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McAdenville Elementary

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McAdenville Elementary ranks 354 th of 1490 North Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

354^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,490 North Carolina Elementary Schools

Better than 76% of North Carolina elementary schools

Summary

McAdenville Elementary is a public elementary school located in Mc Adenville, North Carolina, serving grades K-5 with a total enrollment of 174 students. The school is part of the Gaston County Schools district, which is ranked 149 out of 242 school districts in North Carolina and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

McAdenville Elementary has consistently outperformed the Gaston County Schools district and the state of North Carolina in various subject areas and grade levels. In the 2024-2025 school year, the school had 100% of 3rd-grade students proficient or better in Mathematics, compared to 57.4% for Gaston County Schools and 64.1% for North Carolina. McAdenville Elementary also had higher proficiency rates in Reading and Science compared to the district and state averages. Additionally, the school has shown strong performance across different student subgroups, including female students, male students, white students, and low socioeconomic status students.

Despite an increase in the percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, from 43.02% in 2021-2022 to 57.47% in 2023-2024, McAdenville Elementary has maintained a relatively low student-teacher ratio, ranging from 13.4 to 14.6 students per teacher over the past three school years. This consistent performance and commitment to supporting the needs of its students, even as the school serves a growing population of economically disadvantaged families, are noteworthy strengths. When compared to nearby schools like Brookside Elementary, Sherwood Elementary, and Gardner Park Elementary, McAdenville Elementary stands out as a strong-performing elementary school within the Gaston County Schools district.

190

Students ?

17.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,737

Per pupil spending ?

98.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

275 E Wesleyan Drive
Mc Adenville, NC 28101

(704) 836-9117

District: Gaston County Schools

Students who attend McAdenville Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Holbrook Middle
High:	Stuart W Cramer High

Racial breakdown:

White:

49.5%

Hispanic:

23.2%

African American:

16.3%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 35th percentile in 2015 → 76th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the North Carolina average (69% vs 57% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 24% of North Carolina elementary schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 41 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

!Science scores 10 pts below the North Carolina average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school69%

District avg49%

North Carolina avg57%

354^th of 1,490

North Carolina public elementary schools ?

Top 24%▲ up 42 pts since 2015

From bottom 35% (2015) to top 24% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^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	72.6	354 of 1490	76.2%	★★★★☆
2024	59.4	592 of 1505	60.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	44.4	857 of 1502	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	47.5	786 of 1514	48.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	44.9	784 of 1489	47.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	52.8	719 of 1473	51.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	45.8	827 of 1434	42.3%	★★☆☆☆
2017	43.7	861 of 1429	39.7%	★★☆☆☆
2016	47.7	778 of 1425	45.4%	★★☆☆☆
2015	38.5	943 of 1440	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2014	30.6	999 of 1390	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	49.2	675 of 1403	51.9%	★★★☆☆
2012	54.9	691 of 1388	50.2%	★★★☆☆
2011	51.0	782 of 1381	43.4%	★★☆☆☆
2010	55.0	703 of 1363	48.4%	★★☆☆☆
2009	44.0	867 of 1354	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2008	41.6	846 of 1324	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2007	30.7	1013 of 1293	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	53.1	661 of 1276	48.2%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	60.9	529 of 1451	63.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	55.4	624 of 1455	57.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	37.8	919 of 1459	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	52.5	680 of 1458	53.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	53.1	638 of 1440	55.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	54.0	675 of 1424	52.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	53.1	687 of 1405	51.1%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	74.4	235 of 1437	83.6%	★★★★☆
2024	59.2	527 of 1450	63.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	45.8	796 of 1437	44.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	55.6	555 of 1366	59.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	42.2	741 of 1329	44.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	49.0	699 of 1361	48.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	47.3	714 of 1332	46.4%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	81.3	217 of 1450	85.0%	★★★★☆
2024	62.2	524 of 1464	64.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	50.5	737 of 1461	49.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	41.6	870 of 1464	40.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	36.5	897 of 1444	37.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	59.4	553 of 1430	61.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	37.1	974 of 1413	31.1%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	74.0	269 of 1172	77.0%	★★★★☆
2024	53.2	552 of 1166	52.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	33.0	868 of 1183	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	30.5	912 of 1194	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	31.8	844 of 1172	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	38.1	796 of 1183	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	35.9	845 of 1178	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Male (2025)85th percentile+9 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)84th percentile+7 vs school

White (2025)77th percentile~ school

Female (2025)64th percentile-13 vs school

By subject vs North Carolina (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics74%+13 vs state

Reading70%+17 vs state

Science52%-10 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
McAdenville Elementary	Public	K-5	275 E Wesleyan Drive	Mc Adenville	28101	Gaston County	Gaston County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(704) 836-9117	190	11	17.3	98.4%	94 (49.5%)	31 (16.3%)	44 (23.2%)	3 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (9.5%)	72.6	354^th of 1490 public elementary schools	76.2%		59.4	592^nd of 1505 public elementary schools	60.7%	238	100.0	59.4	61.3	63.6	78.1	67.7	51.6	$12,737	$1,535	$11,202
Belmont Central Elementary	Public	2-5	310 Eagle Road	Belmont	28012	Gaston County	Gaston County Schools	No	No	No	No	(704) 836-9137	693	36	19.4	33.9%	492 (71.0%)	69 (10.0%)	88 (12.7%)	17 (2.5%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (3.6%)	77.4	286^th of 1490 public elementary schools	80.8%		78.7	266^th of 1505 public elementary schools	82.3%	20	82.7	79.5	66.7	60.4	65.9	58.3	70.2	$7,586	$686	$6,900
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
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
J B Page Primary School	Public	PK, KG-1	215 Ewing Drive	Belmont	28012	Gaston County	Gaston County Schools	No	No	No	No	(704) 836-9116	396	27	14.8	34.6%	281 (71.0%)	37 (9.3%)	42 (10.6%)	14 (3.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (5.3%)								(n/a)								$8,892	$635	$8,257
New Hope Elementary	Public	K-5	137 Stowe Road	Gastonia	28056	Gaston County	Gaston County Schools	No	No	No	No	(704) 836-9112	571	34	16.7	34.3%	405 (70.9%)	60 (10.5%)	59 (10.3%)	18 (3.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (4.9%)	83.4	197^th of 1490 public elementary schools	86.8%		86.8	155^th of 1505 public elementary schools	89.7%	42	77.9	83.2	75.8	53.7	76.2	68.7	75.8	$8,471	$727	$7,744
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%)	18.5	1308^th of 1490 public elementary schools	12.2%		15.4	1357^th of 1505 public elementary schools	9.8%	49	43.4	37.0	38.0	32.7	39.1	33.8	54.9	$9,619	$1,304	$8,314
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about McAdenville Elementary

How many students attend McAdenville Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 190 students attended McAdenville Elementary.

Is McAdenville Elementary a good school?

McAdenville Elementary ranks 354^th of 1490 North Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What district is McAdenville Elementary in?

Gaston County Schools

What schools do graduates of McAdenville Elementary attend?

Students who attend McAdenville Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Holbrook Middle
High : Stuart W Cramer High

What is the racial makeup of McAdenville Elementary?

Students at McAdenville Elementary are 49% White, 23% Hispanic, 16% African American, 9% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

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