Overview of Gaston Elementary: Gaston Elementary is a public school situated in Gaston, NC, which is in a distant town environment. The learner population of Gaston Elementary is 211, and the school serves PK-4. At Gaston Elementary, 12% of learners scored above or at the proficient (mastery) level for math, and 17% scored above or at that level for reading.

The school’s minority learner population is 95%. The learner-teacher ratio is 12:1, which is better than that of the district.

The learner population is made up of 55% female learners and 45% male learners. The school serves 99% economically disadvantaged learners. There are 17 equivalent full-time teachers and 1 full-time school counselor.

Test Scores at Gaston Elementary: At Gaston Elementary, 12% of learners scored above or at the proficient (mastery) level for math, and 17% 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 Northampton County Schools, 21% of learners tested above or at the proficient (mastery) level for reading, and 21% tested above or at that level for math.

Gaston Elementary did worse in math and worse in reading in this measure juxtaposed with learners around the state. In North Carolina, 43% of learners tested above or at the proficient (mastery) level for reading, and 46% tested above or at that level for math.