Ashbrook High

Summary:

Ashbrook High is a public high school in Gastonia, North Carolina, serving 1,303 students in grades 9-12. The school is part of the Gaston County Schools district, which is ranked 158 out of 242 districts in the state and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Ashbrook High consistently underperforms compared to the district and state in academic measures. For example, in the 2023-2024 school year, the school had significantly lower proficiency rates than the district and state in key subjects like Biology, English II, Math I, and Math III. The school also has a more diverse student population, with a higher percentage of African American (43.44%) and Hispanic (25.56%) students, as well as a high percentage (71.68%) of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Ashbrook High has consistently ranked in the bottom half of North Carolina high schools, with a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger for the past several years, and its statewide ranking has dropped from 157 out of 531 high schools in 2014-2015 to 550 out of 640 high schools in 2023-2024.

The nearby schools, such as North Gaston High, East Gaston High, and Gaston Early College of Medical Sciences, generally outperform Ashbrook High in academic measures, with higher proficiency rates and better statewide rankings. This highlights the significant academic gap between Ashbrook High and its surrounding schools, which may not be solely due to a lack of funding, as the school's spending per student is comparable to nearby schools.


Detail:

Public 9-12

 2222 S New Hope Road
       Gastonia, NC  28054-6596


(704) 866-6600

District: Gaston County Schools

SchoolDigger Rank:
550th of 640 North Carolina High Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $8,726 Help


Feeder schools for Ashbrook High:

Elementary:    Gardner Park Elementary
    Lowell Elementary
    Sherwood Elementary
    Woodhill Elementary
Middle:    W P Grier Middle School

Student/teacher ratio:  23.1 Help
Number of students:  1,303

Racial breakdown:

African American:
43.4%
Hispanic:
25.6%
White:
23.7%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  71.7% Help


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Performance Trends
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Compare Details Ashbrook High ranks worse than 85.9% of high schools in North Carolina. It also ranks 10th among 11 ranked high schools in the Gaston County Schools District. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 15.48. (See more...)
Student Body
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Compare Details Ashbrook High has the largest high school student body size in the Gaston County Schools District. Student population at Ashbrook High is diverse. Racial makeup is: African American (43.4%), Hispanic (25.6%), White (23.7%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 71.7% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Ashbrook High is 23.1. 10 high schools in the Gaston County Schools District have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Ashbrook High is $8,726. 8 high schools in the Gaston County Schools District spend more per student.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Ashbrook High:

SchoolDigger ranks Ashbrook High 550th of 640 North Carolina public high schools. (See Ashbrook High in the ranking list.)

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Gaston County Schools:

SchoolDigger ranks Gaston County Schools 158th of 242 North Carolina school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Ashbrook High

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Rank History for all students at Ashbrook High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2006 43.29 289th 431 32.9%
2007 31.52 339th 453 25.2%
2008 40.08 319th 477 33.1%
2009 41.10 329th 490 32.9%
2010 48.18 298th 499 40.3%
2011 37.31 378th 506 25.3%
2012 31.48 364th 502 27.5%
2013 26.96 331st 505 34.5%
2014 29.11 283rd 451 37.3%
2015 52.17 157th 531 70.4%
2016 38.69 241st 507 52.5%
2017 29.00 315th 476 33.8%
2018 39.64 270th 469 42.4%
2019 37.07 297th 514 42.2%
2021 26.64 427th 594 28.1%
2022 22.17 484th 621 22.1%
2023 23.00 495th 626 20.9%
2024 15.48 550th 640 14.1%
See the entire list of North Carolina High School Rankings!

Rank History for Multi-racial students at Ashbrook High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 17.27 158th 185 14.6%
2019 43.46 113th 195 42.1%
2021 33.87 130th 199 34.7%
2022 35.88 145th 226 35.8%
2023 24.21 201st 249 19.3%
2024 32.87 189th 261 27.6%
See the entire list of Best North Carolina High Schools for Multi-racial Students!

Rank History for English Language Learner students at Ashbrook High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 84.96 9th 147 93.9%
2019 67.69 22nd 173 87.3%
2021 53.62 34th 124 72.6%
2022 31.82 96th 156 38.5%
2023 39.96 106th 226 53.1%
2024 31.66 186th 262 29.0%
See the entire list of Best North Carolina High Schools for English Language Learner Students!

Rank History for Special Education students at Ashbrook High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2024 24.17 292nd 349 16.3%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Ashbrook High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 48.09 165th 424 61.1%
2019 44.01 177th 446 60.3%
2021 36.44 220th 432 49.1%
2022 25.06 425th 544 21.9%
2023 28.05 436th 597 27.0%
2024 18.63 524th 613 14.5%
See the entire list of Best North Carolina High Schools for Low Socio Economic Status Students!

Rank History for Homeless students at Ashbrook High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 75.10 6th 44 86.4%
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Rank History for Female students at Ashbrook High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 35.68 296th 449 34.1%
2019 33.35 320th 475 32.6%
2021 24.73 337th 475 29.1%
2022 21.54 473rd 594 20.4%
2023 23.12 468th 588 20.4%
2024 15.06 530th 602 12.0%
See the entire list of Best North Carolina High Schools for Female Students!

Rank History for Disabled students at Ashbrook High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 25.33 281st 349 19.5%
2019 43.27 184th 364 49.5%
2021 29.64 242nd 334 27.5%
2022 29.59 227th 330 31.2%
See the entire list of Best North Carolina High Schools for Disabled Students!

Rank History for Gifted and Talented students at Ashbrook High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 34.62 259th 325 20.3%
2021 50.72 207th 337 38.6%
2022 54.55 223rd 398 44.0%
2023 70.50 118th 403 70.7%
2024 20.09 370th 403 8.2%
See the entire list of Best North Carolina High Schools for Gifted and Talented Students!

Rank History for Male students at Ashbrook High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 39.65 273rd 463 41.0%
2019 36.73 285th 488 41.6%
2021 26.99 324th 481 32.6%
2022 21.09 470th 585 19.7%
2023 21.15 485th 602 19.4%
2024 15.29 533rd 607 12.2%
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Rank History for African American students at Ashbrook High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 49.39 137th 359 61.8%
2019 50.77 116th 369 68.6%
2021 33.40 207th 364 43.1%
2022 27.67 320th 430 25.6%
2023 30.20 295th 434 32.0%
2024 22.23 373rd 437 14.6%
See the entire list of Best North Carolina High Schools for African American Students!

Rank History for Hispanic students at Ashbrook High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 52.17 128th 340 62.4%
2019 45.95 142nd 354 59.9%
2021 39.50 178th 370 51.9%
2022 26.27 337th 436 22.7%
2023 32.36 297th 449 33.9%
2024 21.65 379th 454 16.5%
See the entire list of Best North Carolina High Schools for Hispanic Students!

Rank History for White students at Ashbrook High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 42.08 244th 427 42.9%
2019 34.77 285th 444 35.8%
2021 34.87 258th 439 41.2%
2022 30.45 387th 534 27.5%
2023 24.30 430th 537 19.9%
2024 12.57 506th 553 8.5%
See the entire list of Best North Carolina High Schools for White Students!

Data source: test scores: North Carolina Dept of Public Instruction, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

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Data source: North Carolina Dept of Public Instruction

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by a student
Saturday, February 26, 2011

Open Quote The kids are all horrible there. So many fights, drugs, etc. The security is pathetic since they care more about busting people for cell phones than for drugs. Some of the teachers are good but some are dead awful. Not recomended Close Quote



Enrollment information for Ashbrook High

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 1433 281 19 5 3 n/a n/a -6 1735
1989 1327 292 14 4 3 n/a n/a 0 1640
1990 1248 277 21 4 1 n/a n/a 0 1551
1991 1150 256 20 4 2 n/a n/a 0 1432
1992 1089 277 34 5 2 n/a n/a 0 1407
1993 1051 273 25 4 2 n/a n/a 0 1355
1994 994 264 22 5 1 n/a n/a 0 1286
1995 907 304 19 13 1 n/a n/a 0 1244
1996 907 304 19 13 1 n/a n/a 0 1244
1997 879 313 22 11 2 n/a n/a 0 1227
1998 965 350 38 17 2 n/a n/a 0 1372
1999 874 347 42 19 1 n/a n/a 0 1283
2000 820 341 34 40 2 n/a n/a 0 1237
2001 821 346 26 59 4 n/a n/a 0 1256
2002 878 419 20 92 1 n/a n/a 0 1410
2003 878 419 20 92 1 n/a n/a 0 1410
2004 853 478 14 99 2 n/a n/a 0 1446
2005 830 481 21 119 6 n/a n/a 0 1457
2006 854 512 16 139 3 n/a n/a 0 1524
2007 793 511 17 150 3 n/a n/a 17 1491
2008 715 443 17 158 2 n/a n/a 25 1360
2009 744 500 20 169 3 n/a n/a 0 1436
2010 644 476 20 157 1 n/a n/a 0 1298
2011 635 464 21 161 2 0 14 0 1297
2012 599 481 17 190 1 0 22 0 1310
2013 610 571 20 193 0 1 43 0 1438
2014 608 582 24 187 2 1 52 0 1456
2015 577 567 30 208 2 3 49 0 1436
2016 521 604 25 220 5 2 54 0 1431
2017 479 583 28 244 5 1 48 0 1388
2018 420 570 30 273 5 3 46 0 1347
2019 385 533 18 279 4 2 64 0 1285
2020 357 519 24 289 3 3 91 0 1286
2021 336 513 22 294 1 3 66 0 1235
2022 315 553 18 312 0 1 70 0 1269
2023 309 566 22 333 1 1 71 0 1303

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Ashbrook High

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 1735 79.0 21.9 3
1989 1640 97.0 16.9 4.1
1990 1551 97.0 15.9 3.4
1991 1432 92.0 15.5 3.6
1992 1407 88.0 15.9 1.6
1993 1355 74.0 18.3 4.3
1994 1286 74.0 17.4 4.4
1995 1244 76.0 16.4 6.6
1996 1244 76.0 16.4 6.6
1997 1227 77.0 15.9 6.3
1998 1372 87.0 15.8 7.1
1999 1283 87.0 14.7 11.1
2000 1237 87.0 14.2 17.1
2001 1256 87.0 14.4 17.5
2002 1410 87.0 16.2 26
2003 1410 87.0 16.2 26
2004 1446 88.0 16.4 27.8
2005 1457 88.0 16.6 32.6
2006 1524 88.0 17.3 35.4
2007 1491 86.1 17.3 39.3
2008 1360 87.5 15.5 7.7
2009 1436 80.0 18.0 7.2
2010 1298 76.2 17.0 50.7
2011 1297 72.3 17.9 54.2
2012 1310 74.0 17.7 57.3
2013 1438 74.4 19.3 60.7
2014 1456 83.9 17.3 59.8
2015 1436 89.0 16.1 58.3
2016 1431 85.0 16.8 58.2
2017 1388 83.5 16.6 58.3
2018 1347 81.9 16.4 57.6
2019 1285 80.2 16.0 58.7
2020 1286 75.4 17.0 57.1
2021 1235 72.9 16.9 53
2022 1269 68.0 18.6 43.3
2023 1303 56.3 23.1 71.7

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Ashbrook High

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 1735 79.0 21.9 3
1989 1640 97.0 16.9 4.1
1990 1551 97.0 15.9 3.4
1991 1432 92.0 15.5 3.6
1992 1407 88.0 15.9 1.6
1993 1355 74.0 18.3 4.3
1994 1286 74.0 17.4 4.4
1995 1244 76.0 16.4 6.6
1996 1244 76.0 16.4 6.6
1997 1227 77.0 15.9 6.3
1998 1372 87.0 15.8 7.1
1999 1283 87.0 14.7 11.1
2000 1237 87.0 14.2 17.1
2001 1256 87.0 14.4 17.5
2002 1410 87.0 16.2 26
2003 1410 87.0 16.2 26
2004 1446 88.0 16.4 27.8
2005 1457 88.0 16.6 32.6
2006 1524 88.0 17.3 35.4
2007 1491 86.1 17.3 39.3
2008 1360 87.5 15.5 7.7
2009 1436 80.0 18.0 7.2
2010 1298 76.2 17.0 50.7
2011 1297 72.3 17.9 54.2
2012 1310 74.0 17.7 57.3
2013 1438 74.4 19.3 60.7
2014 1456 83.9 17.3 59.8
2015 1436 89.0 16.1 58.3
2016 1431 85.0 16.8 58.2
2017 1388 83.5 16.6 58.3
2018 1347 81.9 16.4 57.6
2019 1285 80.2 16.0 58.7
2020 1286 75.4 17.0 57.1
2021 1235 72.9 16.9 53
2022 1269 68.0 18.6 43.3
2023 1303 56.3 23.1 71.7

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
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Per Pupil Expenditures for Ashbrook High

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $738 (8.5%) $7,988 (91.5%) $8,726

Data source: North Carolina Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Ashbrook High

The coronavirus has had a profound impact on education in America. Learning shifted online overnight, attendance numbers dwindled, and enrollment decreased. SchoolDigger.com is making it easier for you to better assess how COVID-19 has impacted your school. Through the collection of pre-pandemic (2019) and current data, SchoolDigger.com is sharing test scores, enrollment numbers and school demographics from schools across the country – and we make it easy to see how impacted schools compare locally and statewide.

Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 297th of 514 High schoolsRanks 495th of 626 High schools
 21.3%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
End of Course Biology (Ashbrook High)5050.8
 0.8%
   End of Course Biology (Gaston County Schools)59.956.2
 3.7%
   End of Course Biology (North Carolina)59.654.1
 5.5%
End of Course English II (Ashbrook High)50.643.7
 6.9%
   End of Course English II (Gaston County Schools)59.254.1
 5.1%
   End of Course English II (North Carolina)59.758.5
 1.2%
End of Course Math I (Ashbrook High)5024.5
 25.5%
   End of Course Math I (Gaston County Schools)49.639
 10.6%
   End of Course Math I (North Carolina)41.235.9
 5.3%
End of Course Math III (Ashbrook High)30.725.3
 5.4%
   End of Course Math III (Gaston County Schools)43.558.7
 15.2%
   End of Course Math III (North Carolina)46.858.3
 11.5%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students12851303
 1.4%
African American533566
 6.2%
American Indian41
 75%
Asian1822
 22.2%
Hispanic279333
 19.4%
Pacific Islander21
 50%
White385309
 19.7%
Two or More Races6471
 10.9%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients58.7%71.7%
 13%


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Frequently Asked Questions about Ashbrook High

In the 2022-23 school year, 1,303 students attended Ashbrook High.

Students at Ashbrook High are 43% African American, 26% Hispanic, 24% White, 5% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

Ashbrook High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Gardner Park Elementary
Elementary : Lowell Elementary
Elementary : Sherwood Elementary
Elementary : Woodhill Elementary
Middle : W P Grier Middle School

Ashbrook High ranks in the bottom 14.1% of North Carolina high schools.


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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the North Carolina Dept of Public Instruction.

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