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Ida Rankin Elementary School

PublicElementaryGrades PK–5

301 W Central Avenue, Mount Holly, NC 28120 · (704) 836-9136 · Part of Gaston County Schools

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

Directions
Students
533
Students per teacher
14:1
Free or reduced lunch
98%
Setting
Suburb
Grades
PK–5
The gist

What stands out about Ida Rankin Elementary School

  • Its own letter, B: better results than 64% of North Carolina’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 11 pts above the state
  • Next stop for Mount Holly kids: Mount Holly Middle

On the path

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

PK–5Ida Rankin Elementary SchoolYou are here
6–8Mount Holly Middle570 students

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency53%
State average 41.8%
Reading / language arts48%
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 ↗

301 W Central Avenue, Mount Holly

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K18
Kindergarten80
Grade 184
Grade 291
Grade 397
Grade 473
Grade 590
Enrollment over time
552’20
507’21
507’22
510’23
533’24

Down 3.4% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 50%Black 24%Hispanic 17%Two or more races 8%Asian <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Ida Rankin Elementary School 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.