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Gaston Virtual Academy is a State/Public serving other age pupils, located in Gastonia, Gaston County. The school has 462 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Gaston County Schools school district. It serves grades K–12 in an urban setting. The school employs 32.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.4:1. 65% of students are proficient in reading. 55% are proficient in maths. The school offers a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, devices for students.
Gaston Virtual Academy enrolls 462 students across grades K–12. The student body is 48% male and 52% female. A teaching staff of 32.1 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.4:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 53% White, 29% Black or African American and 10% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 246 | 53% |
| Black or African American | 136 | 29% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 47 | 10% |
| Two or more races | 19 | 4.1% |
| Asian | 10 | 2.2% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 3 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
241 of the school's 462 students (52%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 241 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.
Gaston Virtual Academy is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Small). It operates as a fully virtual school. 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.
Gaston Virtual 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 462 students, Gaston Virtual 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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