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Warlick Academy

PublicHighGrades 6–12Alternative Education School

1316 Spencer Mountain Road, Gastonia, NC 28054 · (704) 836-9608 · Part of Gaston County Schools

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

Directions
Students
175
Students per teacher
11:1
Free or reduced lunch
98%
Setting
Suburb
Grades
6–12
The gist

What stands out about Warlick Academy

  • Its own letter, D−: reading and math results near the bottom of North Carolina’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 37 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 42 pts below the state
  • Small classes: 11 students per teacher
  • Enrollment up 44.6% since 2020–21

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency5%
State average 41.8%
Reading / language arts5%
State average 47.2%

Its own letter, D−, 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 ↗

1316 Spencer Mountain Road, Gastonia

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 61
Grade 77
Grade 825
Grade 975
Grade 1036
Grade 1125
Grade 126
Enrollment over time
121’20
97’21
175’22
153’23
175’24

Up 44.6% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Black 54%White 28%Two or more races 9%Hispanic 9%

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

Parents talk

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