Gaston Elementary Primary School
400 Broughton St
Gaston NC, 27832, Northampton County
Phone: 252-537-2520
Ranking: 
(1,754 out of 1,874, bottom 6%)*
(1,754 out of 1,874, bottom 6%)*Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 1 to Grade 4
School District: Northampton 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: | 17 | 19 | 20 | 22 | 21 | 17 | 21 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 298 | 287 | 344 | 366 | 383 | 200 | 208 | |||||||
| Grade 1: | 79 | 26.5% | 76 | 26.5% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Grade 2: | 74 | 24.8% | 76 | 26.5% | 81 | 23.5% | 68 | 18.6% | 79 | 20.6% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Grade 3: | 65 | 21.8% | 86 | 30.0% | 58 | 16.9% | 83 | 22.7% | 100 | 26.1% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Grade 4: | 80 | 26.8% | 49 | 17.1% | 77 | 22.4% | 98 | 26.8% | 83 | 21.7% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 156 | 52.3% | 154 | 53.7% | 181 | 52.6% | 187 | 51.1% | 186 | 48.6% | 106 | 53.0% | 105 | 50.5% |
| Female: | 142 | 47.7% | 133 | 46.3% | 163 | 47.4% | 179 | 48.9% | 189 | 49.3% | 86 | 43.0% | 97 | 46.6% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 1 | 0.3% | 3 | 1.0% | 3 | 0.9% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Asian: | 1 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.3% | 2 | 0.6% | 2 | 0.5% | 2 | 0.5% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Hispanic: | 5 | 1.7% | 4 | 1.4% | 3 | 0.9% | 7 | 1.9% | 6 | 1.6% | 6 | 3.0% | 3 | 1.4% |
| Black: | 257 | 86.2% | 255 | 88.9% | 310 | 90.1% | 321 | 87.7% | 352 | 91.9% | 182 | 91.0% | 193 | 92.8% |
| White: | 32 | 10.7% | 23 | 8.0% | 22 | 6.4% | 29 | 7.9% | 23 | 6.0% | 12 | 6.0% | 10 | 4.8% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 2 | 0.7% | 1 | 0.3% | 4 | 1.2% | 7 | 1.9% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 245 | 82.2% | 235 | 81.9% | 273 | 79.4% | 284 | 77.6% | 287 | 74.9% | 142 | 71.0% | 156 | 75.0% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 23 | 7.7% | 20 | 7.0% | 32 | 9.3% | 25 | 6.8% | 37 | 9.7% | 21 | 10.5% | 30 | 14.4% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 17.53 | 15.11 | 17.08 | 17.02 | 18.37 | 11.80 | 10.10 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| EOC | ||||||
| 2006 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 89.3% | 78% | 82.6% |
| 2007 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 91.3% | 49.6% | 66.7% |
| 2008 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 94.4% | 47.3% | 69% |
| 2009 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 94.7% | 43.5% | 67.7% |
| 2006 | English I | End of course | % met std | 87.5% | 71.9% | 82.8% |
| 2007 | English I | End of course | % met std | 92.3% | 51% | 72.1% |
| 2008 | English I | End of course | % met std | > 95.0% | 55.8% | 73.1% |
| EOG | ||||||
| 2010 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 68.4% | 67% | 81.9% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 66.7% | 67.7% | 82.1% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 72.1% | 71.9% | 82.8% |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 24.7% | 23.1% | 46.8% |
| 2010 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 50% | 45.9% | 66.4% |
| 2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 42% | 44.8% | 67.6% |
| 2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 52.5% | 52% | 68.8% |
| 2013 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 25.9% | 24.6% | 45.2% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 62.7% | 69.7% | 83% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 58.2% | 69.8% | 83.8% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 72% | 70.9% | 85.1% |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 19.6% | 35.3% | 47.6% |
| 2010 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 42.2% | 57.7% | 71.6% |
| 2011 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 52% | 57.3% | 71.6% |
| 2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 50% | 48.7% | 71.6% |
| 2013 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 23.5% | 35.3% | 43.7% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 63.8% | 47.9% | 81.2% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 65.7% | 66.3% | 82% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 71% | 63.6% | 82.1% |
| 2010 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 46.6% | 46% | 71.1% |
| 2011 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 48.6% | 57.9% | 72.3% |
| 2012 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 39.1% | 44.8% | 72.3% |
| 2010 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 50% | 38% | 68.9% |
| 2011 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 52.9% | 55.8% | 73.4% |
| 2012 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 50.7% | 52.7% | 75.9% |
| 2006 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 39.8% | 46.5% | 61.9% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 38.6% | 54.1% | 64.6% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 52.2% | 62.3% | 68.2% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 71.2% | 71.2% | 78.1% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 77.8% | 82.2% | 80.5% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 65.4% | 60.5% | 80.7% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 80% | 70.1% | 80.5% |
| 2006 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 60% | 68.4% | 81.5% |
| 2007 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 64.9% | 79.2% | 82.5% |
| 2008 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 35.8% | 38.3% | 59.3% |
| 2009 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 47.9% | 46.5% | 71% |
| 2010 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 46% | 60.7% | 75.3% |
| 2011 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 48.1% | 54.4% | 75.1% |
| 2012 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 64.6% | 66.1% | 75.2% |
| 2006 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 37.2% | 44.8% | 61.8% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 42% | 46.2% | 63.5% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 53.7% | 58.2% | 67.3% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 63.4% | 73.3% | 78.4% |
| 2006 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 84.9% | 80.7% | 86.4% |
| 2007 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 67.9% | 77.1% | 86.3% |
| 2008 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 22.4% | 28.4% | 51.1% |
| 2009 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 32.4% | 41.2% | 65% |
| 2006 | Writing | 7th Grade | % met std | 43.4% | 41.3% | 46% |
| 2007 | Writing | 7th Grade | % met std | 33.3% | 33.1% | 50.4% |
| 2008 | Writing | 7th Grade | % met std | 34.8% | 51.6% | 57.5% |
| 2006 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 38.6% | 27.2% | 60.7% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 53.5% | 55.4% | 65.1% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 53.9% | 61.4% | 68.2% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 61.1% | 75% | 80.4% |
| 2006 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 84.1% | 77.6% | 86.9% |
| 2007 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 84.9% | 83.3% | 87.9% |
| 2008 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 30.3% | 32.4% | 54.2% |
| 2009 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 41.7% | 47.2% | 66.6% |
| 2008 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 22.4% | 35.3% | 51.7% |
| 2009 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 34.7% | 47.5% | 67.6% |
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* Gaston Elementary Primary School was rated 1 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.