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Best Public Schools in Northampton County, NC

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Schools

2,246

Students

Districts

Top rankedGaston STEM Leadership Academy1095^th of 1,490 North Carolina elementary schools

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Biggest riser

Gaston STEM Leadership Academy up 103 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Gaston STEM Leadership Academy 11.8 students per teacher

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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
KIPP Gaston College Preparatory	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	320 Pleasant Hill Road	Gaston	27832	Northampton County	KIPP Gaston College Preparatory	Yes	No	No	Yes	(252) 308-6932	1,143	75	15.2	98.9%	51 (4.5%)	940 (82.2%)	90 (7.9%)	6 (0.5%)	5 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	51 (4.5%)								(n/a)	31.3	50.0	50.0	43.8	59.8	24.5	35.9	47.5	56.3	41.5	25.8	35.1	34.6	40.8	51.7	53.7	47.4	76.8
Conway Middle	Public	4-8	400 East Main Street	Conway	27820	Northampton County	Northampton County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 585-0312	259	19	13.6	98.8%	17 (6.6%)	197 (76.1%)	27 (10.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	17 (6.6%)	21.1	626^th of 773 public middle schools	19.0%		26.9	595^th of 793 public middle schools	25.0%	31						26.9	47.4	43.1	32.6	31.1		53.8	37.8	36.2	37.0	37.7	26.3	45.9	$13,857	$1,798	$12,059
Gaston STEM Leadership Academy	Public	PK, KG-8	400 Broughton Street	Gaston	27832	Northampton County	Northampton County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 537-2520	284	24	11.8	98.9%	15 (5.3%)	247 (87.0%)	10 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (4.2%)	29.6	1095^th of 1490 public elementary schools	26.5%		24.7	1198^th of 1505 public elementary schools	20.4%	103					60.7	33.3	84.6	37.9	46.2	28.1	35.7	23.8	46.2	31.0	34.6	34.4	69.2	37.5	$18,837	$3,552	$15,285
Northampton County High School	Public	9-12	152 Hurricane Drive	Gaston	27832	Northampton County	Northampton County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 537-1910	265	19	14.1	98.9%	15 (5.7%)	222 (83.8%)	13 (4.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (4.9%)	3.8	626^th of 641 public high schools	2.3%		7.9	609^th of 640 public high schools	4.8%	17	6.0	12.7	9.5	23.7															$17,040	$1,791	$15,249
Central Elementary	Public	PK, KG-3	9742 NC Hwy 305	Jackson	27845	Northampton County	Northampton County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 534-3381	283	22	12.8	98.9%	39 (13.8%)	203 (71.7%)	28 (9.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (4.6%)								(n/a)					42.1						29.8								$17,593	$3,541	$14,052
Northampton Virtual Academy	Public, Virtual	6-12	701 N Church St	Jackson	27845	Northampton County	Northampton County Schools	No	No	Yes	No	(252) 585-1900	12	0		58.3%	1 (8.3%)	9 (75.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (8.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (8.3%)								(n/a)

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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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