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Chapel Grove Elementary

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Chapel Grove Elementary ranks 1082 nd of 1490 North Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

1082^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,490 North Carolina Elementary Schools

Better than 27% of North Carolina elementary schools

Summary

Chapel Grove Elementary is a public elementary school in Gastonia, North Carolina, serving 391 students in grades PK-5. The school is part of the Gaston County Schools district, which is ranked 149 out of 242 school districts in the state.

Chapel Grove Elementary has consistently ranked in the bottom half of North Carolina elementary schools, with its students performing below the district and state averages on state assessments. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, the school's 5th-grade proficiency rates in Mathematics and Reading were 31.7% and 44.4%, respectively, compared to the state averages of 59.3% and 52.9%. The school's performance is particularly low for certain student subgroups, such as Hispanic students and Special Education students. Additionally, Chapel Grove Elementary has an extremely high percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 98.72% to 99.22% over the past 3 school years, which is significantly higher than the district and state averages.

Nearby schools, such as Sherwood Elementary, Robinson Elementary, and Hawks Nest STEAM Academy, generally outperform Chapel Grove Elementary on state assessments, with higher proficiency rates in Mathematics and Reading. These schools also have lower percentages of economically disadvantaged students. Hawks Nest STEAM Academy, a public magnet school, stands out with significantly higher student performance, ranking in the top 10% of North Carolina elementary schools.

382

Students ?

15.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,242

Per pupil spending ?

99.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

5201 Lewis Road
Gastonia, NC 28052-9801

(704) 836-9113

District: Gaston County Schools

Students who attend Chapel Grove Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Southwest Middle
High:	Hunter Huss High

Racial breakdown:

White:

52.6%

Hispanic:

29.3%

African American:

9.7%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 25th percentile in 2015 → 27th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the North Carolina average (45% vs 57% meeting standards)

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

!Mathematics scores 16 pts below the North Carolina average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school45%

District avg49%

North Carolina avg57%

1,082^nd of 1,490

North Carolina public elementary schools ?

Bottom 27%▲ up 3 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

16^th of 26Elementary Schools in the Gaston County Schools

149^th of 242Gaston 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
2025	30.5	1082 of 1490	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.8	1312 of 1505	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.4	1132 of 1502	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	31.6	1058 of 1514	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	38.7	889 of 1489	40.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	27.2	1142 of 1473	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	53.1	694 of 1434	51.6%	★★★☆☆
2017	34.8	1005 of 1429	29.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	38.2	948 of 1425	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2015	29.6	1085 of 1440	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	32.6	975 of 1390	29.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	52.5	619 of 1403	55.9%	★★★☆☆
2012	53.8	713 of 1388	48.6%	★★☆☆☆
2011	43.2	879 of 1381	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2010	47.4	815 of 1363	40.2%	★★☆☆☆
2009	45.7	839 of 1354	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2008	47.5	760 of 1324	42.6%	★★☆☆☆
2007	47.5	789 of 1293	39.0%	★★☆☆☆
2006	54.7	631 of 1276	50.5%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2022	43.0	306 of 634	51.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	24.2	551 of 646	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	28.7	691 of 878	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	61.3	251 of 897	72.0%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	28.2	441 of 563	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	48.4	231 of 533	56.7%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	27.7	1128 of 1451	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.6	1231 of 1455	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.4	1188 of 1459	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.9	1106 of 1458	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	33.0	941 of 1440	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	21.0	1220 of 1424	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	50.0	743 of 1405	47.1%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	22.4	829 of 961	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	13.0	915 of 951	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	31.8	664 of 915	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	53.0	365 of 893	59.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	57.6	329 of 865	62.0%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	49.0	717 of 1437	50.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	28.4	1158 of 1450	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	38.2	942 of 1437	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	33.1	969 of 1366	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	53.8	516 of 1329	61.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	36.7	932 of 1361	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	64.4	408 of 1332	69.4%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	33.6	1019 of 1450	29.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.7	1308 of 1464	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	32.6	1042 of 1461	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	34.3	994 of 1464	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	44.8	769 of 1444	46.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	37.4	977 of 1430	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	55.5	638 of 1413	54.8%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	21.4	749 of 821	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	21.4	1014 of 1172	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	13.5	1111 of 1166	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	19.4	1050 of 1183	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	13.1	1121 of 1194	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	24.4	956 of 1172	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	8.1	1154 of 1183	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	35.0	861 of 1178	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Disabled (2022)52nd percentile+22 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)50th percentile+23 vs school

Male (2025)30th percentile~ school

Female (2025)22nd percentile-5 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)22nd percentile-6 vs school

Hispanic (2025)14th percentile-14 vs school

White (2025)13th percentile-14 vs school

Special Education (2025)9th percentile-19 vs school

By subject vs North Carolina (2024-2025) ?

Science64%~ state avg

Mathematics45%-16 vs state

Reading39%-13 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				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	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	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
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	99.2%	201 (52.6%)	37 (9.7%)	112 (29.3%)	3 (0.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (7.3%)	30.5	1082^nd of 1490 public elementary schools	27.4%		17.8	1312^th of 1505 public elementary schools	12.8%	230	60.3	40.0	31.7	31.5	44.4	44.4	63.5	$10,242	$1,403	$8,840
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	99.5%	122 (20.6%)	174 (29.4%)	255 (43.1%)	3 (0.5%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	33 (5.6%)	3.9	1476^th of 1490 public elementary schools	0.9%		3.6	1490^th of 1505 public elementary schools	1.0%	14	29.9	20.0	21.3	16.5	25.6	20.0	37.1	$9,849	$1,567	$8,282
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	99.2%	56 (15.0%)	157 (42.0%)	135 (36.1%)	5 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (5.6%)	9.9	1423^rd of 1490 public elementary schools	4.5%		6.7	1463^rd of 1505 public elementary schools	2.8%	40	27.9	33.3	23.6	19.1	45.2	25.5	47.3	$9,464	$1,602	$7,862
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	99.7%	150 (16.9%)	388 (43.7%)	282 (31.8%)	7 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	60 (6.8%)	26	1154^th of 1490 public elementary schools	22.6%		25	1191^st of 1505 public elementary schools	20.9%	37	55.6	50.6	41.3	32.1	45.9	40.4	42.6	$8,924	$1,150	$7,774
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	99.3%	49 (10.9%)	247 (54.9%)	119 (26.4%)	3 (0.7%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (6.4%)	5.4	1468^th of 1490 public elementary schools	1.5%		7.8	1447^th of 1505 public elementary schools	3.9%	21	32.1	25.0	34.8	15.9	25.0	24.6	33.3	$9,976	$1,609	$8,367
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	99.3%	185 (44.0%)	129 (30.7%)	70 (16.7%)	7 (1.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (6.7%)	36	981^st of 1490 public elementary schools	34.2%		36.1	991^st of 1505 public elementary schools	34.2%	10	54.2	47.4	49.1	33.7	51.3	38.6	75.4	$8,960	$931	$8,030
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%)	88.7	125^th of 1490 public elementary schools	91.6%		84.5	183^rd of 1505 public elementary schools	87.8%	58	88.3	72.4	85.0	60.0	74.1	80.0	83.3	$9,235	$809	$8,426
East Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	600 N Cleveland Avenue	Kings Mountain	28086	Cleveland County	Cleveland County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(704) 476-8356	199	18	10.8	97.5%	83 (41.7%)	84 (42.2%)	24 (12.1%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (3.0%)	56.4	626^th of 1490 public elementary schools	58.0%		54.8	665^th of 1505 public elementary schools	55.8%	39	67.6	70.0		37.8	60.0			$11,443	$1,678	$9,765
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	99.5%	86 (15.6%)	239 (43.2%)	164 (29.7%)	11 (2.0%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	51 (9.2%)	10.6	1410^th of 1490 public elementary schools	5.4%		10.6	1419^th of 1505 public elementary schools	5.7%	9	40.9	37.1	17.9	26.1	47.1	28.4	28.4	$8,790	$1,325	$7,465
North Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	900 N Ramseur Street	Kings Mountain	28086	Cleveland County	Cleveland County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(704) 476-8225	272	23	12.0	98.9%	143 (52.6%)	84 (30.9%)	23 (8.5%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (7.7%)	72.1	363^rd of 1490 public elementary schools	75.6%		51.7	719^th of 1505 public elementary schools	52.2%	356	71.7	75.5		49.1	67.3			$10,709	$1,428	$9,282

Frequently Asked Questions about Chapel Grove Elementary

What district is Chapel Grove Elementary in?

Gaston County Schools

What is the racial makeup of Chapel Grove Elementary?

Students at Chapel Grove Elementary are 53% White, 29% Hispanic, 10% African American, 7% Two or more races.

How many students attend Chapel Grove Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 382 students attended Chapel Grove Elementary.

Is Chapel Grove Elementary a good school?

Chapel Grove Elementary ranks 1082^nd of 1490 North Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

What schools do graduates of Chapel Grove Elementary attend?

Students who attend Chapel Grove Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Southwest Middle
High : Hunter Huss High

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