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Hunter Huss High

Gaston County Schools · Gaston County

Address
1518 Edgefield Avenue, Gastonia, NC 28052
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Grades served
9-12
NCES school ID
370162000691
1,165
Students
61.5
Teachers (FTE)
18.9:1
Student–teacher ratio
D
Performance grade
51
Performance score
Not Met
Academic growth
36.1%
Chronically absent
69.5%
Economically disadvantaged

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Hunter Huss High'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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Attendance zone

Gaston County Schools

The area Gaston County Schools assigns to Hunter Huss High. Zones change, and addresses near a boundary are often decided case by case - confirm with the district before making plans.

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Zone boundary published by Gaston County Schools as “AdminBnds/GastonCountySchoolDistricts”, last updated 2026-09-12.

How Hunter Huss High compares

Its 2024–25 performance score of 51 against comparable schools. Percentile is the share of that group scoring lower.

All North Carolina public schools21st percentile
Higher than 21% · rank 1,913 of 2,483
North Carolina high schools6th percentile
Higher than 6% · rank 478 of 514
Gaston County Schools28th percentile
Higher than 28% · rank 38 of 54

Chronic absence is lower here than at 14% of the 2,482 North Carolina schools reporting it.

Performance score since 2014

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Score up 1 points since 2014 (50 → 51). Met or exceeded expected growth in 3 of 10 years. No grades were issued for 2020 or 2021.

YearScoreGradeGrowthAchievement
202551DNot Met48.9
202453DNot Met52.4
202354DNot Met51.2
202251DNot Met48.7
201959CMet53.8
201859CMet52.7
201760CMet55
201652DNot Met49
201551DNot Met49
201450DNot Met46

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

Black 41.89%Hispanic 34.59%White 18.37%Two+ Races 4.29%Native Am. 0.52%Asian 0.26%Pacific Isl. 0.09%
Black: 41.89% (488) Hispanic: 34.59% (403) White: 18.37% (214) Two+ Races: 4.29% (50) Native Am.: 0.52% (6) Asian: 0.26% (3) Pacific Isl.: 0.09% (1)
Black41.89%
Hispanic34.59%
White18.37%
Two+ Races4.29%
Native Am.0.52%
Asian0.26%
Pacific Isl.0.09%

Gender Distribution

Total Students: 1,165
49.79%580 Female
50.21%585 Male

Student counts for Hunter Huss High, 2024-2025, from the NCES Common Core of Data. Percentages are of 1,165 students and may not total 100% because of rounding.

Students

Regular attendance 63.9%Chronically absent 36.1%
Regular attendance: 63.9% (821) Chronically absent: 36.1% (463)
Regular attendance63.9%
Chronically absent36.1%

Student Population

Students Counted: 1,284
69.5%Economically disadvantaged
16.48%192 English learners

Student indicators for Hunter Huss High, 2024-2025, from the North Carolina School Report Cards. Attendance is out of the 1,284 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 77.73%Beginning 22.27%
Experienced: 77.73% (41) Beginning: 22.27% (12)
Experienced77.73%
Beginning22.27%

Licensing & Certification

Total Teachers: 53 FTE
96.29%Fully licensed
3.71%Emergency or provisional
1.89%1 teachers certified

Teacher figures for Hunter Huss High, 2024-2025, from the North Carolina School Report Cards. Counts are full-time equivalents, not headcount. Licensing and certification percentages are each out of 53 FTE.

NC School Report Card

2024-2025

Student performance by subject

SubjectGrade-level proficientCareer & college ready
NC Math 340.9%22.2%
NC Math 130.2%13.4%
English II23.5%7.9%
Biology19.8%9.7%

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
Biology80.2%10.1%7.8%--
English II76.5%15.5%7.6%--
NC Math 169.8%16.8%13.1%--
NC Math 359.1%18.7%17.9%--

Academic growth

MeasureStatusGrowth indexScore
OverallDoes Not Meet Expected Growth-5.158.1

Teachers

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

MeasureValue
Total teachers53.04
Experienced teachers41.23 (78%)
Beginning teachers11.81 (22%)
Holding a standard license51.07 (96%)
Emergency or provisional licenses1.97 (4%)
National Board certified1

Students

MeasureValue
Chronically absent (463 of 1,284)36.1%
Economically disadvantaged69.5%
English learners making progress (of 192)15.1%

School environment

MeasureValue
Devices per student0.57
Library books per student7.71
Students have device accessYes
Devices may go homeYes
Wireless access points per classroom1.34

Federal & state designations

DesignationApplies
Low-performing schoolYes
Recurring low-performingYes
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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Hunter Huss High'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.