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Robinson Elementary

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Robinson Elementary ranks 981 st of 1490 North Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

981^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,490 North Carolina Elementary Schools

Better than 34% of North Carolina elementary schools

Summary

Robinson Elementary is a public elementary school located in Gastonia, North Carolina, serving grades PK-5 with a total enrollment of 434 students. The school is part of the Gaston County Schools district, which is ranked 149 out of 242 districts in North Carolina and is rated 2 stars out of 5 by SchoolDigger.

Robinson Elementary has consistently ranked in the bottom half of North Carolina elementary schools, with performance on state standardized tests (EOG) generally below the Gaston County and North Carolina averages across grade levels and subject areas. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, the percentage of students proficient or better in Mathematics ranged from 47.4% to 54.2% at Robinson Elementary, compared to 51.3% to 57.4% for Gaston County and 58.9% to 64.1% for North Carolina. Similarly, in Reading, the proficiency rates at Robinson Elementary ranged from 33.7% to 51.3%, compared to 37.3% to 50.9% for Gaston County and 46.7% to 58.1% for North Carolina. The school's performance is particularly low for certain student subgroups, such as African American, Special Education, and Low Socioeconomic Status students, who rank in the bottom 20-30% of their respective peer groups statewide.

Despite its relatively low performance, Robinson Elementary is located very close (0.2 miles) to Hawks Nest STEAM Academy, a high-performing magnet school that consistently ranks among the top 10% of North Carolina elementary schools. This proximity suggests that there may be opportunities for collaboration or resource-sharing between the two schools to help improve the performance of Robinson Elementary. Additionally, the school's high percentage of low-income students and underperforming subgroups indicates a need for targeted interventions and support programs to address the specific needs of these student populations.

420

Students ?

13.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$8,960

Per pupil spending ?

99.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

3122 S Union Road
Gastonia, NC 28056-6922

(704) 866-6607

District: Gaston County Schools

Students who attend Robinson Elementary usually attend:

High:

Forestview High

Racial breakdown:

White:

44.0%

African American:

30.7%

Hispanic:

16.7%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 80th percentile in 2008 → 34th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the North Carolina average (49% vs 57% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 46 percentile points since 2008

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school49%

District avg49%

North Carolina avg57%

981^st of 1,490

North Carolina public elementary schools ?

Bottom 34%▼ down 17 pts since 2017

From top 49% (2017) to bottom 34% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

13^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	36.0	981 of 1490	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	36.1	991 of 1505	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	33.8	1025 of 1502	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	43.0	862 of 1514	43.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	44.6	789 of 1489	47.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	57.7	625 of 1473	57.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	57.5	618 of 1434	56.9%	★★★☆☆
2017	52.7	705 of 1429	50.7%	★★★☆☆
2009	77.2	257 of 1354	81.0%	★★★★☆
2008	75.6	264 of 1324	80.1%	★★★★☆
2007	77.4	213 of 1293	83.5%	★★★★☆
2006	84.1	116 of 1276	90.9%	★★★★★

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	24.8	771 of 918	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	32.2	685 of 924	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	38.7	581 of 933	37.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	29.5	705 of 927	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	46.2	414 of 896	53.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	36.2	642 of 949	32.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	45.8	503 of 927	45.7%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2021	30.6	478 of 646	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	39.3	537 of 878	38.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	51.9	361 of 897	59.8%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	36.8	957 of 1451	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	36.0	985 of 1455	32.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	31.8	1043 of 1459	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	51.6	692 of 1458	52.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	52.1	656 of 1440	54.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	58.4	585 of 1424	58.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	56.4	646 of 1405	54.0%	★★★☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2019	65.9	57 of 612	90.7%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	47.8	503 of 961	47.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	46.0	490 of 915	46.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	35.0	624 of 893	30.1%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	30.1	1128 of 1437	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	33.0	1061 of 1450	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.1	1125 of 1437	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	31.0	1013 of 1366	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	47.2	652 of 1329	50.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	57.1	538 of 1361	60.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	60.7	478 of 1332	64.1%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	37.0	948 of 1450	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	36.6	962 of 1464	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	37.7	955 of 1461	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	33.5	1010 of 1464	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	36.2	899 of 1444	37.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	56.5	631 of 1430	55.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	58.5	584 of 1413	58.7%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2024	24.0	698 of 801	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	45.2	681 of 1172	41.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	37.3	788 of 1166	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	36.5	822 of 1183	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	53.6	560 of 1194	53.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	40.4	716 of 1172	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	47.6	651 of 1183	45.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	44.1	728 of 1178	38.2%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Gifted and Talented (2019)91st percentile+33 vs school

Hispanic (2025)48th percentile+13 vs school

White (2025)42nd percentile+8 vs school

Male (2025)35th percentile~ school

Female (2025)34th percentile~ school

Disabled (2021)26th percentile-21 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)22nd percentile-13 vs school

African American (2025)16th percentile-18 vs school

Special Education (2024)13th percentile-21 vs school

By subject vs North Carolina (2024-2025) ?

Science75%+13 vs state

Mathematics50%-10 vs state

Reading41%-11 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
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%)	36	981^st of 1490 public elementary schools	34.2%		36.1	991^st of 1505 public elementary schools	34.2%	10	54.2	47.4	49.1	33.7	51.3	38.6	75.4	$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%)	88.7	125^th of 1490 public elementary schools	91.6%		84.5	183^rd of 1505 public elementary schools	87.8%	58	88.3	72.4	85.0	60.0	74.1	80.0	83.3	$9,235	$809	$8,426
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%)	3.9	1476^th of 1490 public elementary schools	0.9%		3.6	1490^th of 1505 public elementary schools	1.0%	14	29.9	20.0	21.3	16.5	25.6	20.0	37.1	$9,849	$1,567	$8,282
W A Bess Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	4340 Beaty Road	Gastonia	28056	Gaston County	Gaston County Schools	No	No	No	No	(704) 866-6075	674	40	16.9	99.6%	345 (51.2%)	121 (18.0%)	109 (16.2%)	56 (8.3%)	4 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	38 (5.6%)	70.5	381^st of 1490 public elementary schools	74.4%		60.3	577^th of 1505 public elementary schools	61.7%	196	83.6	64.3	58.7	53.1	62.6	64.4	70.2	$8,590	$655	$7,934
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%)	5.4	1468^th of 1490 public elementary schools	1.5%		7.8	1447^th of 1505 public elementary schools	3.9%	21	32.1	25.0	34.8	15.9	25.0	24.6	33.3	$9,976	$1,609	$8,367
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
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
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%)	26	1154^th of 1490 public elementary schools	22.6%		25	1191^st of 1505 public elementary schools	20.9%	37	55.6	50.6	41.3	32.1	45.9	40.4	42.6	$8,924	$1,150	$7,774
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
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%)	3.8	1479^th of 1490 public elementary schools	0.7%		6.6	1464^th of 1505 public elementary schools	2.7%	15	28.6	27.7	25.6	14.4	26.5	20.9	29.4	$8,750	$1,400	$7,350

Frequently Asked Questions about Robinson Elementary

What district is Robinson Elementary in?

Gaston County Schools

Is Robinson Elementary a good school?

Robinson Elementary ranks 981^st of 1490 North Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What schools do graduates of Robinson Elementary attend?

Students who attend Robinson Elementary usually go on to attend:

High : Forestview High

How many students attend Robinson Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 420 students attended Robinson Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Robinson Elementary?

Students at Robinson Elementary are 44% White, 31% African American, 17% Hispanic, 7% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

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