Webb Street School

Webb Street School is an all-grades campus of one-room-style scale in Gastonia, North Carolina, one of the schools within Gaston County Schools, instructing 163 students in grades pre-K through 12. By comparison, North Carolina's public schools average about 731 students each, so Webb Street School sits 78% smaller than that benchmark.

Webb Street School is one of 56 schools operated by Gaston County Schools, a district that hosts 30,995 students overall.

In terms of who attends, Webb Street School reports that the largest single group is White at 49%, but no single group is in the majority. Beyond that, the school logs 26% Black, 17% Hispanic, 6% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 68% White, putting the school's mix considerably less White than the area baseline.

In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 20 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 8.3:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 16.1:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. An estimated 98% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, Gaston County runs at roughly 85%, so the school's eligibility rate is meaningfully above the surrounding baseline.

Around the school, community-level numbers for Gaston County indicate the typical household earns roughly $67,478 per year, 27% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 10%. Webb Street School is one of 61 public schools in Gaston County (combined enrollment of about 35,898 students).

Nearest neighbor: Pleasant Ridge Elementary, around 1.0 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Webb Street School.

Geographically, the school is in an urban area.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Webb Street School has rose 17%, going from 139 students in 2018 to 163 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share contracted from 59% to 49%. Class-load math has loosened: from 6.0:1 in 2018 to 8.3:1 in 2025.

On the community side, posts here usually surface around science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.