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Brookside Elementary

PublicElementaryGrades PK–5

1925 Auten Rd., Gastonia, NC 28054 · (704) 866-6283 · Part of Gaston County Schools

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

Directions
Students
512
Students per teacher
15:1
Free or reduced lunch
99%
Setting
City
Grades
PK–5
The gist

What stands out about Brookside Elementary

  • Its own letter, C: better results than 31% of North Carolina’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 8 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 15 pts below the state
  • Next stop for Gastonia kids: 3 middle schools

On the path

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

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

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency34%
State average 41.8%
Reading / language arts32%
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 ↗

1925 Auten Rd., Gastonia

Students

Enrollment by grade
Kindergarten74
Grade 195
Grade 282
Grade 393
Grade 486
Grade 582
Enrollment over time
503’20
450’21
502’22
506’23
512’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 33%Black 32%Hispanic 27%Two or more races 6%Asian <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <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 Brookside 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
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.