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The most racially diverse public schools in Gaston County, North Carolina

52 public schools in Gaston County, North Carolina appear in this ranking of the most racially diverse public schools, ranked by how small the single largest racial or ethnic group is, so no one group dominates. Brookside Elementary leads the list at 33.4%, against a median of 51.9% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

Gaston County, North Carolina

Best Largest group

33.4%

Median Largest group

51.9%

MOST DIVERSE · GASTON COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA

#	School	City	Students	Largest group	% White	% Black	% Hispanic	% Asian
1	Brookside Elementary	Gastonia, NC	512	33.4% White (171)	33.4%(171)	31.6%(162)	26.8%(137)	1.0%(5)
2	Holbrook Middle	Lowell, NC	712	34.0% White (242)	34.0%(242)	30.5%(217)	27.7%(197)	1.3%(9)
3	Gardner Park Elementary	Gastonia, NC	560	34.5% Hispanic (193)	22.5%(126)	33.2%(186)	34.5%(193)	1.8%(10)
4	Southwest Middle	Gastonia, NC	832	36.3% Hispanic (302)	22.5%(187)	33.6%(280)	36.3%(302)	0.6%(5)
5	Bessemer City Primary	Bessemer City, NC	445	38.0% White (169)	38.0%(169)	28.3%(126)	23.8%(106)	0.5%(2)
6	Bessemer City Central Elem	Bessemer City, NC	392	40.6% White (159)	40.6%(159)	23.7%(93)	25.0%(98)	0.5%(2)
7	Bessemer City Middle	Bessemer City, NC	497	41.3% White (205)	41.3%(205)	27.4%(136)	23.7%(118)	0.4%(2)
8	Carr Elementary	Dallas, NC	665	41.5% White (276)	41.5%(276)	26.8%(178)	23.3%(155)	1.5%(10)
9	Hunter Huss High	Gastonia, NC	1,165	41.9% Black (488)	18.4%(214)	41.9%(488)	34.6%(403)	0.3%(3)
10	Edward D Sadler Jr Elementary School	Gastonia, NC	374	42.0% Black (157)	15.0%(56)	42.0%(157)	36.1%(135)	1.3%(5)
11	H H Beam Elementary	Gastonia, NC	591	43.1% Hispanic (255)	20.6%(122)	29.4%(174)	43.1%(255)	0.5%(3)
12	Sherwood Elementary	Gastonia, NC	553	43.2% Black (239)	15.6%(86)	43.2%(239)	29.7%(164)	2.0%(11)
13	Pleasant Ridge Elementary	Gastonia, NC	887	43.7% Black (388)	16.9%(150)	43.7%(388)	31.8%(282)	0.8%(7)
14	Bessemer City High	Bessemer City, NC	590	43.9% White (259)	43.9%(259)	25.1%(148)	24.4%(144)	0.3%(2)
15	Robinson Elementary	Gastonia, NC	420	44.0% White (185)	44.0%(185)	30.7%(129)	16.7%(70)	1.7%(7)
16	North Gaston High	Dallas, NC	1,061	44.1% White (468)	44.1%(468)	27.0%(286)	21.3%(226)	1.1%(12)
17	Ashbrook High	Gastonia, NC	1,386	45.1% Black (625)	17.8%(247)	45.1%(625)	29.5%(409)	1.8%(25)
18	Forestview High	Gastonia, NC	1,133	45.5% White (515)	45.5%(515)	24.9%(282)	21.8%(247)	2.4%(27)
19	North Belmont Elementary	Belmont, NC	371	46.4% White (172)	46.4%(172)	7.8%(29)	35.9%(133)	4.6%(17)
20	York Chester Middle	Gastonia, NC	398	47.2% Black (188)	18.1%(72)	47.2%(188)	30.4%(121)	0.0%(0)
21	W C Friday Middle School	Dallas, NC	618	47.3% White (292)	47.3%(292)	23.8%(147)	19.4%(120)	1.1%(7)
22	Lowell Elementary	Lowell, NC	367	48.2% White (177)	48.2%(177)	19.6%(72)	20.2%(74)	5.5%(20)
23	Mount Holly Middle	Mount Holly, NC	570	49.3% White (281)	49.3%(281)	20.2%(115)	18.6%(106)	3.3%(19)
24	Ida Rankin Elementary School	Mount Holly, NC	533	49.9% White (266)	49.9%(266)	24.0%(128)	17.1%(91)	0.9%(5)
25	Catawba Heights Elementary	Belmont, NC	238	50.4% White (120)	50.4%(120)	9.7%(23)	28.6%(68)	2.9%(7)
26	W A Bess Elementary School	Gastonia, NC	674	51.2% White (345)	51.2%(345)	17.9%(121)	16.2%(109)	8.3%(56)
27	Chapel Grove Elementary	Gastonia, NC	382	52.6% White (201)	52.6%(201)	9.7%(37)	29.3%(112)	0.8%(3)
28	W P Grier Middle School	Gastonia, NC	659	52.8% Black (348)	9.6%(63)	52.8%(348)	29.1%(192)	1.4%(9)
29	Pinewood Elementary	Mount Holly, NC	508	53.4% White (271)	53.4%(271)	12.8%(65)	21.5%(109)	4.1%(21)
30	Woodhill Elementary	Gastonia, NC	577	53.5% Black (309)	8.2%(47)	53.5%(309)	31.9%(184)	1.0%(6)
31	Stuart W Cramer High	Belmont, NC	953	54.8% White (522)	54.8%(522)	20.3%(193)	15.7%(150)	2.8%(27)
32	Lingerfeldt Elementary	Gastonia, NC	450	54.9% Black (247)	10.9%(49)	54.9%(247)	26.4%(119)	0.7%(3)
33	Springfield Primary	Stanley, NC	352	55.4% White (195)	55.4%(195)	17.1%(60)	18.5%(65)	3.1%(11)
34	Gaston Early College High School	Dallas, NC	235	55.7% White (131)	55.7%(131)	13.6%(32)	20.4%(48)	3.0%(7)
35	Hawks Nest STEAM Academy	Gastonia, NC	356	57.3% White (204)	57.3%(204)	23.0%(82)	10.1%(36)	4.2%(15)
36	Stanley Middle	Stanley, NC	602	59.3% White (357)	59.3%(357)	14.4%(87)	18.6%(112)	1.2%(7)
37	Kiser Elementary	Stanley, NC	328	59.5% White (195)	59.5%(195)	13.7%(45)	18.3%(60)	1.2%(4)
38	Highland Sch of Technology	Gastonia, NC	538	60.8% White (327)	60.8%(327)	15.1%(81)	13.9%(75)	5.8%(31)
39	Cramerton Middle	Cramerton, NC	959	61.2% White (587)	61.2%(587)	16.1%(154)	12.2%(117)	4.6%(44)
40	East Gaston High	Mount Holly, NC	917	61.4% White (563)	61.4%(563)	12.8%(117)	19.7%(181)	1.0%(9)
41	Costner Elementary	Dallas, NC	430	64.9% White (279)	64.9%(279)	15.3%(66)	15.1%(65)	0.5%(2)
42	Belmont Middle	Belmont, NC	770	65.5% White (504)	65.5%(504)	10.9%(84)	15.8%(122)	2.3%(18)
43	South Point High	Belmont, NC	989	67.3% White (666)	67.3%(666)	12.0%(119)	12.9%(128)	3.2%(32)
44	Tryon Elementary	Bessemer City, NC	336	68.2% White (229)	68.2%(229)	8.6%(29)	14.6%(49)	0.6%(2)
45	New Hope Elementary	Gastonia, NC	571	70.9% White (405)	70.9%(405)	10.5%(60)	10.3%(59)	3.1%(18)
46	J B Page Primary School	Belmont, NC	396	71.0% White (281)	71.0%(281)	9.3%(37)	10.6%(42)	3.5%(14)
47	Belmont Central Elementary	Belmont, NC	693	71.0% White (492)	71.0%(492)	10.0%(69)	12.7%(88)	2.5%(17)
48	John Chavis Middle School	Cherryville, NC	412	71.8% White (296)	71.8%(296)	9.2%(38)	13.6%(56)	0.0%(0)
49	Cherryville High	Cherryville, NC	484	72.1% White (349)	72.1%(349)	11.6%(56)	12.4%(60)	0.6%(3)
50	Ridgeview Charter School	Gastonia, NC	300	72.3% Black	4.3%	72.3%	14.7%	0.0%

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