Ridgeview Charter School

Ridgeview Charter School is one of the intimate elementary schools in Gastonia, North Carolina, operated by Ridgeview Charter School, with 300 students on its rolls from grades K through 8. That puts it 36% smaller than the typical public school in North Carolina, which averages around 467 students.

Ridgeview Charter School is the operating authority for Ridgeview Charter School, handling staffing, calendars, and reporting to the state department of education.

In terms of who attends, Ridgeview Charter School lists that 72% of the student body identifies as Black. Other groups include 15% Hispanic, 8% multiracial, 4% White. That is considerably more Black than the county at large, where the share is closer to 18%.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Ridgeview Charter School lists 14 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 14.3:1. That tracks the state average closely. About 99% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is above Gaston County's rate of about 85%.

Zooming out to the county, ACS estimates for Gaston County put median household earnings sit near $67,478, roughly 27% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Gaston County's 61 public schools (combined enrollment of about 35,898 students), Ridgeview Charter School is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Woodhill Elementary, around 0.6 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Ridgeview Charter School.

The school occupies a high-density site. Ridgeview Charter School is a charter school, which puts it inside the public-school system but outside the standard district-managed model.

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