Enrollment
374
Elementary
DISTRICT 457 · STATE 467
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·GASTON COUNTY SCHOOLS·NCES 370162002731
Edward D Sadler Jr Elementary School
3950 West Franklin Boulevard, Gastonia, NC 28052 · (704) 862-5895 · Gaston County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL374 STUDENTS
D
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 6% of North Carolina public elementary schools
- DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- DBeats 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
10.8:1
35 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.3:1 · STATE 14.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
99%
371 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 | 20 | 5% |
| Kindergarten | 57 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 80 | 21% |
| Grade 2 | 49 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 63 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 47 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 58 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (57) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (58).
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%
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
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NC EOG / EOC 2024-25 . % Grade Level Proficient (Level 3+)English Language Arts
28.3%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
27.7%
NC avg 52.2%
What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 28 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 28 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
32.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.5%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-16.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 33% 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 Edward D Sadler Jr Elementary School
Edward D Sadler Jr Elementary School's state test result (32.6% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Edward D Sadler Jr Elementary School this school | 374 | 99.2% | 32.6% |
| Louisburg Elementary Louisburg | 387 | 99.2% | 41.4% |
| Ibraham Elementary Winston Salem | 357 | 99.2% | 32.6% |
| Forest Hills Global Elementary Wilmington | 340 | 99.1% | 34.9% |
| Charles England Elementary School Lexington | 381 | 95.8% | 43.3% |
| North Graham Elementary Graham | 362 | 99.2% | 19.1% |
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 Edward D Sadler Jr Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina | In Gaston County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 32.6% | #1,220 of 1,297 | #22 of 27 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 27.7% | #1,266 of 1,296 | #25 of 27 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 28.3% | #1,218 of 1,300 | #23 of 27 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 374 | #982 of 1,485 | #21 of 31 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.8:1 | #31 of 1,377 | #1 of 29 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 66.8% | #381 of 1,379 | #12 of 29 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 99.2% | #504 of 1,414 | #15 of 31 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -15.6% | #390 of 937 | #8 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
374
+19 (+5%) vs 2020
-19% since 2010-11, when it was 463
Student : Teacher
10.8:1
was 12.7:1
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 | 374 | 34.5 | 10.8:1 | 99% (371) |
| 2023-24 | 360 | 28.5 | 12.6:1 | 99% (357) |
| 2022-23 | 321 | 26.3 | 12.2:1 | 99% (318) |
| 2020-21 | 355 | 28 | 12.7:1 | 99% (352) |
| 2017-18 | 443 | 30.1 | 14.7:1 | 99% (440) |
| 2015-16 | 513 | 32 | 16.0:1 | 99% (509) |
| 2010-11 | 463 | 31 | 14.9:1 | 92% (424) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Edward D Sadler Jr Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 16% (443 to 374); teachers up 15% (30.1 to 34.5).
About Edward D Sadler Jr Elementary School
Edward D Sadler Jr Elementary School is a low-enrollment elementary school in Gaston County Schools, located in Gastonia, North Carolina. Enrollment in 2024-25 was 374 students in pre-K through 5.
Gaston County Schools operates 56 schools. Combined enrollment is 30,995 students.
Federal enrollment data show Black students as the largest group at Edward D Sadler Jr Elementary School, at 42%. The rest of enrollment is 36% Hispanic, 15% White, and 6% multiracial. Among all residents of Gaston County, the Black share is about 18%. The school's diversity index is 67%, meaning two students picked at random have a 67% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
The school has about 10.8 students per teacher and 34.5 full-time-equivalent teachers. This ratio sits 4.0 below the 14.9:1 average for elementary schools in North Carolina. Federal records put free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at 99%. That is 14 points above the 85% average for public schools in Gaston County.
The allk12 Grade for Edward D Sadler Jr Elementary School is D. Compared with North Carolina public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 6% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Based on student poverty, the model expects 48.5% at Edward D Sadler Jr Elementary School; the school's average proficiency rate on state tests is 32.6%.
Census Bureau estimates for Gaston County show that the median household income is $67,478, roughly 27% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 10%. There are 61 public schools in Gaston County, enrolling about 35,898 students in all.
The closest other public school is Gaston Virtual Academy, about 2.0 miles away. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools. Among its closest neighbors with test data, Edward D Sadler Jr Elementary School is 3rd of 6 on proficiency.
NCES lists the school's locale as City: Small. That means it sits inside a principal city with a population under 100,000.
Enrollment is up 5% from 2020-21, when Edward D Sadler Jr Elementary School had 355 students, to 2024-25, when it had 374. The ratio was 12.7:1 in 2020-21 and 10.8:1 in 2024-25.
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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
- Gaston Virtual Academy2.0 mi · 283
- Bessemer City Middle2.5 mi · 497
- Webb Street School2.7 mi · 163
- Bessemer City High2.9 mi · 590
- Bessemer City Primary3.0 mi · 445
- Bessemer City Central Elem3.0 mi · 392
Frequently asked questions
About Edward D Sadler Jr Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Edward D Sadler Jr Elementary School?
Edward D Sadler Jr Elementary School enrolls approximately 374 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Edward D Sadler Jr Elementary School serve?
Edward D Sadler Jr Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Edward D Sadler Jr Elementary School?
Approximately 10.8:1 students per teacher at Edward D Sadler Jr Elementary School.
How diverse is Edward D Sadler Jr Elementary School?
Edward D Sadler Jr Elementary School reports a student body of 15% White, 36% Hispanic, 42% Black, 1% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Who oversees Edward D Sadler Jr Elementary School?
Edward D Sadler Jr Elementary School 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.