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KIPP Gaston College Preparatory

PublicOtherGrades K–12Charter

320 Pleasant Hill Road, Gaston, NC 27832 · (252) 308-6932

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Directions
Students
1,143
Students per teacher
15:1
Free or reduced lunch
99%
Setting
Town
Grades
K–12
The gist

What stands out about KIPP Gaston College Preparatory

  • Its own letter, D: reading and math results near the bottom of North Carolina’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 29 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 21 pts below the state
  • Enrollment down 12% since 2020–21

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency13%
State average 41.8%
Reading / language arts26%
State average 47.2%

Its own letter, D, places these results among North Carolina’s 2,529 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

320 Pleasant Hill Road, Gaston

Students

Enrollment by grade
Kindergarten78
Grade 167
Grade 294
Grade 3101
Grade 4103
Grade 580
Grade 699
Grade 791
Grade 889
Grade 995
Grade 1077
Grade 1178
Grade 1291
Enrollment over time
1,299’20
1,340’21
1,286’22
1,183’23
1,143’24

Down 12% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Black 82%Hispanic 8%White 4%Two or more races 4%Asian <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about KIPP Gaston College Preparatory from Gaston families.

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against North Carolina’s other public schools; Gaston’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.