📍 317 Hovis Road, Stanley, Gaston County, 28164
Stanley Middle is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Stanley, Gaston County. The school has 670 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Gaston County Schools school district. It serves grades 6–8 in a suburban setting. The school employs 39.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 17.1:1. 51% of students are proficient in reading. 49% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Stanley Middle enrolls 670 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 45% male and 55% female. A teaching staff of 39.2 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 17.1:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 67% White, 16% Hispanic or Latino and 11% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 447 | 67% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 110 | 16% |
| Black or African American | 77 | 11% |
| Two or more races | 28 | 4.2% |
| Asian | 7 | 1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
379 of the school's 670 students (57%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 336 qualify for free lunch and 43 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.
Stanley 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.
Stanley 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 670 students, Stanley Middle is larger than the district average of about 553 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Midsize