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North Gaston High

Public Grades 9-12

508^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 641 North Carolina High Schools

Better than 21% of North Carolina high schools

Summary

North Gaston High is a public high school located in Dallas, North Carolina, serving 1,083 students in grades 9-12. The school is part of the Gaston County Schools district, which is ranked 149 out of 242 school districts in the state and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

North Gaston High has consistently ranked in the bottom half of North Carolina high schools, ranging from 323 out of 514 schools in 2018-2019 to 508 out of 641 schools in 2024-2025. The school's SchoolDigger rating has also been low, fluctuating between 1 and 2 stars out of 5 over the years. North Gaston High struggles across various student subgroups, with most groups ranking in the bottom half or bottom third of North Carolina high schools. The school performs particularly poorly for White, Low Socioeconomic Status, and Gifted and Talented students, ranking in the bottom 25% of schools in these categories.

North Gaston High's proficiency rates on End-of-Course (EOC) exams are consistently lower than the Gaston County Schools and North Carolina state averages across all subject areas, ranging from 19.6% to 49.8%. The school's four-year graduation rates have been relatively stable, ranging from 86.7% to 89.1% over the past few years, slightly below the district and state averages. Nearby schools in the Gaston County Schools district, such as Stuart W Cramer High, Hunter Huss High, and Ashbrook High, generally perform better than North Gaston High on key metrics like statewide ranking, test scores, and graduation rates.

1,061

Students ?

17.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$8,686

Per pupil spending ?

99.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1133 Ratchford Road
Dallas, NC 28034

(704) 922-5285

District: Gaston County Schools

Feeder schools for North Gaston High:

Elementary:	Brookside Elementary
	Carr Elementary
	Costner Elementary
Middle:	W C Friday Middle School

Racial breakdown:

White:

44.1%

African American:

27.0%

Hispanic:

21.3%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 41st percentile in 2015 → 21st in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the North Carolina average (37% vs 53% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (21st percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 20 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school37%

District avg48%

North Carolina avg53%

508^th of 641

North Carolina public high schools ?

Bottom 21%▼ down 21 pts since 2015

From bottom 41% (2015) to bottom 21% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

8^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	22.8	508 of 641	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	32.5	424 of 640	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	34.4	401 of 626	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	23.0	477 of 621	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	24.5	441 of 594	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	33.4	323 of 514	37.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	27.6	331 of 469	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	34.7	285 of 476	40.1%	★★☆☆☆
2016	26.4	340 of 507	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2015	33.8	311 of 531	41.4%	★★☆☆☆
2014	38.7	221 of 451	51.0%	★★★☆☆
2013	45.9	182 of 505	64.0%	★★★☆☆
2012	54.0	194 of 502	61.4%	★★★☆☆
2011	69.4	88 of 506	82.6%	★★★★☆
2010	65.5	129 of 499	74.1%	★★★★☆
2009	61.2	153 of 490	68.8%	★★★☆☆
2008	45.4	285 of 477	40.3%	★★☆☆☆
2007	38.7	310 of 453	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2006	39.6	305 of 431	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	26.6	336 of 440	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	33.1	284 of 437	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	40.1	229 of 434	47.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	21.7	364 of 430	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	26.4	269 of 364	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	33.1	229 of 369	37.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	29.5	256 of 359	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2022	45.3	137 of 330	58.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	34.4	213 of 334	36.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	33.8	242 of 364	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	41.4	173 of 349	50.4%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	38.8	159 of 273	41.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	48.1	104 of 262	60.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	54.5	68 of 226	69.9%	★★★★☆
2021	53.8	33 of 124	73.4%	★★★★☆
2019	38.7	98 of 173	43.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	34.8	90 of 147	38.8%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	24.3	476 of 610	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	33.4	408 of 602	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	33.7	394 of 588	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	18.5	495 of 594	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	18.1	385 of 475	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	32.0	328 of 475	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	30.0	328 of 449	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	9.2	400 of 412	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	56.9	221 of 403	45.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	81.2	31 of 403	92.3%	★★★★★
2022	38.7	310 of 398	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	73.1	64 of 337	81.0%	★★★★☆
2019	61.7	121 of 325	62.8%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	31.9	318 of 462	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	46.1	210 of 454	53.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	32.0	300 of 449	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	21.4	371 of 436	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	26.5	276 of 370	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	39.7	181 of 354	48.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	19.3	296 of 340	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	27.1	470 of 606	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	37.5	364 of 613	40.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	34.3	372 of 597	37.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	23.8	441 of 544	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	32.6	255 of 432	41.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	36.5	240 of 446	46.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	28.0	303 of 424	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	19.8	500 of 601	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	30.3	427 of 607	29.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	34.0	389 of 602	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	25.7	443 of 585	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	29.2	309 of 481	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	31.8	316 of 488	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	23.1	367 of 463	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	21.4	218 of 253	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	42.3	152 of 261	41.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	70.1	57 of 249	77.1%	★★★★☆
2022	40.9	128 of 226	43.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	27.2	155 of 199	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	14.7	183 of 195	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	18.8	154 of 185	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	12.7	348 of 352	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	36.3	208 of 349	40.4%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	16.1	480 of 542	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.1	449 of 553	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.2	408 of 537	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.5	457 of 534	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	19.0	363 of 439	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	23.0	358 of 444	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	15.2	388 of 427	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)58th percentile+35 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)42nd percentile+21 vs school

Hispanic (2025)31st percentile+10 vs school

African American (2025)24th percentile+3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)22nd percentile~ school

Female (2025)22nd percentile~ school

Male (2025)17th percentile-4 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)14th percentile-7 vs school

White (2025)11th percentile-9 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2025)3rd percentile-18 vs school

Special Education (2025)1st percentile-20 vs school

By subject vs North Carolina (2024-2025) ?

Math III50%-17 vs state

English II44%-16 vs state

Biology29%-19 vs state

Math I24%-10 vs state

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What people are saying

by a parent
Monday, April 4, 2016

I feel that this school is racist. There are only a small portion of African American teachers. There have been rumors that teachers gossip in teacher's lounge daily about parents and students. I recently had a visit there. The administrative assistants were totally unprofessional. They ignored me while they were having a conversation among themselves. I had to wait about five minutes before I was acknowledged by them. Also the principal, assistant principal and guidance counselors tends to take the side of the teacher not having fair judgement
regarding parent's concern about their child or what's in the best interest of the student. I would not recommend this school.
It is the worst school in Gaston County School systems. Close Quote

Schools Near North Gaston 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
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
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
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
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
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
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%)	34.5	417^th of 641 public high schools	34.9%		53.1	281^st of 640 public high schools	56.1%	136	39.5	45.4	36.5	59.1				$10,078	$870	$9,208
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
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
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
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 North Gaston High

What schools feed into North Gaston High?

North Gaston High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Brookside Elementary
Elementary : Carr Elementary
Elementary : Costner Elementary
Middle : W C Friday Middle School

What is the racial makeup of North Gaston High?

Students at North Gaston High are 44% White, 27% African American, 21% Hispanic, 6% Two or more races, 1% Asian.

Is North Gaston High a good school?

North Gaston High ranks in the bottom 20.7% of North Carolina high schools.

What district is North Gaston High in?

Gaston County Schools

How many students attend North Gaston High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,061 students attended North Gaston High.

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