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York Chester Middle Middle School
601 South Clay St Gastonia NC, 28052, Gaston County Phone: 704-866-6297 Ranking:  (1,613 out of 1,874, bottom 14%)*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: | 30 | 28 | 31 | 30 | 32 | 32 | 38 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 406 | 372 | 369 | 381 | 348 | 374 | 440 | |||||||
| Grade 6: | 146 | 36.0% | 124 | 33.3% | 122 | 33.1% | 147 | 38.6% | 124 | 35.6% | 110 | 29.4% | 148 | 33.6% |
| Grade 7: | 131 | 32.3% | 115 | 30.9% | 131 | 35.5% | 127 | 33.3% | 105 | 30.2% | 129 | 34.5% | 146 | 33.2% |
| Grade 8: | 129 | 31.8% | 133 | 35.8% | 116 | 31.4% | 107 | 28.1% | 119 | 34.2% | 135 | 36.1% | 146 | 33.2% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 217 | 53.4% | 194 | 52.2% | 187 | 50.7% | 190 | 49.9% | 167 | 48.0% | 169 | 45.2% | 205 | 46.6% |
| Female: | 189 | 46.6% | 178 | 47.8% | 182 | 49.3% | 191 | 50.1% | 173 | 49.7% | 197 | 52.7% | 219 | 49.8% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% |
| Asian: | 5 | 1.2% | 3 | 0.8% | 5 | 1.4% | 3 | 0.8% | 2 | 0.6% | 1 | 0.3% | 3 | 0.7% |
| Hispanic: | 83 | 20.4% | 70 | 18.8% | 57 | 15.4% | 54 | 14.2% | 52 | 14.9% | 46 | 12.3% | 50 | 11.4% |
| Black: | 207 | 51.0% | 186 | 50.0% | 166 | 45.0% | 180 | 47.2% | 195 | 56.0% | 227 | 60.7% | 249 | 56.6% |
| White: | 90 | 22.2% | 89 | 23.9% | 112 | 30.4% | 113 | 29.7% | 99 | 28.4% | 100 | 26.7% | 125 | 28.4% |
| 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: | 21 | 5.2% | 24 | 6.5% | 29 | 7.9% | 31 | 8.1% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 344 | 84.7% | 326 | 87.6% | 19 | 5.1% | 23 | 6.0% | 33 | 9.5% | 46 | 12.3% | 42 | 9.5% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 23 | 5.7% | 13 | 3.5% | 321 | 87.0% | 319 | 83.7% | 282 | 81.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 3 | 0.7% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 13.76 | 13.10 | 12.10 | 12.90 | 10.88 | 11.50 | 11.50 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| EOC | ||||||
| 2006 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 89.8% | 84.3% | 82.6% |
| 2007 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 83.3% | 68.4% | 66.7% |
| 2008 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 82.9% | 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 | 61.9% | 30.9% | 36.3% |
| EOG | ||||||
| 2006 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 41.6% | 59.8% | 61.9% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 46.9% | 60.5% | 64.6% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 53.5% | 62.6% | 68.2% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 61.5% | 76.2% | 78.1% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 61.9% | 80.6% | 80.5% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 64.1% | 79.4% | 80.7% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 62.6% | 79% | 80.5% |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 18.7% | 37.8% | 38.9% |
| 2006 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 70.7% | 81.1% | 81.5% |
| 2007 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 78.9% | 79.9% | 82.5% |
| 2008 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 53.6% | 56.3% | 59.3% |
| 2009 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 50.5% | 69.6% | 71% |
| 2010 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 61.1% | 74.4% | 75.3% |
| 2011 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 62.6% | 75.6% | 75.1% |
| 2012 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 51.2% | 74.7% | 75.2% |
| 2013 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 18.7% | 40.9% | 46.4% |
| 2006 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 49.4% | 60% | 61.8% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 48% | 58.2% | 63.5% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 47.5% | 61.2% | 67.3% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 79.4% | 74.8% | 78.4% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 64.5% | 75.3% | 80.2% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 68.1% | 76% | 81.1% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 67.5% | 78.3% | 81.1% |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 12.1% | 33.8% | 38.5% |
| 2006 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 77.2% | 84.5% | 86.4% |
| 2007 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 72.3% | 83.8% | 86.3% |
| 2008 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 31.9% | 45.3% | 51.1% |
| 2009 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 59.5% | 62.7% | 65% |
| 2010 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 48.6% | 63.5% | 66.8% |
| 2011 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 57.8% | 65.1% | 67.8% |
| 2012 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 57.5% | 66.4% | 68.2% |
| 2013 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 21.8% | 41.8% | 47.8% |
| 2006 | Writing | 7th Grade | % met std | 44.1% | 51.5% | 46% |
| 2007 | Writing | 7th Grade | % met std | 30.8% | 47.5% | 50.4% |
| 2008 | Writing | 7th Grade | % met std | 46% | 56.8% | 57.5% |
| 2006 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 39.8% | 55% | 60.7% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 52.9% | 58.3% | 65.1% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 73% | 62.2% | 68.2% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 84.4% | 76.4% | 80.4% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 91.6% | 81.5% | 83.9% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 89.2% | 82.4% | 84.4% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 85.4% | 81.2% | 85.2% |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 11.9% | 29.4% | 34.2% |
| 2006 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 80.7% | 86.7% | 86.9% |
| 2007 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 75.3% | 85.2% | 87.9% |
| 2008 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 38% | 52.2% | 54.2% |
| 2009 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 50.8% | 65.5% | 66.6% |
| 2010 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 57.1% | 66.8% | 69.5% |
| 2011 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 49% | 68.4% | 69.8% |
| 2012 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 52% | 69.1% | 71.1% |
| 2013 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 17.5% | 38.1% | 41.0% |
| 2008 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 31.4% | 44.9% | 51.7% |
| 2009 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 50% | 69.3% | 67.6% |
| 2010 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 62.2% | 69.9% | 72.8% |
| 2011 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 49% | 70.8% | 74.9% |
| 2012 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 51.2% | 71.6% | 77.3% |
| 2013 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 27.8% | 53.8% | 59.1% |
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* York Chester Middle Middle School was rated 1.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.