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Pinewood Elementary

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Pinewood Elementary ranks 467 th of 1490 North Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

467^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,490 North Carolina Elementary Schools

Better than 69% of North Carolina elementary schools

Summary

Pinewood Elementary is a public elementary school in Mount Holly, North Carolina, serving 477 students in grades PK-5. The school is part of the Gaston County Schools district, which is ranked 149 out of 242 districts in the state.

Pinewood Elementary consistently outperforms the Gaston County Schools district and the state of North Carolina in standardized test scores, particularly in mathematics and science. In the 2024-2025 school year, Pinewood's 5th-grade students achieved 77.8% proficiency in EOG/Science, significantly higher than the Gaston County Schools (55.5%) and North Carolina (62%) averages. The school has also shown strong performance across various student subgroups, with its African American and Hispanic students ranking highly compared to other North Carolina elementary schools. However, the school's performance for White students and students with disabilities is relatively lower.

Pinewood Elementary's statewide ranking has fluctuated over the years, but the school has shown consistent improvement in its test scores. While the school's academic performance is generally stronger than nearby Springfield Primary, Kiser Elementary, and North Belmont Elementary, it is not as strong as some schools outside the Gaston County Schools district, such as Paw Creek Elementary in the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools district. The school's high rate of economically disadvantaged students, with 99.37% of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, suggests that it faces significant socioeconomic challenges that may impact student learning and achievement.

508

Students ?

15.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$8,545

Per pupil spending ?

99.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1925 N Main Street
Mount Holly, NC 28120

(704) 836-9138

District: Gaston County Schools

Students who attend Pinewood Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Stanley Middle
High:	East Gaston High

Racial breakdown:

White:

53.3%

Hispanic:

21.5%

African American:

12.8%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 44th percentile in 2015 → 69th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the North Carolina average (63% vs 57% meeting standards)

✓Ranking is trending up — up 25 percentile points since 2015

✓Above the North Carolina median (69th percentile)

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school63%

District avg49%

North Carolina avg57%

467^th of 1,490

North Carolina public elementary schools ?

Top 31%▲ up 25 pts since 2015

From bottom 44% (2015) to top 31% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

7^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	65.9	467 of 1490	68.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	49.3	757 of 1505	49.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	73.0	360 of 1502	76.0%	★★★★☆
2022	68.8	418 of 1514	72.4%	★★★★☆
2021	70.2	397 of 1489	73.3%	★★★★☆
2019	62.6	530 of 1473	64.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	60.6	567 of 1434	60.5%	★★★☆☆
2017	59.0	594 of 1429	58.4%	★★★☆☆
2016	45.8	824 of 1425	42.2%	★★☆☆☆
2015	46.4	811 of 1440	43.7%	★★☆☆☆
2014	51.4	680 of 1390	51.1%	★★★☆☆
2013	44.3	760 of 1403	45.8%	★★☆☆☆
2012	43.1	887 of 1388	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2011	59.4	624 of 1381	54.8%	★★★☆☆
2010	60.7	604 of 1363	55.7%	★★★☆☆
2009	58.3	645 of 1354	52.4%	★★★☆☆
2008	47.0	767 of 1324	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
2007	61.9	510 of 1293	60.6%	★★★☆☆
2006	61.2	517 of 1276	59.5%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	67.5	220 of 918	76.0%	★★★★☆
2024	60.6	282 of 924	69.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	80.6	105 of 933	88.7%	★★★★☆
2022	69.8	190 of 927	79.5%	★★★★☆
2021	89.2	56 of 896	93.8%	★★★★★
2019	74.8	150 of 949	84.2%	★★★★☆
2018	74.8	142 of 927	84.7%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2019	51.8	339 of 878	61.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	45.0	445 of 897	50.4%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	60.1	544 of 1451	62.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	49.1	728 of 1455	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	73.3	331 of 1459	77.3%	★★★★☆
2022	52.9	671 of 1458	54.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	71.4	341 of 1440	76.3%	★★★★☆
2019	63.7	490 of 1424	65.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	60.7	574 of 1405	59.1%	★★★☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	58.0	372 of 710	47.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	69.8	72 of 669	89.2%	★★★★☆
2023	59.2	297 of 582	49.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	46.0	396 of 500	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	34.6	412 of 494	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	81.1	99 of 961	89.7%	★★★★☆
2024	49.4	460 of 951	51.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	64.8	223 of 893	75.0%	★★★★☆
2019	77.0	119 of 865	86.2%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	74.5	231 of 1437	83.9%	★★★★☆
2024	48.6	736 of 1450	49.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	72.6	278 of 1437	80.7%	★★★★☆
2022	79.2	149 of 1366	89.1%	★★★★☆
2021	76.3	187 of 1329	85.9%	★★★★☆
2019	69.7	318 of 1361	76.6%	★★★★☆
2018	60.3	482 of 1332	63.8%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	67.3	417 of 1450	71.2%	★★★★☆
2024	48.3	775 of 1464	47.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	69.9	377 of 1461	74.2%	★★★★☆
2022	78.2	257 of 1464	82.4%	★★★★☆
2021	66.2	449 of 1444	68.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	59.5	550 of 1430	61.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	60.6	558 of 1413	60.5%	★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2024	63.7	58 of 159	63.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	59.3	54 of 154	64.9%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2024	32.3	555 of 801	30.7%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	39.0	779 of 1172	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	35.2	819 of 1166	29.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	53.9	559 of 1183	52.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	59.7	456 of 1194	61.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	57.1	482 of 1172	58.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	41.2	752 of 1183	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	44.1	727 of 1178	38.3%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Hispanic (2025)90th percentile+21 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)84th percentile+15 vs school

African American (2025)76th percentile+7 vs school

Male (2025)71st percentile+3 vs school

Multi-racial (2024)64th percentile+14 vs school

Female (2025)63rd percentile-6 vs school

Disabled (2019)61st percentile-3 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2025)48th percentile-21 vs school

White (2025)34th percentile-35 vs school

Special Education (2024)31st percentile-19 vs school

By subject vs North Carolina (2024-2025) ?

Science78%+16 vs state

Mathematics64%+3 vs state

Reading58%+6 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 Mathematics 6th Grade	EOG Mathematics 7th Grade	EOG Mathematics 8th Grade	EOG Reading 3rd Grade	EOG Reading 4th Grade	EOG Reading 5th Grade	EOG Reading 6th Grade	EOG Reading 7th Grade	EOG Reading 8th Grade	EOG Science 5th Grade	EOG Science 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
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
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
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
Whitewater Academy	Public	PK, KG-5	11600 White Rapids Rd	Charlotte	28214	Mecklenburg County	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(980) 343-0003	832	47	17.6	99.6%	70 (8.4%)	381 (45.8%)	305 (36.7%)	35 (4.2%)	1 (0.1%)	6 (0.7%)	34 (4.1%)	41.8	883^rd of 1490 public elementary schools	40.7%		40.7	921^st of 1505 public elementary schools	38.8%	38	68.3	52.6	58.9				36.4	41.5	45.1				60.4		$9,291	$1,057	$8,234
Paw Creek Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	1300 Cathey Rd	Charlotte	28214	Mecklenburg County	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(980) 343-6088	784	45	17.3	99.6%	51 (6.5%)	400 (51.0%)	263 (33.5%)	37 (4.7%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.4%)	30 (3.8%)	79.1	260^th of 1490 public elementary schools	82.6%		69.6	415^th of 1505 public elementary schools	72.4%	155	83.1	81.7	77.1				50.0	64.9	60.8				80.4		$10,851	$1,377	$9,474
Movement School Northwest	Public, Charter	K-2	8015 Bellhaven Boulevard	Charlotte	28216	Mecklenburg County	Movement School Northwest	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(980) 431-5330	208	14	15.1	98.6%	2 (1.0%)	168 (80.8%)	22 (10.6%)	3 (1.4%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	11 (5.3%)								(n/a)
Mountain Island Lake Academy	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-8	7905 Pleasant Grove Rd	Charlotte	28216	Mecklenburg County	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(980) 343-6948	766	41	18.6	99.6%	41 (5.4%)	491 (64.1%)	174 (22.7%)	36 (4.7%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (2.9%)	23.3	1215^th of 1490 public elementary schools	18.5%		16.8	1327^th of 1505 public elementary schools	11.8%	112	53.8	39.5	34.4	49.3	28.1	21.0	28.4	49.4	35.6	41.7	43.2	43.2	46.6	50.6	$10,304	$897	$9,407
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
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Pinewood Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Pinewood Elementary?

Students at Pinewood Elementary are 53% White, 21% Hispanic, 13% African American, 8% Two or more races, 4% Asian.

How many students attend Pinewood Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 508 students attended Pinewood Elementary.

What district is Pinewood Elementary in?

Gaston County Schools

What schools do graduates of Pinewood Elementary attend?

Students who attend Pinewood Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Stanley Middle
High : East Gaston High

Is Pinewood Elementary a good school?

Pinewood Elementary ranks 467^th of 1490 North Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

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