North Gaston High School
4 out of 5 | 4 Reviews
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School Description
School Summary and Highlights
- Enrolls 1,116 high school students from grades 9-12
- 2010 Overall School AYP Met Status: No
Additional Contact Information
- Mailing Address: 1133 Ratchford Road, Dallas, NC 28034
- Principal or Admin: Mr Brent Boone
- Fax: (704) 922-7486
- Website: www.gaston.k12.nc.us
School Operational Details
- Title I EligibleAll students of this school are eligible for participation in authorized programs.
Additional School Details
School Calendar Description: Traditional
School Schedule: Block
Accreditation Status: Southern Association of Colleges
College Board Number: 340965
School District Details
- Gaston County Schools District
- Per-Pupil Spending: $7,186
- Graduation Rate: 72.3%
- Dropout Rate: 6.2%
- Students Per Teacher: 16.8
- Enrolled Students: 32,327
Faculty Details and Student Enrollment
Students and Faculty
- Total Students Enrolled: 1,116
- Total Full Time "Equivalent" Teachers: 62.4
- Average Student-To-Teacher Ratio: 17.9
Students Gender Breakdown
- Males: 567 (50.8%)
- Females: 549 (49.2%)
Free Lunch Student Eligibility Breakdown
- Eligible for Reduced Lunch: 505 (45.3%)
- Eligible for Free Lunch: 106 (9.5%)
- Eligible for Either Reduced or Free Lunch: 611 (54.7%)
Student Enrollment Distribution by Race / Ethnicity
| Number | Percent | |
|---|---|---|
| American Indian | 2 | 0.2% |
| Black | 205 | 18.4% |
| Asian | 8 | 0.7% |
| Hispanic | 48 | 4.3% |
| White | 853 | 76.4% |
Number of Students Per Grade
| Number | Percent | |
|---|---|---|
| 9th Grade | 343 | 30.7% |
| 10th Grade | 281 | 25.2% |
| 11th Grade | 254 | 22.8% |
| 12th Grade | 238 | 21.3% |
Graduation Information (2009)
Graduation Rate
School:
61.6%
District:
70.0%
State:
71.7%
Source: NC Department of Education, Source: NCES 2009-2010
School Ratings and Reviews
Overall Rating: 4
4 out of 5 | 4 Reviews
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4 reviews for North Gaston High School
- Reviewed by Student on May 17, 2011
- Rating:
(3 / 5) Flag as inappropriate - I am attending Noth gaston at this point in time. I am a freshamn this year. North gaston is an OK school. There is some bullying and a lot of racial slurs. We get on the news for things we haven't even done. During spirit week we were put in the newspaper for being racist on country day. Some of the other ethnicities didn't like us dressing like country people. But that is who we are. We live in the south and most of us have a southern accent. The teachers care a lot about our well being. They make it personal. They all do what they can to help us pass and move up grades. Everyone there wants to see us graduate.
- Reviewed by Student on October 22, 2010
- Rating:
(5 / 5) Flag as inappropriate - North Gaston is a great school. I have been in North Gaston for 4 years and I have come to find that North Gaston is a target for the news. North Gaston is the ONLY highschool that I have seen putin the news paper for anything some one can find. And this makes North Gaston look like a ba school but its not. It is very educational and very fun and supportive.
- Reviewed by Teacher on August 16, 2009
- Rating: (5 / 5) Flag as inappropriate
- We try very hard to make this the best educational experience possible for all our students.
- Reviewed by Parent/Guardian on August 09, 2009
- Rating:
(4 / 5) Flag as inappropriate - Not the best, not the worst either.
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Test Scores and Performance Information
Overall School Rating
How is this determined?
The overall school rating shows that North Gaston High School performed on average better than many other schools across the state on EOC and EOG state exams in the following subjects:
- Algebra I
- Algebra II
- Biology
- Chemistry
- Civics and Economics
- English I
- Geometry
- Physical Science
- Physics
- US History
- Writing
SAT Exam Performance (2010)
Percent Tested
School:
42.4%
District:
52.4%
State:
63.0%
Math Average Score
School:
494.0
District:
494.0
State:
511.0
Critical Reading Average Score
School:
471.0
District:
480.0
State:
497.0
Writing Average Score
School:
454.0
District:
458.0
State:
477.0
Overall Average Score
School:
1,419.0
District:
1,432.0
State:
1,485.0
AYP Information (2010)
Overall AYP Met: No
EOC - Test Proficiency by Grade and Subject
EOC - % of students at or above proficiency
| School | District | State | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Algebra I Test | |||
| 2010 | 85.3% | 74.4% | 77.9% |
| 2009 | 81.7% | 73.0% | 67.9% |
| Algebra II Test | |||
| 2010 | 89.7% | 81.4% | 84.9% |
| 2009 | 81.0% | 70.2% | 72.9% |
| Biology Test | |||
| 2010 | 92.1% | 80.5% | 81.2% |
| 2009 | 77.7% | 70.4% | 71.3% |
| Civics and Economics Test | |||
| 2010 | 90.6% | 81.5% | 78.7% |
| 2009 | 74.2% | 71.1% | 71.3% |
| English I Test | |||
| 2010 | 85.3% | 80.6% | 82.8% |
| 2009 | 74.8% | 72.2% | 74.3% |
| Geometry Test | |||
| 2010 | 93.7% | 85.5% | 82.3% |
| 2009 | 86.1% | 73.5% | 73.3% |
| Physical Science Test | |||
| 2010 | 72.4% | 73.2% | 76.4% |
| 2009 | 68.2% | 57.4% | 62.7% |
| Chemistry Test | |||
| 2009 | 56.9% | 73.0% | 77.7% |
| Physics Test | |||
| 2009 | 91.7% | 87.5% | 85.9% |
| US History Test | |||
| 2009 | 90.2% | 77.6% | 71.2% |
EOG - Test Proficiency by Grade and Subject
Grade 10 - % of students at or above proficiency
| School | District | State | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Writing Test | |||
| 2010 | 59.3% | 67.3% | 70.4% |
| 2009 | 56.0% | 66.4% | 71.1% |
Source: NC Department of Education 2009-2010
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