Schools in Gaston County Schools
56 public schools in this North Carolina school district: 30 elementary · 11 middle · 12 high · 3 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
30 schools in Gaston County Schools, best first
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Hawks Nest STEAM Academy
92.1
ELA 76%Math 84%Science 83%
#100 of 1,256 in North Carolina · #1 in Gastonia
McAdenville Elementary
89.1
ELA 67%Math 82%Science 90%
#137 of 1,256 in North Carolina
Belmont Central Elementary
88.1
ELA 71%Math 79%Science 82%
#150 of 1,256 in North Carolina · #1 in Belmont
New Hope Elementary
85.3
ELA 71%Math 83%Science 71%
#185 of 1,256 in North Carolina · #2 in Gastonia
W A Bess Elementary School
80.9
ELA 65%Math 76%Science 77%
#240 of 1,256 in North Carolina · #3 in Gastonia
Pinewood Elementary
76.6
ELA 65%Math 71%Science 76%
#294 of 1,256 in North Carolina · #1 in Mount Holly
Ida Rankin Elementary School
69.2
ELA 62%Math 69%Science 77%
#387 of 1,256 in North Carolina · #2 in Mount Holly
Catawba Heights Elementary
62.9
ELA 57%Math 62%Science 84%
#466 of 1,256 in North Carolina · #2 in Belmont
North Belmont Elementary
56.0
ELA 53%Math 65%Science 69%
#553 of 1,256 in North Carolina · #3 in Belmont
Lowell Elementary
51.6
ELA 49%Math 58%Science 85%
#608 of 1,256 in North Carolina
Cherryville Elementary
51.2
ELA 50%Math 65%
#613 of 1,256 in North Carolina · #1 in Cherryville
Carr Elementary
45.6
ELA 49%Math 61%Science 67%
#684 of 1,256 in North Carolina · #1 in Dallas
W B Beam Intermediate School
41.6
ELA 51%Math 56%Science 65%
#734 of 1,256 in North Carolina · #2 in Cherryville
Robinson Elementary
41.2
ELA 47%Math 52%Science 78%
#739 of 1,256 in North Carolina · #4 in Gastonia
Costner Elementary
33.3
ELA 47%Math 54%Science 61%
#838 of 1,256 in North Carolina · #2 in Dallas
Pleasant Ridge Elementary
29.9
ELA 40%Math 57%Science 61%
#881 of 1,256 in North Carolina · #5 in Gastonia
Kiser Elementary
29.3
ELA 43%Math 54%Science 61%
#888 of 1,256 in North Carolina
Sherwood Elementary
29.0
ELA 45%Math 55%Science 54%
#892 of 1,256 in North Carolina · #6 in Gastonia
Tryon Elementary
21.5
ELA 43%Math 48%Science 56%
#986 of 1,256 in North Carolina · #1 in Bessemer City
Chapel Grove Elementary
19.6
ELA 41%Math 47%Science 59%
#1,010 of 1,256 in North Carolina · #7 in Gastonia
Gardner Park Elementary
12.1
ELA 39%Math 42%Science 53%
#1,104 of 1,256 in North Carolina · #8 in Gastonia
Edward D Sadler Jr Elementary School
11.1
ELA 36%Math 40%Science 58%
#1,117 of 1,256 in North Carolina · #9 in Gastonia
Brookside Elementary
10.9
ELA 41%Math 43%Science 41%
#1,119 of 1,256 in North Carolina · #10 in Gastonia
Bessemer City Central Elem
5.7
ELA 34%Math 36%Science 48%
#1,185 of 1,256 in North Carolina · #2 in Bessemer City
Lingerfeldt Elementary
4.9
ELA 27%Math 34%Science 54%
#1,195 of 1,256 in North Carolina · #11 in Gastonia
Woodhill Elementary
2.0
ELA 28%Math 35%Science 32%
#1,231 of 1,256 in North Carolina · #12 in Gastonia
H H Beam Elementary
1.9
ELA 26%Math 34%Science 36%
#1,233 of 1,256 in North Carolina · #13 in Gastonia
Bessemer City Primary
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No published test results
J B Page Primary School
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No published test results
Springfield Primary
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No published test results
Middle schools
11 schools in Gaston County Schools, best first
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Cramerton Middle
94.9
ELA 75%Math 76%Science 89%
#24 of 460 in North Carolina
Belmont Middle
84.0
ELA 65%Math 69%Science 80%
#74 of 460 in North Carolina
Stanley Middle
73.5
ELA 55%Math 68%Science 77%
#122 of 460 in North Carolina
Mount Holly Middle
69.5
ELA 58%Math 59%Science 77%
#141 of 460 in North Carolina
John Chavis Middle School
48.4
ELA 49%Math 51%Science 74%
#238 of 460 in North Carolina
W C Friday Middle School
26.2
ELA 44%Math 42%Science 57%
#340 of 460 in North Carolina
Holbrook Middle
26.0
ELA 46%Math 42%Science 47%
#341 of 460 in North Carolina
W P Grier Middle School
12.7
ELA 35%Math 31%Science 61%
#402 of 460 in North Carolina · #1 in Gastonia
Bessemer City Middle
11.0
ELA 35%Math 31%Science 56%
#410 of 460 in North Carolina
Southwest Middle
9.9
ELA 33%Math 34%Science 53%
#415 of 460 in North Carolina · #2 in Gastonia
York Chester Middle
6.0
ELA 30%Math 26%Science 50%
#433 of 460 in North Carolina · #3 in Gastonia
High schools
12 schools in Gaston County Schools, best first
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Gaston Early College of Medical Sciences
99.7
ELA 98%Math 98%Science 98%
#2 of 512 in North Carolina · #1 in Dallas
Gaston Early College High School
99.1
ELA 98%Math 98%Science 98%
#5 of 512 in North Carolina · #2 in Dallas
Highland Sch of Technology
98.1
ELA 98%Math 98%Science 98%
#10 of 512 in North Carolina · #1 in Gastonia
South Point High
73.5
ELA 81%Math 73%Science 74%
#136 of 512 in North Carolina · #1 in Belmont
Stuart W Cramer High
53.2
ELA 63%Math 63%Science 61%
#240 of 512 in North Carolina · #2 in Belmont
Cherryville High
48.9
ELA 58%Math 66%Science 55%
#262 of 512 in North Carolina
Forestview High
42.3
ELA 58%Math 58%Science 57%
#296 of 512 in North Carolina · #2 in Gastonia
East Gaston High
41.3
ELA 60%Math 54%Science 54%
#301 of 512 in North Carolina
Ashbrook High
20.8
ELA 51%Math 39%Science 51%
#406 of 512 in North Carolina · #3 in Gastonia
North Gaston High
19.0
ELA 43%Math 45%Science 45%
#415 of 512 in North Carolina · #3 in Dallas
Bessemer City High
10.3
ELA 42%Math 34%Science 34%
#460 of 512 in North Carolina
Hunter Huss High
6.0
ELA 30%Math 32%Science 30%
#482 of 512 in North Carolina · #4 in Gastonia