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Hunter Huss High

PublicHighGrades 9–12

1518 Edgefield Avenue, Gastonia, NC 28052 · (704) 866-6610 · Part of Gaston County Schools

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

Directions
Students
1,165
Students per teacher
19:1
Free or reduced lunch
100%
Setting
City
Grades
9–12
The gist

What stands out about Hunter Huss High

  • Its own letter, C+: better results than 39% of North Carolina’s public schools
  • Reading / language arts 9 pts below the state
  • Enrollment up 10.1% since 2020–21

On the path

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

6–83 middle schoolsDepends on your address
9–12Hunter Huss HighYou are here

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency37%
State average 41.8%
Reading / language arts38%
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 ↗

1518 Edgefield Avenue, Gastonia

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 9321
Grade 10331
Grade 11263
Grade 12250
Enrollment over time
1,058’20
1,091’21
1,120’22
1,134’23
1,165’24

Up 10.1% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Black 42%Hispanic 35%White 18%Two or more races 4%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Asian <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Hunter Huss High 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
Gardner Park Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Gastonia
C+
560 students14:1

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.