W P Grier Middle School
1622 East Garrison Blvd Gastonia NC, 28054, Gaston County Phone: 704-866-6086 Ranking:  (1,435 out of 1,874, bottom 23%)*Type: Regular Middle School Status: Currently Operational Grade: Grade 6 to Grade 8 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: | 40 | 40 | 39 | 40 | 45 | 48 | 51 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 699 | 721 | 671 | 654 | 718 | 798 | 896 | |||||||
| Grade 6: | 230 | 32.9% | 235 | 32.6% | 221 | 32.9% | 224 | 34.3% | 231 | 32.2% | 211 | 26.4% | 295 | 32.9% |
| Grade 7: | 222 | 31.8% | 246 | 34.1% | 224 | 33.4% | 214 | 32.7% | 200 | 27.9% | 296 | 37.1% | 299 | 33.4% |
| Grade 8: | 247 | 35.3% | 240 | 33.3% | 226 | 33.7% | 216 | 33.0% | 287 | 40.0% | 291 | 36.5% | 302 | 33.7% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 355 | 50.8% | 362 | 50.2% | 340 | 50.7% | 338 | 51.7% | 361 | 50.3% | 419 | 52.5% | 469 | 52.3% |
| Female: | 344 | 49.2% | 359 | 49.8% | 331 | 49.3% | 316 | 48.3% | 349 | 48.6% | 371 | 46.5% | 407 | 45.4% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 2 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 0.3% | 2 | 0.3% | 2 | 0.2% |
| Asian: | 7 | 1.0% | 5 | 0.7% | 10 | 1.5% | 7 | 1.1% | 15 | 2.1% | 16 | 2.0% | 20 | 2.2% |
| Hispanic: | 103 | 14.7% | 93 | 12.9% | 95 | 14.2% | 84 | 12.8% | 76 | 10.6% | 89 | 11.2% | 97 | 10.8% |
| Black: | 363 | 51.9% | 382 | 53.0% | 321 | 47.8% | 311 | 47.6% | 350 | 48.7% | 342 | 42.9% | 319 | 35.6% |
| White: | 196 | 28.0% | 205 | 28.4% | 216 | 32.2% | 221 | 33.8% | 275 | 38.3% | 349 | 43.7% | 442 | 49.3% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 27 | 3.9% | 34 | 4.7% | 29 | 4.3% | 31 | 4.7% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 485 | 69.4% | 501 | 69.5% | 56 | 8.3% | 56 | 8.6% | 58 | 8.1% | 71 | 8.9% | 67 | 7.5% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 59 | 8.4% | 50 | 6.9% | 432 | 64.4% | 401 | 61.3% | 376 | 52.4% | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 17.70 | 18.21 | 17.43 | 16.52 | 16.10 | 16.80 | 17.60 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| EOC | ||||||
| 2006 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | > 95.0% | 84.3% | 82.6% |
| 2007 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | > 95.0% | 68.4% | 66.7% |
| 2008 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | > 95.0% | 72% | 69% |
| 2009 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | > 95.0% | 72.8% | 67.7% |
| 2010 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | > 95.0% | 74.4% | 77.8% |
| 2011 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | > 95.0% | 74.3% | 76.7% |
| 2012 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | > 95.0% | 76.2% | 78.7% |
| 2013 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 74.6% | 30.9% | 36.3% |
| EOG | ||||||
| 2006 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 70.4% | 59.8% | 61.9% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 60.6% | 60.5% | 64.6% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 65% | 62.6% | 68.2% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 69.1% | 76.2% | 78.1% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 70% | 80.6% | 80.5% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 68% | 79.4% | 80.7% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 71.1% | 79% | 80.5% |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 24.9% | 37.8% | 38.9% |
| 2006 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 82.4% | 81.1% | 81.5% |
| 2007 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 79.8% | 79.9% | 82.5% |
| 2008 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 62.2% | 56.3% | 59.3% |
| 2009 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 66.7% | 69.6% | 71% |
| 2010 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 62.7% | 74.4% | 75.3% |
| 2011 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 63.5% | 75.6% | 75.1% |
| 2012 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 68.7% | 74.7% | 75.2% |
| 2013 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 28.8% | 40.9% | 46.4% |
| 2006 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 57.5% | 60% | 61.8% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 63.2% | 58.2% | 63.5% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 61.4% | 61.2% | 67.3% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 69.2% | 74.8% | 78.4% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 69.8% | 75.3% | 80.2% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 65.4% | 76% | 81.1% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 64.1% | 78.3% | 81.1% |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 25.7% | 33.8% | 38.5% |
| 2006 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 84.5% | 84.5% | 86.4% |
| 2007 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 83.8% | 83.8% | 86.3% |
| 2008 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 49.5% | 45.3% | 51.1% |
| 2009 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 64% | 62.7% | 65% |
| 2010 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 53.8% | 63.5% | 66.8% |
| 2011 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 54% | 65.1% | 67.8% |
| 2012 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 56.8% | 66.4% | 68.2% |
| 2013 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 31.1% | 41.8% | 47.8% |
| 2006 | Writing | 7th Grade | % met std | 46% | 51.5% | 46% |
| 2007 | Writing | 7th Grade | % met std | 49% | 47.5% | 50.4% |
| 2008 | Writing | 7th Grade | % met std | 61.6% | 56.8% | 57.5% |
| 2006 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 49.6% | 55% | 60.7% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 49.4% | 58.3% | 65.1% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 63.1% | 62.2% | 68.2% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 70.5% | 76.4% | 80.4% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 75.3% | 81.5% | 83.9% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 73.6% | 82.4% | 84.4% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 65.8% | 81.2% | 85.2% |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 13.2% | 29.4% | 34.2% |
| 2006 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 84% | 86.7% | 86.9% |
| 2007 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 82.3% | 85.2% | 87.9% |
| 2008 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 56.9% | 52.2% | 54.2% |
| 2009 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 68.1% | 65.5% | 66.6% |
| 2010 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 68% | 66.8% | 69.5% |
| 2011 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 60.6% | 68.4% | 69.8% |
| 2012 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 60.4% | 69.1% | 71.1% |
| 2013 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 25.6% | 38.1% | 41.0% |
| 2008 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 53% | 44.9% | 51.7% |
| 2009 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 68.1% | 69.3% | 67.6% |
| 2010 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 64.4% | 69.9% | 72.8% |
| 2011 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 61.5% | 70.8% | 74.9% |
| 2012 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 52.7% | 71.6% | 77.3% |
| 2013 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 35.5% | 53.8% | 59.1% |
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* W P Grier Middle School was rated 2 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.