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South Point High

Gaston County Schools · Gaston County

Address
906 South Point Road, Belmont, NC 28012
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Grades served
9-12
NCES school ID
370162000711
989
Students
54.3
Teachers (FTE)
18.2:1
Student–teacher ratio
B
Performance grade
79
Performance score
Exceeded
Academic growth
15.7%
Chronically absent
35.7%
Economically disadvantaged

School calendar

South Point 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 South Point 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 South Point High compares

Its 2024–25 performance score of 79 against comparable schools. Percentile is the share of that group scoring lower.

All North Carolina public schools88th percentile
Higher than 88% · rank 279 of 2,483
North Carolina high schools71st percentile
Higher than 71% · rank 142 of 514
Gaston County Schools89th percentile
Higher than 89% · rank 5 of 54

Chronic absence is lower here than at 73% of the 2,482 North Carolina schools reporting it.

Performance score since 2014

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Score up 2 points since 2014 (77 → 79). Met or exceeded expected growth in 10 of 10 years, exceeding it in 8. No grades were issued for 2020 or 2021.

YearScoreGradeGrowthAchievement
202579BExceeded75.3
202483BExceeded79.9
202382BExceeded78.9
202282BExceeded78.3
201981BExceeded79.1
201879BMet77.3
201776BMet74
201679BExceeded76
201579BExceeded76
201477BExceeded75

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 67.34%Hispanic 12.94%Black 12.03%Two+ Races 4.25%Asian 3.24%Native Am. 0.1%Pacific Isl. 0.1%
White: 67.34% (666) Hispanic: 12.94% (128) Black: 12.03% (119) Two+ Races: 4.25% (42) Asian: 3.24% (32) Native Am.: 0.1% (1) Pacific Isl.: 0.1% (1)
White67.34%
Hispanic12.94%
Black12.03%
Two+ Races4.25%
Asian3.24%
Native Am.0.1%
Pacific Isl.0.1%

Gender Distribution

Total Students: 989
49.44%489 Female
50.56%500 Male

Student counts for South Point High, 2024-2025, from the NCES Common Core of Data. Percentages are of 989 students and may not total 100% because of rounding.

Students

Regular attendance 84.3%Chronically absent 15.7%
Regular attendance: 84.3% (874) Chronically absent: 15.7% (163)
Regular attendance84.3%
Chronically absent15.7%

Student Population

Students Counted: 1,037
35.7%Economically disadvantaged
5.16%51 English learners

Student indicators for South Point High, 2024-2025, from the North Carolina School Report Cards. Attendance is out of the 1,037 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 86.71%Beginning 13.29%
Experienced: 86.71% (39) Beginning: 13.29% (6)
Experienced86.71%
Beginning13.29%

Licensing & Certification

Total Teachers: 45.1 FTE
95.19%Fully licensed
4.81%Emergency or provisional
11.09%5 teachers certified

Teacher figures for South Point 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 45.1 FTE.

NC School Report Card

2024-2025

Student performance by subject

SubjectGrade-level proficientCareer & college ready
NC Math 384.9%59.2%
NC Math 171%39%
English II70.7%44.5%
Biology51.7%33.2%

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
Biology48.3%18.5%18.5%14.7%
English II29.3%26.2%37.6%6.8%
NC Math 129%32%27%12%
NC Math 315.1%25.6%43.3%16%

Academic growth

MeasureStatusGrowth indexScore
OverallExceeds Expected Growth7.4295.7

Teachers

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

MeasureValue
Total teachers45.08
Experienced teachers39.09 (87%)
Beginning teachers5.99 (13%)
Holding a standard license42.91 (95%)
Emergency or provisional licenses2.17 (5%)
National Board certified5

Students

MeasureValue
Chronically absent (163 of 1,037)15.7%
Economically disadvantaged35.7%
English learners making progress (of 51)21.6%

School environment

MeasureValue
Devices per student0.62
Library books per student8.48
Students have device accessYes
Devices may go homeYes
Wireless access points per classroom1.28

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 South Point High report card PDF

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South Point 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.