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Carr Elementary

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Carr Elementary ranks 814 th of 1492 North Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

814^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,492 North Carolina Elementary Schools

Better than 45% of North Carolina elementary schools

Summary

Carr Elementary is a public PK-5 school in Dallas, NC, serving 665 students in the Gaston County Schools district, where nearly every student (99.55%) qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch. In the most recent state ranking cycle, Carr Elementary ranked 814th of 1,492 North Carolina elementary schools — placing it at the 45th percentile with a 2-star rating — a notable rebound from the previous year's 31st percentile showing.

Carr is the highest-ranked school in its immediate geographic cluster of nearby Gaston County elementary schools, sitting comfortably ahead of Costner Elementary (31st percentile), Pleasant Ridge Elementary (29th), Sherwood Elementary (27th), and several other nearby schools ranking in the bottom 5–15% statewide. Math and science are particular strengths: 3rd grade math proficiency is 67.3%, above the state average, and 5th grade science is 66.9% — ahead of every listed neighboring school. Chronic absenteeism is also a quiet advantage, running at 19.2%, below both the district (23.2%) and state (24.2%) averages, and it has improved steadily over the past four years.

The main academic soft spot is reading, particularly in 5th grade, where 44.0% of students are proficient compared to 55.3% statewide. Fourth grade math is also below district and state averages, creating an uneven grade-level profile. One standout: English Language Learner students at Carr perform at the 75th percentile statewide with a 4-star rating, pointing to strong language support systems. Special education results, however, have declined recently and are worth monitoring. Overall, Carr is a high-poverty school that outperforms most of its immediate neighbors, and the key question is whether its recent gains can be sustained in the years ahead.

665

Students ?

16.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

Community Eligibility

All students receive free meals (2024-25) ?

95.7%

Kindergartners up to date on all required vaccines (2025-26)

Exemptions: 0% (any vaccine)

307 S Pine St
Dallas, NC 28034-1904

(704) 922-3636

District: Gaston County Schools

Students who attend Carr Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	W C Friday Middle School
High:	North Gaston High

Racial breakdown:

White:

41.5%

African American:

26.8%

Hispanic:

23.3%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 28th percentile in 2016 → 45th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 17 percentile points since 2016

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school57%

District avg55%

North Carolina avg61%

814^th of 1,492

North Carolina public elementary schools ?

Bottom 45%▲ up 18 pts since 2016

From bottom 28% (2016) to bottom 45% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

145^th of 246Gaston County Schools among North Carolina districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	45.6	814 of 1492	45.4%	★★☆☆☆
2025	33.7	1021 of 1490	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	41.9	891 of 1505	40.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	47.1	814 of 1502	45.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	34.9	1011 of 1514	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	38.2	895 of 1489	39.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	50.1	770 of 1473	47.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	60.2	573 of 1434	60.0%	★★★☆☆
2017	35.1	996 of 1429	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2016	32.9	1029 of 1425	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	28.2	1108 of 1440	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	21.9	1129 of 1390	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	20.2	1186 of 1403	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	17.3	1246 of 1388	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	39.0	938 of 1381	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2010	28.3	1078 of 1363	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	29.9	1032 of 1354	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	29.2	1020 of 1324	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	41.8	865 of 1293	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2006	44.0	806 of 1276	36.8%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	58.4	320 of 903	64.6%	★★★☆☆
2025	48.0	456 of 918	50.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	58.2	321 of 924	65.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	52.7	402 of 933	56.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	41.3	529 of 927	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	33.3	600 of 896	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	52.8	400 of 949	57.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	75.4	137 of 927	85.2%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2022	45.4	283 of 634	55.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	31.8	466 of 646	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	26.7	731 of 878	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	44.5	457 of 897	49.1%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	62.5	129 of 519	75.1%	★★★★☆
2025	53.2	202 of 563	64.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	61.8	132 of 533	75.2%	★★★★☆
2023	76.5	63 of 514	87.7%	★★★★☆
2022	64.0	97 of 485	80.0%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	42.2	874 of 1447	39.6%	★★☆☆☆
2025	29.5	1094 of 1451	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	36.8	970 of 1455	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	40.1	876 of 1459	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	26.2	1140 of 1458	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	45.4	747 of 1440	48.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	49.2	753 of 1424	47.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	60.6	577 of 1405	58.9%	★★★☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	59.8	342 of 743	54.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	47.7	501 of 669	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	48.0	451 of 582	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	65.9	60 of 612	90.2%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	53.5	428 of 981	56.4%	★★★☆☆
2025	54.2	413 of 961	57.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	58.6	337 of 951	64.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	76.0	137 of 915	85.0%	★★★★☆
2022	46.0	461 of 893	48.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	59.4	267 of 843	68.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	71.5	179 of 865	79.3%	★★★★☆
2018	73.3	155 of 851	81.8%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	55.8	575 of 1434	59.9%	★★★☆☆
2025	47.7	744 of 1437	48.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	53.3	632 of 1450	56.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	56.0	576 of 1437	59.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	42.7	793 of 1366	41.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	50.8	571 of 1329	57.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	49.2	695 of 1361	48.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	71.6	284 of 1332	78.7%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	49.1	730 of 1451	49.7%	★★☆☆☆
2025	40.8	880 of 1450	39.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	48.4	773 of 1464	47.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	54.7	652 of 1461	55.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	41.8	866 of 1464	40.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	32.0	957 of 1444	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	50.5	734 of 1430	48.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	58.9	580 of 1413	59.0%	★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	52.9	96 of 181	47.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	40.2	96 of 154	37.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	36.1	70 of 97	27.8%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	24.8	681 of 815	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	42.9	426 of 821	48.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	36.8	502 of 801	37.3%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	30.4	889 of 1146	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	15.3	1076 of 1172	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	24.9	968 of 1166	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.2	953 of 1183	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	30.0	920 of 1194	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	29.4	880 of 1172	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	34.7	853 of 1183	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	38.1	810 of 1178	31.2%	★★☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

English Language Learner (2026)75th percentile+30 vs school

African American (2026)65th percentile+19 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)60th percentile+14 vs school

Hispanic (2026)56th percentile+11 vs school

Disabled (2022)55th percentile+22 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2026)54th percentile+9 vs school

Male (2026)50th percentile+4 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)47th percentile~ school

Female (2026)40th percentile-6 vs school

White (2026)22nd percentile-23 vs school

Special Education (2026)16th percentile-29 vs school

By subject vs North Carolina (2025-2026) ?

Science67%~ state avg

Mathematics62%~ state avg

Reading49%-7 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				EOG Mathematics (2026)			EOG Reading (2026)			EOG Science (2026)	Vaccination (2025-26)		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	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	EOG Mathematics 3rd Grade	EOG Mathematics 4th Grade	EOG Mathematics 5th Grade	EOG Reading 3rd Grade	EOG Reading 4th Grade	EOG Reading 5th Grade	EOG Science 5th Grade	Vaccination: Kindergartners up to date on all required vaccines	Vaccination: Exemption rate	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
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	95.7%	0%	$8,907	$1,311	$7,596
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	94.6%	0%	$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	91%	1.3%	$8,750	$1,400	$7,350
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	91.7%	2.8%	$9,693	$1,124	$8,569
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	94.7%	0%	$8,924	$1,150	$7,774
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	93.8%	0%	$8,790	$1,325	$7,465
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	97.2%	0%	$9,976	$1,609	$8,367
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	92.5%	1.1%	$9,619	$1,304	$8,314
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
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)								94.7%	0.8%	$9,139	$1,352	$7,787

Frequently Asked Questions about Carr Elementary

How many students attend Carr Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 665 students attended Carr Elementary.

What schools do graduates of Carr Elementary attend?

Students who attend Carr Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : W C Friday Middle School
High : North Gaston High

What is the racial makeup of Carr Elementary?

Students at Carr Elementary are 42% White, 27% African American, 23% Hispanic, 6% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

Is Carr Elementary a good school?

Carr Elementary ranks 814^th of 1492 North Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What district is Carr Elementary in?

Gaston County Schools

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