Springfield Primary

Located at 900 S Main Street, in Stanley, North Carolina, Springfield Primary is an intimate K-5 school that works with 352 students (grades pre-K through 2), one of the schools within Gaston County Schools. That puts it 25% leaner than the typical public school in North Carolina, which averages around 467 students.

Gaston County Schools runs 56 schools in total, collectively educating 30,995 students. Springfield Primary is one of those campuses.

On the student-mix side, Springfield Primary shows that 55% of the student body identifies as White. Other groups include 18% Hispanic, 17% Black, 5% multiracial, 3% Asian. The wider county runs roughly 68% White, putting the school's mix noticeably less White than the area baseline.

On the income-and-resources front, Springfield Primary lists 24 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 15.0:1. That tracks the state average closely. Roughly 99% of students at Springfield Primary qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Gaston County (around 85%), the school's rate is meaningfully above typical.

Across the wider county, the surrounding county (Gaston County) records that median household earnings sit near $67,478, roughly 27% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 10%. Springfield Primary is one of 61 public schools in Gaston County (combined enrollment of about 35,898 students).

Nearest neighbor: Kiser Elementary, around 1.0 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Springfield Primary.

Springfield Primary operates from an outer-ring location.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Springfield Primary has edged down 28%, going from 490 students in 2018 to 352 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share decreased from 82% to 55%. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 16.4:1 in 2018 to 15.0:1 today.

Within the allk12 community for this school, members of the Springfield Primary community share and discuss fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.