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Kiser Elementary

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Kiser Elementary ranks 1073 rd of 1490 North Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public Grades 3-5

1073^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,490 North Carolina Elementary Schools

Better than 28% of North Carolina elementary schools

Summary

Kiser Elementary is a public elementary school located in Stanley, North Carolina, serving grades 3-5 with a total enrollment of 336 students. The school is part of the Gaston County Schools district, which is ranked 149 out of 242 school districts in North Carolina and is rated 2 stars out of 5 by SchoolDigger.

Kiser Elementary has consistently ranked in the bottom half of North Carolina elementary schools, with a ranking between 860 and 1,158 out of around 1,500 schools over the past several years. The school's performance on state assessments is generally below the Gaston County and North Carolina averages across grade levels and subject areas. For example, in 2024-2025, the percentage of students proficient or better in Mathematics ranged from 44.2% to 56.8%, compared to 51.3% to 57.4% for Gaston County and 58.9% to 64.1% for North Carolina. The school has a very high percentage of students from low socioeconomic backgrounds, with 99.11% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch in the 2023-2024 school year.

Kiser Elementary's relatively low per-student spending of $8,597 in the 2018-2019 school year, compared to the nearby schools, which ranged from $8,545 to $12,737 per student, and its higher student-teacher ratio, ranging from 15.3 to 17 students per teacher over the past few years, may be contributing factors to the school's academic challenges. The school's significant socioeconomic challenges and the need for targeted interventions and support to address the unique needs of its student population are crucial for improving educational outcomes.

328

Students ?

17.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$8,597

Per pupil spending ?

99.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

311 E College Street
Stanley, NC 28164-1813

(704) 836-9105

District: Gaston County Schools

Students who attend Kiser Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Stanley Middle
High:	East Gaston High

Racial breakdown:

White:

59.5%

Hispanic:

18.3%

African American:

13.7%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 38th percentile in 2015 → 28th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the North Carolina average (47% vs 57% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 10 percentile points since 2015

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school47%

District avg49%

North Carolina avg57%

1,073^rd of 1,490

North Carolina public elementary schools ?

Bottom 28%▼ down 10 pts since 2015

From bottom 38% (2015) to bottom 28% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

15^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	30.9	1073 of 1490	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.0	1158 of 1505	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	44.4	860 of 1502	42.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	31.3	1064 of 1514	29.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	31.8	997 of 1489	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	40.0	915 of 1473	37.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	39.8	927 of 1434	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
2017	30.7	1065 of 1429	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	41.9	897 of 1425	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2015	40.7	895 of 1440	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2014	35.6	924 of 1390	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2013	33.5	974 of 1403	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2012	43.2	886 of 1388	36.2%	★★☆☆☆
2011	52.1	756 of 1381	45.3%	★★☆☆☆
2010	53.2	732 of 1363	46.3%	★★☆☆☆
2009	62.6	559 of 1354	58.7%	★★★☆☆
2008	56.2	615 of 1324	53.5%	★★★☆☆
2007	52.9	691 of 1293	46.6%	★★☆☆☆
2006	58.0	571 of 1276	55.3%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	50.3	415 of 918	54.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	48.0	455 of 924	50.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	44.7	497 of 933	46.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	33.7	644 of 927	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	21.4	795 of 896	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	31.3	718 of 949	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	50.7	439 of 927	52.6%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2022	16.1	618 of 634	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	19.1	608 of 646	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	28.6	697 of 878	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	17.9	850 of 897	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	39.3	335 of 563	40.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	32.2	389 of 533	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	26.9	1142 of 1451	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.8	1182 of 1455	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	36.4	943 of 1459	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	30.7	1054 of 1458	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	29.8	1014 of 1440	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	38.8	929 of 1424	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	40.4	919 of 1405	34.6%	★★☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	44.5	558 of 710	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	45.0	534 of 669	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	51.3	422 of 582	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	61.4	223 of 500	55.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	51.9	321 of 494	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	65.9	66 of 612	89.2%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	34.3	672 of 961	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	25.9	781 of 951	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	82.9	88 of 915	90.4%	★★★★★
2022	53.1	363 of 893	59.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	56.1	298 of 843	64.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	62.8	273 of 865	68.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	65.0	237 of 851	72.2%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	30.6	1111 of 1437	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.6	1261 of 1450	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	47.7	755 of 1437	47.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	29.1	1050 of 1366	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	40.2	780 of 1329	41.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	51.7	643 of 1361	52.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	44.4	758 of 1332	43.1%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	36.7	959 of 1450	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	32.4	1033 of 1464	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	53.4	677 of 1461	53.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	32.5	1025 of 1464	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	34.6	923 of 1444	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	41.4	887 of 1430	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	41.3	900 of 1413	36.3%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2018	26.1	74 of 86	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	33.8	563 of 821	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	24.4	689 of 801	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	16.0	1067 of 1172	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	13.3	1113 of 1166	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	25.2	982 of 1183	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	14.4	1109 of 1194	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	11.6	1125 of 1172	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	16.2	1088 of 1183	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	16.2	1102 of 1178	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

African American (2025)55th percentile+27 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)40th percentile+13 vs school

Male (2025)34th percentile+6 vs school

Special Education (2025)31st percentile+3 vs school

Hispanic (2025)30th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)23rd percentile-5 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2025)21st percentile-7 vs school

Female (2025)21st percentile-7 vs school

Multi-racial (2018)14th percentile-21 vs school

White (2025)9th percentile-19 vs school

Disabled (2022)3rd percentile-27 vs school

By subject vs North Carolina (2024-2025) ?

Science53%-9 vs state

Mathematics50%-11 vs state

Reading41%-11 vs state

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by a citizen
Tuesday, September 13, 2011

I am a grandparent of 3 children who have went to this school and it is the worst run school I have seen in a long time! unfortunately my grandchild has no other choice than to go there but they need to fire the principal and hire someone who actually cares what goes on in the school and cares about the kids!!!!! Close Quote

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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
Kiser Elementary	Public	3-5	311 E College Street	Stanley	28164	Gaston County	Gaston County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(704) 836-9105	328	19	17.1	99.1%	195 (59.5%)	45 (13.7%)	60 (18.3%)	4 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	23 (7.0%)	30.9	1073^rd of 1490 public elementary schools	28.0%		27	1158^th of 1505 public elementary schools	23.1%	85	56.8	44.2	51.1	39.8	40.8	42.7	53.4	$8,597	$996	$7,601
Springfield Primary	Public	PK, KG-2	900 S Main Street	Stanley	28164	Gaston County	Gaston County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(704) 836-9106	352	24	14.9	99.1%	195 (55.4%)	60 (17.0%)	65 (18.5%)	11 (3.1%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (5.4%)								(n/a)								$10,230	$1,346	$8,884
Pinewood Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1925 N Main Street	Mount Holly	28120	Gaston County	Gaston County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(704) 836-9138	508	33	15.4	99.4%	271 (53.3%)	65 (12.8%)	109 (21.5%)	21 (4.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (8.1%)	65.9	467^th of 1490 public elementary schools	68.7%		49.3	757^th of 1505 public elementary schools	49.7%	290	60.3	60.0	71.6	54.1	67.8	50.6	77.8	$8,545	$911	$7,633
Lowell Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1500 Power Drive	Lowell	28098	Gaston County	Gaston County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(704) 836-9118	367	28	12.9	99.2%	177 (48.2%)	72 (19.6%)	74 (20.2%)	20 (5.4%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (6.0%)	54.1	668^th of 1490 public elementary schools	55.2%		52.1	714^th of 1505 public elementary schools	52.6%	46	64.7	65.5	53.8	44.1	56.4	48.1	71.2	$8,896	$1,107	$7,789
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	98.8%	171 (33.4%)	162 (31.6%)	137 (26.8%)	5 (1.0%)	4 (0.8%)	1 (0.2%)	32 (6.3%)	16.6	1331^st of 1490 public elementary schools	10.7%		26.4	1174^th of 1505 public elementary schools	22.0%	157	39.6	27.4	47.6	27.2	33.3	39.0	50.0	$9,017	$1,395	$7,622
Ida Rankin Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	301 W Central Avenue	Mount Holly	28120	Gaston County	Gaston County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(704) 836-9136	533	37	14.2	97.6%	266 (49.9%)	128 (24.0%)	91 (17.1%)	5 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (7.9%)	62.2	527^th of 1490 public elementary schools	64.6%		62.6	532^nd of 1505 public elementary schools	64.7%	5	66.3	66.7	65.9	41.6	63.8	55.7	70.5	$8,721	$1,006	$7,715
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	99.5%	276 (41.5%)	178 (26.8%)	155 (23.3%)	10 (1.5%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	42 (6.3%)	33.7	1021^st of 1490 public elementary schools	31.5%		41.9	891^st of 1505 public elementary schools	40.8%	130	68.3	52.1	49.5	35.6	50.0	36.4	40.4	$8,907	$1,311	$7,596
North Belmont Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	210 School Street	Belmont	28012	Gaston County	Gaston County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(704) 836-9135	371	26	14.2	99.2%	172 (46.4%)	29 (7.8%)	133 (35.8%)	17 (4.6%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (4.9%)	70.6	380^th of 1490 public elementary schools	74.5%		80.5	233^rd of 1505 public elementary schools	84.5%	147	85.2	70.5	69.8	48.1	65.6	52.4	69.8	$10,302	$1,927	$8,375
Catawba Heights Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	101 Ivey Street	Belmont	28012	Gaston County	Gaston County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(704) 836-9119	238	20	11.9	98.7%	120 (50.4%)	23 (9.7%)	68 (28.6%)	7 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (8.4%)	56.6	620^th of 1490 public elementary schools	58.4%		52.7	703^rd of 1505 public elementary schools	53.3%	83	77.8	61.5	47.1	53.3	61.5	41.2	61.8	$10,876	$1,354	$9,522
River Oaks Academy	Public	PK, KG-5	1015 Mt Holly-Huntersville Rd	Charlotte	28214	Mecklenburg County	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(980) 344-1020	555	31	17.8	99.5%	47 (8.5%)	333 (60.0%)	144 (25.9%)	18 (3.2%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.0%)	11.9	1395^th of 1490 public elementary schools	6.4%		15.9	1348^th of 1505 public elementary schools	10.4%	47	32.9	36.0	31.4	25.6	34.7	40.7	36.9	$10,288	$1,014	$9,274

Frequently Asked Questions about Kiser Elementary

What district is Kiser Elementary in?

Gaston County Schools

What schools do graduates of Kiser Elementary attend?

Students who attend Kiser Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Stanley Middle
High : East Gaston High

Is Kiser Elementary a good school?

Kiser Elementary ranks 1073^rd of 1490 North Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Kiser Elementary?

Students at Kiser Elementary are 59% White, 18% Hispanic, 14% African American, 7% Two or more races, 1% Asian.

How many students attend Kiser Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 328 students attended Kiser Elementary.

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