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Gaston STEM Leadership Academy

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Gaston STEM Leadership Academy ranks 1095 th of 1490 North Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-8

1095^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,490 North Carolina Elementary Schools

Better than 27% of North Carolina elementary schools

Summary

Gaston STEM Leadership Academy is an elementary school serving grades PK-8 in Gaston, North Carolina, part of the Northampton County Schools district. With 294 students, the school has consistently ranked in the bottom quarter of North Carolina elementary schools over the past 10 years.

Gaston STEM Leadership Academy struggles with student performance, consistently underperforming the state and district averages on standardized tests across all grade levels and subjects. For example, in 2024-2025, the school's 3rd grade math proficiency rate was 60.7% compared to the state average of 64.1% and the district average of 48.2%. The school's reading and science proficiency rates are also well below state and district averages. While the school's performance is strongest among its African American student population, it struggles to support its female and male students, with the male students ranking in the bottom 10% of North Carolina elementary schools.

Despite spending $18,837 per student, which is higher than the state average, and having a relatively low student-teacher ratio, Gaston STEM Leadership Academy continues to underperform. When compared to nearby schools like Pittman Elementary Leadership Academy, Central Elementary, and Aurelian Springs Institute of Global Lea, Gaston STEM Leadership Academy generally performs worse across most academic measures. This suggests the school may need to re-evaluate its resource allocation and implement more targeted, evidence-based strategies to improve student learning and address the unique needs of its diverse student population.

284

Students ?

11.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$18,837

Per pupil spending ?

98.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

400 Broughton Street
Gaston, NC 27832

(252) 537-2520

District: Northampton County Schools

Students who attend Gaston STEM Leadership Academy usually attend:

High:

Northampton County High School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

87.0%

White:

5.3%

Two or more races:

4.2%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 5th percentile in 2015 → 27th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 22 percentile points since 2015

✓Small classes — about 12 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the North Carolina average (40% vs 56% meeting standards)

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

!Reading scores 19 pts below the North Carolina average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school40%

District avg39%

North Carolina avg56%

Elementary school

1,095^th of 1,490

North Carolina public elementary schools ?

Bottom 27%▲ up 22 pts since 2015

From bottom 5% (2015) to bottom 27% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

658^th of 773

North Carolina public middle schools ?

Bottom 15%▲ up 3 pts since 2022

From bottom 11% (2022) to bottom 15% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

212^th of 242Northampton 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)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	29.6	1095 of 1490	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.7	1198 of 1505	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	36.3	985 of 1502	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	14.6	1369 of 1514	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	4.0	1477 of 1489	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	21.9	1235 of 1473	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	4.7	1401 of 1434	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	5.3	1388 of 1429	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	6.9	1370 of 1425	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	7.3	1374 of 1440	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	8.2	1318 of 1390	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	12.4	1299 of 1403	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	19.3	1219 of 1388	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	9.7	1311 of 1381	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	14.3	1238 of 1363	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	51.2	403 of 918	56.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	51.4	407 of 924	56.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	64.1	263 of 933	71.8%	★★★★☆
2022	29.4	709 of 927	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	12.8	888 of 896	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	46.0	505 of 949	46.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	17.2	857 of 927	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	38.7	918 of 1451	36.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	32.8	1042 of 1455	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	32.8	1011 of 1459	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	15.3	1333 of 1458	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	7.1	1412 of 1440	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	24.6	1165 of 1424	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	3.6	1386 of 1405	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	35.4	1009 of 1437	29.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	36.4	981 of 1450	32.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	50.4	714 of 1437	50.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	24.4	1148 of 1366	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	7.6	1325 of 1329	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	36.0	953 of 1361	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	12.5	1276 of 1332	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	11.5	1377 of 1450	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	23.1	1201 of 1464	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	35.5	993 of 1461	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	16.6	1301 of 1464	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	5.9	1417 of 1444	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	21.2	1222 of 1430	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	8.7	1353 of 1413	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	18.1	658 of 773	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.4	631 of 793	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.6	591 of 784	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	15.0	696 of 786	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	40.1	314 of 546	42.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	39.2	334 of 560	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	49.1	241 of 559	56.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	35.6	353 of 550	35.8%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	24.0	582 of 733	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	29.3	535 of 738	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.1	627 of 731	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	9.2	697 of 733	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	27.6	566 of 729	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	34.4	511 of 743	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	34.1	506 of 735	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	33.2	471 of 689	31.6%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	13.2	670 of 733	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	20.6	623 of 751	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	33.6	506 of 747	32.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	21.2	619 of 748	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Elementary school

African American (2025)56th percentile+30 vs school

Female (2025)37th percentile+10 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)30th percentile+3 vs school

Male (2025)5th percentile-21 vs school

Middle school

African American (2025)42nd percentile+28 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)22nd percentile+7 vs school

Female (2025)21st percentile+6 vs school

Male (2025)9th percentile-6 vs school

By subject vs North Carolina (2024-2025) ?

Science47%-14 vs state

Mathematics45%-12 vs state

Reading34%-19 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 Mathematics 6th Grade	EOG Mathematics 7th Grade	EOG Mathematics 8th Grade	EOG Reading 3rd Grade	EOG Reading 4th Grade	EOG Reading 5th Grade	EOG Reading 6th Grade	EOG Reading 7th Grade	EOG Reading 8th Grade	EOG Science 5th Grade	EOG Science 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Gaston STEM Leadership Academy	Public	PK, KG-8	400 Broughton Street	Gaston	27832	Northampton County	Northampton County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 537-2520	284	24	11.8	98.9%	15 (5.3%)	247 (87.0%)	10 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (4.2%)	29.6	1095^th of 1490 public elementary schools	26.5%		24.7	1198^th of 1505 public elementary schools	20.4%	103	60.7	33.3	84.6	37.9	46.2	28.1	35.7	23.8	46.2	31.0	34.6	34.4	69.2	37.5	$18,837	$3,552	$15,285
Belmont Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1517 Bolling Road	Roanoke Rapids	27870	Halifax County	Roanoke Rapids City Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 519-7500	614	38	16.0	99.5%	324 (52.8%)	181 (29.5%)	57 (9.3%)	14 (2.3%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (5.7%)	49.1	758^th of 1490 public elementary schools	49.1%		26.5	1171^st of 1505 public elementary schools	22.2%	413	58.2	52.8	58.2				41.8	55.6	54.4				66.7		$10,381	$1,618	$8,763
Manning Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	940 Park Avenue	Roanoke Rapids	27870	Halifax County	Roanoke Rapids City Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 519-7400	630	41	15.2	99.5%	323 (51.3%)	173 (27.5%)	75 (11.9%)	19 (3.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (6.2%)	47.5	789^th of 1490 public elementary schools	47.0%		42.3	880^th of 1505 public elementary schools	41.5%	91	59.0	57.8	64.4				40.0	54.2	44.4				64.4		$10,540	$1,066	$9,474
Weldon Elementary Global Academy	Public	PK, KG-5	805 Washington Ave	Weldon	27890	Halifax County	Weldon City Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 536-4815	272	16	17.4	98.9%	5 (1.8%)	254 (93.4%)	4 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.3%)	2.9	1483^rd of 1490 public elementary schools	0.5%		11.8	1402^nd of 1505 public elementary schools	6.8%	81	20.0	17.6	22.9				17.8	17.6	18.8				31.3		$16,062	$2,258	$13,804
Everetts Elementary S.T.E.M. Academy	Public	PK, KG-5	4391 Highway 158	Roanoke Rapids	27870	Halifax County	Halifax County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 519-0300	254	17	14.9	98.8%	11 (4.3%)	207 (81.5%)	17 (6.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	2 (0.8%)	16 (6.3%)	6.6	1454^th of 1490 public elementary schools	2.4%		9.7	1426^th of 1505 public elementary schools	5.2%	28	29.5	30.2	38.7				15.9	37.2	22.6				16.1		$11,194	$2,551	$8,642
KIPP Halifax College Preparatory	Public, Charter	K-8	9986 Hwy 903	Halifax	27839	Halifax County	KIPP Halifax College Preparatory	Yes	No	No	Yes	(252) 410-0277	528	34	15.5	99.2%	21 (4.0%)	450 (85.2%)	23 (4.4%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (6.1%)	5.2	1470^th of 1490 public elementary schools	1.3%		1.3	1502^nd of 1505 public elementary schools	0.2%	32	37.5	14.5	12.1	15.5	13.4	20.5	32.1	36.4	15.5	15.5	28.4	25.6	15.5	33.3
Aurelian Springs Institute of Global Lea	Public	PK, KG-5	10536 Hwy 48	Littleton	27850	Halifax County	Halifax County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 586-4944	140	13	10.7	97.9%	17 (12.1%)	109 (77.9%)	7 (5.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.4%)	5 (3.6%)	37	961^st of 1490 public elementary schools	35.5%		39.2	947^th of 1505 public elementary schools	37.1%	14	52.0	42.9	68.4				24.0	57.1	52.6				52.6		$15,972	$2,777	$13,194
Central Elementary	Public	PK, KG-3	9742 NC Hwy 305	Jackson	27845	Northampton County	Northampton County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 534-3381	283	22	12.8	98.9%	39 (13.8%)	203 (71.7%)	28 (9.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (4.6%)								(n/a)	42.1						29.8								$17,593	$3,541	$14,052
Pittman Elementary Leadership Academy	Public	PK, KG-5	25041 Hwy 561	Enfield	27823	Halifax County	Halifax County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 445-5268	147	11	13.8	98.0%	2 (1.4%)	137 (93.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	2 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (3.4%)	12.5	1385^th of 1490 public elementary schools	7.0%		12.5	1396^th of 1505 public elementary schools	7.2%	11	57.1	20.8	26.3				35.7	41.7	26.3				15.8		$18,006	$3,302	$14,705

Frequently Asked Questions about Gaston STEM Leadership Academy

What is the racial makeup of Gaston STEM Leadership Academy?

Students at Gaston STEM Leadership Academy are 87% African American, 5% White, 4% Two or more races, 4% Hispanic.

What district is Gaston STEM Leadership Academy in?

Northampton County Schools

Is Gaston STEM Leadership Academy a good school?

Gaston STEM Leadership Academy ranks 1095^th of 1490 North Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

What schools do graduates of Gaston STEM Leadership Academy attend?

Students who attend Gaston STEM Leadership Academy usually go on to attend:

High : Northampton County High School

How many students attend Gaston STEM Leadership Academy?

In the 2024-25 school year, 284 students attended Gaston STEM Leadership Academy.

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