Enrollment
252
Elementary
DISTRICT 214 · STATE 467
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·GATES COUNTY SCHOOLS·NCES 370168000721
Gatesville Elementary
709 North Main Street, Gatesville, NC 27938 · (252) 357-0613 · Gates County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL252 STUDENTS
C-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 20% 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.
- 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
16.6:1
15 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.3:1 · STATE 14.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
60%
150 students
DISTRICT 55% · 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 | 40 | 16% |
| Kindergarten | 43 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 25 | 10% |
| Grade 2 | 42 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 34 | 13% |
| Grade 4 | 40 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 28 | 11% |
This year's kindergarten class (43) is 54% larger than its 5th grade class (28).
Student demographics
55%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 55% · 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
Based on grade levels within Gates 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
31.7%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
62.5%
NC avg 52.2%
What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 32 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 63 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
46.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
60.7%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-14.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 47% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 61% 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 Gatesville Elementary
Gatesville Elementary's state test result (46.5% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gatesville Elementary this school | 252 | 59.5% | 46.5% |
| Buckland Elementary Gates | 220 | 50.9% | 50.0% |
| Hall Fletcher Elementary Asheville | 318 | 58.8% | 50.7% |
| T S Cooper Elementary Sunbury | 170 | 57.1% | 61.9% |
| Ira B Jones Elementary Asheville | 369 | 54.5% | 51.6% |
| E M Yoder Elementary Mebane | 336 | 51.5% | 60.1% |
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 Gatesville Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 46.5% | #914 of 1,297 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 62.5% | #550 of 1,296 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 31.7% | #1,150 of 1,300 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 252 | #1,291 of 1,485 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.6:1 | #1,143 of 1,377 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 55.3% | #859 of 1,379 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 59.5% | #1,114 of 1,414 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -17.4% | #347 of 937 |
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
252
-11 (-4%) vs 2020
+29% since 1990-91, when it was 196
Student : Teacher
16.6:1
was 11.4:1
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 | 252 | 15.2 | 16.6:1 | 60% (150) |
| 2023-24 | 243 | 18.5 | 13.1:1 | 65% (157) |
| 2022-23 | 260 | 21 | 12.4:1 | 63% (164) |
| 2020-21 | 263 | 23 | 11.4:1 | 42% (110) |
| 2017-18 | 305 | 23 | 13.3:1 | 55% (168) |
| 2015-16 | 297 | 24 | 12.4:1 | 59% (174) |
| 2010-11 | 320 | 26 | 12.3:1 | 65% (208) |
| 2000-01 | 292 | 26 | 11.2:1 | 56% (163) |
| 1990-91 | 196 | 13 | 15.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Gatesville Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 17% (305 to 252); teachers down 34% (23 to 15.2).
About Gatesville Elementary
Gatesville Elementary is an elementary school in Gatesville, North Carolina, and it is part of Gates County Schools. A total of 252 students attend the school, which covers pre-K through 5. The average for elementary schools in North Carolina is about 467 students, so this school is 46% smaller than average.
Gates County Schools is responsible for 5 schools, Gatesville Elementary included, with 1,410 students in all.
Gatesville Elementary is 62% White by enrollment. The rest of enrollment is 20% Black, 12% multiracial, and 5% Hispanic. The White share in Gates County as a whole is similar, at about 63%. Gatesville Elementary's diversity index is 55%, against a US figure of 70%.
Its 15.2 full-time-equivalent teachers give the school a ratio of 16.6:1. The school has more students per teacher than the 14.9:1 average for elementary schools in North Carolina. The school's lunch program data list 60% of students as eligible for free or reduced-price meals.
allk12 grades Gatesville Elementary a C-. The grade compares the school only with North Carolina public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
The school's average proficiency rate on state tests is 46.5%. For its free or reduced-price lunch share, the predicted value is 60.7%.
Gates County has about 10,376 residents, and the median household income is $66,333, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 11%, and about 7% of people live in poverty. Besides Gatesville Elementary, Gates County has 4 other public schools.
Nearest public school: Central Middle School, about 2.2 miles away. Within five miles are 3 other public schools. On average proficiency, Gatesville Elementary is 6th of 9 nearby schools with test data.
Gatesville Elementary is in rural territory far from an urban area, a location NCES labels Rural: Remote.
Enrollment at Gatesville Elementary declined 4% between 2020-21 and 2024-25, from 263 to 252 students. The ratio was 11.4:1 in 2020-21 and 16.6:1 in 2024-25.
Topics for discussion here include science fairs, picture day, and bus routes. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
Gates County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
10,376
Census ACS
Median income
$66,333
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
11%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
5
1,410 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Gates County Schools
- Gates County Senior HighHigh · 432 students
- Central Middle SchoolMiddle · 336 students
- Buckland ElementaryElementary · 220 students
- T S Cooper ElementaryElementary · 170 students
Other schools in Gatesville
- Gates County Senior HighHigh · 432 students
- Central Middle SchoolMiddle · 336 students
Other Gatesville Elementary schools
One other US public school is named Gatesville Elementary. Gatesville Elementary is the 2nd largest of the 2.
- Gatesville Elementary SchoolGATESVILLE, TX · 606 students
Nearby schools
- Central Middle School2.2 mi · 336
- Gates County Senior High3.6 mi · 432
- Buckland Elementary3.9 mi · 220
- T S Cooper Elementary8.2 mi · 170
- CS Brown High - STEM Program10.4 mi · 100
- Chowan Middle13.5 mi · 357
Frequently asked questions
About Gatesville ElementaryHow many students attend Gatesville Elementary?
Gatesville Elementary enrolls approximately 252 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Gatesville Elementary serve?
Gatesville Elementary serves grades PK-05.
How many teachers does Gatesville Elementary have?
Gatesville Elementary employs 15 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 16.6:1.
What is the student diversity at Gatesville Elementary?
Student demographics at Gatesville Elementary are roughly 62% White, 5% Hispanic, 20% Black, 12% Two or more.
Who oversees Gatesville Elementary?
Gatesville Elementary is overseen by Gates County Schools in Gates County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.