Schools in Gastonia, NC

Safety scores and transparency grades from federal incident data · 2021-22 collection

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SCHOOL	DISTRICT	GRADES	STUDENTS	SAFETY SCORE	GRADE
Ridgeview Charter School	Ridgeview Charter School	KG–06	253	91	A
W A Bess Elementary School	Gaston County Schools	PK–05	578	51	A
Hawks Nest STEAM Academy	Gaston County Schools	KG–05	342	47	A
Piedmont Community Charter School	Piedmont Community Charter	KG–12	1,868	47	A
Gaston Virtual Academy Middle	Gaston County Schools	KG–08	188	46	A
Webb Street School	Gaston County Schools	PK–12	162	45	A
Highland Sch of Technology	Gaston County Schools	09–12	535	44	A
Brookside Elementary	Gaston County Schools	PK–05	449	36	A
Chapel Grove Elementary	Gaston County Schools	PK–05	354	33	A
New Hope Elementary	Gaston County Schools	KG–05	474	32	A
Gardner Park Elementary	Gaston County Schools	PK–05	493	31	A
Forestview High	Gaston County Schools	09–12	1,016	24	A
Sherwood Elementary	Gaston County Schools	PK–05	511	23	A
Robinson Elementary	Gaston County Schools	PK–05	372	21	A
Pleasant Ridge Elementary	Gaston County Schools	PK–05	813	20	A
H H Beam Elementary	Gaston County Schools	PK–05	497	18	A
Edward D Sadler Jr Elementary School	Gaston County Schools	PK–05	324	17	A
Hunter Huss High	Gaston County Schools	09–12	1,083	16	A
Woodhill Elementary	Gaston County Schools	PK–05	465	11	A
York Chester Middle	Gaston County Schools	06–08	456	8	A
Southwest Middle	Gaston County Schools	06–08	771	6	A
Lingerfeldt Elementary	Gaston County Schools	PK–05	386	6	A
W P Grier Middle School	Gaston County Schools	06–08	629	5	A
Ashbrook High	Gaston County Schools	09–12	1,269	5	A
Warlick Academy	Gaston County Schools	06–12	101	1	A
Gaston Virtual Academy	Gaston County Schools	KG–12	736	— insufficient data	F
Gaston Virtual Academy High	Gaston County Schools	09–12		— insufficient data