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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. Gardner Park Elementary leads the list at 71.4%, against a median of 64.6% 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
29
Gaston County, North Carolina
Top Diversity index
71.4%
Median Diversity index
64.6%
MOST DIVERSE · GASTON COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA
#SchoolCityStudentsDiversity index% White% Black% Hispanic% Asian
1Gardner Park ElementaryGastonia, NC56071.4%22.5%(126)33.2%(186)34.5%(193)1.8%(10)
2Brookside ElementaryGastonia, NC51271.3%33.4%(171)31.6%(162)26.8%(137)1.0%(5)
3Bessemer City PrimaryBessemer City, NC44571.0%38.0%(169)28.3%(126)23.8%(106)0.5%(2)
4Bessemer City Central ElemBessemer City, NC39270.6%40.6%(159)23.7%(93)25.0%(98)0.5%(2)
5Carr ElementaryDallas, NC66569.8%41.5%(276)26.8%(178)23.3%(155)1.5%(10)
6Sherwood ElementaryGastonia, NC55369.2%15.6%(86)43.2%(239)29.7%(164)2.0%(11)
7Lowell ElementaryLowell, NC36768.2%48.2%(177)19.6%(72)20.2%(74)5.5%(20)
8H H Beam ElementaryGastonia, NC59168.1%20.6%(122)29.4%(174)43.1%(255)0.5%(3)
9Robinson ElementaryGastonia, NC42067.9%44.0%(185)30.7%(129)16.7%(70)1.7%(7)
10Pleasant Ridge ElementaryGastonia, NC88767.4%16.9%(150)43.7%(388)31.8%(282)0.8%(7)
11W A Bess Elementary SchoolGastonia, NC67466.9%51.2%(345)17.9%(121)16.2%(109)8.3%(56)
12Edward D Sadler Jr Elementary SchoolGastonia, NC37466.8%15.0%(56)42.0%(157)36.1%(135)1.3%(5)
13Ida Rankin Elementary SchoolMount Holly, NC53365.8%49.9%(266)24.0%(128)17.1%(91)0.9%(5)
14Catawba Heights ElementaryBelmont, NC23864.7%50.4%(120)9.7%(23)28.6%(68)2.9%(7)
15North Belmont ElementaryBelmont, NC37164.6%46.4%(172)7.8%(29)35.9%(133)4.6%(17)
16Pinewood ElementaryMount Holly, NC50864.5%53.4%(271)12.8%(65)21.5%(109)4.1%(21)
17Springfield PrimaryStanley, NC35262.6%55.4%(195)17.1%(60)18.5%(65)3.1%(11)
18Chapel Grove ElementaryGastonia, NC38262.2%52.6%(201)9.7%(37)29.3%(112)0.8%(3)
19Lingerfeldt ElementaryGastonia, NC45061.3%10.9%(49)54.9%(247)26.4%(119)0.7%(3)
20Hawks Nest STEAM AcademyGastonia, NC35660.4%57.3%(204)23.0%(82)10.1%(36)4.2%(15)
21Woodhill ElementaryGastonia, NC57760.2%8.2%(47)53.5%(309)31.9%(184)1.0%(6)
22Kiser ElementaryStanley, NC32858.9%59.5%(195)13.7%(45)18.3%(60)1.2%(4)
23Costner ElementaryDallas, NC43053.1%64.9%(279)15.3%(66)15.1%(65)0.5%(2)
24Tryon ElementaryBessemer City, NC33650.1%68.2%(229)8.6%(29)14.6%(49)0.6%(2)
25J B Page Primary SchoolBelmont, NC39647.2%71.0%(281)9.3%(37)10.6%(42)3.5%(14)
26New Hope ElementaryGastonia, NC57147.2%70.9%(405)10.5%(60)10.3%(59)3.1%(18)
27Belmont Central ElementaryBelmont, NC69346.8%71.0%(492)10.0%(69)12.7%(88)2.5%(17)
28Ridgeview Charter SchoolGastonia, NC30044.6%4.3%72.3%14.7%0.0%
29Cherryville ElementaryCherryville, NC37839.3%76.7%(290)6.9%(26)9.8%(37)0.5%(2)
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