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Gardner Park Elementary

PublicElementaryGrades PK–5

738 Armstrong Park Road, Gastonia, NC 28054 · (704) 866-6082 · Part of Gaston County Schools

Gastonia’s School Grade B− better than 45% of North Carolina school districts

Directions
Students
560
Students per teacher
14:1
Free or reduced lunch
99%
Setting
City
Grades
PK–5
The gist

What stands out about Gardner Park Elementary

  • Its own letter, C+: better results than 35% of North Carolina’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 7 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 11 pts below the state
  • Enrollment up 8.5% since 2020–21
  • Next stop for Gastonia kids: 3 middle schools

On the path

Where Gastonia kids come from and go next. The whole path →

PK–5Gardner Park ElementaryYou are here
6–83 middle schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency35%
State average 41.8%
Reading / language arts36%
State average 47.2%

Its own letter, C+, 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 ↗

738 Armstrong Park Road, Gastonia

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K17
Kindergarten77
Grade 188
Grade 2101
Grade 3113
Grade 493
Grade 571
Enrollment over time
516’20
514’21
521’22
549’23
560’24

Up 8.5% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Hispanic 34%Black 33%White 23%Two or more races 8%Asian 2%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Gardner Park Elementary from Gastonia families.

Other schools in Gaston County Schools

The district →
Pleasant Ridge Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Gastonia
C+
887 students16:1
W A Bess Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Gastonia
B+
674 students17:1
Carr Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Dallas
C+
665 students17:1
H H Beam Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Gastonia
D−
591 students15:1
Woodhill Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Gastonia
D−
577 students17:1
Sherwood Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Gastonia
D
553 students16:1

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; Gastonia’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.