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What tradition at New Hope Elementary should never be changed?
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Enrollment
571
Elementary
DISTRICT 457 · STATE 467
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·GASTON COUNTY SCHOOLS·NCES 370162000700
New Hope Elementary
137 Stowe Road, Gastonia, NC 28056 · (704) 836-9112 · Gaston County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY41-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL571 STUDENTS
A-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 76% of North Carolina public elementary schools
- ATest 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
16.7:1
34 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.3:1 · STATE 14.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
34%
196 students
DISTRICT 88% · STATE 82%
Community
1
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 90 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 86 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 100 | 18% |
| Grade 3 | 99 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 101 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 95 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (90) is 5% smaller than its 5th grade class (95).
Student demographics
47%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
66.3%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
78.8%
NC avg 52.2%
What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 66 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 79 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
73.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
68.4%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+4.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 73% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 68% 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 New Hope Elementary
New Hope Elementary's state test result (73.0% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| New Hope Elementary this school | 571 | 34.3% | 73.0% |
| Catawba Springs Elementary Denver | 543 | 34.4% | 74.6% |
| Southwest Elementary Clemmons | 546 | 37.7% | 74.7% |
| Belmont Central Elementary Belmont | 693 | 33.9% | 69.0% |
| Cornelius Elementary Cornelius | 542 | 29.0% | 75.0% |
| Glenn C Marlow Elementary Mills River | 562 | 30.2% | 80.5% |
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 New Hope Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina | In Gaston County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 73.0% | #164 of 1,297 | #2 of 27 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 78.8% | #143 of 1,296 | #2 of 27 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 66.3% | #191 of 1,300 | #3 of 27 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 571 | #411 of 1,485 | #7 of 31 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.7:1 | #1,174 of 1,377 | #25 of 29 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 47.2% | #1,050 of 1,379 | #26 of 29 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 34.3% | #1,263 of 1,414 | #30 of 31 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +16.3% | #127 of 369 | #2 of 6 |
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
571
+87 (+18%) vs 2020
+27% since 1990-91, when it was 449
Student : Teacher
16.7:1
was 16.1:1
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 | 571 | 34.1 | 16.7:1 | 34% (196) |
| 2023-24 | 541 | 31 | 17.4:1 | 34% (183) |
| 2022-23 | 520 | 29.6 | 17.6:1 | 33% (170) |
| 2020-21 | 484 | 30 | 16.1:1 | 26% (128) |
| 2017-18 | 491 | 27.8 | 17.7:1 | 32% (156) |
| 2015-16 | 536 | 28 | 19.1:1 | 30% (161) |
| 2010-11 | 539 | 27 | 20.0:1 | 28% (151) |
| 2000-01 | 374 | 22 | 17.0:1 | 18% (69) |
| 1990-91 | 449 | 24 | 18.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for New Hope Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students up 16% (491 to 571); teachers up 23% (27.8 to 34.1).
About New Hope Elementary
New Hope Elementary, located in Gastonia, North Carolina, is a mid-sized elementary school. Enrollment stands at 571 students, covering kindergarten through 5. That is 22% bigger than the average of about 467 students for elementary schools in North Carolina.
Enrollment across the 56 schools in Gaston County Schools totals 30,995 students.
The share of White students at New Hope Elementary is 71%, a majority. After that, the student body is 11% Black, 10% Hispanic, 5% multiracial, and 3% Asian. Census estimates put Gaston County at about 68% White, close to the school's figure. A diversity index of 47% means there is a 47% chance two randomly chosen students at New Hope Elementary are from different groups.
New Hope Elementary lists 34.1 full-time-equivalent teachers; that is about 16.7 students per teacher. The gap from the 14.9:1 average for elementary schools in North Carolina is 1.9 students per teacher. About 34% of students at New Hope Elementary are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The 85% average for public schools in Gaston County is 51 points higher.
Among North Carolina public elementary schools, New Hope Elementary outscored 76%, which works out to an A- on the allk12 Grade.
Test results at New Hope Elementary are 4.6 points above what its free or reduced-price lunch share predicts (73.0% actual, 68.4% predicted).
In Gaston County, where the school is located, median household income comes to about $67,478, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 27%, and about 10% of people live in poverty. There are 61 public schools in the county, enrolling about 35,898, New Hope Elementary among them.
Cramerton Middle sits about 0.9 miles from New Hope Elementary. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Among the 9 closest schools with test data, this one included, New Hope Elementary ranks 2nd on average proficiency.
New Hope Elementary is in rural territory close to an urban area, a location NCES labels Rural: Fringe.
An 18% rise took enrollment from 484 in 2020-21 to 571 in 2024-25.
This page is a place to ask questions and share updates about athletics, class schedules, and weather closures at New Hope Elementary. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
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
Other New Hope Elementary schools
10 other US public schools in 6 states are named New Hope Elementary. New Hope Elementary is the 4th largest of the 11.
- New Hope ElementaryChapel Hill, NC · 528 students
- New Hope ElementaryWilson, NC · 460 students
- New Hope ElementaryHenderson, NC · 130 students
- New Hope ElementaryCOLUMBUS, MS · 1,191 students
- New Hope Elementary SchoolComming, GA · 1,175 students
Nearby schools
- Cramerton Middle0.9 mi · 959
- South Point High2.7 mi · 989
- Belmont Middle2.8 mi · 770
- Stuart W Cramer High2.8 mi · 953
- Belmont Central Elementary2.8 mi · 693
- McAdenville Elementary3.0 mi · 190
Frequently asked questions
About New Hope ElementaryHow many students attend New Hope Elementary?
New Hope Elementary enrolls approximately 571 students in grades KG-05.
Is New Hope Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
New Hope Elementary is an elementary school covering grades KG-05.
How many teachers does New Hope Elementary have?
New Hope Elementary employs 34 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 16.7:1.
What is the student diversity at New Hope Elementary?
Student demographics at New Hope Elementary are roughly 71% White, 10% Hispanic, 11% Black, 3% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Who oversees New Hope Elementary?
New Hope 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.