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

This ranking covers the most racially diverse public elementary schools in Gaston County, North Carolina, drawn from 29 qualifying public elementary schools. Brookside Elementary leads the list at 33.4%, against a median of 51.2% 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

Gaston County, North Carolina

Best Largest group

33.4%

Median Largest group

51.2%

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	Gardner Park Elementary	Gastonia, NC	560	34.5% Hispanic (193)	22.5%(126)	33.2%(186)	34.5%(193)	1.8%(10)
3	Bessemer City Primary	Bessemer City, NC	445	38.0% White (169)	38.0%(169)	28.3%(126)	23.8%(106)	0.5%(2)
4	Bessemer City Central Elem	Bessemer City, NC	392	40.6% White (159)	40.6%(159)	23.7%(93)	25.0%(98)	0.5%(2)
5	Carr Elementary	Dallas, NC	665	41.5% White (276)	41.5%(276)	26.8%(178)	23.3%(155)	1.5%(10)
6	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)
7	H H Beam Elementary	Gastonia, NC	591	43.1% Hispanic (255)	20.6%(122)	29.4%(174)	43.1%(255)	0.5%(3)
8	Sherwood Elementary	Gastonia, NC	553	43.2% Black (239)	15.6%(86)	43.2%(239)	29.7%(164)	2.0%(11)
9	Pleasant Ridge Elementary	Gastonia, NC	887	43.7% Black (388)	16.9%(150)	43.7%(388)	31.8%(282)	0.8%(7)
10	Robinson Elementary	Gastonia, NC	420	44.0% White (185)	44.0%(185)	30.7%(129)	16.7%(70)	1.7%(7)
11	North Belmont Elementary	Belmont, NC	371	46.4% White (172)	46.4%(172)	7.8%(29)	35.9%(133)	4.6%(17)
12	Lowell Elementary	Lowell, NC	367	48.2% White (177)	48.2%(177)	19.6%(72)	20.2%(74)	5.5%(20)
13	Ida Rankin Elementary School	Mount Holly, NC	533	49.9% White (266)	49.9%(266)	24.0%(128)	17.1%(91)	0.9%(5)
14	Catawba Heights Elementary	Belmont, NC	238	50.4% White (120)	50.4%(120)	9.7%(23)	28.6%(68)	2.9%(7)
15	W A Bess Elementary School	Gastonia, NC	674	51.2% White (345)	51.2%(345)	17.9%(121)	16.2%(109)	8.3%(56)
16	Chapel Grove Elementary	Gastonia, NC	382	52.6% White (201)	52.6%(201)	9.7%(37)	29.3%(112)	0.8%(3)
17	Pinewood Elementary	Mount Holly, NC	508	53.4% White (271)	53.4%(271)	12.8%(65)	21.5%(109)	4.1%(21)
18	Woodhill Elementary	Gastonia, NC	577	53.5% Black (309)	8.2%(47)	53.5%(309)	31.9%(184)	1.0%(6)
19	Lingerfeldt Elementary	Gastonia, NC	450	54.9% Black (247)	10.9%(49)	54.9%(247)	26.4%(119)	0.7%(3)
20	Springfield Primary	Stanley, NC	352	55.4% White (195)	55.4%(195)	17.1%(60)	18.5%(65)	3.1%(11)
21	Hawks Nest STEAM Academy	Gastonia, NC	356	57.3% White (204)	57.3%(204)	23.0%(82)	10.1%(36)	4.2%(15)
22	Kiser Elementary	Stanley, NC	328	59.5% White (195)	59.5%(195)	13.7%(45)	18.3%(60)	1.2%(4)
23	Costner Elementary	Dallas, NC	430	64.9% White (279)	64.9%(279)	15.3%(66)	15.1%(65)	0.5%(2)
24	Tryon Elementary	Bessemer City, NC	336	68.2% White (229)	68.2%(229)	8.6%(29)	14.6%(49)	0.6%(2)
25	New Hope Elementary	Gastonia, NC	571	70.9% White (405)	70.9%(405)	10.5%(60)	10.3%(59)	3.1%(18)
26	J B Page Primary School	Belmont, NC	396	71.0% White (281)	71.0%(281)	9.3%(37)	10.6%(42)	3.5%(14)
27	Belmont Central Elementary	Belmont, NC	693	71.0% White (492)	71.0%(492)	10.0%(69)	12.7%(88)	2.5%(17)
28	Ridgeview Charter School	Gastonia, NC	300	72.3% Black	4.3%	72.3%	14.7%	0.0%
29	Cherryville Elementary	Cherryville, NC	378	76.7% White (290)	76.7%(290)	6.9%(26)	9.8%(37)	0.5%(2)

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