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The public elementary schools with the highest share of Black students in Gaston County, North Carolina

31 public elementary schools in Gaston County, North Carolina appear in this ranking of the public elementary schools with the highest share of Black students, ranked by the share of students who are Black or African American, from federal NCES enrollment data. Ridgeview Charter School leads the list at 72.3%, against a median of 19.6% across the ranked schools.

The table below is sortable and filterable, and the full list downloads as a CSV. Figures come from federal NCES enrollment data and, where applicable, state assessment results for 2024-25.

Schools ranked
31
Gaston County, North Carolina
Top % Black
72.3%
Median % Black
19.6%
MOST BLACK · GASTON COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA
#SchoolCityDistrictStudents% Black
1Ridgeview Charter SchoolGastonia, NCRidgeview Charter School30072.3%
2Lingerfeldt ElementaryGastonia, NCGaston County Schools45054.9%(247)
3Woodhill ElementaryGastonia, NCGaston County Schools57753.5%(309)
4Pleasant Ridge ElementaryGastonia, NCGaston County Schools88743.7%(388)
5Sherwood ElementaryGastonia, NCGaston County Schools55343.2%(239)
6Edward D Sadler Jr Elementary SchoolGastonia, NCGaston County Schools37442.0%(157)
7Gardner Park ElementaryGastonia, NCGaston County Schools56033.2%(186)
8Brookside ElementaryGastonia, NCGaston County Schools51231.6%(162)
9Robinson ElementaryGastonia, NCGaston County Schools42030.7%(129)
10H H Beam ElementaryGastonia, NCGaston County Schools59129.4%(174)
11Bessemer City PrimaryBessemer City, NCGaston County Schools44528.3%(126)
12Carr ElementaryDallas, NCGaston County Schools66526.8%(178)
13Ida Rankin Elementary SchoolMount Holly, NCGaston County Schools53324.0%(128)
14Bessemer City Central ElemBessemer City, NCGaston County Schools39223.7%(93)
15Hawks Nest STEAM AcademyGastonia, NCGaston County Schools35623.0%(82)
16Lowell ElementaryLowell, NCGaston County Schools36719.6%(72)
17W A Bess Elementary SchoolGastonia, NCGaston County Schools67417.9%(121)
18Springfield PrimaryStanley, NCGaston County Schools35217.1%(60)
19McAdenville ElementaryMcAdenville, NCGaston County Schools19016.3%(31)
20Costner ElementaryDallas, NCGaston County Schools43015.3%(66)
21Kiser ElementaryStanley, NCGaston County Schools32813.7%(45)
22Pinewood ElementaryMount Holly, NCGaston County Schools50812.8%(65)
23W B Beam Intermediate SchoolCherryville, NCGaston County Schools19112.0%(23)
24New Hope ElementaryGastonia, NCGaston County Schools57110.5%(60)
25Belmont Central ElementaryBelmont, NCGaston County Schools69310.0%(69)
26Chapel Grove ElementaryGastonia, NCGaston County Schools3829.7%(37)
27Catawba Heights ElementaryBelmont, NCGaston County Schools2389.7%(23)
28J B Page Primary SchoolBelmont, NCGaston County Schools3969.3%(37)
29Tryon ElementaryBessemer City, NCGaston County Schools3368.6%(29)
30North Belmont ElementaryBelmont, NCGaston County Schools3717.8%(29)
31Cherryville ElementaryCherryville, NCGaston County Schools3786.9%(26)
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