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Schools in High Shoals

High Shoals’s public schools

Gaston County Schools has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for High Shoals. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?21/45schools above North Carolina’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 100% of students in North Carolina’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools

Reading proficiency
46%
2021–22
Math proficiency
49%
2021–22
Graduate on time
85%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$11.8K
▼ 9% vs NC $13.0K
FY2024
Students per teacher
16.0
NC 16.0
Schools in town
0
28,770 students on the public path
In brief

High Shoals’s schools, in brief

School by school

21 of High Shoals’s 45 district schools with test results score above the middle of North Carolina’s 2,529 public schools. Highland Sch of Technology places highest (better than 99%); H H Beam Elementary lowest (3%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

26 elementary schools serve High Shoals, graded from D− to A, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then 11 middle schools and 12 high schools: Ashbrook High, Hunter Huss High, Forestview High, North Gaston High, South Point High, Stuart W Cramer High, East Gaston High, Bessemer City High, Highland Sch of Technology, Cherryville High, Gaston Early College High School and Gaston Early College of Medical Sciences. See the path ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools in High Shoals, with each school’s own grade.

26 schools teach K in High Shoals’s district. Which one depends on your address. Their grades range from D− to A, so check the specific school.
Pleasant Ridge Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Gastonia
C+
887 students16:1Rate it →
W A Bess Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Gastonia
B+
674 students17:1Rate it →
Carr Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Dallas
C+
665 students17:1Rate it →
H H Beam Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Gastonia
D−
591 students15:1Rate it →
Woodhill Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Gastonia
D−
577 students17:1Rate it →
New Hope Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Gastonia
B+
571 students17:1Rate it →
Gardner Park Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Gastonia
C+
560 students14:1Rate it →
Sherwood Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Gastonia
D
553 students16:1Rate it →
Ida Rankin Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Mount Holly
B
533 students14:1Rate it →
Brookside Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Gastonia
C
512 students15:1Rate it →
Pinewood Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Mount Holly
B+
508 students15:1Rate it →
Lingerfeldt Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Gastonia
D
450 students17:1Rate it →
Bessemer City Primary
Elementary · Grades PK–2 · Bessemer City
445 students14:1Rate it →
Costner Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Dallas
B
430 students14:1Rate it →
Robinson Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Gastonia
C+
420 students14:1Rate it →
J B Page Primary School
Elementary · Grades PK–1 · Belmont
396 students15:1Rate it →
Chapel Grove Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Gastonia
C
382 students15:1Rate it →
Cherryville Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–3 · Cherryville
B−
378 students14:1Rate it →
Edward D Sadler Jr Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Gastonia
C−
374 students11:1Rate it →
North Belmont Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Belmont
B+
371 students14:1Rate it →
Lowell Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Lowell
B−
367 students13:1Rate it →
Hawks Nest STEAM Academy
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Gastonia
A
356 students15:1Rate it →
Springfield Primary
Elementary · Grades PK–2 · Stanley
352 students15:1Rate it →
Tryon Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Bessemer City
C
336 students13:1Rate it →
Catawba Heights Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Belmont
B−
238 students12:1Rate it →
McAdenville Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · McAdenville
C+
190 students17:1Rate it →
The path, start to finish
PK–526 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressD− to A
6–811 middle schoolsDepends on your addressC− to A
9–1212 high schoolsDepends on your addressC to A+

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Gaston County Schools.

The district

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

Gaston County SchoolsGrades PK–12 · 56 schools · 30,995 students, up 4% since 2020–21 · 16.0 per teacher (NC 16.0)
$11,848NC $13,045 · FY2024
B−
Test scores · 2021–22

Below the state in reading

Reading46%
State average 49.9% · 16202 students tested
Math49%
State average 50.8% · 15021 students tested

High Shoals vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the North Carolina towns that share High Shoals’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
High Shoals—Gaston County Schools

Every school in High Shoals

49 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with North Carolina’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).

Also serving High Shoalsin other towns
Pleasant Ridge Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Gastonia
C+
887 students16:1Rate it →
W A Bess Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Gastonia
B+
674 students17:1Rate it →
Carr Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Dallas
C+
665 students17:1Rate it →
H H Beam Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Gastonia
D−
591 students15:1Rate it →
Woodhill Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Gastonia
D−
577 students17:1Rate it →
Gardner Park Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Gastonia
C+
560 students14:1Rate it →
Sherwood Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Gastonia
D
553 students16:1Rate it →
Ida Rankin Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Mount Holly
B
533 students14:1Rate it →
Brookside Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Gastonia
C
512 students15:1Rate it →
Pinewood Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Mount Holly
B+
508 students15:1Rate it →
Lingerfeldt Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Gastonia
D
450 students17:1Rate it →
Bessemer City Primary
Elementary · Grades PK–2 · Bessemer City
445 students14:1Rate it →
Costner Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Dallas
B
430 students14:1Rate it →
Robinson Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Gastonia
C+
420 students14:1Rate it →
J B Page Primary School
Elementary · Grades PK–1 · Belmont
396 students15:1Rate it →
Chapel Grove Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Gastonia
C
382 students15:1Rate it →
Cherryville Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–3 · Cherryville
B−
378 students14:1Rate it →
Edward D Sadler Jr Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Gastonia
C−
374 students11:1Rate it →
North Belmont Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Belmont
B+
371 students14:1Rate it →
Lowell Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Lowell
B−
367 students13:1Rate it →
Springfield Primary
Elementary · Grades PK–2 · Stanley
352 students15:1Rate it →
Tryon Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Bessemer City
C
336 students13:1Rate it →
Catawba Heights Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Belmont
B−
238 students12:1Rate it →
New Hope Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Gastonia
B+
571 students17:1Rate it →
Hawks Nest STEAM Academy
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Gastonia
A
356 students15:1Rate it →
McAdenville Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · McAdenville
C+
190 students17:1Rate it →
Cramerton Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Cramerton
A
959 students19:1Rate it →
Southwest Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Gastonia
C
832 students15:1Rate it →
Belmont Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Belmont
A−
770 students18:1Rate it →
Holbrook Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Lowell
C+
712 students14:1Rate it →
W P Grier Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Gastonia
C−
659 students16:1Rate it →
W C Friday Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Dallas
C+
618 students18:1Rate it →
Stanley Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Stanley
B
602 students16:1Rate it →
Mount Holly Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Mount Holly
B−
570 students15:1Rate it →
Bessemer City Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Bessemer City
C
497 students17:1Rate it →
John Chavis Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Cherryville
B−
412 students15:1Rate it →
York Chester Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Gastonia
C−
398 students16:1Rate it →
Ashbrook High
High · Grades 9–12 · Gastonia
B+
1,386 students18:1Rate it →
Hunter Huss High
High · Grades 9–12 · Gastonia
C+
1,165 students19:1Rate it →
Forestview High
High · Grades 9–12 · Gastonia
A
1,133 students18:1Rate it →
North Gaston High
High · Grades 9–12 · Dallas
B−
1,061 students17:1Rate it →
South Point High
High · Grades 9–12 · Belmont
A
989 students18:1Rate it →
Stuart W Cramer High
High · Grades 9–12 · Belmont
A
953 students18:1Rate it →
East Gaston High
High · Grades 9–12 · Mount Holly
A
917 students19:1Rate it →
Bessemer City High
High · Grades 9–12 · Bessemer City
C
590 students19:1Rate it →
Highland Sch of Technology
High · Grades 9–12 · Gastonia
A+
538 students14:1Rate it →
Cherryville High
High · Grades 9–12 · Cherryville
A−
484 students15:1Rate it →
Gaston Early College High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Dallas
A+
235 students22:1Rate it →
Gaston Early College of Medical Sciences
High · Grades 9–12 · Dallas
174 students22:1Rate it →

Questions about High Shoals’s schools

Are High Shoals’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for High Shoals. Gaston County Schools has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for High Shoals. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 21 of its 45 district schools with test results score above the middle of North Carolina’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is High Shoals in?

Gaston County Schools.

Where do High Shoals kids go to high school?

One of 12 high schools, depending on your address: Ashbrook High, Hunter Huss High, Forestview High, North Gaston High, South Point High, Stuart W Cramer High, East Gaston High, Bessemer City High, Highland Sch of Technology, Cherryville High, Gaston Early College High School and Gaston Early College of Medical Sciences.

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School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). Stars are from neighbors.