📍 601 S Clay Street, Gastonia, Gaston County, 28052
York Chester Middle is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Gastonia, Gaston County. The school has 431 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Gaston County Schools school district. It serves grades 6–8 in an urban setting. The school employs 22.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 19.3:1. 24% of students are proficient in reading. 27% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
York Chester Middle enrolls 431 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 49% male and 51% female. A teaching staff of 22.4 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 19.3:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 46% Black or African American, 28% Hispanic or Latino and 19% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 199 | 46% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 122 | 28% |
| White | 84 | 19% |
| Two or more races | 24 | 5.6% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
424 of the school's 431 students (98%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 424 qualify for free lunch and 0 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.
York Chester Middle is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Small). 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 109.
York Chester 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 431 students, York Chester Middle is smaller than the district average of about 553 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Small
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