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Gatesville Elementary

PublicElementaryGrades PK–5

709 North Main Street, Gatesville, NC 27938 · (252) 357-0613 · Part of Gates County Schools

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Directions
Students
252
Students per teacher
17:1
Free or reduced lunch
60%
Setting
Rural
Grades
PK–5
The gist

What stands out about Gatesville Elementary

  • Its own letter, B: better results than 56% of North Carolina’s public schools
  • Next stop for Gatesville kids: Central Middle School

On the path

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

PK–5Gatesville ElementaryYou are here
6–8Central Middle School336 students

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency42%
State average 41.8%
Reading / language arts52%
State average 47.2%

Its own letter, B, 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 ↗

709 North Main Street, Gatesville

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K40
Kindergarten43
Grade 125
Grade 242
Grade 334
Grade 440
Grade 528
Enrollment over time
263’20
260’21
260’22
243’23
252’24

Down 4.2% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 62%Black 20%Two or more races 12%Hispanic 5%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Gatesville Elementary from Gatesville families.

Other schools in Gates County Schools

The district →
Buckland Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Gates
C
220 students15:1
T S Cooper Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Sunbury
C−
170 students14:1
Central Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Gatesville
C
336 students15:1
Gates County Senior High
High · Grades 9–12 · Gatesville
B−
432 students19:1

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