W P Grier Middle School

Regular School · Gastonia, NC

W P Grier Middle School is a regular school school in Gastonia, North Carolina, serving grades 06–08 with 659 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 15.8:1.

Level

Middle

Grades

06 – 08

Enrollment

659

Teachers (FTE)

41.7

Student–Teacher Ratio

15.8:1

Status

Open

Lunch Program Participation

Yes participating without using any Provision or the CEO

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity	Students	Share
Black or African American	348	53%
Hispanic/Latino	192	29%
White	63	10%
Two or more races	45	7%
Asian	9	1%
American Indian / Alaska Native	1	0%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander	1	0%
Total enrollment	659	330M / 329F

English Language Learners: 76 (12% of enrollment) · SY 2021–22

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric	This School	State Avg	Tested
Math Proficiency	24.0% -17.9pp	41.9%	697
Reading Proficiency	26.0% -20.9pp	46.9%	693
Science Proficiency	58.0%	—	241

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)

-0.31 grade levels

Math

+0.09 grade levels

Programs & Discipline

Gifted & Talented

Program offered

15 students enrolled

Out-of-School Suspensions

241

36.6% of enrollment · SY 2021–22

Chronically Absent

505

76.6% 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.)	659	100%

Contact & Location

1622 E Garrison Boulevard

Gastonia, NC 28054

Phone: (704)836-9604

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

District

Gaston County Schools

Per-pupil expenditure: $12,921

District enrollment: 30,281

Other Schools in District

View all 55 schools →

Related Data

Neighborhood demographics (ZIP 28054) → CensusDepth.com
North Carolina population & income data → CensusDepth.com
North Carolina teacher salaries → WageDepth.com

NCES ID

370162000687

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