📍 124 S Hawthorne Street, Mount Holly, Gaston County, 28120
Mount Holly Middle is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Mount Holly, Gaston County. The school has 557 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Gaston County Schools school district. It serves grades 6–8 in a suburban setting. The school employs 36.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 15.3:1. 46% of students are proficient in reading. 45% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Mount Holly Middle enrolls 557 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 36.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 15.3:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 54% White, 24% Black or African American and 12% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 300 | 54% |
| Black or African American | 133 | 24% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 67 | 12% |
| Two or more races | 39 | 7% |
| Asian | 15 | 2.7% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
343 of the school's 557 students (62%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 316 qualify for free lunch and 27 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.
Mount Holly Middle 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 108.
Mount Holly Middle 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 557 students, Mount Holly Middle 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