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Gaston County Schools Schools
Gaston County Schools is a public school district in North Carolina, based in Gaston County (Gastonia). SchoolGrade grades 56 of its schools on actual versus projected test scores; every school below has its own page.
Gaston County Schools on the map
District boundary from the NCES EDGE composite school district file. Each marker is a graded school; click it for its grade and scores.
SchoolGrade summary for Gaston County Schools
52 of 56 schools in Gaston County Schools carry a SchoolGrade (4 have too little test data to grade). Grade distribution:
A: 16B: 19C: 11D: 5F: 1
Best schools in Gaston County Schools
Statewide rankings: all 584 high schools in North Carolina · all 450 middle schools in North Carolina · all 1396 elementary schools in North Carolina
The ten highest SchoolGrades in the district. Grades reward actual test performance against the projection for each school's student context, so a B in a high-poverty school can outrank an A- elsewhere on impact.
- A+ Highland Sch Of Technology (High school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- A+ Gaston Early College High School (High school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- A+ Cramerton Middle (Middle school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- A+ Hawks Nest Steam Academy (Elementary school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- A South Point High (High school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- A Stuart W Cramer High (High school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- A East Gaston High (High school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- A Belmont Middle (Middle school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- A Belmont Central Elementary (Elementary school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- A W A Bess Elementary School (Elementary school, greatly exceeds expectations)
Every school in Gaston County Schools
High schools (10)
- B+ Ashbrook High, Gastonia
- C Bessemer City High, Bessemer City
- B Cherryville High, Cherryville
- A East Gaston High, Mount Holly
- A- Forestview High, Gastonia
- A+ Gaston Early College High School, Dallas
- C Hunter Huss High, Gastonia
- B- North Gaston High, Dallas
- A South Point High, Belmont
- A Stuart W Cramer High, Belmont
Middle and junior high schools (13)
- A Belmont Middle, Belmont
- B- Bessemer City Middle, Bessemer City
- A+ Cramerton Middle, Cramerton
- C- Edward D Sadler JR Elementary School, Gastonia
- B Holbrook Middle, Lowell
- B+ John Chavis Middle School, Cherryville
- A- Mount Holly Middle, Mount Holly
- B Southwest Middle, Gastonia
- A Stanley Middle, Stanley
- B- W B Beam Intermediate School, Cherryville
- B+ W C Friday Middle School, Dallas
- C+ W P Grier Middle School, Gastonia
- C+ York Chester Middle, Gastonia
Elementary and primary schools (28)
- A Belmont Central Elementary, Belmont
- C- Bessemer City Central Elem, Bessemer City
- Bessemer City Primary, Bessemer City
- C+ Brookside Elementary, Gastonia
- B- Carr Elementary, Dallas
- B- Catawba Heights Elementary, Belmont
- C Chapel Grove Elementary, Gastonia
- B- Cherryville Elementary, Cherryville
- B+ Costner Elementary, Dallas
- C+ Gardner Park Elementary, Gastonia
- Gaston Early College Of Medical Sciences, Dallas
- D H H Beam Elementary, Gastonia
- B+ Ida Rankin Elementary School, Mount Holly
- J B Page Primary School, Belmont
- C Kiser Elementary, Stanley
- D+ Lingerfeldt Elementary, Gastonia
- B Lowell Elementary, Lowell
- B- Mcadenville Elementary, Mcadenville
- A New Hope Elementary, Gastonia
- B+ North Belmont Elementary, Belmont
- A- Pinewood Elementary, Mount Holly
- B- Pleasant Ridge Elementary, Gastonia
- B- Robinson Elementary, Gastonia
- D+ Sherwood Elementary, Gastonia
- Springfield Primary, Stanley
- C Tryon Elementary, Bessemer City
- A W A Bess Elementary School, Gastonia
- D+ Woodhill Elementary, Gastonia
Other schools and academies (5)
- A Gaston Virtual Academy, Gastonia
- A+ Hawks Nest Steam Academy, Gastonia
- A+ Highland Sch Of Technology, Gastonia
- F Warlick Academy, Gastonia
- D+ Webb Street School, Gastonia
Where Gaston County Schools schools are
Cities and towns served (10)
- Gastonia (23)
- Belmont (7)
- Dallas (6)
- Bessemer City (5)
- Cherryville (4)
- Mount Holly (4)
- Stanley (3)
- Lowell (2)
- Cramerton (1)
- Mcadenville (1)
About this district
- State: Best schools in North Carolina
- County: Gaston County
- Type: regular local school district
- Setting: midsize suburb (NCES locale of the district office)
- Enrollment: 30,253 students with 1,834 full-time-equivalent teachers and 3,846 total staff FTE (NCES CCD, 2023-24)
- NCES district ID: 3701620
- Grades are the 2025-26 SchoolGrade model: each school's actual proficiency against the level projected for its student context. How SchoolGrade works
Nearby school districts
- Lincoln County Schools (22 schools, 14 mi)
- Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools (178 schools, 20 mi)
- Cleveland County Schools (28 schools, 22 mi)
- Catawba County Schools (28 schools, 25 mi)
- Newton Conover City Schools (7 schools, 29 mi)
- Mooresville Graded School District (7 schools, 29 mi)
- Hickory City Schools (9 schools, 32 mi)
- Kannapolis City Schools (8 schools, 35 mi)
Questions about Gaston County Schools
How many schools are in Gaston County Schools?
SchoolGrade grades 56 public schools in Gaston County Schools, across 10 cities and towns. Every one of them is listed on this page with a link to its own report.
Which cities does Gaston County Schools serve?
The largest by graded schools: Gastonia, Belmont, Dallas, Bessemer City, Cherryville and 5 more.
How good are the schools in Gaston County Schools?
Across the 52 graded schools, the average SchoolGrade is B, with 47% of tested students meeting the state bar against a projected 39%. 92% of schools meet or exceed the expectation for their student context.
How many students attend Gaston County Schools?
30,253 students were enrolled in Gaston County Schools in the 2023-24 school year, about 16.5 students per full-time teacher (NCES Common Core of Data).
Where is Gaston County Schools?
Gaston County Schools is in North Carolina, based in Gaston County, with its district office in Gastonia. Its boundary covers about 356 sq mi.