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Best public schools in Gastonia, NC

24 public schools in Gastonia: 13 elementary · 3 middle · 4 high · 4 combined. Ranked by our score, based on 2025-26 state test results.

Rankings renumber to share equal ranks and fill gaps when schools are hidden. Scores compare each school with schools of the same type across North Carolina.

Elementary schools

13 schools in Gastonia, best first
1
Hawks Nest STEAM Academy 92.1
Gaston County Schools · Grades K-5 · 351 students
ELA 76%Math 84%Science 83%
#100 of 1,256 in North Carolina
2
New Hope Elementary 85.3
Gaston County Schools · Grades K-5 · 541 students
ELA 71%Math 83%Science 71%
#185 of 1,256 in North Carolina
3
W A Bess Elementary School 80.9
Gaston County Schools · Grades PK-5 · 641 students
ELA 65%Math 76%Science 77%
#240 of 1,256 in North Carolina
4
Robinson Elementary 41.2
Gaston County Schools · Grades PK-5 · 434 students
ELA 47%Math 52%Science 78%
#739 of 1,256 in North Carolina
5
Pleasant Ridge Elementary 29.9
Gaston County Schools · Grades PK-5 · 882 students
ELA 40%Math 57%Science 61%
#881 of 1,256 in North Carolina
6
Sherwood Elementary 29.0
Gaston County Schools · Grades PK-5 · 491 students
ELA 45%Math 55%Science 54%
#892 of 1,256 in North Carolina
7
Chapel Grove Elementary 19.6
Gaston County Schools · Grades PK-5 · 391 students
ELA 41%Math 47%Science 59%
#1,010 of 1,256 in North Carolina
8
Gardner Park Elementary 12.1
Gaston County Schools · Grades PK-5 · 549 students
ELA 39%Math 42%Science 53%
#1,104 of 1,256 in North Carolina
9
Edward D Sadler Jr Elementary School 11.1
Gaston County Schools · Grades PK-5 · 360 students
ELA 36%Math 40%Science 58%
#1,117 of 1,256 in North Carolina
10
Brookside Elementary 10.9
Gaston County Schools · Grades PK-5 · 506 students
ELA 41%Math 43%Science 41%
#1,119 of 1,256 in North Carolina
11
Lingerfeldt Elementary 4.9
Gaston County Schools · Grades PK-5 · 411 students
ELA 27%Math 34%Science 54%
#1,195 of 1,256 in North Carolina
12
Woodhill Elementary 2.0
Gaston County Schools · Grades PK-5 · 504 students
ELA 28%Math 35%Science 32%
#1,231 of 1,256 in North Carolina
13
H H Beam Elementary 1.9
Gaston County Schools · Grades PK-5 · 569 students
ELA 26%Math 34%Science 36%
#1,233 of 1,256 in North Carolina

Middle schools

3 schools in Gastonia, best first
1
W P Grier Middle School 12.7
Gaston County Schools · Grades 6-8 · 587 students
ELA 35%Math 31%Science 61%
#402 of 460 in North Carolina
2
Southwest Middle 9.9
Gaston County Schools · Grades 6-8 · 809 students
ELA 33%Math 34%Science 53%
#415 of 460 in North Carolina
3
York Chester Middle 6.0
Gaston County Schools · Grades 6-8 · 381 students
ELA 30%Math 26%Science 50%
#433 of 460 in North Carolina

High schools

4 schools in Gastonia, best first
1
Highland Sch of Technology 98.1
Gaston County Schools · Grades 9-12 · 528 students
ELA 98%Math 98%Science 98%
#10 of 512 in North Carolina
2
Forestview High 42.3
Gaston County Schools · Grades 9-12 · 1,116 students
ELA 58%Math 58%Science 57%
#296 of 512 in North Carolina
3
Ashbrook High 20.8
Gaston County Schools · Grades 9-12 · 1,341 students
ELA 51%Math 39%Science 51%
#406 of 512 in North Carolina
4
Hunter Huss High 6.0
Gaston County Schools · Grades 9-12 · 1,134 students
ELA 30%Math 32%Science 30%
#482 of 512 in North Carolina

Combined schools

4 schools in Gastonia, best first
1
Piedmont Community Charter School 76.0
Piedmont Community Charter · Grades K-12 · Charter · 1,940 students
ELA 67%Math 74%Science 67%
#47 of 194 in North Carolina
2
Gaston Virtual Academy 52.8
Gaston County Schools · Grades K-12 · 323 students
ELA 59%Math 53%Science 52%
#92 of 194 in North Carolina
3
Webb Street School 26.0
Gaston County Schools · Grades PK-12 · 161 students
ELA 17%Math 24%Science 33%
#144 of 194 in North Carolina
4
Warlick Academy 10.1
Gaston County Schools · Grades 6-12 · 153 students
ELA 17%Math 3%Science 8%
#175 of 194 in North Carolina

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