Enrollment
284
Elementary
DISTRICT 284 · STATE 467
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NORTHAMPTON COUNTY SCHOOLS·NCES 370342001410
Gaston STEM Leadership Academy
400 Broughton Street, Gaston, NC 27832 · (252) 537-2520 · Northampton County
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL284 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 23% of North Carolina public elementary schools
- C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats 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
11.8:1
24 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.3:1 · STATE 14.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
99%
281 students
DISTRICT 92% · 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 | 39 | 14% |
| Kindergarten | 25 | 9% |
| Grade 1 | 28 | 10% |
| Grade 2 | 29 | 10% |
| Grade 3 | 31 | 11% |
| Grade 4 | 15 | 5% |
| Grade 5 | 19 | 7% |
| Grade 6 | 31 | 11% |
| Grade 7 | 30 | 11% |
| Grade 8 | 37 | 13% |
This year's kindergarten class (25) is 32% smaller than its 8th grade class (37).
Student demographics
24%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 35% · 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
34.8%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
44.1%
NC avg 52.2%
What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 35 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 44 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
43.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.6%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-5.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 43% 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 Gaston STEM Leadership Academy
Gaston STEM Leadership Academy's state test result (43.5% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gaston STEM Leadership Academy this school | 284 | 98.9% | 43.5% |
| West Bertie Elementary Kelford | 277 | 97.8% | 48.5% |
| Fairview Elementary Rocky Mount | 255 | 98.8% | N/A |
| Weldon Elementary Global Academy Weldon | 272 | 98.9% | 22.9% |
| Everetts Elementary S.T.E.M. Academy Roanoke Rapids | 254 | 98.8% | 26.2% |
| Southeast Elementary Kinston | 326 | 96.9% | 40.7% |
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 Gaston STEM Leadership Academy ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 43.5% | #1,004 of 1,297 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 44.1% | #1,059 of 1,296 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 34.8% | #1,093 of 1,300 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 284 | #1,214 of 1,485 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.8:1 | #78 of 1,377 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 23.8% | #1,339 of 1,379 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 98.9% | #673 of 1,414 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +2.9% | #309 of 369 |
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
284
+76 (+37%) vs 2020
+20% since 1990-91, when it was 237
Student : Teacher
11.8:1
was 13.9:1
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 | 284 | 24 | 11.8:1 | 99% (281) |
| 2023-24 | 294 | 24.4 | 12.1:1 | 99% (291) |
| 2022-23 | 286 | 25 | 11.4:1 | 99% (283) |
| 2020-21 | 208 | 15 | 13.9:1 | 99% (205) |
| 2017-18 | 276 | 20.7 | 13.4:1 | 99% (273) |
| 2015-16 | 343 | 19 | 18.1:1 | 96% (329) |
| 2010-11 | 366 | 21 | 17.4:1 | 84% (309) |
| 2000-01 | 376 | 26 | 14.5:1 | 81% (304) |
| 1990-91 | 237 | 15 | 15.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Gaston STEM Leadership Academy.
Since 2017-18: students up 3% (276 to 284); teachers up 16% (20.7 to 24).
About Gaston STEM Leadership Academy
Gaston STEM Leadership Academy is a low-enrollment elementary school in Gaston, North Carolina. The school teaches pre-K through 8 and enrolls 284 students. The school is 39% below the average for elementary schools in North Carolina.
Northampton County Schools runs 6 schools with a combined 1,251 students. Gaston STEM Leadership Academy is one of them.
Black students account for 87% of the school's enrollment. It is also 5% White, 4% multiracial, and 4% Hispanic. Northampton County's residents are about 55% Black, 32 points below the school's share. A diversity index of 24% means there is a 24% chance two randomly chosen students at Gaston STEM Leadership Academy are from different groups.
Teacher count: 24 full-time equivalents. Student-to-teacher ratio: 11.8:1. The gap from the 14.9:1 average for elementary schools in North Carolina is 3.0 students per teacher. Eligibility for free or reduced-price lunch, often used to gauge student poverty, is 99%. The figure for public schools in Northampton County is close, at 99%.
Gaston STEM Leadership Academy earns a C- on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 23% of North Carolina public elementary schools.
Gaston STEM Leadership Academy posts an average proficiency rate across its state test results of 43.5%, compared with a predicted 48.6%. It is not in the top or bottom 10% of North Carolina schools on BeatsExpectations.
Census data for Northampton County show median household income comes to about $50,086, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 18%, and roughly 16% of residents are in poverty. The county has 6 public schools and about 2,246 students.
Northampton County High School sits about 0.3 miles from Gaston STEM Leadership Academy. Gaston STEM Leadership Academy has 7 other public schools within five miles. The school's 43.5% average proficiency ranks 6th among 8 nearby schools.
For locale, NCES codes Gaston STEM Leadership Academy as Town: Distant.
Over 4 years, enrollment rose by 76 students, from 208 to 284. Students per teacher dropped from 13.9 in 2020-21 to 11.8 in 2024-25.
The Gaston STEM Leadership Academy discussion page is a place for fundraisers, report cards, and school supplies. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
Northampton County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
16,931
Census ACS
Median income
$50,086
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
18%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
16%
Below federal line
Schools in county
6
2,246 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Northampton County Schools
- Central ElementaryElementary · 283 students
- Northampton County High SchoolHigh · 265 students
- Conway MiddleMiddle · 259 students
- Northampton Early CollegeHigh · 148 students
- Northampton Virtual AcademyHigh · 12 students
Other schools in Gaston
- KIPP Gaston College PreparatoryCombined · 1,143 students
- Northampton County High SchoolHigh · 265 students
Nearby schools
- Northampton County High School0.3 mi · 265
- KIPP Gaston College Preparatory0.6 mi · 1,143
- Belmont Elementary School3.3 mi · 614
- Roanoke Rapids High School3.4 mi · 776
- Roanoke Rapids Early College High3.5 mi · 119
- Manning Elementary School3.9 mi · 630
Frequently asked questions
About Gaston STEM Leadership AcademyHow large is Gaston STEM Leadership Academy?
Gaston STEM Leadership Academy enrolls approximately 284 students in grades PK-08.
What age range does Gaston STEM Leadership Academy serve?
Gaston STEM Leadership Academy serves students from grade PK through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at Gaston STEM Leadership Academy?
Approximately 11.8:1 students per teacher at Gaston STEM Leadership Academy.
What is the student diversity at Gaston STEM Leadership Academy?
Student demographics at Gaston STEM Leadership Academy are roughly 5% White, 4% Hispanic, 87% Black, 4% Two or more.
What district is Gaston STEM Leadership Academy in?
Gaston STEM Leadership Academy is part of Northampton County Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.