Enrollment
378
Elementary
DISTRICT 457 · STATE 467
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·GASTON COUNTY SCHOOLS·NCES 370162000673
Cherryville Elementary
700 East Academy Street, Cherryville, NC 28021 · (704) 836-9115 · Gaston County
GRADES PK–03ELEMENTARY31-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL378 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 49% of North Carolina public elementary schools
- B-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats 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
13.6:1
28 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.3:1 · STATE 14.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
99%
375 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 | 11 | 3% |
| Kindergarten | 89 | 24% |
| Grade 1 | 98 | 26% |
| Grade 2 | 97 | 26% |
| Grade 3 | 83 | 22% |
Student demographics
39%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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Cherryville Elementary→W B Beam Intermediate School
Based on grade levels within Gaston County Schools. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
NC EOG / EOC 2024-25 . % Grade Level Proficient (Level 3+)English Language Arts
41.6%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
66.3%
NC avg 52.2%
What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 42 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 66 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
54.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.5%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+5.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 54% 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 Cherryville Elementary
Cherryville Elementary's state test result (54.0% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cherryville Elementary this school | 378 | 99.2% | 54.0% |
| Polk Central Elementary School Mill Spring | 379 | 99.2% | 59.5% |
| Iron Station Elementary Iron Station | 367 | 98.6% | 70.8% |
| Bethel Hill Charter Roxboro | 344 | 99.1% | N/A |
| Tyro Elementary Lexington | 393 | 99.2% | 49.2% |
| Endy Elementary Albemarle | 360 | 99.2% | 54.4% |
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 Cherryville Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina | In Gaston County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 54.0% | #699 of 1,297 | #12 of 27 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 66.3% | #439 of 1,296 | #7 of 27 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 41.6% | #886 of 1,300 | #13 of 27 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 378 | #971 of 1,485 | #20 of 31 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.6:1 | #361 of 1,377 | #5 of 29 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 39.3% | #1,183 of 1,379 | #29 of 29 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 99.2% | #498 of 1,414 | #14 of 31 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -14.9% | #409 of 937 | #9 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
378
-17 (-4%) vs 2020
-15% since 1990-91, when it was 443
Student : Teacher
13.6:1
was 15.8:1
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 | 378 | 27.8 | 13.6:1 | 99% (375) |
| 2023-24 | 389 | 28.8 | 13.5:1 | 99% (386) |
| 2022-23 | 383 | 25.2 | 15.2:1 | 67% (258) |
| 2020-21 | 395 | 25 | 15.8:1 | 47% (185) |
| 2017-18 | 444 | 28.4 | 15.6:1 | 57% (254) |
| 2015-16 | 412 | 23 | 17.9:1 | 60% (248) |
| 2010-11 | 470 | 25 | 18.8:1 | 55% (257) |
| 2000-01 | 739 | 39 | 18.9:1 | 32% (235) |
| 1990-91 | 443 | 28 | 15.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Cherryville Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 15% (444 to 378); teachers down 2% (28.4 to 27.8).
About Cherryville Elementary
Cherryville Elementary is an elementary school in Cherryville, North Carolina, reachable at (704) 836-9115. The school reports 378 students in pre-K through 3.
Cherryville Elementary is one school in Gaston County Schools, a system of 56 schools with 30,995 students.
White students are the majority at Cherryville Elementary, with 77% of enrollment. Other groups make up 10% Hispanic, 7% Black, and 6% multiracial. Gaston County as a whole is about 68% White, so the school's share is higher. Pick two students at random and there is a 39% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Teachers at Cherryville Elementary total 27.8 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 13.6:1. That is 1.3 students per teacher below the 14.9:1 average for elementary schools in North Carolina. Federal records put free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at 99%. The 85% average for public schools in Gaston County is 14 points lower.
The allk12 Grade for Cherryville Elementary is B-. Compared with North Carolina public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 49% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Cherryville Elementary's actual average proficiency rate on state tests (54.0%) and its predicted rate (48.5%) put it outside the top and bottom 10% of North Carolina schools.
Among Gaston County residents, the median household income is $67,478, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 27%, and roughly 10% of residents are in poverty. Besides Cherryville Elementary, Gaston County has 60 other public schools.
The nearest other public school, W B Beam Intermediate School, is about 0.4 miles away. Inside a five-mile radius, there are 5 other public schools. Compared with its nearest neighbors, Cherryville Elementary ranks 3rd of 9 on average proficiency.
For locale, NCES codes Cherryville Elementary as Town: Fringe.
Compared with 2020-21, the school had 17 fewer students in 2024-25. Federal data show the ratio falling from 15.8:1 to 13.6:1.
Community posts for Cherryville Elementary can cover enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
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 Cherryville
- Cherryville HighHigh · 484 students
- John Chavis Middle SchoolMiddle · 412 students
- W B Beam Intermediate SchoolElementary · 191 students
Nearby schools
- W B Beam Intermediate School0.4 mi · 191
- John Chavis Middle School0.5 mi · 412
- Cherryville High0.9 mi · 484
- Tryon Elementary3.8 mi · 336
- Washington Elementary4.1 mi · 376
- West Lincoln Middle7.3 mi · 563
Frequently asked questions
About Cherryville ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Cherryville Elementary?
Cherryville Elementary enrolls approximately 378 students in grades PK-03.
What age range does Cherryville Elementary serve?
Cherryville Elementary serves students from grade PK through grade 03.
How many students per teacher at Cherryville Elementary?
Approximately 13.6:1 students per teacher at Cherryville Elementary.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Cherryville Elementary?
At Cherryville Elementary, the student body is approximately 77% White, 10% Hispanic, 7% Black, 1% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Who oversees Cherryville Elementary?
Cherryville Elementary is overseen by Gaston County Schools in Gaston County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.