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Mount Gilead Elementary

PublicElementaryGrades PK–5

100 School Street, Mount Gilead, NC 27306 · (910) 439-5411 · Part of Montgomery County Schools

Mount Gilead’s School Grade B− better than 47% of North Carolina school districts

Students
190
Students per teacher
17:1
Free or reduced lunch
95%
Setting
Rural
Grades
PK–5
The gist

What stands out about Mount Gilead Elementary

  • Its own letter, C−: better results than 24% of North Carolina’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 15 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 15 pts below the state
  • Enrollment down 10.4% since 2020–21
  • Next stop for Mount Gilead kids: 2 middle schools

On the path

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

PK–5Mount Gilead ElementaryYou are here
6–82 middle schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency27%
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).

100 School Street, Mount Gilead

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K14
Kindergarten25
Grade 126
Grade 227
Grade 333
Grade 434
Grade 531
Enrollment over time
212’20
208’21
213’22
206’23
190’24

Down 10.4% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Black 47%White 31%Two or more races 11%Hispanic 6%Asian 5%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Mount Gilead Elementary from Mount Gilead families.

Other schools in Montgomery County Schools

The district →

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