📍 320 Pleasant Hill Road, Gaston, Northampton County, 27832
KIPP Gaston College Preparatory is a State/Public serving other age pupils, located in Gaston, Northampton County. The school has 1,286 pupils enrolled. It is part of the KIPP Gaston College Preparatory school district. It serves grades K–12 in a small-town setting. The school employs 69.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 18.6:1. It operates as a public charter school. 26% of students are proficient in reading. 13% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 92%. The school offers 5 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
KIPP Gaston College Preparatory enrolls 1,286 students across grades K–12. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 69.1 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 18.6:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 80% Black or African American, 6.6% Hispanic or Latino and 6.3% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 1,033 | 80% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 85 | 6.6% |
| White | 81 | 6.3% |
| Two or more races | 67 | 5.2% |
| Asian | 11 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 8 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
1,257 of the school's 1,286 students (98%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 1,257 qualify for free lunch and 0 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
KIPP Gaston College Preparatory is located in a small-town setting (NCES locale: Town, Distant). It operates as a public charter school. The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district NC-10, state senate district 3, state house district 27.
KIPP Gaston College Preparatory is one of 1 schools in KIPP Gaston College Preparatory, based in Gaston, North Carolina. The district serves 1,143 students district-wide and employs 69 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 1,286 students, KIPP Gaston College Preparatory is close to the district average of about 1,143 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Town - Distant
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