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Kiser Elementary

PublicElementaryGrades 3–5

311 E College Street, Stanley, NC 28164 · (704) 836-9105 · Part of Gaston County Schools

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

Directions
Students
328
Students per teacher
17:1
Free or reduced lunch
99%
Setting
Suburb
Grades
3–5
The gist

What stands out about Kiser Elementary

  • Its own letter, C: better results than 31% of North Carolina’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 9 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 14 pts below the state
  • Next stop for Stanley kids: Stanley Middle

On the path

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

PK–2Springfield Primary352 students
3–5Kiser ElementaryYou are here
6–8Stanley Middle602 students

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency33%
State average 41.8%
Reading / language arts33%
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 ↗

311 E College Street, Stanley

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 386
Grade 4119
Grade 5123
Enrollment over time
330’20
320’21
329’22
336’23
328’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 59%Hispanic 18%Black 14%Two or more races 7%Asian 1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

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

Parents talk

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