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Hunter Huss High

Public Grades 9-12

560^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 641 North Carolina High Schools

Better than 13% of North Carolina high schools

Summary

Hunter Huss High is a public high school in Gastonia, North Carolina, serving 1,134 students in grades 9-12. The school is part of the Gaston County Schools district, which is ranked 149 out of 242 districts in the state.

Despite recent improvements in its graduation rate, Hunter Huss High consistently ranks in the bottom half of North Carolina high schools, with a statewide ranking between 426 and 560 over the past 10 years. The school is rated 1 out of 5 stars by SchoolDigger, indicating very low academic performance compared to other schools in the state. Its test scores are significantly lower than the district and state averages, with only 19.6% of students proficient or better in EOC/Biology, compared to 41.2% for the district and 48.3% for the state.

When comparing Hunter Huss High to nearby schools in the Gaston County Schools district, it consistently underperforms. Schools like East Gaston High, Stuart W Cramer High, and Forestview High all have higher statewide rankings, better test scores, and higher graduation rates than Hunter Huss High. The district's high-performing magnet school, Highland School of Technology, also highlights the potential for the district to support high-achieving schools.

1,165

Students ?

18.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$9,702

Per pupil spending ?

99.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1518 Edgefield Avenue
Gastonia, NC 28052-5299

(704) 866-6610

District: Gaston County Schools

Feeder schools for Hunter Huss High:

Elementary:	Chapel Grove Elementary
	Lingerfeldt Elementary
	Pleasant Ridge Elementary
Middle:	Southwest Middle
	York Chester Middle

Racial breakdown:

African American:

41.9%

Hispanic:

34.6%

White:

18.4%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 18th percentile in 2015 → 13th in 2025

Strengths

✓91% graduate in 4 years — above the North Carolina average (88%)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the North Carolina average (28% vs 53% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (13th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 5 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school28%

District avg48%

North Carolina avg53%

560^th of 641

North Carolina public high schools ?

Bottom 13%▼ down 5 pts since 2015

From bottom 18% (2015) to bottom 13% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

11^th of 11High 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	15.1	560 of 641	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.8	532 of 640	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.6	510 of 626	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.0	504 of 621	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	21.6	465 of 594	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	17.2	426 of 514	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	16.9	386 of 469	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	22.7	359 of 476	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	12.9	431 of 507	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	13.7	438 of 531	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	6.6	433 of 451	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	14.8	417 of 505	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	19.5	423 of 502	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	29.5	405 of 506	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	27.1	417 of 499	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	28.6	394 of 490	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	17.1	411 of 477	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	20.8	382 of 453	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	30.3	344 of 431	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	23.1	364 of 440	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.9	320 of 437	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	33.1	275 of 434	36.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	34.9	255 of 430	40.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	36.6	187 of 364	48.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	23.6	302 of 369	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.7	285 of 359	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2022	34.6	195 of 330	40.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	33.7	218 of 334	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	31.2	260 of 364	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.8	266 of 349	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	28.9	210 of 273	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	38.2	148 of 262	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	37.4	117 of 226	48.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	26.9	120 of 156	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	27.2	98 of 124	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	44.1	82 of 173	52.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	38.8	81 of 147	44.9%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	13.4	554 of 610	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	15.5	526 of 602	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.7	486 of 588	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.6	472 of 594	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	23.5	353 of 475	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	15.6	414 of 475	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	12.7	407 of 449	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2021	47.4	214 of 337	36.5%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	21.1	395 of 462	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	29.2	328 of 454	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.6	375 of 449	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.3	357 of 436	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	28.7	259 of 370	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	34.8	211 of 354	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	23.0	274 of 340	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	34.1	30 of 39	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	73.9	3 of 17	82.4%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	22.4	504 of 606	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.5	458 of 613	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.4	430 of 597	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	30.0	373 of 544	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	30.6	268 of 432	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	26.9	320 of 446	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	27.3	309 of 424	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	16.2	533 of 601	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.1	499 of 607	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.3	505 of 602	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.8	496 of 585	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	18.9	387 of 481	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	16.6	412 of 488	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	17.8	388 of 463	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	21.1	220 of 253	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	41.9	155 of 261	40.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	16.6	220 of 249	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.0	196 of 226	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	18.1	178 of 199	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	8.5	191 of 195	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	31.5	138 of 185	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	26.8	277 of 352	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	31.0	245 of 349	29.8%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	15.5	482 of 542	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	9.3	518 of 553	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	19.1	468 of 537	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.4	467 of 534	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	21.0	346 of 439	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	11.7	410 of 444	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	16.6	385 of 427	9.8%	★☆☆☆☆

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)41st percentile+22 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2021)36th percentile+15 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)23rd percentile+10 vs school

Homeless (2025)23rd percentile+10 vs school

Special Education (2025)21st percentile+9 vs school

African American (2025)17th percentile+5 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)17th percentile+4 vs school

Hispanic (2025)15th percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2025)13th percentile~ school

Male (2025)11th percentile~ school

White (2025)11th percentile~ school

Female (2025)9th percentile-3 vs school

By subject vs North Carolina (2024-2025) ?

Math III41%-26 vs state

Math I30%-4 vs state

English II24%-36 vs state

Biology20%-29 vs state

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Sunday, August 21, 2022

Very dangerous school and staff/teachers could care less about the students or the school !!! Close Quote

Schools Near Hunter Huss High

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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 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 Reading 6th Grade	EOG Reading 8th Grade	EOG Science 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Hunter Huss High	Public	9-12	1518 Edgefield Avenue	Gastonia	28052	Gaston County	Gaston County Schools	No	No	No	No	(704) 866-6610	1,165	62	18.9	99.7%	214 (18.4%)	488 (41.9%)	403 (34.6%)	3 (0.3%)	6 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	50 (4.3%)	15.1	560^th of 641 public high schools	12.6%		17.8	532^nd of 640 public high schools	16.9%	28	19.6	23.6	30.4	40.9				$9,702	$791	$8,910
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%)	96.9	3^rd of 641 public high schools	99.5%		96.6	6^th of 640 public high schools	99.1%	3		99.9	100.0					$10,033	$715	$9,318
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%)	18.1	537^th of 641 public high schools	16.2%		15.5	550^th of 640 public high schools	14.1%	13	26.3	39.3	25.8	39.6				$8,726	$738	$7,988
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%)	96.4	5^th of 641 public high schools	99.2%		95.5	23^rd of 640 public high schools	96.4%	18	98.1	100.0	99.9	100.0
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)		7.7			20.0	11.5	7.7	$18,894	$2,248	$16,646
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%)	95.4	19^th of 641 public high schools	97.0%					(n/a)		100.0	100.0	100.0				$7,351	$466	$6,886
Forestview High	Public	9-12	5545 Union Road	Gastonia	28056	Gaston County	Gaston County Schools	No	No	No	No	(704) 861-2625	1,133	62	18.2	99.7%	515 (45.5%)	282 (24.9%)	247 (21.8%)	27 (2.4%)	2 (0.2%)	3 (0.3%)	57 (5.0%)	41.1	369^th of 641 public high schools	42.4%		47.6	314^th of 640 public high schools	50.9%	55	43.7	57.0	37.0	58.5				$8,409	$693	$7,716
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	590	32	18.5	99.5%	259 (43.9%)	148 (25.1%)	144 (24.4%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (5.9%)	15.9	554^th of 641 public high schools	13.6%		23.9	491^st of 640 public high schools	23.3%	63	26.6	34.3	16.7	46.2				$9,616	$754	$8,862
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%)	22.8	508^th of 641 public high schools	20.7%		32.5	424^th of 640 public high schools	33.8%	84	29.3	43.9	24.5	49.8				$8,686	$748	$7,938
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%)	45.2	337^th of 641 public high schools	47.4%		47.7	313^th of 640 public high schools	51.1%	24	38.3	63.6	49.7	54.8				$8,748	$608	$8,139

Frequently Asked Questions about Hunter Huss High

What schools feed into Hunter Huss High?

Hunter Huss High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Chapel Grove Elementary
Elementary : Lingerfeldt Elementary
Elementary : Pleasant Ridge Elementary
Middle : Southwest Middle
Middle : York Chester Middle

How many students attend Hunter Huss High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,165 students attended Hunter Huss High.

What is the racial makeup of Hunter Huss High?

Students at Hunter Huss High are 42% African American, 35% Hispanic, 18% White, 4% Two or more races.

What district is Hunter Huss High in?

Gaston County Schools

Is Hunter Huss High a good school?

Hunter Huss High ranks in the bottom 12.6% of North Carolina high schools.

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