📍 137 Stowe Road, Gastonia, Gaston County, 28056
New Hope Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Gastonia, Gaston County. The school has 520 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Gaston County Schools school district. It serves grades K–5 in a rural setting. The school employs 29.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 17.6:1. 54% of students are proficient in reading. 58% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
New Hope Elementary enrolls 520 students across grades K–5. The student body is 53% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 29.6 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 17.6:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 72% White, 11% Black or African American and 8.8% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 374 | 72% |
| Black or African American | 55 | 11% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 46 | 8.8% |
| Two or more races | 27 | 5.2% |
| Asian | 17 | 3.3% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
170 of the school's 520 students (33%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 156 qualify for free lunch and 14 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.
New Hope Elementary is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Fringe). For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district NC At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 43, state house district 109.
New Hope 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 520 students, New Hope 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: Rural - Fringe
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