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Schools in Sunbury

Sunbury’s public schools

Gates County Schools has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Sunbury. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?1/5schools above North Carolina’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 100% of students in North Carolina’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools

Reading proficiency
41%
2021–22
Math proficiency
48%
2021–22
Graduate on time
87%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$15.8K
▲ 21% vs NC $13.0K
FY2024
Students per teacher
16.0
NC 16.0
Schools in town
0
1,410 students on the public path
In brief

Sunbury’s schools, in brief

School by school

1 of Sunbury’s 5 district schools with test results score above the middle of North Carolina’s 2,529 public schools. Gatesville Elementary places highest (better than 56%); T S Cooper Elementary lowest (16%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Three elementary schools serve Sunbury, graded from C− to B, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then one middle school and one high school: Gates County Senior High. See the path ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools in Sunbury, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
K–53 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressC− to B
6–8Central Middle Schoolin GatesvilleC
9–12Gates County Senior Highin GatesvilleB−

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Gates County Schools.

The district

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

Gates County SchoolsGrades PK–12 · 5 schools · 1,410 students, down 5% since 2020–21 · 16.0 per teacher (NC 16.0)
$15,768NC $13,045 · FY2024
C+
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading41%
State average 49.9% · 803 students tested
Math48%
State average 50.8% · 742 students tested

Sunbury vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the North Carolina towns that share Sunbury’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Sunbury—Gates County Schools

Every school in Sunbury

5 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with North Carolina’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).

Also serving Sunburyin other towns
Gatesville Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Gatesville
B
252 students17:1Rate it →
Buckland Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Gates
C
220 students15:1Rate it →
T S Cooper Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5
C−
170 students14:1Rate it →
Central Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Gatesville
C
336 students15:1Rate it →
Gates County Senior High
High · Grades 9–12 · Gatesville
B−
432 students19:1Rate it →

Questions about Sunbury’s schools

Are Sunbury’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Sunbury. Gates County Schools has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Sunbury. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 1 of its 5 district schools with test results score above the middle of North Carolina’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Sunbury in?

Gates County Schools.

Where do Sunbury kids go to high school?

Gates County Senior High.

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What Sunbury families are saying about school.

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School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). Stars are from neighbors.