📍 311 E College Street, Stanley, Gaston County, 28164
Kiser Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Stanley, Gaston County. The school has 329 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Gaston County Schools school district. It serves grades 3–5 in a suburban setting. The school employs 21 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 15.7:1. 33% of students are proficient in reading. 33% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Kiser Elementary enrolls 329 students across grades 3–5. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 21 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 15.7:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 68% White, 12% Hispanic or Latino and 12% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 224 | 68% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 39 | 12% |
| Black or African American | 38 | 12% |
| Two or more races | 26 | 7.9% |
| Asian | 1 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
216 of the school's 329 students (66%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 201 qualify for free lunch and 15 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.
Kiser 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 44, state house district 108.
Kiser 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 329 students, Kiser Elementary is smaller than the district average of about 553 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Midsize