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McAdenville Elementary

PublicElementaryGrades K–5

275 E Wesleyan Drive, McAdenville, NC 28101 · (704) 836-9117 · Part of Gaston County Schools

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Directions
Students
190
Students per teacher
17:1
Free or reduced lunch
98%
Setting
Suburb
Grades
K–5
The gist

What stands out about McAdenville Elementary

  • Its own letter, C+: better results than 37% of North Carolina’s public schools
  • Reading / language arts 10 pts below the state
  • Enrollment up 21% since 2020–21
  • Next stop for McAdenville kids: 11 middle schools

On the path

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

K–5McAdenville ElementaryYou are here
6–811 middle schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency37%
State average 41.8%
Reading / language arts37%
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 ↗

275 E Wesleyan Drive, McAdenville

Students

Enrollment by grade
Kindergarten42
Grade 122
Grade 229
Grade 332
Grade 435
Grade 530
Enrollment over time
157’20
179’21
180’22
174’23
190’24

Up 21% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 49%Hispanic 23%Black 16%Two or more races 9%Asian 2%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about McAdenville Elementary from McAdenville 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; McAdenville’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.