East Gaston High High School
1744 Ln Rd Mount Holly NC, 28120, Gaston County Phone: 704-827-7251 Ranking:  (163 out of 287, bottom 43%)*Type: Regular High School Status: Currently Operational Grade: Grade 9 to Grade 12 School District: Gaston County Schools Title I Eligible School: No Magnet: NA Charter: NA Shared-Time School: NA |
Students and Teachers
| 2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | 72 | 83 | 83 | 86 | 85 | 87 | 90 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 1,227 | 1,524 | 1,505 | 1,486 | 1,519 | 1,564 | 1,465 | |||||||
| Grade 9: | 268 | 21.8% | 427 | 28.0% | 458 | 30.4% | 438 | 29.5% | 447 | 29.4% | 463 | 29.6% | 462 | 31.5% |
| Grade 10: | 286 | 23.3% | 422 | 27.7% | 390 | 25.9% | 375 | 25.2% | 389 | 25.6% | 423 | 27.0% | 403 | 27.5% |
| Grade 11: | 366 | 29.8% | 352 | 23.1% | 352 | 23.4% | 354 | 23.8% | 360 | 23.7% | 357 | 22.8% | 338 | 23.1% |
| Grade 12: | 307 | 25.0% | 323 | 21.2% | 305 | 20.3% | 319 | 21.5% | 323 | 21.3% | 321 | 20.5% | 262 | 17.9% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 631 | 51.4% | 803 | 52.7% | 810 | 53.8% | 786 | 52.9% | 792 | 52.1% | 795 | 50.8% | 745 | 50.9% |
| Female: | 596 | 48.6% | 721 | 47.3% | 695 | 46.2% | 700 | 47.1% | 719 | 47.3% | 761 | 48.7% | 701 | 47.8% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 5 | 0.4% | 8 | 0.5% | 6 | 0.4% | 7 | 0.5% | 6 | 0.4% | 5 | 0.3% | 5 | 0.3% |
| Asian: | 18 | 1.5% | 19 | 1.2% | 19 | 1.3% | 19 | 1.3% | 27 | 1.8% | 24 | 1.5% | 24 | 1.6% |
| Hispanic: | 53 | 4.3% | 59 | 3.9% | 55 | 3.7% | 60 | 4.0% | 36 | 2.4% | 31 | 2.0% | 32 | 2.2% |
| Black: | 147 | 12.0% | 181 | 11.9% | 170 | 11.3% | 150 | 10.1% | 184 | 12.1% | 196 | 12.5% | 176 | 12.0% |
| White: | 974 | 79.4% | 1,204 | 79.0% | 1,197 | 79.5% | 1,189 | 80.0% | 1,266 | 83.3% | 1,308 | 83.6% | 1,213 | 82.8% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.1% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 30 | 2.4% | 53 | 3.5% | 58 | 3.9% | 60 | 4.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 439 | 35.8% | 555 | 36.4% | 110 | 7.3% | 88 | 5.9% | 115 | 7.6% | 128 | 8.2% | 101 | 6.9% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 95 | 7.7% | 110 | 7.2% | 500 | 33.2% | 520 | 35.0% | 485 | 31.9% | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 16.94 | 18.41 | 18.20 | 17.31 | 17.98 | 18.00 | 16.20 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| EOC | ||||||
| 2006 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 85.4% | 84.3% | 82.6% |
| 2007 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 69.7% | 68.4% | 66.7% |
| 2008 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 81.3% | 72% | 69% |
| 2009 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 79% | 72.8% | 67.7% |
| 2010 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 74.6% | 74.4% | 77.8% |
| 2011 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 68.1% | 74.3% | 76.7% |
| 2012 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 69.6% | 76.2% | 78.7% |
| 2013 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 7.4% | 30.9% | 36.3% |
| 2006 | Algebra II | End of course | % met std | 66.7% | 75.4% | 80.3% |
| 2007 | Algebra II | End of course | % met std | 37.9% | 51.1% | 65.1% |
| 2008 | Algebra II | End of course | % met std | 55.6% | 58.6% | 67.2% |
| 2009 | Algebra II | End of course | % met std | 77% | 70.2% | 72.9% |
| 2010 | Algebra II | End of course | % met std | 83.1% | 81.4% | 84.9% |
| 2011 | Algebra II | End of course | % met std | 76.6% | 76% | 82.3% |
| 2006 | Biology | End of course | % met std | 56.3% | 57% | 63.4% |
| 2007 | Biology | End of course | % met std | 56.8% | 57.4% | 65.3% |
| 2008 | Biology | End of course | % met std | 64.4% | 61.6% | 68% |
| 2009 | Biology | End of course | % met std | 67.2% | 70.4% | 71.2% |
| 2010 | Biology | End of course | % met std | 79.7% | 80.3% | 81.2% |
| 2011 | Biology | End of course | % met std | 83.7% | 79.4% | 79.9% |
| 2012 | Biology | End of course | % met std | 88% | 81.7% | 83% |
| 2013 | Biology | End of course | % met std | 48.0% | 43.9% | 45.6% |
| 2006 | Chemistry | End of course | % met std | 82.8% | 75.4% | 77.1% |
| 2008 | Chemistry | End of course | % met std | 75.4% | 63.6% | 71.8% |
| 2009 | Chemistry | End of course | % met std | 82.7% | 73% | 77.7% |
| 2006 | Civics and Economics | End of course | % met std | 58.6% | 56.4% | 60.1% |
| 2007 | Civics and Economics | End of course | % met std | 63.8% | 61.1% | 65.8% |
| 2008 | Civics and Economics | End of course | % met std | 67.8% | 63.2% | 68.5% |
| 2009 | Civics and Economics | End of course | % met std | 73% | 71.2% | 71.4% |
| 2010 | Civics and Economics | End of course | % met std | 86.6% | 81.5% | 78.7% |
| 2011 | Civics and Economics | End of course | % met std | 84.9% | 83.6% | 80% |
| 2006 | English I | End of course | % met std | 82.3% | 79.1% | 82.8% |
| 2007 | English I | End of course | % met std | 66.9% | 66.8% | 72.1% |
| 2008 | English I | End of course | % met std | 65.3% | 68.7% | 73.1% |
| 2009 | English I | End of course | % met std | 68.6% | 71.5% | 73.8% |
| 2010 | English I | End of course | % met std | 81.4% | 80.2% | 82.4% |
| 2011 | English I | End of course | % met std | 79.6% | 78.1% | 80.6% |
| 2012 | English I | End of course | % met std | 82.6% | 82% | 82.9% |
| 2013 | English II | End of course | % met std | 46.2% | 48.2% | 51.2% |
| 2006 | Geometry | End of course | % met std | 61.3% | 67.8% | 68.8% |
| 2007 | Geometry | End of course | % met std | 49% | 55.6% | 63.3% |
| 2008 | Geometry | End of course | % met std | 54.1% | 60.6% | 67.9% |
| 2009 | Geometry | End of course | % met std | 76.5% | 73.5% | 73.3% |
| 2010 | Geometry | End of course | % met std | 89.8% | 85.5% | 82.3% |
| 2006 | Physical Science | End of course | % met std | 53.3% | 65.3% | 69.1% |
| 2008 | Physical Science | End of course | % met std | 46.1% | 56.3% | 58.4% |
| 2009 | Physical Science | End of course | % met std | 66.2% | 57.4% | 62.7% |
| 2010 | Physical Science | End of course | % met std | 75.4% | 73.2% | 76.4% |
| 2011 | Physical Science | End of course | % met std | 78.8% | 78.2% | 76.5% |
| 2006 | Physics | End of course | % met std | 93.3% | 83.9% | 85.1% |
| 2008 | Physics | End of course | % met std | > 95.0% | 78.1% | 81.5% |
| 2006 | US History | End of course | % met std | 55.6% | 55.7% | 56.8% |
| 2007 | US History | End of course | % met std | 63.8% | 57.5% | 64.6% |
| 2008 | US History | End of course | % met std | 66.3% | 66.2% | 66.5% |
| 2009 | US History | End of course | % met std | 76.3% | 77.7% | 71.2% |
| 2010 | US History | End of course | % met std | 91.6% | 83.6% | 81.6% |
| 2011 | US History | End of course | % met std | 92.2% | 86.2% | 81.5% |
| EOG | ||||||
| 2006 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % met std | < 5.0% | 13% | 17.6% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % met std | 26.1% | 17.2% | 22.6% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % met std | 21.7% | 12.1% | 25.1% |
| 2006 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | < 5.0% | 20.6% | 18.5% |
| 2006 | Writing | 10th Grade | % met std | 65.5% | 61.3% | 54.1% |
| 2007 | Writing | 10th Grade | % met std | 58.4% | 48.4% | 51.8% |
| 2008 | Writing | 10th Grade | % met std | 77.5% | 70% | 71.9% |
| 2009 | Writing | 10th Grade | % met std | 70.2% | 65.4% | 70.1% |
| 2010 | Writing | 10th Grade | % met std | 77.8% | 66.3% | 69.4% |
| 2011 | Writing | 10th Grade | % met std | 76.8% | 65.6% | 69.9% |
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* East Gaston High High School was rated 4 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.