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

31 public elementary schools in Gaston County, North Carolina appear in this ranking of the highest-poverty public elementary schools, ranked by share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Pleasant Ridge Elementary leads the list at 99.7%, against a median of 99.2% across the ranked schools.

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Gaston County, North Carolina

Top % FRL

99.7%

Median % FRL

99.2%

HIGHEST POVERTY · GASTON COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA

#	School	City	District	Level	Students	% FRL
1	Pleasant Ridge Elementary	Gastonia, NC	Gaston County Schools	Elementary	887	99.7%
2	W A Bess Elementary School	Gastonia, NC	Gaston County Schools	Elementary	674	99.6%
3	Carr Elementary	Dallas, NC	Gaston County Schools	Elementary	665	99.5%
4	H H Beam Elementary	Gastonia, NC	Gaston County Schools	Elementary	591	99.5%
5	Woodhill Elementary	Gastonia, NC	Gaston County Schools	Elementary	577	99.5%
6	Gardner Park Elementary	Gastonia, NC	Gaston County Schools	Elementary	560	99.5%
7	Sherwood Elementary	Gastonia, NC	Gaston County Schools	Elementary	553	99.5%
8	Pinewood Elementary	Mount Holly, NC	Gaston County Schools	Elementary	508	99.4%
9	Lingerfeldt Elementary	Gastonia, NC	Gaston County Schools	Elementary	450	99.3%
10	Bessemer City Primary	Bessemer City, NC	Gaston County Schools	Elementary	445	99.3%
11	Costner Elementary	Dallas, NC	Gaston County Schools	Elementary	430	99.3%
12	Robinson Elementary	Gastonia, NC	Gaston County Schools	Elementary	420	99.3%
13	Chapel Grove Elementary	Gastonia, NC	Gaston County Schools	Elementary	382	99.2%
14	Cherryville Elementary	Cherryville, NC	Gaston County Schools	Elementary	378	99.2%
15	Edward D Sadler Jr Elementary School	Gastonia, NC	Gaston County Schools	Elementary	374	99.2%
16	North Belmont Elementary	Belmont, NC	Gaston County Schools	Elementary	371	99.2%
17	Lowell Elementary	Lowell, NC	Gaston County Schools	Elementary	367	99.2%
18	Springfield Primary	Stanley, NC	Gaston County Schools	Elementary	352	99.1%
19	Kiser Elementary	Stanley, NC	Gaston County Schools	Elementary	328	99.1%
20	Ridgeview Charter School	Gastonia, NC	Ridgeview Charter School	Elementary	300	99.0%
21	Brookside Elementary	Gastonia, NC	Gaston County Schools	Elementary	512	98.8%
22	Catawba Heights Elementary	Belmont, NC	Gaston County Schools	Elementary	238	98.7%
23	W B Beam Intermediate School	Cherryville, NC	Gaston County Schools	Elementary	191	98.4%
24	McAdenville Elementary	McAdenville, NC	Gaston County Schools	Elementary	190	98.4%
25	Bessemer City Central Elem	Bessemer City, NC	Gaston County Schools	Elementary	392	98.2%
26	Tryon Elementary	Bessemer City, NC	Gaston County Schools	Elementary	336	97.6%
27	Ida Rankin Elementary School	Mount Holly, NC	Gaston County Schools	Elementary	533	97.6%
28	Hawks Nest STEAM Academy	Gastonia, NC	Gaston County Schools	Elementary	356	36.0%
29	J B Page Primary School	Belmont, NC	Gaston County Schools	Elementary	396	34.6%
30	New Hope Elementary	Gastonia, NC	Gaston County Schools	Elementary	571	34.3%
31	Belmont Central Elementary	Belmont, NC	Gaston County Schools	Elementary	693	33.9%

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