📍 1622 E Garrison Boulevard, Gastonia, Gaston County, 28054
W P Grier Middle School is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Gastonia, Gaston County. The school has 610 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Gaston County Schools school district. It serves grades 6–8 in an urban setting. The school employs 36.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 16.9:1. 26% of students are proficient in reading. 24% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
W P Grier Middle School enrolls 610 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 36.1 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 16.9:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 52% Black or African American, 26% Hispanic or Latino and 13% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 318 | 52% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 159 | 26% |
| White | 82 | 13% |
| Two or more races | 44 | 7.2% |
| Asian | 6 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
607 of the school's 610 students (100%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 607 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.
W P Grier Middle School is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Small). 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 108.
W P Grier Middle School 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 610 students, W P Grier Middle School is close to the district average of about 553 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Small
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