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

27 public elementary schools in Gaston County, North Carolina appear in this ranking of the highest-performing public elementary schools in reading, ranked by the share of students meeting or exceeding the state reading and writing standard. Hawks Nest STEAM Academy leads the list at 71.3%, against a median of 41.5% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

Gaston County, North Carolina

Top % Proficient (Reading)

71.3%

Median % Proficient (Reading)

41.5%

BEST IN READING · GASTON COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA

#	School	City	District	Level	Students	% Proficient (Reading)
1	Hawks Nest STEAM Academy	Gastonia, NC	Gaston County Schools	Elementary	356	71.3%
2	McAdenville Elementary	McAdenville, NC	Gaston County Schools	Elementary	190	69.8%
3	New Hope Elementary	Gastonia, NC	Gaston County Schools	Elementary	571	66.3%
4	Belmont Central Elementary	Belmont, NC	Gaston County Schools	Elementary	693	61.4%
5	W A Bess Elementary School	Gastonia, NC	Gaston County Schools	Elementary	674	59.5%
6	Pinewood Elementary	Mount Holly, NC	Gaston County Schools	Elementary	508	57.5%
7	North Belmont Elementary	Belmont, NC	Gaston County Schools	Elementary	371	55.0%
8	W B Beam Intermediate School	Cherryville, NC	Gaston County Schools	Elementary	191	53.6%
9	Ida Rankin Elementary School	Mount Holly, NC	Gaston County Schools	Elementary	533	52.2%
10	Catawba Heights Elementary	Belmont, NC	Gaston County Schools	Elementary	238	51.7%
11	Lowell Elementary	Lowell, NC	Gaston County Schools	Elementary	367	48.6%
12	Costner Elementary	Dallas, NC	Gaston County Schools	Elementary	430	46.9%
13	Cherryville Elementary	Cherryville, NC	Gaston County Schools	Elementary	378	41.6%
14	Carr Elementary	Dallas, NC	Gaston County Schools	Elementary	665	41.5%
15	Kiser Elementary	Stanley, NC	Gaston County Schools	Elementary	328	41.1%
16	Tryon Elementary	Bessemer City, NC	Gaston County Schools	Elementary	336	40.9%
17	Robinson Elementary	Gastonia, NC	Gaston County Schools	Elementary	420	40.8%
18	Pleasant Ridge Elementary	Gastonia, NC	Gaston County Schools	Elementary	887	39.3%
19	Chapel Grove Elementary	Gastonia, NC	Gaston County Schools	Elementary	382	39.2%
20	Gardner Park Elementary	Gastonia, NC	Gaston County Schools	Elementary	560	34.9%
21	Brookside Elementary	Gastonia, NC	Gaston County Schools	Elementary	512	32.9%
22	Sherwood Elementary	Gastonia, NC	Gaston County Schools	Elementary	553	32.6%
23	Edward D Sadler Jr Elementary School	Gastonia, NC	Gaston County Schools	Elementary	374	28.3%
24	Bessemer City Central Elem	Bessemer City, NC	Gaston County Schools	Elementary	392	24.4%
25	Lingerfeldt Elementary	Gastonia, NC	Gaston County Schools	Elementary	450	21.1%
26	H H Beam Elementary	Gastonia, NC	Gaston County Schools	Elementary	591	20.6%
27	Woodhill Elementary	Gastonia, NC	Gaston County Schools	Elementary	577	20.5%

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