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Ashbrook High

2222 S New Hope Road, Gastonia, NC 28054 · (704) 866-6600 · Gaston County
GRADES 09–12HIGH13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,386 STUDENTS
Enrollment
1,386
High
DISTRICT 754 · STATE 761
Student : Teacher
18.0:1
77 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.6:1 · STATE 19.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
1,383 students
DISTRICT 88% · STATE 82%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.

Enrollment by grade, 2024-25

GradeStudentsShare
Grade 941530%
Grade 1036626%
Grade 1131823%
Grade 1228721%
Student demographics
67%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 69% · STATE 71% · US 70%
White
24718%
DISTRICT 44% · STATE 42% · US 43%
Hispanic
40930%
DISTRICT 22% · STATE 22% · US 30%
Black
62545%
DISTRICT 25% · STATE 25% · US 15%
Asian
252%
DISTRICT 2% · STATE 4% · US 6%
Two+
765%
DISTRICT 6% · STATE 6% · US 5%
Native American
20%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 1% · US 1%
Pacific Islander
20%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 0% · US 0%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Male
72252%
Female
66448%

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Test scores

NC EOG / EOC 2024-25 . % Grade Level Proficient (Level 3+)
English Language Arts
39.5%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
26.0%
NC avg 52.2%

What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 40 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 26 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all North Carolina schools, those numbers are about 51 and 52.

Source: NC EOG / EOC. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →

BeatsExpectations

Demographically-adjusted score · methodology
Tier
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of NC schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
30.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.4%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-17.8pp
below demographic expectation

What this means: About 31% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 48% typical for North Carolina schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.

BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →

Where Ashbrook High ranks

Among high schools
MeasureThis schoolIn North CarolinaIn Gaston County
State test proficiency
ranked highest first
30.6%#394 of 468#7 of 9
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
26.0%#319 of 464#7 of 9
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
39.5%#373 of 448#7 of 9
Enrollment
ranked largest first
1,386#106 of 598#1 of 13
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
18.0:1#205 of 473#5 of 11
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
67.4%#122 of 474#4 of 11
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
99.8%#28 of 527#1 of 13
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked fastest growth first
+2.9%#138 of 164N/A
Ranked against other public high schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list.

4-year change

SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25
Enrollment
1,386
+151 (+12%) vs 2020
-3% since 1990-91, when it was 1,432
Student : Teacher
18.0:1
was 17.1:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-251,38677.118.0:1100% (1,383)
2023-241,3415126.3:199% (1,333)
2022-231,30356.323.1:172% (934)
2020-211,2357217.1:153% (655)
2017-181,34781.916.4:158% (776)
2015-161,4318516.8:158% (833)
2010-111,2977218.0:154% (703)
2000-011,2568714.4:118% (220)
1990-911,4329215.6:1N/A
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Ashbrook High.

About Ashbrook High

Ashbrook High is a large high school in Gastonia, North Carolina, (ZIP code 28054). The school enrolls 1,386 students, from grades 9 through 12. Average enrollment for high schools in North Carolina is about 761, so this school runs 82% larger than that.

The Gaston County Schools system has 56 schools and 30,995 students.

Black students are the largest group at Ashbrook High, with 45% of enrollment. The rest of enrollment is 30% Hispanic, 18% White, and 5% multiracial. Among all residents of Gaston County, the Black share is about 18%. The chance that two students picked at random at Ashbrook High belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 67%.

The school's student-to-teacher ratio is about 18.0:1, with 77.1 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average ratio among high schools in North Carolina is 19.6:1, higher than at this school. Students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch make up 100% of enrollment. By comparison, the figure for public schools in Gaston County is 85%.

On allk12's BeatsExpectations measure, Ashbrook High is among the bottom 10% of schools in North Carolina. Predicted: 48.4%. Actual: 30.6%.

Census Bureau estimates for Gaston County show that median household income is about $67,478, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 27% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 10%. Ashbrook High is one of 61 public schools in Gaston County, which together enroll about 35,898 students.

The closest public school to Ashbrook High is Gardner Park Elementary, about 0.6 miles away. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8. Ashbrook High comes in 6th of 7 nearby schools on average proficiency.

Locale data from NCES put Ashbrook High inside a principal city with a population under 100,000 (City: Small).

Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, the student count climbed from 1,235 to 1,386.

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Gaston County at a glance

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Population
234,881
Census ACS
Median income
$67,478
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
27%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
61
35,898 students

Quick facts

School name
Ashbrook High
District
Gaston County Schools
Address
2222 S New Hope Road, Gastonia, NC 28054
Phone
(704) 866-6600
County
Gaston County
Level
High
Grade range
09–12
Total enrollment
1,386
Teachers (FTE)
77
Student–teacher ratio
18.0:1
Free and reduced lunch
1,383 (100%)
Locale
13-City: Small
NCES ID
370162000663
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

Related schools

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Frequently asked questions

About Ashbrook High
How large is Ashbrook High?
Ashbrook High enrolls approximately 1,386 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does Ashbrook High serve?
Ashbrook High serves grades 09-12.
How many teachers does Ashbrook High have?
Ashbrook High employs 77 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 18.0:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Ashbrook High?
At Ashbrook High, the student body is approximately 18% White, 30% Hispanic, 45% Black, 2% Asian, 5% Two or more.
What district is Ashbrook High in?
Ashbrook High is part of Gaston County Schools.
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