📍 301 W Central Avenue, Mount Holly, Gaston County, 28120
Ida Rankin Elementary School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Mount Holly, Gaston County. The school has 507 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 33.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 15.3:1. 48% of students are proficient in reading. 53% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Ida Rankin Elementary School enrolls 507 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 33.2 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 15.3:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 59% White, 21% Black or African American and 12% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 299 | 59% |
| Black or African American | 104 | 21% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 62 | 12% |
| Two or more races | 36 | 7.1% |
| Asian | 6 | 1.2% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
289 of the school's 507 students (57%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 270 qualify for free lunch and 19 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.
Ida Rankin Elementary School 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.
Ida Rankin Elementary 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 507 students, Ida Rankin Elementary 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: Suburb - Midsize
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