Enrollment
382
Elementary
DISTRICT 457 · STATE 467
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·GASTON COUNTY SCHOOLS·NCES 370162000672
Chapel Grove Elementary
5201 Lewis Road, Gastonia, NC 28052 · (704) 836-9113 · Gaston County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY22-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL382 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 30% of North Carolina public elementary schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded North Carolina public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
15.1:1
25 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.3:1 · STATE 14.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
99%
379 students
DISTRICT 88% · STATE 82%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 17 | 4% |
| Kindergarten | 83 | 22% |
| Grade 1 | 54 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 62 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 62 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 42 | 11% |
| Grade 5 | 62 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (83) is 34% larger than its 5th grade class (62).
Student demographics
62%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 69% · STATE 71% · US 70%
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
Test scores
NC EOG / EOC 2024-25 . % Grade Level Proficient (Level 3+)English Language Arts
39.2%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
45.3%
NC avg 52.2%
What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 39 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 45 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 · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
46.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.5%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-2.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 46% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 49% typical for North Carolina schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among North Carolina's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Chapel Grove Elementary
Chapel Grove Elementary's state test result (46.4% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chapel Grove Elementary this school | 382 | 99.2% | 46.4% |
| Liberty Elementary School Liberty | 411 | 99.3% | 45.2% |
| Plain View Elementary Dunn | 362 | 99.2% | 57.2% |
| Waccamaw Ash | 415 | 99.3% | 62.1% |
| Glendale-Kenly Elementary Kenly | 433 | 99.3% | 55.1% |
| Jones Intermediate Mount Airy | 339 | 99.1% | 54.5% |
Matched among North Carolina elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Chapel Grove Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina | In Gaston County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 46.4% | #920 of 1,297 | #17 of 27 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 45.3% | #1,023 of 1,296 | #19 of 27 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 39.2% | #968 of 1,300 | #19 of 27 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 382 | #956 of 1,485 | #19 of 31 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.1:1 | #793 of 1,377 | #17 of 29 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 62.2% | #616 of 1,379 | #18 of 29 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 99.2% | #486 of 1,414 | #13 of 31 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -23.1% | #205 of 937 | #5 of 22 |
Ranked against other public elementary 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. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
382
-3 (-1%) vs 2020
-43% since 1990-91, when it was 670
Student : Teacher
15.1:1
was 13.3:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 382 | 25.2 | 15.1:1 | 99% (379) |
| 2023-24 | 391 | 24 | 16.3:1 | 99% (386) |
| 2022-23 | 357 | 26.4 | 13.5:1 | 99% (354) |
| 2020-21 | 385 | 29 | 13.3:1 | 99% (382) |
| 2017-18 | 497 | 29 | 17.1:1 | 99% (494) |
| 2015-16 | 483 | 25 | 19.3:1 | 99% (480) |
| 2010-11 | 498 | 31 | 16.1:1 | 68% (340) |
| 2000-01 | 607 | 34 | 17.9:1 | 34% (204) |
| 1990-91 | 670 | 38 | 17.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Chapel Grove Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 23% (497 to 382); teachers down 13% (29 to 25.2).
About Chapel Grove Elementary
Chapel Grove Elementary is a low-enrollment elementary school in Gastonia, North Carolina, under Gaston County Schools. Students in pre-K through 5 attend the school, which enrolls 382 students.
Chapel Grove Elementary is among 56 schools run by Gaston County Schools, which serves 30,995 students.
A majority of students at Chapel Grove Elementary, 53%, are White. The rest of enrollment is 29% Hispanic, 10% Black, and 7% multiracial. Among all residents of Gaston County, the White share is about 68%. The chance that two students picked at random at Chapel Grove Elementary belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 62%.
Teachers at the school number 25.2 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 15.1:1. Elementary schools in North Carolina have a similar average ratio of 14.9:1. The school's lunch program data list 99% of students as eligible for free or reduced-price meals. Among public schools in Gaston County, the average eligibility rate is 85%.
Measured against North Carolina public elementary schools, Chapel Grove Elementary receives a C. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
Chapel Grove Elementary scores 46.4% on state tests, averaged across results. The predicted figure, based on its student poverty level, is 48.5%.
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%. Chapel Grove Elementary is one of 61 public schools in Gaston County, which together enroll about 35,898 students.
The closest public school to Chapel Grove Elementary is H H Beam Elementary, about 2.8 miles away. Within five miles of Chapel Grove Elementary, there are at least 8 other public schools. Of 7 schools in the immediate area with test results, Chapel Grove Elementary ranks 1st on average proficiency.
Its NCES locale code is Suburb: Mid-size: the school is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.
Enrollment in 2024-25 was 382, close to the 385 recorded in 2020-21. By 2024-25, the school had 15.1 students per teacher, compared with 13.3 in 2020-21.
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Gaston County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
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
Related schools
Other schools in Gaston County Schools
- Ashbrook HighHigh · 1,386 students
- Hunter Huss HighHigh · 1,165 students
- Forestview HighHigh · 1,133 students
- North Gaston HighHigh · 1,061 students
- South Point HighHigh · 989 students
- Cramerton MiddleMiddle · 959 students
Other schools in Gastonia
- Piedmont Community Charter SchoolCombined · 1,963 students
- Ashbrook HighHigh · 1,386 students
- Hunter Huss HighHigh · 1,165 students
- Forestview HighHigh · 1,133 students
- Pleasant Ridge ElementaryElementary · 887 students
- Southwest MiddleMiddle · 832 students
Nearby schools
- H H Beam Elementary2.8 mi · 591
- Gaston Virtual Academy2.8 mi · 283
- Southwest Middle2.8 mi · 832
- Hunter Huss High3.3 mi · 1,165
- Edward D Sadler Jr Elementary School3.6 mi · 374
- Pleasant Ridge Elementary3.8 mi · 887
Frequently asked questions
About Chapel Grove ElementaryHow many students attend Chapel Grove Elementary?
Chapel Grove Elementary enrolls approximately 382 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Chapel Grove Elementary serve?
Chapel Grove Elementary serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many teachers does Chapel Grove Elementary have?
Chapel Grove Elementary employs 25 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.1:1.
How diverse is Chapel Grove Elementary?
Chapel Grove Elementary reports a student body of 53% White, 29% Hispanic, 10% Black, 1% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Who oversees Chapel Grove Elementary?
Chapel Grove Elementary is overseen by Gaston County Schools in Gaston County.
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