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The highest-poverty public schools in Gaston County, North Carolina

Across Gaston County, North Carolina, 56 public schools are ranked here, ranked by share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Ashbrook High leads the list at 99.8%, against a median of 99.2% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

Gaston County, North Carolina

Top % FRL

99.8%

Median % FRL

99.2%

HIGHEST POVERTY · GASTON COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA

#	School	City	District	Level	Students	% FRL
1	Ashbrook High	Gastonia, NC	Gaston County Schools	High	1,386	99.8%
2	Hunter Huss High	Gastonia, NC	Gaston County Schools	High	1,165	99.7%
3	Forestview High	Gastonia, NC	Gaston County Schools	High	1,133	99.7%
4	North Gaston High	Dallas, NC	Gaston County Schools	High	1,061	99.7%
5	Stuart W Cramer High	Belmont, NC	Gaston County Schools	High	953	99.7%
6	Pleasant Ridge Elementary	Gastonia, NC	Gaston County Schools	Elementary	887	99.7%
7	Southwest Middle	Gastonia, NC	Gaston County Schools	Middle	832	99.6%
8	East Gaston High	Mount Holly, NC	Gaston County Schools	High	917	99.6%
9	W A Bess Elementary School	Gastonia, NC	Gaston County Schools	Elementary	674	99.6%
10	Carr Elementary	Dallas, NC	Gaston County Schools	Elementary	665	99.5%
11	W P Grier Middle School	Gastonia, NC	Gaston County Schools	Middle	659	99.5%
12	W C Friday Middle School	Dallas, NC	Gaston County Schools	Middle	618	99.5%
13	Stanley Middle	Stanley, NC	Gaston County Schools	Middle	602	99.5%
14	H H Beam Elementary	Gastonia, NC	Gaston County Schools	Elementary	591	99.5%
15	Bessemer City High	Bessemer City, NC	Gaston County Schools	High	590	99.5%
16	Woodhill Elementary	Gastonia, NC	Gaston County Schools	Elementary	577	99.5%
17	Mount Holly Middle	Mount Holly, NC	Gaston County Schools	Middle	570	99.5%
18	Gardner Park Elementary	Gastonia, NC	Gaston County Schools	Elementary	560	99.5%
19	Sherwood Elementary	Gastonia, NC	Gaston County Schools	Elementary	553	99.5%
20	Pinewood Elementary	Mount Holly, NC	Gaston County Schools	Elementary	508	99.4%
21	Bessemer City Middle	Bessemer City, NC	Gaston County Schools	Middle	497	99.4%
22	Cherryville High	Cherryville, NC	Gaston County Schools	High	484	99.4%
23	Lingerfeldt Elementary	Gastonia, NC	Gaston County Schools	Elementary	450	99.3%
24	Bessemer City Primary	Bessemer City, NC	Gaston County Schools	Elementary	445	99.3%
25	Costner Elementary	Dallas, NC	Gaston County Schools	Elementary	430	99.3%
26	Robinson Elementary	Gastonia, NC	Gaston County Schools	Elementary	420	99.3%
27	John Chavis Middle School	Cherryville, NC	Gaston County Schools	Middle	412	99.3%
28	York Chester Middle	Gastonia, NC	Gaston County Schools	Middle	398	99.2%
29	Chapel Grove Elementary	Gastonia, NC	Gaston County Schools	Elementary	382	99.2%
30	Cherryville Elementary	Cherryville, NC	Gaston County Schools	Elementary	378	99.2%
31	Edward D Sadler Jr Elementary School	Gastonia, NC	Gaston County Schools	Elementary	374	99.2%
32	North Belmont Elementary	Belmont, NC	Gaston County Schools	Elementary	371	99.2%
33	Lowell Elementary	Lowell, NC	Gaston County Schools	Elementary	367	99.2%
34	Springfield Primary	Stanley, NC	Gaston County Schools	Elementary	352	99.1%
35	Kiser Elementary	Stanley, NC	Gaston County Schools	Elementary	328	99.1%
36	Ridgeview Charter School	Gastonia, NC	Ridgeview Charter School	Elementary	300	99.0%
37	Brookside Elementary	Gastonia, NC	Gaston County Schools	Elementary	512	98.8%
38	Catawba Heights Elementary	Belmont, NC	Gaston County Schools	Elementary	238	98.7%
39	W B Beam Intermediate School	Cherryville, NC	Gaston County Schools	Elementary	191	98.4%
40	McAdenville Elementary	McAdenville, NC	Gaston County Schools	Elementary	190	98.4%
41	Warlick Academy	Gastonia, NC	Gaston County Schools	High	175	98.3%
42	Bessemer City Central Elem	Bessemer City, NC	Gaston County Schools	Elementary	392	98.2%
43	Webb Street School	Gastonia, NC	Gaston County Schools	Combined	163	98.2%
44	Holbrook Middle	Lowell, NC	Gaston County Schools	Middle	712	97.8%
45	Tryon Elementary	Bessemer City, NC	Gaston County Schools	Elementary	336	97.6%
46	Ida Rankin Elementary School	Mount Holly, NC	Gaston County Schools	Elementary	533	97.6%
47	Gaston Early College of Medical Sciences	Dallas, NC	Gaston County Schools	High	174	54.6%
48	Cramerton Middle	Cramerton, NC	Gaston County Schools	Middle	959	43.2%
49	Gaston Early College High School	Dallas, NC	Gaston County Schools	High	235	42.6%
50	Belmont Middle	Belmont, NC	Gaston County Schools	Middle	770	42.2%

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