Ida Rankin Elementary School

Summary:

Ida Rankin Elementary School is a public elementary school located in Mount Holly, North Carolina, serving grades PK-5 with a student population of 507. The school is part of the Gaston County Schools district, which is ranked 158 out of 242 districts in North Carolina and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Ida Rankin Elementary consistently outperforms the Gaston County Schools district and the state of North Carolina in standardized test scores across all grade levels and subjects. In the 2023-2024 school year, Ida Rankin's 3rd-grade math proficiency rate was 69.2%, compared to 54.2% for Gaston County and 62.7% for North Carolina. The school also has a higher percentage of White students (58.97%) compared to the surrounding schools, which tend to have more diverse student populations. Additionally, Ida Rankin Elementary has seen a significant increase in its free and reduced lunch rate, from 36.69% in 2021-2022 to 57% in 2022-2023, indicating a growing population of economically disadvantaged students.

Ida Rankin Elementary stands out as a strong-performing elementary school within the Gaston County Schools district, with consistently high academic achievement and a favorable student-teacher ratio of 15.2 in 2022-2023. However, the school's relatively homogeneous racial makeup and the increase in its free and reduced lunch rate are important factors to monitor as the school navigates changes in its student population and economic factors. Nearby schools like Belmont Central Elementary and North Belmont Elementary also demonstrate strong academic performance and are ranked highly within the state.


Detail:

Public PK, KG-5

 301 W Central Avenue
       Mount Holly, NC  28120


(704) 836-9136

District: Gaston County Schools

SchoolDigger Rank:
532nd of 1,505 North Carolina Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $8,721 Help


Students who attend Ida Rankin Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:    Mount Holly Middle

Student/teacher ratio:  15.2 Help
Number of students:  507

Racial breakdown:

White:
59.0%
African American:
20.5%
Hispanic:
12.2%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  57% Help


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Compare Details Ida Rankin Elementary School ranks better than 64.7% of elementary schools in North Carolina. It also ranks 5th among 26 ranked elementary schools in the Gaston County Schools District. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 62.57. (See more...)
Student Body
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Compare Details Student population at Ida Rankin Elementary School is diverse. Racial makeup is: White (59%), African American (20.5%), Hispanic (12.2%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 57% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Ida Rankin Elementary School is 15.2, which is the 15th best among 26 elementary schools in the Gaston County Schools District. (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Ida Rankin Elementary School is $8,721. 23 elementary schools in the Gaston County Schools District spend more per student.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Ida Rankin Elementary School:

SchoolDigger ranks Ida Rankin Elementary School 532nd of 1505 North Carolina public elementary schools. (See Ida Rankin Elementary School 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 Ida Rankin Elementary School

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Rank History for all students at Ida Rankin Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2006 76.55 221st 1276 82.7%
2007 78.30 198th 1293 84.7%
2008 65.48 440th 1324 66.8%
2009 62.65 558th 1354 58.8%
2010 50.48 766th 1363 43.8%
2011 61.44 589th 1381 57.3%
2012 50.81 757th 1388 45.5%
2013 42.95 791st 1403 43.6%
2014 47.28 749th 1390 46.1%
2015 55.38 652nd 1440 54.7%
2016 52.35 687th 1425 51.8%
2017 52.53 708th 1429 50.5%
2018 50.02 748th 1434 47.8%
2019 62.14 541st 1473 63.3%
2021 67.31 440th 1489 70.4%
2022 67.41 443rd 1514 70.7%
2023 67.17 462nd 1502 69.2%
2024 62.57 532nd 1505 64.7%
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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Ida Rankin Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 95.01 1st 103 99.0%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Ida Rankin Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2024 74.29 77th 533 85.6%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Ida Rankin Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2024 26.13 668th 801 16.6%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Ida Rankin Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 44.36 761st 1332 42.9%
2019 54.01 601st 1361 55.8%
2021 66.68 308th 1329 76.8%
2022 64.16 371st 1366 72.8%
2023 69.78 320th 1437 77.7%
2024 60.25 499th 1450 65.6%
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Rank History for Female students at Ida Rankin Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 60.74 573rd 1405 59.2%
2019 69.55 396th 1424 72.2%
2021 64.75 437th 1440 69.7%
2022 73.25 326th 1458 77.6%
2023 56.44 614th 1459 57.9%
2024 59.68 549th 1455 62.3%
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Rank History for Disabled students at Ida Rankin Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 28.64 708th 897 21.1%
2019 26.85 727th 878 17.2%
2021 21.83 583rd 646 9.8%
2022 29.78 475th 634 25.1%
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Rank History for Gifted and Talented students at Ida Rankin Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 65.31 193rd 612 68.5%
2021 62.36 219th 494 55.7%
2022 62.31 206th 500 58.8%
2023 61.88 242nd 582 58.4%
2024 70.33 53rd 669 92.1%
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Rank History for Male students at Ida Rankin Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 37.55 967th 1413 31.6%
2019 52.59 695th 1430 51.4%
2021 66.89 439th 1444 69.6%
2022 57.61 601st 1464 58.9%
2023 75.58 288th 1461 80.3%
2024 62.80 512th 1464 65.0%
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Rank History for African American students at Ida Rankin Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 52.28 416th 927 55.1%
2019 58.52 328th 949 65.4%
2021 45.32 426th 896 52.5%
2022 62.17 266th 927 71.3%
2023 54.80 366th 933 60.8%
2024 53.19 385th 924 58.3%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Ida Rankin Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2024 49.62 457th 951 51.9%
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Rank History for White students at Ida Rankin Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 38.85 802nd 1178 31.9%
2019 47.63 649th 1183 45.1%
2021 58.80 455th 1172 61.2%
2022 58.68 474th 1194 60.3%
2023 58.63 485th 1183 59.0%
2024 59.16 466th 1166 60.0%
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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.

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Data source: North Carolina Dept of Public Instruction

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by a parent
Thursday, September 20, 2018

Open Quote This school cannot even afford walls! It is an open concept where students cannot concentrate and has a very poor learning environment. There is rampant bullying and horrible language there with teachers doing nothing about it! Close Quote



Enrollment information for Ida Rankin Elementary School

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 465 83 2 0 0 n/a n/a 0 550
1989 456 64 2 0 0 n/a n/a 0 522
1990 477 57 1 0 0 n/a n/a 0 535
1991 476 61 2 0 0 n/a n/a 0 539
1992 487 61 1 0 1 n/a n/a -4 546
1993 502 59 3 0 1 n/a n/a 0 565
1994 540 70 10 1 1 n/a n/a 0 622
1995 575 89 27 0 1 n/a n/a 0 692
1996 575 89 27 0 1 n/a n/a 0 692
1997 597 92 25 0 1 n/a n/a 0 715
1998 528 87 21 1 2 n/a n/a 0 639
1999 517 107 31 5 2 n/a n/a 0 662
2000 517 103 39 3 2 n/a n/a 0 664
2001 498 107 29 5 3 n/a n/a 0 642
2002 490 98 28 10 2 n/a n/a 0 628
2003 490 98 28 10 2 n/a n/a 0 628
2004 501 79 31 14 0 n/a n/a 0 625
2005 517 77 29 22 0 n/a n/a 0 645
2006 521 69 16 29 0 n/a n/a 0 635
2007 548 70 11 41 2 n/a n/a 6 678
2008 558 83 15 35 1 n/a n/a 10 702
2009 548 93 14 35 1 n/a n/a 0 691
2010 514 111 17 27 2 n/a n/a 0 671
2011 465 95 14 42 2 1 32 0 651
2012 450 102 15 29 2 0 29 0 627
2013 457 118 20 32 3 0 31 0 661
2014 443 108 14 29 1 0 27 0 622
2015 452 126 17 31 1 2 30 0 659
2016 438 124 17 35 1 2 33 0 650
2017 415 130 15 37 1 1 34 0 633
2018 415 127 13 40 1 1 39 0 636
2019 382 143 12 46 0 1 41 0 625
2020 374 122 9 52 0 2 45 0 604
2021 356 107 4 49 0 1 35 0 552
2022 305 95 5 62 0 0 40 0 507
2023 299 104 6 62 0 0 36 0 507

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 Ida Rankin Elementary School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 550 29.0 18.9 19.1
1989 522 31.0 16.8 24.5
1990 535 31.0 17.2 18.3
1991 539 31.0 17.3 18.2
1992 546 30.0 18.2 14.3
1993 565 32.0 17.7 25.5
1994 622 34.0 18.3 22.2
1995 692 36.0 19.2 22.8
1996 692 36.0 19.2 22.8
1997 715 37.0 19.3 23.5
1998 639 35.0 18.3 29.4
1999 662 36.0 18.4 29.5
2000 664 36.0 18.4 31.6
2001 642 36.0 17.8 29.8
2002 628 36.0 17.4 34.2
2003 628 36.0 17.4 34.2
2004 625 32.0 19.5 37.4
2005 645 32.0 20.2 33.6
2006 635 32.0 19.8 36.9
2007 678 n/a n/a 38.1
2008 702 37.7 18.6 8.5
2009 691 37.8 18.3 6.1
2010 671 35.5 18.9 48
2011 651 32.6 19.9 53.6
2012 627 32.0 19.5 52.8
2013 661 34.9 18.9 55.2
2014 622 34.1 18.2 57.2
2015 659 34.0 19.3 53.7
2016 650 35.0 18.5 60.2
2017 633 33.2 19.0 53.7
2018 636 35.1 18.1 50.2
2019 625 37.9 16.4 50.9
2020 604 35.4 17.0 47.2
2021 552 36.0 15.3 40.2
2022 507 34.1 14.8 36.7
2023 507 33.1 15.2 57

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 Ida Rankin Elementary School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 550 29.0 18.9 19.1
1989 522 31.0 16.8 24.5
1990 535 31.0 17.2 18.3
1991 539 31.0 17.3 18.2
1992 546 30.0 18.2 14.3
1993 565 32.0 17.7 25.5
1994 622 34.0 18.3 22.2
1995 692 36.0 19.2 22.8
1996 692 36.0 19.2 22.8
1997 715 37.0 19.3 23.5
1998 639 35.0 18.3 29.4
1999 662 36.0 18.4 29.5
2000 664 36.0 18.4 31.6
2001 642 36.0 17.8 29.8
2002 628 36.0 17.4 34.2
2003 628 36.0 17.4 34.2
2004 625 32.0 19.5 37.4
2005 645 32.0 20.2 33.6
2006 635 32.0 19.8 36.9
2007 678 n/a n/a 38.1
2008 702 37.7 18.6 8.5
2009 691 37.8 18.3 6.1
2010 671 35.5 18.9 48
2011 651 32.6 19.9 53.6
2012 627 32.0 19.5 52.8
2013 661 34.9 18.9 55.2
2014 622 34.1 18.2 57.2
2015 659 34.0 19.3 53.7
2016 650 35.0 18.5 60.2
2017 633 33.2 19.0 53.7
2018 636 35.1 18.1 50.2
2019 625 37.9 16.4 50.9
2020 604 35.4 17.0 47.2
2021 552 36.0 15.3 40.2
2022 507 34.1 14.8 36.7
2023 507 33.1 15.2 57

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 Ida Rankin Elementary School

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $1,006 (11.5%) $7,715 (88.5%) $8,721

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

Impact of COVID-19 on Ida Rankin Elementary School

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 541st of 1473 Elementary schoolsRanks 462nd of 1502 Elementary schools
 6%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
3rd Grade Mathematics (Ida Rankin Elementary School)6557
 8%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Gaston County Schools)56.455.9
 0.5%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (North Carolina)64.361.1
 3.2%
3rd Grade Reading (Ida Rankin Elementary School)5748.1
 8.9%
   3rd Grade Reading (Gaston County Schools)51.840.6
 11.2%
   3rd Grade Reading (North Carolina)56.848
 8.8%
4th Grade Mathematics (Ida Rankin Elementary School)54.366.3
 12%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Gaston County Schools)49.547.5
 2%
   4th Grade Mathematics (North Carolina)57.355.3
 2%
4th Grade Reading (Ida Rankin Elementary School)62.855
 7.8%
   4th Grade Reading (Gaston County Schools)53.648.9
 4.7%
   4th Grade Reading (North Carolina)57.355.3
 2%
5th Grade Mathematics (Ida Rankin Elementary School)65.279.8
 14.6%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Gaston County Schools)52.548.6
 3.9%
   5th Grade Mathematics (North Carolina)60.255.9
 4.3%
5th Grade Reading (Ida Rankin Elementary School)63.558.4
 5.1%
   5th Grade Reading (Gaston County Schools)50.642.7
 7.9%
   5th Grade Reading (North Carolina)54.648
 6.6%
5th Grade Science (Ida Rankin Elementary School)81.775.3
 6.4%
   5th Grade Science (Gaston County Schools)69.360
 9.3%
   5th Grade Science (North Carolina)72.665.3
 7.3%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students625507
 18.9%
African American143104
 27.3%
American Indian00
Asian126
 50%
Hispanic4662
 34.8%
Pacific Islander10
 100%
White382299
 21.7%
Two or More Races4136
 12.2%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients50.9%57%
 6.1%


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Ida Rankin Elementary School ranks 532nd of 1505 North Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Students at Ida Rankin Elementary School are 59% White, 21% African American, 12% Hispanic, 7% Two or more races, 1% Asian.

Students who attend Ida Rankin Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Mount Holly Middle

In the 2022-23 school year, 507 students attended Ida Rankin Elementary School.


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