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Stuart W Cramer High

Gaston County Schools · Gaston County

Address
101 Lakewood Rd, Belmont, NC 28012
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Grades served
9-12
NCES school ID
370162003246
953
Students
53.4
Teachers (FTE)
17.9:1
Student–teacher ratio
B
Performance grade
71
Performance score
Met
Academic growth
24.4%
Chronically absent
40.8%
Economically disadvantaged

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Attendance zone

Gaston County Schools

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

How Stuart W Cramer High compares

Its 2024–25 performance score of 71 against comparable schools. Percentile is the share of that group scoring lower.

All North Carolina public schools74th percentile
Higher than 74% · rank 591 of 2,483
North Carolina high schools55th percentile
Higher than 55% · rank 223 of 514
Gaston County Schools80th percentile
Higher than 80% · rank 9 of 54

Chronic absence is lower here than at 42% of the 2,482 North Carolina schools reporting it.

Performance score since 2014

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Score up 10 points since 2014 (61 → 71). Met or exceeded expected growth in 9 of 10 years, exceeding it in 4. No grades were issued for 2020 or 2021.

YearScoreGradeGrowthAchievement
202571BMet69
202471BMet68.1
202363CNot Met64.3
202272BMet69.2
201977BExceeded73.5
201880BExceeded78
201780BExceeded76
201678BExceeded74
201565CMet60
201461CMet59

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 54.77%Black 20.25%Hispanic 15.74%Two+ Races 5.98%Asian 2.83%Native Am. 0.21%Pacific Isl. 0.21%
White: 54.77% (522) Black: 20.25% (193) Hispanic: 15.74% (150) Two+ Races: 5.98% (57) Asian: 2.83% (27) Native Am.: 0.21% (2) Pacific Isl.: 0.21% (2)
White54.77%
Black20.25%
Hispanic15.74%
Two+ Races5.98%
Asian2.83%
Native Am.0.21%
Pacific Isl.0.21%

Gender Distribution

Total Students: 953
46.38%442 Female
53.62%511 Male

Student counts for Stuart W Cramer High, 2024-2025, from the NCES Common Core of Data. Percentages are of 953 students and may not total 100% because of rounding.

Students

Regular attendance 75.6%Chronically absent 24.4%
Regular attendance: 75.6% (773) Chronically absent: 24.4% (249)
Regular attendance75.6%
Chronically absent24.4%

Student Population

Students Counted: 1,022
40.8%Economically disadvantaged
7.03%67 English learners

Student indicators for Stuart W Cramer High, 2024-2025, from the North Carolina School Report Cards. Attendance is out of the 1,022 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 81.9%Beginning 18.1%
Experienced: 81.9% (37) Beginning: 18.1% (8)
Experienced81.9%
Beginning18.1%

Licensing & Certification

Total Teachers: 44.7 FTE
96.49%Fully licensed
3.53%Emergency or provisional
11.19%5 teachers certified

Teacher figures for Stuart W Cramer 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 44.7 FTE.

NC School Report Card

2024-2025

Student performance by subject

SubjectGrade-level proficientCareer & college ready
English II63.3%33.2%
NC Math 354.8%29.9%
NC Math 149.5%21.6%
Biology38.1%21%

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
Biology61.9%17.1%16.2%--
English II36.7%30.1%29.3%--
NC Math 150.5%27.9%18.9%--
NC Math 345.2%24.9%22.8%7.1%

Academic growth

MeasureStatusGrowth indexScore
OverallMeets Expected Growth-0.1579.2

Teachers

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

MeasureValue
Total teachers44.7
Experienced teachers36.61 (82%)
Beginning teachers8.09 (18%)
Holding a standard license43.13 (96%)
Emergency or provisional licenses1.58 (4%)
National Board certified5

Students

MeasureValue
Chronically absent (249 of 1,022)24.4%
Economically disadvantaged40.8%
English learners making progress (of 67)16.4%

School environment

MeasureValue
Devices per student0.52
Library books per student11.02
Students have device accessYes
Devices may go homeYes
Wireless access points per classroom2

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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Stuart W Cramer 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.