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Gaston Virtual Academy

Gaston County Schools · Gaston County

Address
1 Learning Place, Gastonia, NC 28052
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Grades served
K-12
NCES school ID
370162003433
283
Students
20.6
Teachers (FTE)
13.7:1
Student–teacher ratio
C
Performance grade
62
Performance score
Met
Academic growth
15.4%
Chronically absent
59.5%
Economically disadvantaged

School calendar

Gaston Virtual Academy's own events for the year — school events, holidays, breaks and teacher workdays — with a printable PDF and a calendar file you can subscribe to.

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Location and nearby schools

10 nearest

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Gaston Virtual AcademyElementaryMiddleHighOther
  1. Hunter Huss HighHigh · Grades 9-121.3 mi
  2. Pleasant Ridge ElementaryElementary · Grades PK-51.4 mi
  3. Southwest MiddleMiddle · Grades 6-81.5 mi
  4. Webb Street SchoolOther · Grades PK-121.6 mi
  5. Edward D Sadler Jr Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades PK-52.0 mi
  6. Lingerfeldt ElementaryElementary · Grades PK-52.1 mi
  7. H H Beam ElementaryElementary · Grades PK-52.1 mi
  8. York Chester MiddleMiddle · Grades 6-82.2 mi
  9. Chapel Grove ElementaryElementary · Grades PK-52.8 mi
  10. Highland Sch of TechnologyHigh · Grades 9-123.3 mi

How Gaston Virtual Academy compares

Its 2024–25 performance score of 62 against comparable schools. Percentile is the share of that group scoring lower.

All North Carolina public schools52nd percentile
Higher than 52% · rank 1,137 of 2,483
North Carolina schools48th percentile
Higher than 48% · rank 44 of 88
Gaston County Schools59th percentile
Higher than 59% · rank 21 of 54

Chronic absence is lower here than at 74% of the 2,482 North Carolina schools reporting it.

Performance score since 2018

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Score down 1 points since 2018 (63 → 62). Met or exceeded expected growth in 2 of 5 years. No grades were issued for 2020 or 2021.

YearScoreGradeGrowthAchievement
202562CMet58.4
202462CNot Met59.8
202358CNot Met57.6
202248DNot Met46.5
201958CMet55.1
201863C--63.2

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 53.71%Black 28.98%Hispanic 9.89%Two+ Races 5.65%Asian 1.77%
White: 53.71% (152) Black: 28.98% (82) Hispanic: 9.89% (28) Two+ Races: 5.65% (16) Asian: 1.77% (5)
White53.71%
Black28.98%
Hispanic9.89%
Two+ Races5.65%
Asian1.77%

Gender Distribution

Total Students: 283
56.89%161 Female
43.11%122 Male

Student counts for Gaston Virtual Academy, 2024-2025, from the NCES Common Core of Data. Percentages are of 283 students and may not total 100% because of rounding.

Students

Regular attendance 84.6%Chronically absent 15.4%
Regular attendance: 84.6% (252) Chronically absent: 15.4% (46)
Regular attendance84.6%
Chronically absent15.4%

Student Population

Students Counted: 298
59.5%Economically disadvantaged

Student indicators for Gaston Virtual Academy, 2024-2025, from the North Carolina School Report Cards. Attendance is out of the 298 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 100%
Experienced: 100% (17)
Experienced100%

Licensing & Certification

Total Teachers: 17.2 FTE
100%Fully licensed
0%Emergency or provisional
11.63%2 teachers certified

Teacher figures for Gaston Virtual Academy, 2024-2025, from the North Carolina School Report Cards. Counts are full-time equivalents, not headcount. Licensing and certification percentages are each out of 17.2 FTE.

NC School Report Card

2024-2025

Student performance by subject

SubjectGrade-level proficientCareer & college ready
NC Math 369.2%50%
English II64.7%35.3%
Science (grades 5 & 8)62.7%33.3%
Reading (grades 3–8)57.7%30.1%
NC Math 152.6%5.3%
Mathematics (grades 3–8)48.7%31.1%
Biology17.6%5.9%

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
Biology82.4%11.8%5.9%--
English II35.3%29.4%23.5%11.8%
NC Math 147.4%47.4%5.3%--
NC Math 330.8%19.2%46.2%--
Mathematics (grades 3–8)51.3%17.6%24.4%6.7%
Reading (grades 3–8)42.3%27.6%24.4%5.7%
Science (grades 5 & 8)37.3%29.4%29.4%--

Academic growth

MeasureStatusGrowth indexScore
OverallMeets Expected Growth-0.6876.6

Teachers

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

MeasureValue
Total teachers17.19
Experienced teachers17.19 (100%)
Beginning teachers0 (0%)
Holding a standard license17.19 (100%)
Emergency or provisional licenses0 (0%)
National Board certified2

Students

MeasureValue
Chronically absent (46 of 298)15.4%
Economically disadvantaged59.5%

School environment

MeasureValue
Devices per student0.31
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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First page of the Gaston Virtual Academy report card PDF

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Gaston Virtual Academy'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.