Enrollment
336
Elementary
DISTRICT 457 · STATE 467
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·GASTON COUNTY SCHOOLS·NCES 370162000714
Tryon Elementary
2620 Tryon Courthouse Road, Bessemer City, NC 28016 · (704) 836-9107 · Gaston County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL336 STUDENTS
C
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 27% 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.
- CBeats 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
12.7:1
26 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.3:1 · STATE 14.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
98%
328 students
DISTRICT 88% · 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 | 16 | 5% |
| Kindergarten | 50 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 57 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 45 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 54 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 49 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 65 | 19% |
This year's kindergarten class (50) is 23% smaller than its 5th grade class (65).
Student demographics
50%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
40.9%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
45.9%
NC avg 52.2%
What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 41 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 46 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
45.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
49.0%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-4.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 45% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 49% 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 Tryon Elementary
Tryon Elementary's state test result (45.0% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tryon Elementary this school | 336 | 97.6% | 45.0% |
| Norwood Elementary Norwood | 354 | 99.2% | 56.9% |
| Carthage Elementary Carthage | 350 | 99.1% | 63.0% |
| Tryon Elementary School Tryon | 367 | 99.2% | 62.1% |
| Huntsville Elementary Madison | 389 | 97.4% | 45.9% |
| Prospect Elementary Monroe | 373 | 98.7% | 57.7% |
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 Tryon Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina | In Gaston County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 45.0% | #956 of 1,297 | #18 of 27 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 45.9% | #1,011 of 1,296 | #18 of 27 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 40.9% | #918 of 1,300 | #16 of 27 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 336 | #1,096 of 1,485 | #26 of 31 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.7:1 | #181 of 1,377 | #3 of 29 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 50.1% | #984 of 1,379 | #24 of 29 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 97.6% | #952 of 1,414 | #26 of 31 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -13.0% | #483 of 937 | #11 of 22 |
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
336
+12 (+4%) vs 2020
-33% since 1990-91, when it was 502
Student : Teacher
12.7:1
was 14.1:1
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 | 336 | 26.4 | 12.7:1 | 98% (328) |
| 2023-24 | 334 | 23.9 | 14.0:1 | 99% (329) |
| 2022-23 | 338 | 25.3 | 13.4:1 | 99% (333) |
| 2020-21 | 324 | 23 | 14.1:1 | 99% (321) |
| 2017-18 | 386 | 30.4 | 12.7:1 | 99% (383) |
| 2015-16 | 405 | 27 | 15.0:1 | 99% (402) |
| 2010-11 | 406 | 25 | 16.2:1 | 73% (295) |
| 2000-01 | 580 | 28 | 20.7:1 | 42% (242) |
| 1990-91 | 502 | 29 | 17.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Tryon Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 13% (386 to 336); teachers down 13% (30.4 to 26.4).
About Tryon Elementary
Tryon Elementary is a low-enrollment elementary school in Bessemer City, North Carolina. The school serves 336 students in pre-K through 5 in 2024-25. The average among elementary schools in North Carolina is roughly 467 students; this school is 28% smaller than that.
Gaston County Schools is the local district for Tryon Elementary. It runs 56 schools with 30,995 students.
By race and ethnicity, Tryon Elementary is 68% White. Other reported shares: 15% Hispanic, 9% Black, and 7% multiracial. The White share in Gaston County as a whole is similar, at about 68%. By the diversity index, Tryon Elementary comes in at 50%.
The school reported 26.4 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25 and a ratio of 12.7:1. For comparison, elementary schools in North Carolina average 14.9:1. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is 98%. The average for public schools in Gaston County is 85%.
The allk12 Grade for Tryon Elementary is C. Compared with North Carolina public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 27% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Tryon Elementary scores 45.0% on state tests, averaged across results. The predicted figure, based on its student poverty level, is 49.0%.
Across Gaston County, median household income is about $67,478, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 27% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 10%. The public schools of Gaston County number 61 and enroll about 35,898.
The shortest distance from Tryon Elementary to another public school is about 3.7 miles, to John Chavis Middle School. The five-mile area around Tryon Elementary holds at least 8 other public schools. Tryon Elementary comes in 5th of 8 nearby schools on average proficiency.
By NCES locale, the school is Rural: Fringe, or in rural territory close to an urban area.
Tryon Elementary had 324 students in 2020-21 and 336 in 2024-25, a 4% gain. Its ratio of students to teachers was 14.1:1 in 2020-21, and 12.7:1 in 2024-25.
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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 Bessemer City
- Bessemer City HighHigh · 590 students
- Bessemer City MiddleMiddle · 497 students
- Bessemer City PrimaryElementary · 445 students
- Bessemer City Central ElemElementary · 392 students
Other Tryon Elementary schools
2 other US public schools in 2 states are named Tryon Elementary. Tryon Elementary is the 2nd largest of the 3.
- Tryon Elementary SchoolTryon, NC · 367 students
- TRYON ELEMENTARYTRYON, NE · 20 students
Nearby schools
- John Chavis Middle School3.7 mi · 412
- Cherryville Elementary3.8 mi · 378
- Bessemer City High3.8 mi · 590
- Bessemer City Primary3.8 mi · 445
- Bessemer City Central Elem3.9 mi · 392
- W B Beam Intermediate School4.2 mi · 191
Frequently asked questions
About Tryon ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Tryon Elementary?
Tryon Elementary enrolls approximately 336 students in grades PK-05.
Is Tryon Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Tryon Elementary is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many teachers does Tryon Elementary have?
Tryon Elementary employs 26 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.7:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Tryon Elementary?
At Tryon Elementary, the student body is approximately 68% White, 15% Hispanic, 9% Black, 1% Asian, 7% Two or more.
What district is Tryon Elementary in?
Tryon Elementary is part of Gaston County Schools.
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