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Gatesville Elementary

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Gatesville Elementary ranks 1050 th of 1490 North Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

1050^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,490 North Carolina Elementary Schools

Better than 30% of North Carolina elementary schools

Summary

Gatesville Elementary is a public elementary school serving 243 students in grades PK-5 in Gatesville, North Carolina. The school is part of the Gates County Schools district, which is ranked 156 out of 242 districts in the state and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Gatesville Elementary has some academic strengths, particularly in mathematics, where it consistently outperforms the district and state averages. However, the school struggles in reading proficiency, with only 20% of 3rd graders meeting or exceeding standards in 2024-2025, compared to 29.1% for the district and 46.7% for the state. The school's performance in science for 5th grade is also below the district and state averages. Compared to nearby schools like T.S. Cooper Elementary and Buckland Elementary, Gatesville Elementary generally performs better in mathematics but worse in reading and science.

Gatesville Elementary faces several challenges, including a declining statewide ranking over the past several years and a high percentage of students from low-income families, with 64.61% receiving free or reduced-price lunch in 2023-2024. These socioeconomic factors likely contribute to the school's academic struggles, as research has shown that students from low-income backgrounds often face additional barriers to learning. Despite these challenges, Gatesville Elementary has a lower student-teacher ratio compared to nearby schools and higher per-student spending, suggesting that the school is working to provide its students with the resources they need to succeed.

252

Students ?

16.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,161

Per pupil spending ?

59.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

709 North Main Street
Gatesville, NC 27938

(252) 357-0613

District: Gates County Schools

Students who attend Gatesville Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Central Middle School
High:	Gates County Senior High

Racial breakdown:

White:

62.3%

African American:

20.2%

Two or more races:

12.3%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 52nd percentile in 2015 → 30th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the North Carolina average (47% vs 57% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 22 percentile points since 2015

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school47%

District avg52%

North Carolina avg57%

1,050^th of 1,490

North Carolina public elementary schools ?

Bottom 30%▼ down 22 pts since 2015

From top 48% (2015) to bottom 30% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 3Elementary Schools in the Gates County Schools

156^th of 242Gates 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	32.3	1050 of 1490	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	42.4	879 of 1505	41.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	60.4	572 of 1502	61.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	54.3	670 of 1514	55.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	62.0	541 of 1489	63.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	62.8	524 of 1473	64.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	61.5	555 of 1434	61.3%	★★★☆☆
2017	56.8	632 of 1429	55.8%	★★★☆☆
2016	59.8	559 of 1425	60.8%	★★★☆☆
2015	53.6	692 of 1440	51.9%	★★★☆☆
2014	56.1	602 of 1390	56.7%	★★★☆☆
2013	57.1	562 of 1403	59.9%	★★★☆☆
2012	79.1	230 of 1388	83.4%	★★★★☆
2011	59.0	631 of 1381	54.3%	★★★☆☆
2010	45.6	846 of 1363	37.9%	★★☆☆☆
2009	45.4	846 of 1354	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2008	52.8	669 of 1324	49.5%	★★☆☆☆
2007	47.7	785 of 1293	39.3%	★★☆☆☆
2006	50.9	701 of 1276	45.1%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2024	41.8	549 of 924	40.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	58.9	320 of 933	65.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	52.4	318 of 896	64.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	68.8	214 of 949	77.4%	★★★★☆
2018	72.9	161 of 927	82.6%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	25.2	1175 of 1451	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	32.9	1040 of 1455	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	51.1	715 of 1459	51.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	66.2	435 of 1458	70.2%	★★★★☆
2021	76.7	268 of 1440	81.4%	★★★★☆
2019	72.1	347 of 1424	75.6%	★★★★☆
2018	74.7	310 of 1405	77.9%	★★★★☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	15.6	688 of 710	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	53.4	412 of 669	38.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	68.0	102 of 582	82.5%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	34.5	1030 of 1437	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	42.9	870 of 1450	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	56.9	558 of 1437	61.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	50.9	635 of 1366	53.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	67.0	302 of 1329	77.3%	★★★★☆
2019	67.1	355 of 1361	73.9%	★★★★☆
2018	69.0	324 of 1332	75.7%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	41.8	869 of 1450	40.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	48.7	766 of 1464	47.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	66.6	436 of 1461	70.2%	★★★★☆
2022	46.4	774 of 1464	47.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	44.8	770 of 1444	46.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	50.2	736 of 1430	48.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	52.0	708 of 1413	49.9%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2024	64.9	170 of 801	78.8%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	22.5	1001 of 1172	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	31.5	868 of 1166	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	52.6	579 of 1183	51.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	41.5	735 of 1194	38.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	60.4	430 of 1172	63.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	55.6	522 of 1183	55.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	53.1	594 of 1178	49.6%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Special Education (2024)79th percentile+37 vs school

African American (2024)41st percentile~ school

Male (2025)40th percentile+11 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)28th percentile~ school

Female (2025)19th percentile-11 vs school

White (2025)15th percentile-15 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2025)3rd percentile-26 vs school

By subject vs North Carolina (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics63%~ state avg

Science43%-19 vs state

Reading32%-21 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
Gatesville Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	709 North Main Street	Gatesville	27938	Gates County	Gates County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 357-0613	252	15	16.5	59.5%	157 (62.3%)	51 (20.2%)	12 (4.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (12.3%)	32.3	1050^th of 1490 public elementary schools	29.5%		42.4	879^th of 1505 public elementary schools	41.6%	171	85.7	48.8	53.6	20.0	34.1	42.9	42.9	$12,161	$1,468	$10,693
Buckland Elementary	Public	K-5	448 NC 37 North	Gates	27937	Gates County	Gates County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 357-1611	220	15	15.1	50.9%	145 (65.9%)	49 (22.3%)	8 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (6.8%)	37	963^rd of 1490 public elementary schools	35.4%		34	1029^th of 1505 public elementary schools	31.6%	66	66.7	43.2	47.9	36.1	54.1	45.8	54.2	$12,341	$957	$11,384
T S Cooper Elementary	Public	K-5	237 NC 32 South	Sunbury	27979	Gates County	Gates County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 465-4091	170	12	14.0	57.1%	106 (62.4%)	43 (25.3%)	9 (5.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (6.5%)	57.9	598^th of 1490 public elementary schools	59.9%		52.4	711^th of 1505 public elementary schools	52.8%	113	53.1	65.4	71.4	31.3	76.9	50.0	78.6	$11,764	$1,088	$10,676
Colerain Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	202 N Academy Street	Colerain	27924	Bertie County	Bertie County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 356-4714	193	17	11.6	98.4%	26 (13.5%)	159 (82.4%)	3 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.6%)	36.4	975^th of 1490 public elementary schools	34.6%		41.7	897^th of 1505 public elementary schools	40.4%	78	64.5	31.8	59.5	25.8	40.9	54.1	51.4	$13,354	$2,225	$11,129
Bearfield Primary	Public	PK, KG-3	145 Hertford Co High School Rd	Ahoskie	27910	Hertford County	Hertford County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 209-6140	543	33	16.6	98.3%	70 (12.9%)	413 (76.1%)	22 (4.1%)	6 (1.1%)	3 (0.6%)	6 (1.1%)	23 (4.2%)								(n/a)	44.7			43.5				$12,818	$1,452	$11,367
Ahoskie Elementary	Public	4-5	1206 W. First Street	Ahoskie	27910	Hertford County	Hertford County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 301-5060	218	14	15.5	97.2%	30 (13.8%)	168 (77.1%)	6 (2.8%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	6 (2.8%)	6 (2.8%)	15.2	1348^th of 1490 public elementary schools	9.5%		41.4	903^rd of 1505 public elementary schools	40.0%	445		27.7	52.7		27.4	37.8	38.9	$11,714	$2,123	$9,591
D F Walker Elementary	Public	3-5	125 Sandy Ridge Road	Edenton	27932	Chowan County	Edenton-Chowan Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 221-4151	368	21	17.5	99.2%	167 (45.4%)	139 (37.8%)	41 (11.1%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (5.4%)	31.6	1065^th of 1490 public elementary schools	28.5%		32.1	1063^rd of 1505 public elementary schools	29.4%	2	56.2	62.4	35.9	27.3	55.3	33.7	40.2	$10,795	$1,506	$9,289
Riverview Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	236 US 158 Business	Murfreesboro	27855	Hertford County	Hertford County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 398-4862	372	29	12.8	99.2%	40 (10.8%)	271 (72.8%)	47 (12.6%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.2%)	13	1380^th of 1490 public elementary schools	7.4%		18.2	1306^th of 1505 public elementary schools	13.2%	74	46.3	38.5	43.6	24.4	43.6	18.2	29.1	$13,668	$2,469	$11,199
White Oak Elementary	Public	PK, KG-2	111 Sandy Ridge Road	Edenton	27932	Chowan County	Edenton-Chowan Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 221-4078	488	34	14.3	99.4%	226 (46.3%)	190 (38.9%)	40 (8.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (6.4%)								(n/a)								$13,005	$1,702	$11,303

Frequently Asked Questions about Gatesville Elementary

How many students attend Gatesville Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 252 students attended Gatesville Elementary.

What schools do graduates of Gatesville Elementary attend?

Students who attend Gatesville Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Central Middle School
High : Gates County Senior High

Is Gatesville Elementary a good school?

Gatesville Elementary ranks 1050^th of 1490 North Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

What district is Gatesville Elementary in?

Gates County Schools

What is the racial makeup of Gatesville Elementary?

Students at Gatesville Elementary are 62% White, 20% African American, 12% Two or more races, 5% Hispanic.

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