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Tryon Elementary

Q: Is Tryon Elementary a good school?

Tryon Elementary ranks in the bottom 21.9% of North Carolina elementary schools.

Q: How many students attend Tryon Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 336 students attended Tryon Elementary.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Tryon Elementary?

Students at Tryon Elementary are 68% White, 15% Hispanic, 9% African American, 7% Two or more races.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

1163^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,490 North Carolina Elementary Schools

Better than 22% of North Carolina elementary schools

Summary

Tryon Elementary is a public elementary school located in Bessemer City, North Carolina, serving grades PK-5 with a total enrollment of 334 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.

Tryon Elementary has consistently ranked in the bottom quarter of North Carolina elementary schools, with a ranking between 924 and 1323 out of around 1,500 schools over the past 10 years. The school is rated 1 or 2 stars out of 5 by SchoolDigger, indicating below-average performance. Tryon Elementary students consistently score below the Gaston County and North Carolina averages in mathematics, reading, and science proficiency on the End-of-Grade (EOG) tests. For example, in 2024-2025, only 32% of 3rd graders were proficient in reading, compared to 46.7% statewide.

Tryon Elementary's extremely high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 98.5% to 99.06% over the past few years, suggests the school faces significant challenges in supporting a predominantly low-income student population. Compared to nearby schools in the Gaston County district, such as Costner Elementary and Cherryville Elementary, Tryon Elementary lags significantly in academic achievement across all subject areas and grade levels.

336

Students ?

12.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,346

Per pupil spending ?

97.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2620 Tryon Courthouse Road
Bessemer City, NC 28016-9802

(704) 836-9107

District: Gaston County Schools

Racial breakdown:

White:

68.2%

Hispanic:

14.6%

African American:

8.6%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 32nd percentile in 2015 → 22nd in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the North Carolina average (44% vs 57% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (22nd percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 10 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school44%

District avg49%

North Carolina avg57%

1,163^rd of 1,490

North Carolina public elementary schools ?

Bottom 22%▼ down 10 pts since 2015

From bottom 32% (2015) to bottom 22% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

18^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	25.7	1163 of 1490	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.1	1265 of 1505	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	15.8	1323 of 1502	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	37.9	954 of 1514	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	35.3	933 of 1489	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	31.2	1079 of 1473	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	40.0	924 of 1434	35.6%	★★☆☆☆
2017	35.9	985 of 1429	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2016	36.5	973 of 1425	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2015	36.0	986 of 1440	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2014	23.9	1104 of 1390	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	34.7	953 of 1403	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2012	55.1	687 of 1388	50.5%	★★★☆☆
2011	46.1	848 of 1381	38.6%	★★☆☆☆
2010	47.9	809 of 1363	40.6%	★★☆☆☆
2009	47.1	813 of 1354	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2008	44.0	821 of 1324	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2007	39.0	911 of 1293	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	37.0	915 of 1276	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2022	30.6	459 of 634	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	49.7	246 of 646	61.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	18.6	820 of 878	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	53.7	339 of 897	62.2%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	25.2	1176 of 1451	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.5	1233 of 1455	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.4	1261 of 1459	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	45.3	797 of 1458	45.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	35.5	900 of 1440	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	37.4	948 of 1424	33.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	45.8	814 of 1405	42.1%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	22.2	833 of 961	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	62.1	264 of 851	69.0%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	47.3	753 of 1437	47.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	35.2	1011 of 1450	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	22.3	1229 of 1437	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	49.2	667 of 1366	51.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	36.1	846 of 1329	36.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	33.9	991 of 1361	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	51.4	644 of 1332	51.7%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	28.5	1092 of 1450	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.3	1196 of 1464	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	15.1	1320 of 1461	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	30.0	1063 of 1464	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	34.9	916 of 1444	36.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	28.7	1115 of 1430	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	36.6	977 of 1413	30.9%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	11.2	820 of 821	0.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	39.4	463 of 801	42.2%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	9.5	1138 of 1172	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	11.8	1120 of 1166	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	4.8	1160 of 1183	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	20.7	1041 of 1194	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	17.4	1066 of 1172	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	10.4	1138 of 1183	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	16.3	1100 of 1178	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)48th percentile+26 vs school

Disabled (2022)28th percentile-9 vs school

Male (2025)25th percentile+3 vs school

Female (2025)19th percentile-3 vs school

Hispanic (2025)13th percentile-9 vs school

White (2025)3rd percentile-19 vs school

Special Education (2025)<1st percentile-22 vs school

By subject vs North Carolina (2024-2025) ?

Science52%-10 vs state

Mathematics45%-16 vs state

Reading40%-12 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
Tryon Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2620 Tryon Courthouse Road	Bessemer City	28016	Gaston County	Gaston County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(704) 836-9107	336	26	12.7	97.6%	229 (68.2%)	29 (8.6%)	49 (14.6%)	2 (0.6%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (7.4%)	25.7	1163^rd of 1490 public elementary schools	21.9%		21.1	1265^th of 1505 public elementary schools	15.9%	102	44.0	41.3	48.3	32.0	47.8	41.7	51.7	$11,346	$1,912	$9,434
Cherryville Elementary	Public	PK, KG-3	700 East Academy Street	Cherryville	28021	Gaston County	Gaston County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(704) 836-9115	378	28	13.5	99.2%	290 (76.7%)	26 (6.9%)	37 (9.8%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (6.1%)								(n/a)	66.3			41.6				$10,948	$1,062	$9,886
Bessemer City Primary	Public	PK, KG-2	1320 North 12th Street	Bessemer City	28016	Gaston County	Gaston County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(704) 836-9109	445	31	14.4	99.3%	169 (38.0%)	126 (28.3%)	106 (23.8%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (9.2%)								(n/a)								$9,139	$1,352	$7,787
Bessemer City Central Elementary	Public	3-5	1400 Puett's Chapel Road	Bessemer City	28016	Gaston County	Gaston County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(704) 836-9108	392	24	16.0	98.2%	159 (40.6%)	93 (23.7%)	98 (25.0%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (10.2%)	6.2	1457^th of 1490 public elementary schools	2.2%		8.1	1443^rd of 1505 public elementary schools	4.1%	14	36.7	30.1	25.9	17.6	33.6	25.0	33.3	$8,603	$1,476	$7,127
W B Beam Intermediate School	Public	4-5	401 East First Street	Cherryville	28021	Gaston County	Gaston County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(704) 836-9114	191	10	18.4	98.4%	128 (67.0%)	23 (12.0%)	29 (15.2%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (5.2%)	48.9	761^st of 1490 public elementary schools	48.9%		50.2	739^th of 1505 public elementary schools	50.9%	22		49.0	64.1		54.0	52.2	60.9	$9,330	$1,251	$8,080
Costner Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	353 Old 277 Loop Hwy	Dallas	28034	Gaston County	Gaston County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(704) 922-3522	430	30	14.1	99.3%	279 (64.9%)	66 (15.3%)	65 (15.1%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (4.2%)	41.2	895^th of 1490 public elementary schools	39.9%		31.6	1071^st of 1505 public elementary schools	28.8%	176	43.4	62.2	56.5	38.6	54.1	49.3	58.0	$9,693	$1,124	$8,569
Washington Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1907 Stony Point Road	Shelby	28150	Cleveland County	Cleveland County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(704) 476-8260	376	26	14.3	97.9%	206 (54.8%)	62 (16.5%)	70 (18.6%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (9.6%)	39.7	923^rd of 1490 public elementary schools	38.1%		14.2	1374^th of 1505 public elementary schools	8.7%	451	72.9	38.2	58.9	42.4	39.7	42.9	62.5	$9,971	$1,530	$8,441
North Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	900 N Ramseur Street	Kings Mountain	28086	Cleveland County	Cleveland County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(704) 476-8225	272	23	12.0	98.9%	143 (52.6%)	84 (30.9%)	23 (8.5%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (7.7%)	72.1	363^rd of 1490 public elementary schools	75.6%		51.7	719^th of 1505 public elementary schools	52.2%	356	71.7	75.5		49.1	67.3			$10,709	$1,428	$9,282
East Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	600 N Cleveland Avenue	Kings Mountain	28086	Cleveland County	Cleveland County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(704) 476-8356	199	18	10.8	97.5%	83 (41.7%)	84 (42.2%)	24 (12.1%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (3.0%)	56.4	626^th of 1490 public elementary schools	58.0%		54.8	665^th of 1505 public elementary schools	55.8%	39	67.6	70.0		37.8	60.0			$11,443	$1,678	$9,765
Edward D Sadler Junior Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3950 West Franklin Boulevard	Gastonia	28052	Gaston County	Gaston County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(704) 862-5895	374	35	10.8	99.2%	56 (15.0%)	157 (42.0%)	135 (36.1%)	5 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (5.6%)	9.9	1423^rd of 1490 public elementary schools	4.5%		6.7	1463^rd of 1505 public elementary schools	2.8%	40	27.9	33.3	23.6	19.1	45.2	25.5	47.3	$9,464	$1,602	$7,862

Frequently Asked Questions about Tryon Elementary

Is Tryon Elementary a good school?

Tryon Elementary ranks in the bottom 21.9% of North Carolina elementary schools.

How many students attend Tryon Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 336 students attended Tryon Elementary.

What district is Tryon Elementary in?

Gaston County Schools

What is the racial makeup of Tryon Elementary?

Students at Tryon Elementary are 68% White, 15% Hispanic, 9% African American, 7% Two or more races.

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