📍 3430 Robinwood Rd, Gastonia, Gaston County, 28054
Hawks Nest STEAM Academy is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Gastonia, Gaston County. The school has 347 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Gaston County Schools school district. It serves grades K–5 in an urban setting. The school employs 22.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 15.6:1. 72% of students are proficient in reading. 82% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Hawks Nest STEAM Academy enrolls 347 students across grades K–5. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 22.2 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 15.6:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 58% White, 24% Black or African American and 9.2% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 201 | 58% |
| Black or African American | 82 | 24% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 32 | 9.2% |
| Two or more races | 20 | 5.8% |
| Asian | 10 | 2.9% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
128 of the school's 347 students (37%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 116 qualify for free lunch and 12 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.
Hawks Nest STEAM Academy is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Small). The school receives targeted-assistance Title I funding for eligible students. 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.
Hawks Nest STEAM Academy 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 347 students, Hawks Nest STEAM Academy 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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