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Stanley Middle

Gaston County Schools · Gaston County

Address
317 Hovis Road, Stanley, NC 28164
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Grades served
6-8
NCES school ID
370162000713
602
Students
38.4
Teachers (FTE)
15.7:1
Student–teacher ratio
C
Performance grade
65
Performance score
Exceeded
Academic growth
21.8%
Chronically absent
47.3%
Economically disadvantaged

School calendar

Stanley Middle'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 Stanley Middle. 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 Stanley Middle compares

Its 2024–25 performance score of 65 against comparable schools. Percentile is the share of that group scoring lower.

All North Carolina public schools60th percentile
Higher than 60% · rank 929 of 2,483
North Carolina middle schools76th percentile
Higher than 76% · rank 103 of 456
Gaston County Schools65th percentile
Higher than 65% · rank 19 of 54

Chronic absence is lower here than at 51% of the 2,482 North Carolina schools reporting it.

Performance score since 2014

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Score up 9 points since 2014 (56 → 65). Met or exceeded expected growth in 10 of 10 years, exceeding it in 6. No grades were issued for 2020 or 2021.

YearScoreGradeGrowthAchievement
202565CExceeded58.2
202456CMet52.4
202365CExceeded58.9
202262CMet57.8
201972BExceeded65.4
201862CExceeded56.2
201765CExceeded59
201663CExceeded56
201556CMet50
201456CMet51

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 59.3%Hispanic 18.6%Black 14.45%Two+ Races 6.31%Asian 1.16%Native Am. 0.17%
White: 59.3% (357) Hispanic: 18.6% (112) Black: 14.45% (87) Two+ Races: 6.31% (38) Asian: 1.16% (7) Native Am.: 0.17% (1)
White59.3%
Hispanic18.6%
Black14.45%
Two+ Races6.31%
Asian1.16%
Native Am.0.17%

Gender Distribution

Total Students: 602
51.33%309 Female
48.67%293 Male

Student counts for Stanley Middle, 2024-2025, from the NCES Common Core of Data. Percentages are of 602 students and may not total 100% because of rounding.

Students

Regular attendance 78.2%Chronically absent 21.8%
Regular attendance: 78.2% (502) Chronically absent: 21.8% (140)
Regular attendance78.2%
Chronically absent21.8%

Student Population

Students Counted: 642
47.3%Economically disadvantaged
7.97%48 English learners

Student indicators for Stanley Middle, 2024-2025, from the North Carolina School Report Cards. Attendance is out of the 642 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 66.68%Beginning 33.32%
Experienced: 66.68% (20) Beginning: 33.32% (10)
Experienced66.68%
Beginning33.32%

Licensing & Certification

Total Teachers: 30.4 FTE
96.41%Fully licensed
3.56%Emergency or provisional
6.59%2 teachers certified

Teacher figures for Stanley Middle, 2024-2025, from the North Carolina School Report Cards. Counts are full-time equivalents, not headcount. Licensing and certification percentages are each out of 30.4 FTE.

NC School Report Card

2024-2025

Student performance by subject

SubjectGrade-level proficientCareer & college ready
Science (grades 5 & 8)62.9%47.7%
Mathematics (grades 3–8)57.7%39.2%
Reading (grades 3–8)56.7%32.9%

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
Mathematics (grades 3–8)42.3%18.5%25.5%13.7%
Reading (grades 3–8)43.3%23.7%24.9%8.1%
Science (grades 5 & 8)37.1%15.2%32%15.7%

Academic growth

MeasureStatusGrowth indexScore
OverallExceeds Expected Growth6.1393.5

Teachers

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

MeasureValue
Total teachers30.37
Experienced teachers20.25 (67%)
Beginning teachers10.12 (33%)
Holding a standard license29.28 (96%)
Emergency or provisional licenses1.08 (4%)
National Board certified2

Students

MeasureValue
Chronically absent (140 of 642)21.8%
Economically disadvantaged47.3%
English learners making progress (of 48)6.3%

School environment

MeasureValue
Devices per student0.53
Library books per student13.13
Students have device accessYes
Devices may go homeYes
Wireless access points per classroom2.04

Federal & state designations

DesignationApplies
Low-performing schoolNo
Recurring low-performingNo
CSI — low performingNo
CSI — low graduation rateNo
TSI — at riskYes
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 Stanley Middle report card PDF

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Stanley Middle'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.