Springfield Primary

This page covers Springfield Primary, a low-enrollment elementary school in Stanley, North Carolina. In all, 352 students attend the school in pre-K through 2. It has 25% fewer students than the average for elementary schools in North Carolina (about 467).

Gaston County Schools has 56 schools and 30,995 students, and Springfield Primary is one of those schools.

At Springfield Primary, 55% of students are White. After that, the student body is 18% Hispanic, 17% Black, 5% multiracial, and 3% Asian. Census figures show Gaston County is about 68% White. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 63%.

Staffing at Springfield Primary comes to 23.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 15.0:1. The average ratio among elementary schools in North Carolina is similar, at 14.9:1. Springfield Primary counts 99% of students as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. That is higher than the 85% average for public schools in Gaston County.

Looking at the county, Gaston County, median household income comes to about $67,478, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 27% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 10%. The county's public schools total 61, with about 35,898 students.

Kiser Elementary is about 1.0 miles from Springfield Primary, the shortest distance to any other public school. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools.

The school's locale code, Suburb: Mid-size, means it is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.

From 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment held near 352, starting from 349.

Parents, students, and staff can share information on pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback here. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.