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Costner Elementary

Regular School · Dallas, NC

Costner Elementary is a regular school school in Dallas, North Carolina, serving grades PK–05 with 430 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 14.1:1.

Level
Elementary
Grades
PK – 05
Enrollment
430
Teachers (FTE)
30.4
Student–Teacher Ratio
14.1:1
Status
Open
Lunch Program Participation
Yes participating without using any Provision or the CEO

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity Students Share
White 279 65%
Black or African American 66 15%
Hispanic/Latino 65 15%
Two or more races 18 4%
Asian 2 0%
Total enrollment 430 211M / 219F

English Language Learners: 25 (6% of enrollment) · SY 2021–22

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric This School State Avg Tested
Math Proficiency 50-54% 41.9% 195
Reading Proficiency 45-49% 46.9% 192
Science Proficiency 60-64% 68

Source: EDFacts, SY 2020–2021. Suppressed values (e.g. <=10%) indicate fewer than the minimum reportable threshold.

Stanford Achievement Estimate

Pooled score across SY 2009–2022 (grades 3–8), expressed in grade levels relative to the national average. Positive = above average.

Overall (Math + ELA)
+0.05 grade levels
Math
0.00 grade levels

Programs & Discipline

Gifted & Talented
Program offered
31 students enrolled
Out-of-School Suspensions
9
2.1% of enrollment · SY 2021–22
Chronically Absent
97
22.6% of enrollment · SY 2019–20
Additional Targeted Support (ATSI) Targeted Support School (TSI)

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC), Office for Civil Rights & EDFacts.

Lunch Program (SY 2024-2025)

Category Students % of School
Total enrollment (est.) 430 100%

Contact & Location

353 Old 277 Loop Hwy

Dallas, NC 28034

Phone: (704)922-3522

http://www.gaston.k12.nc.us/costner

District

Gaston County Schools

Per-pupil expenditure: $12,921

District enrollment: 30,281

NCES ID

370162000678

Data sources: NCES CCD SY 2024-2025 (directory, staff, lunch), EDFacts SY 2020-21 (assessments), CRDC SY 2021-22 (programs & discipline), SEDA v6.0 (achievement estimates). Updated annually. NCES CCD