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Edward D Sadler Junior Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-5

1423^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,490 North Carolina Elementary Schools

Better than 4% of North Carolina elementary schools

Summary

Edward D Sadler Junior Elementary School is a public elementary school serving grades PK-5 in Gastonia, North Carolina, with 360 students. The school is part of the Gaston County Schools district, which is ranked 149 out of 242 districts in the state and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Edward D Sadler Junior Elementary consistently ranks in the bottom 10-15% of North Carolina elementary schools, with significantly below-average performance on state standardized tests across all grade levels and subjects. For example, in 2024-2025, only 19.1% of 3rd graders were proficient in reading compared to 46.7% statewide, and only 23.6% of 5th graders were proficient in math compared to 59.3% statewide. The school's performance is particularly low for certain student subgroups, such as African American, Hispanic, and low socioeconomic status students.

The school serves a community with significant economic challenges, as evidenced by the extremely high percentage (over 99%) of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch. This is significantly higher than the surrounding Gaston County schools, which range from 98.5% to 99.5% free/reduced lunch. Despite additional resources and a relatively low student-teacher ratio, Edward D Sadler Junior Elementary has struggled to improve academic outcomes, suggesting deep-rooted challenges that the school has yet to address effectively.

374

Students ?

10.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$9,464

Per pupil spending ?

99.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

3950 West Franklin Boulevard
Gastonia, NC 28052

(704) 862-5895

District: Gaston County Schools

Students who attend Edward D Sadler Junior Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Bessemer City Middle
High:	Bessemer City High

Racial breakdown:

African American:

42.0%

Hispanic:

36.1%

White:

15.0%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 6th percentile in 2015 → 4th in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the North Carolina average (31% vs 57% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (4th percentile)

!Mathematics scores 33 pts below the North Carolina average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school31%

District avg49%

North Carolina avg57%

1,423^rd of 1,490

North Carolina public elementary schools ?

Bottom 4%▼ down 2 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

22^nd 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	9.9	1423 of 1490	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	6.7	1463 of 1505	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	6.7	1453 of 1502	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	22.5	1217 of 1514	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	25.3	1099 of 1489	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	18.3	1287 of 1473	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	12.9	1299 of 1434	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	8.5	1344 of 1429	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	6.6	1374 of 1425	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	9.0	1352 of 1440	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	9.8	1293 of 1390	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	10.3	1325 of 1403	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	12.1	1303 of 1388	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	11.5	1292 of 1381	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	11.6	1266 of 1363	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	8.3	1283 of 1354	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	6.9	1275 of 1324	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	11.8	1208 of 1293	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	15.3	1170 of 1276	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	19.8	833 of 918	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	16.2	863 of 924	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	24.8	766 of 933	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	44.5	481 of 927	48.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	37.0	540 of 896	39.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	41.9	569 of 949	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	33.8	668 of 927	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2019	12.7	859 of 878	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	16.6	861 of 897	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	37.5	350 of 563	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	24.5	463 of 533	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.2	417 of 514	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	36.8	310 of 485	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	48.3	138 of 385	64.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	45.4	247 of 497	50.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	38.5	275 of 421	34.7%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	11.9	1368 of 1451	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	12.4	1361 of 1455	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	10.1	1382 of 1459	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	40.1	886 of 1458	39.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	34.8	918 of 1440	36.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	23.0	1190 of 1424	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	16.0	1261 of 1405	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	28.1	767 of 961	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.4	872 of 951	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	17.5	846 of 915	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	30.7	690 of 893	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	36.7	535 of 843	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	27.9	713 of 865	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	31.6	646 of 851	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	16.9	1331 of 1437	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	15.2	1356 of 1450	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	17.6	1301 of 1437	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	38.4	874 of 1366	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	27.4	1005 of 1329	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	29.8	1052 of 1361	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	27.5	1062 of 1332	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	9.9	1393 of 1450	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	4.8	1443 of 1464	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	8.4	1404 of 1461	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	11.2	1380 of 1464	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	18.4	1206 of 1444	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	17.4	1260 of 1430	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	13.2	1307 of 1413	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2021	32.7	826 of 1172	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	9.6	1143 of 1183	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	3.8	1172 of 1178	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2025)38th percentile+33 vs school

White (2021)30th percentile+3 vs school

Hispanic (2025)20th percentile+16 vs school

African American (2025)9th percentile+5 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)7th percentile+3 vs school

Female (2025)6th percentile~ school

Male (2025)4th percentile~ school

Disabled (2019)2nd percentile-10 vs school

By subject vs North Carolina (2024-2025) ?

Science47%-15 vs state

Reading28%-25 vs state

Mathematics28%-33 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
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
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
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
Chapel Grove Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5201 Lewis Road	Gastonia	28052	Gaston County	Gaston County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(704) 836-9113	382	25	15.1	99.2%	201 (52.6%)	37 (9.7%)	112 (29.3%)	3 (0.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (7.3%)	30.5	1082^nd of 1490 public elementary schools	27.4%		17.8	1312^th of 1505 public elementary schools	12.8%	230	60.3	40.0	31.7	31.5	44.4	44.4	63.5	$10,242	$1,403	$8,840
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
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
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
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
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 Edward D Sadler Junior Elementary School

What is the racial makeup of Edward D Sadler Junior Elementary School?

Students at Edward D Sadler Junior Elementary School are 42% African American, 36% Hispanic, 15% White, 6% Two or more races, 1% Asian.

How many students attend Edward D Sadler Junior Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 374 students attended Edward D Sadler Junior Elementary School.

Is Edward D Sadler Junior Elementary School a good school?

Edward D Sadler Junior Elementary School ranks in the bottom 4.5% of North Carolina elementary schools.

What district is Edward D Sadler Junior Elementary School in?

Gaston County Schools

What schools do graduates of Edward D Sadler Junior Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Edward D Sadler Junior Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Bessemer City Middle
High : Bessemer City High

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