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Mount Holly Middle

PublicMiddleGrades 6–8

124 S Hawthorne Street, Mount Holly, NC 28120 · (704) 836-9610 · Part of Gaston County Schools

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

Directions
Students
570
Students per teacher
15:1
Free or reduced lunch
99%
Setting
Suburb
Grades
6–8
The gist

What stands out about Mount Holly Middle

  • Its own letter, B−: better results than 54% of North Carolina’s public schools
  • Enrollment down 9.8% since 2020–21
  • Next stop for Mount Holly kids: 12 high schools

On the path

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

PK–53 elementary schoolsDepends on your address
6–8Mount Holly MiddleYou are here
9–1212 high schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency45%
State average 41.8%
Reading / language arts46%
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 ↗

124 S Hawthorne Street, Mount Holly

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 6195
Grade 7188
Grade 8187
Enrollment over time
632’20
595’21
557’22
552’23
570’24

Down 9.8% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 49%Black 20%Hispanic 19%Two or more races 8%Asian 3%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

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

Parents talk

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