Webb Street School

Webb Street School is a small combined-grade school in Gaston County Schools, located in Gastonia, North Carolina. A total of 163 students attend the school, which covers pre-K through 12. Against the 731-student average for combined schools in North Carolina, enrollment here is 78% lower.

The district for Webb Street School is Gaston County Schools, with 56 schools and 30,995 students.

By race and ethnicity, the largest group at Webb Street School is White (49%). The remaining students are 26% Black, 17% Hispanic, and 6% multiracial. Census figures show Gaston County is about 68% White. The chance that two students picked at random at Webb Street School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 66%.

At Webb Street School, 19.7 full-time-equivalent teachers work with students, a ratio of about 8.3:1. That ratio is under the 16.1:1 average for combined schools in North Carolina. Students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch make up 98% of enrollment. The gap from the 85% average for public schools in Gaston County is 13 points.

Among Gaston County residents, median household income is about $67,478, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 27%, and about 10% of people live in poverty. Webb Street School is one of 61 public schools in Gaston County, which together enroll about 35,898 students.

The school nearest to Webb Street School is Pleasant Ridge Elementary, at a distance of about 1.0 miles. Within five miles of Webb Street School, there are at least 8 other public schools.

Locale data from NCES put Webb Street School inside a principal city with a population under 100,000 (City: Small).

Enrollment was 140 in 2020-21 and 163 in 2024-25, a increase of 23 students.

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