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Stanley Middle

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Stanley Middle ranks 269 th of 773 North Carolina middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

269^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 773 North Carolina Middle Schools

Better than 65% of North Carolina middle schools

Summary

Stanley Middle is a public middle school located in Stanley, North Carolina, serving grades 6-8 with a total enrollment of 606 students. The school is part of the Gaston County Schools district, which is ranked 149 out of 242 districts in North Carolina and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Stanley Middle consistently ranks in the top 30% of North Carolina middle schools, with a current ranking of 269 out of 773 schools for the 2024-2025 school year. The school's performance on state assessments is generally higher than the Gaston County and North Carolina averages, particularly in mathematics and science. For example, in 8th grade science, Stanley Middle had 63.1% of students proficient or better, compared to 53.1% for Gaston County and 60.1% for the state. Additionally, Stanley Middle performs exceptionally well for its African American and Hispanic student populations, ranking in the top 25% of North Carolina middle schools for these subgroups.

However, the school has seen a significant increase in its free and reduced lunch rate, from 39.7% in 2021-2022 to 99.5% in 2023-2024, indicating a high level of economic disadvantage among its student population. When compared to other middle schools in the area, such as Cramerton Middle and North Lincoln Middle, Stanley Middle generally outperforms its peers, particularly in mathematics and science, but some nearby schools demonstrate even stronger academic performance, suggesting potential areas for improvement.

602

Students ?

15.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$8,317

Per pupil spending ?

99.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

317 Hovis Road
Stanley, NC 28164-1413

(704) 836-9600

District: Gaston County Schools

Students who attend Stanley Middle usually attend:

High:

East Gaston High

Feeder schools for Stanley Middle:

Elementary:	Kiser Elementary
	Pinewood Elementary
	Springfield Primary

Racial breakdown:

White:

59.3%

Hispanic:

18.6%

African American:

14.5%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Recently slipping — 72nd percentile in 2022 → 65th in 2025

Strengths

✓Above the North Carolina median (65th percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped from its 72nd-percentile peak (2022) to 65th (2025)

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school58%

District avg48%

North Carolina avg54%

269^th of 773

North Carolina public middle schools ?

Top 35%▲ up 22 pts since 2015

From bottom 43% (2015) to top 35% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 11Middle 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	61.7	269 of 773	65.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	54.4	344 of 793	56.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	67.9	222 of 784	71.7%	★★★★☆
2022	67.6	220 of 786	72.0%	★★★★☆
2021	67.8	215 of 741	71.0%	★★★★☆
2019	64.7	250 of 737	66.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	50.4	364 of 691	47.3%	★★☆☆☆
2017	57.6	303 of 694	56.3%	★★★☆☆
2016	52.2	341 of 692	50.7%	★★★☆☆
2015	44.5	400 of 705	43.3%	★★☆☆☆
2014	41.4	368 of 627	41.3%	★★☆☆☆
2013	53.4	304 of 673	54.8%	★★★☆☆
2012	69.8	203 of 662	69.3%	★★★☆☆
2011	64.6	255 of 648	60.6%	★★★☆☆
2010	58.2	327 of 640	48.9%	★★☆☆☆
2009	62.4	267 of 630	57.6%	★★★☆☆
2008	49.8	349 of 620	43.7%	★★☆☆☆
2007	52.5	333 of 606	45.0%	★★☆☆☆
2006	58.3	284 of 598	52.5%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	68.8	121 of 546	77.8%	★★★★☆
2024	66.1	139 of 560	75.2%	★★★★☆
2023	80.5	72 of 559	87.1%	★★★★☆
2022	84.2	58 of 550	89.5%	★★★★☆
2021	81.9	49 of 533	90.8%	★★★★★
2019	78.5	64 of 519	87.7%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2022	39.1	240 of 449	46.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	26.9	401 of 478	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	45.9	245 of 504	51.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	44.7	228 of 475	52.0%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	46.5	160 of 371	56.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	45.9	167 of 356	53.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	65.5	49 of 318	84.6%	★★★★☆
2022	48.7	123 of 312	60.6%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	60.4	260 of 733	64.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	53.2	328 of 738	55.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	64.3	230 of 731	68.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	69.5	200 of 733	72.7%	★★★★☆
2021	69.1	191 of 706	72.9%	★★★★☆
2019	65.4	227 of 684	66.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	42.9	420 of 656	36.0%	★★☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	63.9	172 of 458	62.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	67.6	116 of 461	74.8%	★★★★☆
2023	63.6	174 of 452	61.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	70.1	78 of 450	82.7%	★★★★☆
2021	70.2	114 of 448	74.6%	★★★★☆
2019	73.2	39 of 416	90.6%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	68.3	123 of 562	78.1%	★★★★☆
2024	61.9	159 of 564	71.8%	★★★★☆
2023	72.3	100 of 553	81.9%	★★★★☆
2022	64.6	142 of 541	73.8%	★★★★☆
2021	66.7	111 of 522	78.7%	★★★★☆
2019	55.6	176 of 493	64.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	45.9	257 of 472	45.6%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	63.4	201 of 729	72.4%	★★★★☆
2024	55.4	297 of 743	60.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	73.5	129 of 735	82.4%	★★★★☆
2022	76.5	93 of 689	86.5%	★★★★☆
2021	66.3	145 of 633	77.1%	★★★★☆
2019	54.9	261 of 639	59.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	49.4	304 of 604	49.7%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	60.9	259 of 733	64.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	52.7	334 of 751	55.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	69.0	203 of 747	72.8%	★★★★☆
2022	62.4	254 of 748	66.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	64.2	220 of 711	69.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	62.3	259 of 697	62.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	55.3	309 of 665	53.5%	★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	49.7	153 of 328	53.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	48.1	151 of 302	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	51.8	120 of 283	57.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	63.8	63 of 248	74.6%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	45.0	189 of 478	60.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	46.0	209 of 473	55.8%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	45.3	358 of 649	44.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	32.6	471 of 652	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	49.1	319 of 656	51.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	48.6	339 of 658	48.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	47.5	315 of 632	50.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	43.2	376 of 624	39.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	27.4	484 of 596	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆

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)78th percentile+13 vs school

African American (2025)78th percentile+13 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)72nd percentile+7 vs school

Male (2025)65th percentile~ school

Female (2025)65th percentile~ school

Gifted and Talented (2025)62nd percentile-3 vs school

Special Education (2025)60th percentile-5 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)57th percentile-8 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)53rd percentile-12 vs school

Disabled (2022)47th percentile-25 vs school

White (2025)45th percentile-20 vs school

By subject vs North Carolina (2024-2025) ?

Science63%+3 vs state

Mathematics58%+5 vs state

Reading57%+4 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 6th Grade	EOG Mathematics 7th Grade	EOG Mathematics 8th Grade	EOG Reading 6th Grade	EOG Reading 7th Grade	EOG Reading 8th Grade	EOG Science 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Stanley Middle	Public	6-8	317 Hovis Road	Stanley	28164	Gaston County	Gaston County Schools	No	No	No	No	(704) 836-9600	602	38	15.6	99.5%	357 (59.3%)	87 (14.5%)	112 (18.6%)	7 (1.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (6.3%)	61.7	269^th of 773 public middle schools	65.2%		54.4	344^th of 793 public middle schools	56.6%	75	74.7	53.1	46.7	57.1	57.4	56.4	63.1	$8,317	$777	$7,540
W C Friday Middle School	Public	6-8	1221 Ratchford Drive	Dallas	28034	Gaston County	Gaston County Schools	No	No	No	No	(704) 922-5297	618	34	18.0	99.5%	292 (47.2%)	147 (23.8%)	120 (19.4%)	7 (1.1%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	50 (8.1%)	26.2	579^th of 773 public middle schools	25.1%		34.5	537^th of 793 public middle schools	32.3%	42	50.7	36.0	28.3	44.7	42.5	40.6	35.8	$8,144	$730	$7,414
Mount Holly Middle	Public	6-8	124 S Hawthorne Street	Mount Holly	28120	Gaston County	Gaston County Schools	No	No	No	No	(704) 836-9610	570	37	15.2	99.5%	281 (49.3%)	115 (20.2%)	106 (18.6%)	19 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	47 (8.2%)	53.5	350^th of 773 public middle schools	54.7%		55.8	325^th of 793 public middle schools	59.0%	25	60.2	53.4	54.1	51.3	51.9	51.9	57.8	$8,065	$884	$7,181
Holbrook Middle	Public	6-8	418 S Church Street	Lowell	28098	Gaston County	Gaston County Schools	No	No	No	No	(704) 836-9607	712	53	13.5	97.8%	242 (34.0%)	217 (30.5%)	197 (27.7%)	9 (1.3%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	46 (6.5%)	23.2	605^th of 773 public middle schools	21.7%		26.6	597^th of 793 public middle schools	24.7%	8	37.3	36.6	27.1	41.0	38.1	45.6	45.6	$7,945	$752	$7,193
East Lincoln Middle	Public	6-8	4137 Hwy 73	Iron Station	28080	Lincoln County	Lincoln County Schools	No	No	No	No	(704) 732-0761	738	45	16.2	37.8%	532 (72.1%)	53 (7.2%)	90 (12.2%)	7 (0.9%)	4 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	52 (7.0%)	67.9	223^rd of 773 public middle schools	71.2%		73.8	181^st of 793 public middle schools	77.2%	42	71.0	68.8	62.0	56.7	56.7	52.8	65.2	$7,305	$426	$6,879
W P Grier Middle School	Public	6-8	1622 E Garrison Boulevard	Gastonia	28054	Gaston County	Gaston County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(704) 836-9604	659	42	15.7	99.5%	63 (9.6%)	348 (52.8%)	192 (29.1%)	9 (1.4%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	45 (6.8%)	10.3	717^th of 773 public middle schools	7.2%		12.4	720^th of 793 public middle schools	9.2%	3	25.1	23.7	30.0	25.1	30.7	29.8	36.9	$8,330	$1,260	$7,071
Whitewater Middle	Public, Magnet	6-8	10201 Running Rapids Rd	Charlotte	28214	Mecklenburg County	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(980) 344-3400	731	48	15.2	99.6%	20 (2.7%)	372 (50.9%)	263 (36.0%)	45 (6.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (4.2%)	37.3	491^st of 773 public middle schools	36.5%		26.1	602^nd of 793 public middle schools	24.1%	111	53.7	48.0	65.5	41.1	34.1	40.1	46.3	$10,408	$1,245	$9,164
York Chester Middle	Public	6-8	601 S Clay Street	Gastonia	28052	Gaston County	Gaston County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(704) 836-9609	398	25	15.9	99.2%	72 (18.1%)	188 (47.2%)	121 (30.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (4.3%)	25.9	582^nd of 773 public middle schools	24.7%		25.2	617^th of 793 public middle schools	22.2%	35	37.3	40.7	49.0	29.9	31.9	44.2	45.2	$12,146	$3,225	$8,921
Coulwood STEM Academy	Public, Magnet	6-8	500 Kentberry Dr	Charlotte	28214	Mecklenburg County	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(980) 343-6090	632	42	14.9	99.5%	25 (4.0%)	400 (63.3%)	165 (26.1%)	20 (3.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (3.3%)	60.3	281^st of 773 public middle schools	63.6%		59.5	290^th of 793 public middle schools	63.4%	9	71.8	79.9	55.2	43.8	49.5	49.5	65.3	$9,982	$1,296	$8,685
Cramerton Middle	Public	6-8	601 Cramer Mountain Road	Cramerton	28032	Gaston County	Gaston County Schools	No	No	No	No	(704) 836-9603	959	51	18.8	43.2%	587 (61.2%)	154 (16.1%)	117 (12.2%)	44 (4.6%)	4 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	53 (5.5%)	88.9	61^st of 773 public middle schools	92.1%		91.4	54^th of 793 public middle schools	93.2%	7	77.9	76.4	76.8	67.6	69.8	77.5	82.9	$7,892	$734	$7,158

Frequently Asked Questions about Stanley Middle

How many students attend Stanley Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 602 students attended Stanley Middle.

What district is Stanley Middle in?

Gaston County Schools

Is Stanley Middle a good school?

Stanley Middle ranks 269^th of 773 North Carolina middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Stanley Middle?

Students at Stanley Middle are 59% White, 19% Hispanic, 14% African American, 6% Two or more races, 1% Asian.

What high school do graduates of Stanley Middle attend?

Students who attend Stanley Middle usually go on to attend East Gaston High

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