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The highest-performing public schools in reading in Gaston County, North Carolina

47 public schools in Gaston County, North Carolina appear in this ranking of the highest-performing public schools in reading, ranked by the share of students meeting or exceeding the state reading and writing standard. Cramerton Middle leads the list at 71.4%, against a median of 43.0% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

Gaston County, North Carolina

Top % Proficient (Reading)

71.4%

Median % Proficient (Reading)

43.0%

BEST IN READING · GASTON COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA

#	School	City	District	Level	Students	% Proficient (Reading)
1	Cramerton Middle	Cramerton, NC	Gaston County Schools	Middle	959	71.4%
2	Hawks Nest STEAM Academy	Gastonia, NC	Gaston County Schools	Elementary	356	71.3%
3	South Point High	Belmont, NC	Gaston County Schools	High	989	70.7%
4	McAdenville Elementary	McAdenville, NC	Gaston County Schools	Elementary	190	69.8%
5	New Hope Elementary	Gastonia, NC	Gaston County Schools	Elementary	571	66.3%
6	Stuart W Cramer High	Belmont, NC	Gaston County Schools	High	953	63.3%
7	Belmont Middle	Belmont, NC	Gaston County Schools	Middle	770	62.1%
8	Belmont Central Elementary	Belmont, NC	Gaston County Schools	Elementary	693	61.4%
9	W A Bess Elementary School	Gastonia, NC	Gaston County Schools	Elementary	674	59.5%
10	Pinewood Elementary	Mount Holly, NC	Gaston County Schools	Elementary	508	57.5%
11	Forestview High	Gastonia, NC	Gaston County Schools	High	1,133	56.8%
12	Stanley Middle	Stanley, NC	Gaston County Schools	Middle	602	56.7%
13	North Belmont Elementary	Belmont, NC	Gaston County Schools	Elementary	371	55.0%
14	Cherryville High	Cherryville, NC	Gaston County Schools	High	484	53.8%
15	W B Beam Intermediate School	Cherryville, NC	Gaston County Schools	Elementary	191	53.6%
16	Ida Rankin Elementary School	Mount Holly, NC	Gaston County Schools	Elementary	533	52.2%
17	Catawba Heights Elementary	Belmont, NC	Gaston County Schools	Elementary	238	51.7%
18	Mount Holly Middle	Mount Holly, NC	Gaston County Schools	Middle	570	51.5%
19	Lowell Elementary	Lowell, NC	Gaston County Schools	Elementary	367	48.6%
20	John Chavis Middle School	Cherryville, NC	Gaston County Schools	Middle	412	47.8%
21	Costner Elementary	Dallas, NC	Gaston County Schools	Elementary	430	46.9%
22	East Gaston High	Mount Holly, NC	Gaston County Schools	High	917	45.4%
23	North Gaston High	Dallas, NC	Gaston County Schools	High	1,061	43.5%
24	W C Friday Middle School	Dallas, NC	Gaston County Schools	Middle	618	43.0%
25	Cherryville Elementary	Cherryville, NC	Gaston County Schools	Elementary	378	41.6%
26	Carr Elementary	Dallas, NC	Gaston County Schools	Elementary	665	41.5%
27	Holbrook Middle	Lowell, NC	Gaston County Schools	Middle	712	41.4%
28	Kiser Elementary	Stanley, NC	Gaston County Schools	Elementary	328	41.1%
29	Tryon Elementary	Bessemer City, NC	Gaston County Schools	Elementary	336	40.9%
30	Robinson Elementary	Gastonia, NC	Gaston County Schools	Elementary	420	40.8%
31	Ashbrook High	Gastonia, NC	Gaston County Schools	High	1,386	39.5%
32	Pleasant Ridge Elementary	Gastonia, NC	Gaston County Schools	Elementary	887	39.3%
33	Chapel Grove Elementary	Gastonia, NC	Gaston County Schools	Elementary	382	39.2%
34	Bessemer City Middle	Bessemer City, NC	Gaston County Schools	Middle	497	36.0%
35	York Chester Middle	Gastonia, NC	Gaston County Schools	Middle	398	35.9%
36	Bessemer City High	Bessemer City, NC	Gaston County Schools	High	590	35.0%
37	Gardner Park Elementary	Gastonia, NC	Gaston County Schools	Elementary	560	34.9%
38	Brookside Elementary	Gastonia, NC	Gaston County Schools	Elementary	512	32.9%
39	Sherwood Elementary	Gastonia, NC	Gaston County Schools	Elementary	553	32.6%
40	Southwest Middle	Gastonia, NC	Gaston County Schools	Middle	832	30.9%
41	W P Grier Middle School	Gastonia, NC	Gaston County Schools	Middle	659	28.5%
42	Edward D Sadler Jr Elementary School	Gastonia, NC	Gaston County Schools	Elementary	374	28.3%
43	Bessemer City Central Elem	Bessemer City, NC	Gaston County Schools	Elementary	392	24.4%
44	Hunter Huss High	Gastonia, NC	Gaston County Schools	High	1,165	23.5%
45	Lingerfeldt Elementary	Gastonia, NC	Gaston County Schools	Elementary	450	21.1%
46	H H Beam Elementary	Gastonia, NC	Gaston County Schools	Elementary	591	20.6%
47	Woodhill Elementary	Gastonia, NC	Gaston County Schools	Elementary	577	20.5%

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