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Gaston Early College of Medical Sciences

Gaston County Schools · Gaston County

Address
300 Rhodes Perimeter Drive, Gaston College - CET Building, Dallas, NC 28034
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Grades served
9-12
NCES school ID
370162003563
174
Students
8.0
Teachers (FTE)
21.8:1
Student–teacher ratio
A
Performance grade
96
Performance score
Exceeded
Academic growth
9.2%
Chronically absent
55.4%
Economically disadvantaged

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Location and nearby schools

10 nearest

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Gaston Early College of Medical SciencesElementaryMiddleHighOther
  1. Gaston Early College High SchoolHigh · Grades 9-130.1 mi
  2. Carr ElementaryElementary · Grades PK-50.3 mi
  3. W C Friday Middle SchoolMiddle · Grades 6-81.6 mi
  4. North Gaston HighHigh · Grades 9-121.7 mi
  5. Highland Sch of TechnologyHigh · Grades 9-122.1 mi
  6. Woodhill ElementaryElementary · Grades PK-52.3 mi
  7. Costner ElementaryElementary · Grades PK-52.4 mi
  8. Brookside ElementaryElementary · Grades PK-52.5 mi
  9. Webb Street SchoolOther · Grades PK-123.5 mi
  10. Warlick AcademyHigh · Grades 6-123.7 mi

How Gaston Early College of Medical Sciences compares

Its 2024–25 performance score of 96 against comparable schools. Percentile is the share of that group scoring lower.

All North Carolina public schools99th percentile
Higher than 99% · rank 9 of 2,483
North Carolina high schools97th percentile
Higher than 97% · rank 9 of 514
Gaston County Schools94th percentile
Higher than 94% · rank 3 of 54

Chronic absence is lower here than at 91% of the 2,482 North Carolina schools reporting it.

Performance score since 2022

025507510022232425

Score up 1 points since 2022 (95 → 96). Met or exceeded expected growth in 4 of 4 years, exceeding it in 4. No grades were issued for 2020 or 2021.

YearScoreGradeGrowthAchievement
202596AExceeded97.5
202493AExceeded94.1
202395AExceeded96
202295AExceeded96.2

Rankings and trends are calculated by Back To School NC from NC DPI report card results; NC DPI publishes each school's own figures but not its standing among peers. See Gaston County Schools for district totals.

Student Demographics

White 50.57%Black 18.97%Hispanic 17.82%Two+ Races 6.9%Asian 5.75%
White: 50.57% (88) Black: 18.97% (33) Hispanic: 17.82% (31) Two+ Races: 6.9% (12) Asian: 5.75% (10)
White50.57%
Black18.97%
Hispanic17.82%
Two+ Races6.9%
Asian5.75%

Gender Distribution

Total Students: 174
85.06%148 Female
14.94%26 Male

Student counts for Gaston Early College of Medical Sciences, 2024-2025, from the NCES Common Core of Data. Percentages are of 174 students and may not total 100% because of rounding.

Students

Regular attendance 90.8%Chronically absent 9.2%
Regular attendance: 90.8% (158) Chronically absent: 9.2% (16)
Regular attendance90.8%
Chronically absent9.2%

Student Population

Students Counted: 174
55.4%Economically disadvantaged

Student indicators for Gaston Early College of Medical Sciences, 2024-2025, from the North Carolina School Report Cards. Attendance is out of the 174 students DPI counted. A student is chronically absent after missing 10% or more of the days enrolled; the other measures overlap it and each other.

Teachers

Experienced 96.19%Beginning 3.81%
Experienced: 96.19% (6) Beginning: 3.81% (0)
Experienced96.19%
Beginning3.81%

Licensing & Certification

Total Teachers: 6.6 FTE
100%Fully licensed
0%Emergency or provisional
30.44%2 teachers certified

Teacher figures for Gaston Early College of Medical Sciences, 2024-2025, from the North Carolina School Report Cards. Counts are full-time equivalents, not headcount. Licensing and certification percentages are each out of 6.6 FTE.

NC School Report Card

2024-2025

Student performance by subject

SubjectGrade-level proficientCareer & college ready
Biology95%83%
English II95%87%
NC Math 195%88.5%
NC Math 395%77.3%

Grade-level proficient is levels 3–5; career and college ready is the higher bar of levels 4–5.

Achievement levels

SubjectNot ProficientLevel 3Level 4Level 5
Biology--15.1%41.5%41.5%
English II--13%67.4%19.6%
NC Math 1--11.5%61.5%26.9%
NC Math 3--22.7%25%52.3%

Academic growth

MeasureStatusGrowth indexScore
OverallExceeds Expected Growth3.9289.8

Teachers

Reported as full-time-equivalent staff, so figures carry decimals.

MeasureValue
Total teachers6.57
Experienced teachers6.32 (96%)
Beginning teachers0.25 (4%)
Holding a standard license6.57 (100%)
Emergency or provisional licenses0 (0%)
National Board certified2

Students

MeasureValue
Chronically absent (16 of 174)9.2%
Economically disadvantaged55.4%

School environment

MeasureValue
Devices per student0.67
Library books per student0
Students have device accessYes
Devices may go homeYes
Wireless access points per classroom0

Federal & state designations

DesignationApplies
Low-performing schoolNo
Recurring low-performingNo
CSI — low performingNo
CSI — low graduation rateNo
TSI — at riskNo
TSI — consistently underperformingNo

CSI is Comprehensive Support and Improvement; TSI is Targeted Support and Improvement, both federal ESSA categories.

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Gaston Early College of Medical Sciences's 2024-2025 report card as an interactive PDF — bookmarked sections, donut and bar charts for performance, attendance and achievement levels, and the NC DPI and NCES sources cited with working links.

Enrollment and staffing come from the NCES Common Core of Data (CCD), U.S. Department of Education for 2024-2025; performance, attendance and economic-need figures are the state's NC School Report Card for the same year. Contact the school to confirm current details.