stanley	28164	Gaston County	Community Public Charter	Yes	No	No	No	(704) 931-4418	755	45	16.6		640 (84.8%)	24 (3.2%)	31 (4.1%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	57 (7.5%)								(n/a)			26.3		60.9	63.6	65.8	61.2	30.9	20.0	49.1	55.8	64.4	71.4	39.3	52.0	79.5	76.0
Belmont Central Elementary	Public	2-5	310 Eagle Road	Belmont	28012	Gaston County	Gaston County Schools	No	No	No	No	(704) 836-9137	687	37	18.7	32.3%	511 (74.4%)	57 (8.3%)	76 (11.1%)	16 (2.3%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (3.8%)	78.7	266^th of 1505 public elementary schools	82.3%		79.7	244^th of 1502 public elementary schools	83.8%	22					79.1	65.5	73.0				63.6	61.2	62.3				78.0		$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	765	42	18.4	38.6%	530 (69.3%)	72 (9.4%)	98 (12.8%)	19 (2.5%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	43 (5.6%)	70.4	208^th of 793 public middle schools	73.8%		71	198^th of 784 public middle schools	74.7%	10								70.7	57.9	60.9				58.2	51.7	56.1		76.4	$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	355	24	14.9	99.2%	151 (42.5%)	83 (23.4%)	88 (24.8%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (8.7%)	8.1	1443^rd of 1505 public elementary schools	4.1%		10.1	1418^th of 1502 public elementary schools	5.6%	25					34.8	29.4	27.0				26.1	23.5	27.0				40.4		$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	548	32	17.3	99.5%	229 (41.8%)	163 (29.7%)	124 (22.6%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (5.3%)	23.9	491^st of 640 public high schools	23.3%		32.2	416^th of 626 public high schools	33.5%	75	31.9	37.2	40.4	40.7															$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	446	29	15.2	99.3%	188 (42.2%)	104 (23.3%)	106 (23.8%)	3 (0.7%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (9.4%)								(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	617	41	15.0	99.5%	285 (46.2%)	133 (21.6%)	145 (23.5%)	6 (1.0%)	2 (0.3%)	4 (0.6%)	42 (6.8%)	41.9	891^st of 1505 public elementary schools	40.8%		47.1	814^th of 1502 public elementary schools	45.8%	77					65.4	48.4	61.4				29.2	41.1	46.5				63.2		$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	253	21	11.9	98.8%	128 (50.6%)	28 (11.1%)	71 (28.1%)	6 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (7.9%)	52.7	703^rd of 1505 public elementary schools	53.3%		41.8	897^th of 1502 public elementary schools	40.3%	194					59.3	36.1	64.3				48.1	38.9	59.5				81.0		$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	391	24	16.2	98.7%	227 (58.1%)	37 (9.5%)	95 (24.3%)	2 (0.5%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (7.2%)	17.8	1312^th of 1505 public elementary schools	12.8%		27.4	1132^nd of 1502 public elementary schools	24.6%	180					54.2	23.5	25.8				35.4	44.1	29.0				45.2		$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	389	29	13.4	99.2%	302 (77.6%)	27 (6.9%)	31 (8.0%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (6.9%)								(n/a)					54.5						45.5								$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	508	34	14.8	99.4%	365 (71.9%)	64 (12.6%)	56 (11.0%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (4.1%)	44.7	337^th of 640 public high schools	47.3%		57.1	247^th of 626 public high schools	60.5%	90	44.7	52.1	60.2	49.5															$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	395	28	14.3	99.2%	286 (72.4%)	40 (10.1%)	48 (12.2%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (5.1%)	52.5	366^th of 793 public middle schools	53.8%		52.1	361^st of 784 public middle schools	54.0%	5								42.7	62.2	43.7				41.3	58.5	44.1		75.4	$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	189	9	20.1	98.4%	129 (68.3%)	23 (12.2%)	22 (11.6%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (7.4%)	50.2	739^th of 1505 public elementary schools	50.9%		48.2	791^st of 1502 public elementary schools	47.3%	52						58.0	55.8					45.5	52.9				63.5		$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	1,116	52	21.2	49.2%	551 (49.4%)	249 (22.3%)	230 (20.6%)	25 (2.2%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.3%)	57 (5.1%)	47.6	314^th of 640 public high schools	50.9%		46.6	311^th of 626 public high schools	50.3%	3	61.2	54.3	43.5	54.9															$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	641	40	15.8	47.7%	365 (56.9%)	97 (15.1%)	108 (16.8%)	35 (5.5%)	4 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	31 (4.8%)	60.3	577^th of 1505 public elementary schools	61.7%		73	359^th of 1502 public elementary schools	76.1%	218					65.5	58.0	62.2				46.0	58.0	53.8				72.3		$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	334	24	13.9	98.5%	246 (73.7%)	27 (8.1%)	37 (11.1%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (6.3%)	21.1	1265^th of 1505 public elementary schools	15.9%		15.8	1323^rd of 1502 public elementary schools	11.9%	58					47.7	31.3	45.8				40.9	31.3	29.2				56.3		$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	612	31	19.6	99.5%	297 (48.5%)	146 (23.9%)	111 (18.1%)	9 (1.5%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (7.7%)	34.5	537^th of 793 public middle schools	32.3%		38.7	477^th of 784 public middle schools	39.2%	60								53.5	33.9	35.1				49.0	34.6	42.9		54.4	$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	453	30	15.3	99.3%	301 (66.4%)	74 (16.3%)	56 (12.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (4.6%)	31.6	1071^st of 1505 public elementary schools	28.8%		48.3	789^th of 1502 public elementary schools	47.5%	282					44.2	52.2	41.2				41.6	53.7	38.8				51.8		$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	1,746	97	18.0	26.9%	928 (53.2%)	487 (27.9%)	156 (8.9%)	30 (1.7%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	143 (8.2%)								(n/a)	54.8	77.2	60.9	61.1	86.0	76.8	82.1	77.0	64.3	77.8	69.8	73.9	75.0	74.1	65.4	68.1	80.0	88.8
New Hope Elementary	Public	K-5	137 Stowe Road	Gastonia	28056	Gaston County	Gaston County Schools	No	No	No	No	(704) 836-9112	541	31	17.4	33.8%	377 (69.7%)	61 (11.3%)	54 (10.0%)	21 (3.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (5.0%)	86.8	155^th of 1505 public elementary schools	89.7%		84.2	179^th of 1502 public elementary schools	88.1%	24					78.0	84.0	79.5				59.3	74.5	69.3				81.8		$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	1,083	62	17.5	99.3%	504 (46.5%)	266 (24.6%)	236 (21.8%)	10 (0.9%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.3%)	63 (5.8%)	32.5	424^th of 640 public high schools	33.8%		34.4	401^st of 626 public high schools	35.9%	23	52.3	42.4	33.5	48.4															$8,686	$748	$7,938

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