Gaston High School

4550 Us Hwy 411, Gadsden, AL 35901 | (256) 547-8828

Grades: KG-12
Student Enrollment: 575

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5 out of 5 | 1 Review

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School Description

School Summary and Highlights

Enrolls 575 elementary, middle, and high school students from grades KG-12
Ranks 271st out of 357 high schools in AL.

Additional Contact Information

Mailing Address: 4550 Us Highway 411, Gadsden, AL 35901

Principal or Admin: Dr Miria Kaye King-Garner
Fax: (256) 543-7124
Website: www.ecboe.org

School Operational Details

Title I Eligible
All students of this school are eligible for participation in authorized programs.
Shared Time School

School District Details

Etowah County School District
Per-Pupil Spending: $7,903
Graduation Rate: 74.1%
Dropout Rate: 1.5%
Students Per Teacher: 15.9
Enrolled Students: 9,251

Faculty Details and Student Enrollment

Students and Faculty

Total Students Enrolled: 575
Total Full Time "Equivalent" Teachers: 41.5
Average Student-To-Teacher Ratio: 13.9

Students Gender Breakdown

Males: 304 (52.9%)
Females: 271 (47.1%)

Free Lunch Student Eligibility Breakdown

Eligible for Reduced Lunch: 63 (11.0%)
Eligible for Free Lunch: 275 (47.8%)
Eligible for Either Reduced or Free Lunch: 338 (58.8%)

Student Enrollment Distribution by Race / Ethnicity

Gaston High School Student Race Distribution

	Number	Percent
American Indian	1	0.2%
Black	60	10.4%
Asian	-	-
Hispanic	8	1.4%
White	506	88.0%

Number of Students Per Grade

	Number	Percent
Kindergarten	28	4.9%
1st Grade	33	5.7%
2nd Grade	46	8.0%
3rd Grade	37	6.4%
4th Grade	43	7.5%
5th Grade	40	7.0%
6th Grade	48	8.3%
7th Grade	48	8.3%
8th Grade	57	9.9%
9th Grade	60	10.4%
10th Grade	45	7.8%
11th Grade	40	7.0%
12th Grade	50	8.7%

Source: AL Department of Education, Source: NCES 2009-2010

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Overall Rating: 5

5 out of 5 | 1 Review

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Reviewed by Student on August 31, 2008
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Test Scores and Performance Information

Overall School Rating

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How is this determined?

The overall school rating shows that Gaston High School performed on average about the same as other schools across the state on AHSGE and ARMT state exams in the following subjects:

Biology
Language
Math
Reading
Science
Social Studies

AHSGE - Test Proficiency by Grade and Subject

Grade 11 - % of students at or above proficiency

	School	District	State
Biology Test
2010	91.7%	95.8%	93.3%
2009	83.7%	90.6%	87.6%
2008	66.7%	72.8%	72.6%

Language Test
2010	71.4%	79.6%	78.5%
2009	59.2%	80.2%	81.8%
2008	56.1%	74.7%	77.0%

Math Test
2010	75.0%	83.4%	84.3%
2009	69.4%	84.2%	85.6%
2008	75.6%	82.7%	84.0%

Reading Test
2010	80.0%	84.3%	81.8%
2009	77.6%	81.3%	81.6%
2008	70.7%	80.7%	81.2%

Social Studies Test
2010	63.9%	79.8%	73.1%
2009	75.5%	81.7%	78.9%
2008	53.7%	76.3%	72.6%

Science Test
2008	65.9%	85.8%	81.2%

Grade 12 - % of students at or above proficiency

	School	District	State
Biology Test
2010	100.0%	95.7%	94.0%

Language Test
2010	79.6%	85.3%	91.1%
2009	97.2%	90.1%	92.8%
2008	83.3%	91.1%	94.5%

Math Test
2010	81.6%	87.8%	94.7%
2009	88.9%	90.1%	95.4%
2008	94.5%	93.3%	95.5%

Reading Test
2010	91.8%	90.0%	93.6%
2009	94.4%	92.0%	94.2%
2008	86.1%	94.2%	95.0%

Social Studies Test
2010	87.8%	87.0%	90.5%
2009	94.4%	88.1%	91.6%
2008	83.3%	90.4%	93.0%

Science Test
2009	88.9%	93.4%	93.6%
2008	88.9%	94.9%	95.2%

ARMT - Test Proficiency by Grade and Subject

Grade 3 - % of students at or above proficiency

	School	District	State
Math Test
2010	87.2%	83.2%	80.1%
2009	79.2%	85.7%	79.4%
2008	87.5%	87.3%	77.7%

Reading Test
2010	82.1%	90.4%	86.6%
2009	87.5%	90.5%	85.8%
2008	82.5%	91.4%	85.4%

Grade 4 - % of students at or above proficiency

	School	District	State
Math Test
2010	80.5%	86.9%	81.3%
2009	89.2%	86.5%	79.1%
2008	90.6%	86.0%	78.9%

Reading Test
2010	90.3%	92.8%	86.7%
2009	83.3%	91.8%	86.5%
2008	83.0%	91.8%	86.1%

Grade 5 - % of students at or above proficiency

	School	District	State
Math Test
2010	87.2%	88.0%	82.6%
2009	86.5%	85.0%	79.9%
2008	81.6%	86.1%	78.0%

Reading Test
2010	92.3%	91.1%	85.6%
2009	92.3%	89.0%	84.7%
2008	87.8%	89.7%	84.4%

Grade 6 - % of students at or above proficiency

	School	District	State
Math Test
2010	81.3%	82.9%	76.9%
2009	67.3%	80.7%	74.9%
2008	70.3%	75.3%	71.9%

Reading Test
2010	92.2%	91.2%	86.1%
2009	91.8%	89.3%	86.2%
2008	89.1%	89.7%	86.6%

Grade 7 - % of students at or above proficiency

	School	District	State
Math Test
2010	68.6%	74.9%	68.8%
2009	52.4%	67.1%	65.8%
2008	63.8%	64.5%	61.3%

Reading Test
2010	84.3%	90.1%	83.0%
2009	71.4%	86.2%	81.3%
2008	76.6%	85.4%	79.1%

Grade 8 - % of students at or above proficiency

	School	District	State
Math Test
2010	75.0%	82.4%	78.6%
2009	68.6%	76.1%	73.8%
2008	53.9%	66.1%	68.1%

Reading Test
2010	75.9%	78.6%	73.5%
2009	62.7%	79.5%	74.9%
2008	76.9%	77.8%	73.9%

Source: AL Department of Education 2009-2010

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