Overview of Brookside Elementary: Brookside Elementary is a public school situated in Gastonia, NC, which is in a small city environment. The learner population of Brookside Elementary is 559, and the school has PK-5. At Brookside Elementary, 36% of learners scored above or at the proficient level for math, and 30% scored above or at that level for reading. The school’s minority learner enrollment is 52%. The learner-teacher ratio is 15:1, which is better than that of the district. The learner population is made up of 45% female learners and 55% male learners. The school enrolls 99% low-income learners. There are 38 equivalent full-time teachers and 1 full-time school counselor.

Test Scores at Brookside Elementary: At Brookside Elementary, 36% of learners scored above or at the proficient level for math, and 30% scored above or at that level for reading.Juxtaposed with the district, the school did worse in math and worse in reading, according to this measure. In Gaston County Schools, 39% of learners tested above or at the proficient level for reading, and 43% tested above or at that level for math.Brookside Elementary did worse in math and worse in reading in this measure juxtaposed with learners across the state. In North Carolina, 43% of learners tested above or at the proficient level for reading, and 46% tested above or at that level for math.