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Lingerfeldt Elementary

Q: Is Lingerfeldt Elementary a good school?

Lingerfeldt Elementary ranks in the bottom 5.3% of North Carolina elementary schools.

Q: How many students attend Lingerfeldt Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 450 students attended Lingerfeldt Elementary.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Lingerfeldt Elementary?

Students at Lingerfeldt Elementary are 55% African American, 26% Hispanic, 11% White, 6% Two or more races.

Q: What schools do graduates of Lingerfeldt Elementary attend?

Students who attend Lingerfeldt Elementary usually go on to attend: Middle : York Chester Middle High : Hunter Huss High

Public Grades PK, KG-5

1413^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,492 North Carolina Elementary Schools

Better than 5% of North Carolina elementary schools

Summary

Lingerfeldt Elementary serves about 450 students in grades PK-5 in Gastonia, NC, within Gaston County Schools, where 99.3% of students qualify for free/reduced-price lunch. Academically, the school has struggled for years: in 2025-2026 it ranked 1,413 out of 1,492 elementary schools statewide (5th percentile), with math proficiency around 36%, reading around 28%, and 5th grade science at 54.1% — all well below district and state averages. The weakest results are in 3rd and 4th grade, where proficiency rates often fall below 25%, leaving a 30-point or larger gap behind the district.

The comparison with nearby Robinson Elementary is striking: Robinson serves nearly the same student population (99.29% free/reduced lunch) yet ranked at the 39th percentile statewide. Robinson also has lower chronic absenteeism (17.9% vs. 26.6%) and a smaller student-teacher ratio. Nearby Hawks Nest STEAM Academy, about 2.5 miles away, serves a much different population (35.96% free/reduced lunch) and ranks at the 92nd percentile. These contrasts illustrate how much school-level outcomes in this district vary alongside student poverty, and they offer Lingerfeldt a realistic reference point for what improvement could look like.

There are genuine signs of progress worth noting. Lingerfeldt's English Language Learner students ranked at the 65th percentile statewide in 2025-2026, up sharply from the 26th percentile the year before. The 5th grade cohort also showed notable growth in math, rising from about 25% proficiency as 4th graders to 52.5% as 5th graders. Chronic absenteeism has dropped from a peak of 48.6% in 2020-2021 to 26.6% today, though progress has flattened. While the school remains low-performing overall, these bright spots — especially the ELL work and 5th grade results — point to strategies that could be expanded to earlier grades.

450

Students ?

16.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

99.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1601 Madison Street
Gastonia, NC 28052-0846

(704) 866-6094

District: Gaston County Schools

Students who attend Lingerfeldt Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	York Chester Middle
High:	Hunter Huss High

Racial breakdown:

African American:

54.9%

Hispanic:

26.4%

White:

10.9%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 7th percentile in 2016 → 5th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the North Carolina average (34% vs 61% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (5th percentile)

!Reading scores 29 pts below the North Carolina average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school34%

District avg55%

North Carolina avg61%

1,413^th of 1,492

North Carolina public elementary schools ?

Bottom 5%▼ down 2 pts since 2016

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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	10.5	1413 of 1492	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	5.4	1468 of 1490	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	7.8	1447 of 1505	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	9.0	1430 of 1502	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	12.2	1399 of 1514	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	15.4	1302 of 1489	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	8.9	1398 of 1473	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	20.9	1202 of 1434	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	14.3	1277 of 1429	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	10.1	1324 of 1425	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	4.6	1410 of 1440	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	4.4	1361 of 1390	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	17.0	1234 of 1403	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	31.4	1070 of 1388	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	15.1	1263 of 1381	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	22.9	1142 of 1363	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	7.4	1291 of 1354	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	6.9	1274 of 1324	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	14.8	1183 of 1293	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	22.6	1087 of 1276	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	16.3	828 of 903	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	8.3	906 of 918	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	18.2	846 of 924	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	19.6	834 of 933	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.6	831 of 927	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	19.6	820 of 896	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	20.6	856 of 949	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	33.1	675 of 927	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2019	21.9	786 of 878	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	38.3	557 of 897	37.9%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	53.6	184 of 519	64.5%	★★★☆☆
2025	31.0	416 of 563	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	35.2	356 of 533	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	39.9	293 of 497	41.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	43.7	212 of 421	49.6%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	18.4	1286 of 1447	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	5.1	1434 of 1451	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	8.5	1412 of 1455	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	6.9	1417 of 1459	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	13.0	1354 of 1458	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	21.0	1170 of 1440	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	12.8	1323 of 1424	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	24.9	1156 of 1405	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	37.2	667 of 981	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2025	30.6	730 of 961	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.2	765 of 951	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.6	717 of 915	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	45.6	471 of 893	47.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	43.1	448 of 843	46.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	23.0	760 of 865	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	43.9	492 of 851	42.2%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	14.9	1348 of 1434	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	8.1	1415 of 1437	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	18.6	1311 of 1450	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	14.8	1347 of 1437	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	21.6	1193 of 1366	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	27.3	1008 of 1329	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	14.9	1275 of 1361	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	25.8	1088 of 1332	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	6.3	1424 of 1451	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	8.4	1413 of 1450	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	12.4	1368 of 1464	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	19.3	1245 of 1461	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	13.4	1348 of 1464	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	12.4	1316 of 1444	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	7.8	1381 of 1430	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	18.5	1236 of 1413	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	2.2	1143 of 1146	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	1.0	1165 of 1166	0.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	7.4	1157 of 1172	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	10.8	1136 of 1183	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	17.3	1091 of 1178	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)65th percentile+59 vs school

Hispanic (2026)32nd percentile+27 vs school

Female (2026)11th percentile+6 vs school

Disabled (2019)10th percentile+5 vs school

African American (2026)8th percentile+3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)6th percentile~ school

Male (2026)2nd percentile-3 vs school

White (2026)<1st percentile-5 vs school

By subject vs North Carolina (2025-2026) ?

Science54%-14 vs state

Mathematics35%-29 vs state

Reading27%-29 vs state

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by a parent
Wednesday, March 16, 2016

My son goes to Lingerfeldt and he's in pre-k, I love this school and the teachers!! Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				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	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
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%)	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	$9,976	$1,609	$8,367
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%)	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	$8,924	$1,150	$7,774
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%)	4.9	1467^th of 1492 public elementary schools	1.7%		3.9	1476^th of 1490 public elementary schools	0.9%	9	39.3	30.9	31.8	25.6	25.8	28.4	36.4	$9,849	$1,567	$8,282
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%)	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	$8,790	$1,325	$7,465
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%)	40	904^th of 1492 public elementary schools	39.4%		36	981^st of 1490 public elementary schools	34.2%	77	49.2	53.7	55.0	47.5	48.8	47.5	77.5	$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%)	89.2	126^th of 1492 public elementary schools	91.6%		88.7	125^th of 1490 public elementary schools	91.6%	1	86.7	88.3	78.0	81.7	76.7	69.5	83.1	$9,235	$809	$8,426
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	99.5%	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	$8,750	$1,400	$7,350
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	99.5%	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	$9,619	$1,304	$8,314
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%)	23.2	1221^st of 1492 public elementary schools	18.2%		30.5	1082^nd of 1490 public elementary schools	27.4%	139	59.3	37.9	45.5	39.0	45.5	38.6	59.1	$10,242	$1,403	$8,840
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%)	14.8	1367^th of 1492 public elementary schools	8.4%		9.9	1423^rd of 1490 public elementary schools	4.5%	56	44.2	36.2	40.4	30.2	34.5	42.6	57.4	$9,464	$1,602	$7,862

Frequently Asked Questions about Lingerfeldt Elementary

How many students attend Lingerfeldt Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 450 students attended Lingerfeldt Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Lingerfeldt Elementary?

Students at Lingerfeldt Elementary are 55% African American, 26% Hispanic, 11% White, 6% Two or more races.

What schools do graduates of Lingerfeldt Elementary attend?

Students who attend Lingerfeldt Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : York Chester Middle
High : Hunter Huss High

Is Lingerfeldt Elementary a good school?

Lingerfeldt Elementary ranks in the bottom 5.3% of North Carolina elementary schools.

What district is Lingerfeldt Elementary in?

Gaston County Schools

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