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East Gaston High

Q: Is East Gaston High a good school?

East Gaston High ranks 388 th of 662 North Carolina high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Q: How many students attend East Gaston High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 917 students attended East Gaston High.

Q: What is the racial makeup of East Gaston High?

Students at East Gaston High are 61% White, 20% Hispanic, 13% African American, 5% Two or more races.

Q: What schools feed into East Gaston High?

East Gaston High is fed by the following schools: Elementary : Kiser Elementary Elementary : Pinewood Elementary Elementary : Springfield Primary Middle : Stanley Middle

Public Grades 9-12

388^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 662 North Carolina High Schools

Better than 41% of North Carolina high schools

Summary

East Gaston High is a traditional public high school in Mount Holly, North Carolina, serving 917 students in grades 9–12 as part of Gaston County Schools. The school’s clearest strengths are graduation and attendance: 94.3% of students graduate on time, a rate that has run several points above the Gaston County (90.0%) and state (88.8%) averages for years, and only South Point High (94.6%) matches it nearby. Chronic absenteeism, at 21.8%, is also better than the county average (23.2%) and far below such peers as Ashbrook High (39.2%), North Gaston High (31.5%), and West Mecklenburg High School (31.3%).

Academically, East Gaston is a more mixed story. The school ranks in the 41st percentile statewide (2 stars), well below its 4-star standing from 2018–2019 but a modest improvement over the prior year. On state End-of-Course exams, the bright spot is Math I, where 53.8% of students score proficient—about 11 points above the state average. Math III is the opposite: proficiency runs about 14 points below the state average. Biology and English II also trail the state, though English II is a few points above the Gaston County average. Because subject scores fell sharply in 2024–2025 before rebounding in 2025–2026, single-year results should be read cautiously.

One distinctive finding is the school’s unusually strong record with English Learner students: East Gaston now ranks in the 76th percentile statewide in that subgroup, up from the 44th percentile just two years earlier. Looking at the wider local picture, East Gaston sits in the middle of a competitive cluster: it clearly outperforms Ashbrook and North Gaston on overall rank, graduation, and attendance, but Stuart W Cramer High has moved ahead of it in recent years, and South Point High remains the leading traditional high school in the area. For parents, the takeaway is a school that reliably gets students to graduation and to class, with average test proficiency and strong support for some of its most vulnerable learners.

917

Students ?

18.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,078

Per pupil spending ?

99.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1744 Lane Road
Mount Holly, NC 28120-9801

(704) 836-9613

District: Gaston County Schools

Feeder schools for East Gaston High:

Elementary:	Kiser Elementary
	Pinewood Elementary
	Springfield Primary
Middle:	Stanley Middle

Racial breakdown:

White:

61.4%

Hispanic:

19.7%

African American:

12.8%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 63rd percentile in 2016 → 41st in 2026

Strengths

✓94% graduate in 4 years — above the North Carolina average (89%)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 22 percentile points since 2016

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

!Math III scores 14 pts below the North Carolina average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school56%

District avg55%

North Carolina avg60%

388^th of 662

North Carolina public high schools ?

Bottom 41%▼ down 21 pts since 2016

From top 37% (2016) to bottom 41% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

5^th of 9High Schools in the Gaston County Schools

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	42.2	388 of 662	41.4%	★★☆☆☆
2025	34.5	417 of 641	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	53.1	281 of 640	56.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	49.3	294 of 626	53.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	56.8	251 of 621	59.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	56.5	226 of 594	62.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	66.7	110 of 514	78.6%	★★★★☆
2018	45.8	236 of 469	49.7%	★★☆☆☆
2017	40.2	245 of 476	48.5%	★★☆☆☆
2016	46.4	189 of 507	62.7%	★★★☆☆
2015	44.6	221 of 531	58.4%	★★★☆☆
2014	40.7	212 of 451	53.0%	★★★☆☆
2013	39.2	239 of 505	52.7%	★★★☆☆
2012	51.0	220 of 502	56.2%	★★★☆☆
2011	58.7	200 of 506	60.5%	★★★☆☆
2010	60.6	184 of 499	63.1%	★★★☆☆
2009	60.0	170 of 490	65.3%	★★★☆☆
2008	51.7	234 of 477	50.9%	★★★☆☆
2007	45.4	268 of 453	40.8%	★★☆☆☆
2006	47.4	252 of 431	41.5%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	41.5	248 of 450	44.9%	★★☆☆☆
2025	37.7	255 of 440	42.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	34.6	276 of 437	36.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	50.9	155 of 434	64.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	63.4	108 of 430	74.9%	★★★★☆
2021	69.0	46 of 364	87.4%	★★★★☆
2019	79.1	30 of 369	91.9%	★★★★★
2018	56.4	100 of 359	72.1%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2022	64.1	64 of 330	80.6%	★★★★☆
2021	47.2	128 of 334	61.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	60.6	88 of 364	75.8%	★★★★☆
2018	37.6	199 of 349	43.0%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	61.4	70 of 289	75.8%	★★★★☆
2025	51.5	98 of 273	64.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	38.4	146 of 262	44.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	45.0	90 of 226	60.2%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	46.8	342 of 629	45.6%	★★☆☆☆
2025	36.4	393 of 610	35.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	57.7	237 of 602	60.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	61.0	219 of 588	62.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	54.8	257 of 594	56.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	58.9	136 of 475	71.4%	★★★★☆
2019	61.7	129 of 475	72.8%	★★★★☆
2018	41.6	267 of 449	40.5%	★★☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	68.8	131 of 407	67.8%	★★★☆☆
2025	53.8	248 of 412	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	67.9	130 of 403	67.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	55.0	215 of 403	46.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	70.9	106 of 398	73.4%	★★★★☆
2021	74.2	53 of 337	84.3%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	48.1	209 of 474	55.9%	★★★☆☆
2025	34.5	294 of 462	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	49.8	181 of 454	60.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	45.4	220 of 449	51.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	50.4	176 of 436	59.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	61.5	57 of 370	84.6%	★★★★☆
2019	77.2	32 of 354	91.0%	★★★★★
2018	51.8	129 of 340	62.1%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	39.3	360 of 620	41.9%	★★☆☆☆
2025	34.0	394 of 606	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	55.9	209 of 613	65.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	44.3	284 of 597	52.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	55.3	192 of 544	64.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	60.8	65 of 432	85.0%	★★★★☆
2019	69.6	42 of 446	90.6%	★★★★★
2018	45.5	187 of 424	55.9%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	35.7	406 of 624	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2025	30.2	426 of 601	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	46.7	311 of 607	48.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	36.7	367 of 602	39.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	57.5	217 of 585	62.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	52.6	165 of 481	65.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	68.7	90 of 488	81.6%	★★★★☆
2018	45.8	233 of 463	49.7%	★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	17.5	237 of 265	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	60.2	87 of 261	66.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	45.4	133 of 249	46.6%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	33.4	254 of 372	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2025	30.5	256 of 352	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	46.8	141 of 349	59.6%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	29.8	416 of 551	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	24.8	444 of 542	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	50.7	277 of 553	49.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	41.4	310 of 537	42.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	45.2	283 of 534	47.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	45.3	195 of 439	55.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	52.1	180 of 444	59.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	26.8	338 of 427	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆

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)81st percentile+21 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)76th percentile+34 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2026)68th percentile+26 vs school

Hispanic (2026)56th percentile+15 vs school

Female (2026)46th percentile+4 vs school

African American (2026)45th percentile+3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)42nd percentile~ school

Male (2026)35th percentile-6 vs school

Special Education (2026)32nd percentile-10 vs school

White (2026)25th percentile-17 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)11th percentile-31 vs school

By subject vs North Carolina (2025-2026) ?

English II60%-4 vs state

Math III55%-14 vs state

Math I54%+12 vs state

Biology54%-5 vs state

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by a student
Wednesday, August 15, 2012

i am a student that goes here and am very dissapointed with this school. Their is only one police officer for this over crowded school and he is very overweight and does nothing. Sometimes i feel unsafe at this school. It is very old and in terrible condition. Close Quote

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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/Discounted Lunch Recipients (2025)	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 6th Grade	EOG Mathematics 7th Grade	EOG Mathematics 8th Grade	EOG Reading 6th Grade	EOG Reading 7th Grade	EOG Reading 8th Grade	EOG Science 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
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	99.6%	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
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	98.3%	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
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	99.7%	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
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	99.8%	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
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	99.7%	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
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 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
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
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
Turning Point Academy	Public	9-12	8701 Moores Chapel Rd	Charlotte	28214	Mecklenburg County	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(980) 343-5231	144	22	6.5	97.9%	4 (2.8%)	125 (86.8%)	7 (4.9%)	2 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (4.2%)								(n/a)	338.6	12.3	537.9	541.2								$30,170	$4,243	$25,927

Frequently Asked Questions about East Gaston High

Is East Gaston High a good school?

East Gaston High ranks 388^th of 662 North Carolina high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend East Gaston High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 917 students attended East Gaston High.

What is the racial makeup of East Gaston High?

Students at East Gaston High are 61% White, 20% Hispanic, 13% African American, 5% Two or more races.

What schools feed into East Gaston High?

East Gaston High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Kiser Elementary
Elementary : Pinewood Elementary
Elementary : Springfield Primary
Middle : Stanley Middle

What district is East Gaston High in?

Gaston County Schools

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