📍 307 S Pine St, Dallas, Gaston County, 28034
Carr Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Dallas, Gaston County. The school has 633 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Gaston County Schools school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in a suburban setting. The school employs 39.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 15.9:1. 31% of students are proficient in reading. 39% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Carr Elementary enrolls 633 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 39.8 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 15.9:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 48% White, 22% Black or African American and 20% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 306 | 48% |
| Black or African American | 141 | 22% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 128 | 20% |
| Two or more races | 46 | 7.3% |
| Asian | 8 | 1.3% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 3 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
630 of the school's 633 students (100%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 630 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.
Carr Elementary is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Midsize). 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 At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 43, state house district 110.
Carr Elementary is one of 56 schools in Gaston County Schools, based in Gastonia, North Carolina. The district serves 30,995 students district-wide and employs 1,828 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 633 students, Carr Elementary is close to the district average of about 553 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Midsize