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Gardner Park Elementary Primary School
738 Armstrong Park Rd Gastonia NC, 28054, Gaston County Phone: 704-866-6082 Ranking:  (1,061 out of 1,874, bottom 43%)*Type: Regular Primary School Status: Currently Operational Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 5 School District: Gaston County Schools Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA 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: | 37 | 37 | 37 | 39 | 37 | 35 | 41 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 601 | 625 | 570 | 592 | 543 | 594 | 570 | |||||||
| Prekindergarten: | NA | NA | 17 | 2.7% | 18 | 3.2% | 21 | 3.5% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Kindergarten: | 104 | 17.3% | 126 | 20.2% | 67 | 11.8% | 102 | 17.2% | 72 | 13.3% | 92 | 15.5% | 92 | 16.1% |
| Grade 1: | 122 | 20.3% | 101 | 16.2% | 100 | 17.5% | 77 | 13.0% | 87 | 16.0% | 106 | 17.8% | 100 | 17.5% |
| Grade 2: | 95 | 15.8% | 102 | 16.3% | 84 | 14.7% | 91 | 15.4% | 104 | 19.2% | 98 | 16.5% | 99 | 17.4% |
| Grade 3: | 98 | 16.3% | 82 | 13.1% | 92 | 16.1% | 106 | 17.9% | 92 | 16.9% | 109 | 18.4% | 77 | 13.5% |
| Grade 4: | 90 | 15.0% | 90 | 14.4% | 105 | 18.4% | 98 | 16.6% | 98 | 18.0% | 82 | 13.8% | 100 | 17.5% |
| Grade 5: | 92 | 15.3% | 107 | 17.1% | 104 | 18.2% | 97 | 16.4% | 90 | 16.6% | 107 | 18.0% | 102 | 17.9% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 318 | 52.9% | 320 | 51.2% | 289 | 50.7% | 294 | 49.7% | 277 | 51.0% | 309 | 52.0% | 289 | 50.7% |
| Female: | 283 | 47.1% | 305 | 48.8% | 281 | 49.3% | 298 | 50.3% | 258 | 47.5% | 277 | 46.6% | 265 | 46.5% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 3 | 0.6% | 2 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.2% |
| Asian: | 17 | 2.8% | 17 | 2.7% | 25 | 4.4% | 28 | 4.7% | 26 | 4.8% | 24 | 4.0% | 18 | 3.2% |
| Hispanic: | 171 | 28.5% | 170 | 27.2% | 136 | 23.9% | 140 | 23.6% | 130 | 23.9% | 169 | 28.5% | 156 | 27.4% |
| Black: | 170 | 28.3% | 165 | 26.4% | 152 | 26.7% | 148 | 25.0% | 143 | 26.3% | 136 | 22.9% | 126 | 22.1% |
| White: | 221 | 36.8% | 243 | 38.9% | 228 | 40.0% | 248 | 41.9% | 241 | 44.4% | 263 | 44.3% | 257 | 45.1% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 21 | 3.5% | 28 | 4.5% | 29 | 5.1% | 28 | 4.7% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 405 | 67.4% | 413 | 66.1% | 51 | 8.9% | 44 | 7.4% | 48 | 8.8% | 51 | 8.6% | 42 | 7.4% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 41 | 6.8% | 51 | 8.2% | 304 | 53.3% | 359 | 60.6% | 302 | 55.6% | 2 | 0.3% | 2 | 0.4% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 16.37 | 16.95 | 15.47 | 15.21 | 14.56 | 16.80 | 14.00 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| EOG | ||||||
| 2006 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 62.5% | 68.8% | 67.8% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 70.3% | 66.4% | 70.9% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 84% | 73.6% | 73.2% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 73.2% | 79.6% | 81.3% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 81.9% | 81.8% | 81.9% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 74.8% | 80.8% | 82.1% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 80% | 80% | 82.8% |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 38.4% | 39.7% | 46.8% |
| 2006 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 76.1% | 84.8% | 82.9% |
| 2007 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 83.2% | 77.4% | 81.8% |
| 2008 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 64% | 53.4% | 54.5% |
| 2009 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 71.1% | 65.3% | 65.5% |
| 2010 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 60.6% | 64.3% | 66.4% |
| 2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 57% | 67.1% | 67.6% |
| 2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 68.2% | 65.1% | 68.8% |
| 2013 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 37.2% | 39.4% | 45.2% |
| 2006 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 64.9% | 65.1% | 65% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 68.4% | 65.1% | 67.7% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 65.7% | 69.6% | 72.8% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 81.6% | 79.3% | 81.5% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 83.9% | 81.8% | 83% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 80.4% | 81.4% | 83.8% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 80.2% | 81.8% | 85.1% |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 38.3% | 39.6% | 47.6% |
| 2006 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 88.3% | 83.8% | 83.4% |
| 2007 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 87.8% | 83.8% | 85.2% |
| 2008 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 60.8% | 55.4% | 59.2% |
| 2009 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 78.9% | 67.7% | 69.1% |
| 2010 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 73.1% | 70.2% | 71.6% |
| 2011 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 68.6% | 70.1% | 71.6% |
| 2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 72.3% | 69.5% | 71.6% |
| 2013 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 37.2% | 37.8% | 43.7% |
| 2006 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 58.1% | 51.6% | 49.5% |
| 2007 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 50% | 55.1% | 52% |
| 2008 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 66% | 57.9% | 58.7% |
| 2006 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 63.8% | 62.7% | 63.1% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 69.1% | 66.3% | 66.7% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 65.7% | 68.9% | 69.6% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 81.4% | 78.1% | 80.1% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 65.6% | 80.1% | 81.2% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 78.1% | 81.7% | 82% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 83.5% | 80.4% | 82.1% |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 33.9% | 39.2% | 47.7% |
| 2006 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 93.8% | 88.1% | 88.4% |
| 2007 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 89.4% | 89.8% | 89.3% |
| 2008 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 47.5% | 53.1% | 55.6% |
| 2009 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 73.2% | 65.3% | 68.5% |
| 2010 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 73.3% | 68.9% | 71.1% |
| 2011 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 75% | 70.8% | 72.3% |
| 2012 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 78.4% | 69.3% | 72.3% |
| 2013 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 32.1% | 34.9% | 39.5% |
| 2008 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 25.5% | 29.2% | 40.1% |
| 2009 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 50.5% | 52.2% | 60.8% |
| 2010 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 53.3% | 63.7% | 68.9% |
| 2011 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 74% | 67.6% | 73.4% |
| 2012 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 83.5% | 71.7% | 75.9% |
| 2013 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 29.4% | 32.7% | 45.4% |
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* Gardner Park Elementary Primary School was rated 3 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.