Woodhill Elementary

Summary:

Woodhill Elementary is a public elementary school in Gastonia, North Carolina, serving 462 students in grades PK-5. The school faces significant challenges, with a student population that is predominantly African American (59.31%) and Hispanic (26.19%), and an extremely high percentage (over 99%) of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a high level of economic disadvantage.

Academically, Woodhill Elementary consistently ranks in the bottom 10% of North Carolina elementary schools, with a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger for the past several years. The school's proficiency rates in Math, Reading, and Science are significantly lower than the Gaston County and North Carolina averages across all grade levels. Despite having a relatively low student-teacher ratio, ranging from 13 to 18 students per teacher, the school has not shown any significant improvement in its academic performance over the past several years.

Interestingly, Woodhill Elementary is located just 0.6 miles away from Ridgeview Charter School, which is a higher-performing school in the same general area. This proximity highlights the stark contrast in educational outcomes between the two schools, with Woodhill's performance gap consistently widening compared to its peers and the state averages, particularly for certain student subgroups such as African American and Hispanic students.


Detail:

Public PK, KG-5

 1027 Woodhill Drive
       Gastonia, NC  28052-2466


(704) 866-6295

District: Gaston County Schools

SchoolDigger Rank:
1464th of 1,505 North Carolina Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $8,750 Help


Students who attend Woodhill Elementary usually attend:

Middle:    W P Grier Middle School
High:    Ashbrook High

Student/teacher ratio:  15.0 Help
Number of students:  462

Racial breakdown:

African American:
59.3%
Hispanic:
26.2%
White:
10.4%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  99.4% Help


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Performance Trends
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Compare Details Woodhill Elementary ranks worse than 97.3% of elementary schools in North Carolina. It also ranks 25th 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 6.58. (See more...)
Student Body
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Compare Details Racial makeup is: African American (59.3%), Hispanic (26.2%), White (10.4%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 99.4% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Woodhill Elementary is 15, which is the 13th best among 26 elementary schools in the Gaston County Schools District. (See more...)
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Finance
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Woodhill Elementary is $8,750. 22 elementary schools in the Gaston County Schools District spend more per student.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Woodhill Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Woodhill Elementary 1464th of 1505 North Carolina public elementary schools. (See Woodhill Elementary 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 Woodhill Elementary

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Rank History for all students at Woodhill Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2006 15.55 1166th 1276 8.6%
2007 16.84 1165th 1293 9.9%
2008 11.56 1226th 1324 7.4%
2009 7.69 1288th 1354 4.9%
2010 2.76 1350th 1363 1.0%
2011 1.70 1371st 1381 0.7%
2012 13.60 1290th 1388 7.1%
2013 25.59 1103rd 1403 21.4%
2014 24.78 1089th 1390 21.7%
2015 19.53 1223rd 1440 15.1%
2016 9.76 1330th 1425 6.7%
2017 10.47 1328th 1429 7.1%
2018 7.81 1368th 1434 4.6%
2019 10.11 1374th 1473 6.7%
2021 10.17 1381st 1489 7.3%
2022 9.46 1441st 1514 4.8%
2023 7.93 1442nd 1502 4.0%
2024 6.58 1464th 1505 2.7%
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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Woodhill Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2022 6.93 132nd 133 0.8%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Woodhill Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 34.95 350th 497 29.6%
2021 74.79 41st 385 89.4%
2022 42.50 260th 485 46.4%
2023 28.47 393rd 514 23.5%
2024 47.20 237th 533 55.5%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Woodhill Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 14.81 1242nd 1332 6.8%
2019 18.04 1237th 1361 9.1%
2021 16.44 1216th 1329 8.5%
2022 14.74 1285th 1366 5.9%
2023 13.21 1359th 1437 5.4%
2024 11.29 1396th 1450 3.7%
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Rank History for Homeless students at Woodhill Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2022 57.18 4th 8 50.0%
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Rank History for Female students at Woodhill Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 13.91 1283rd 1405 8.7%
2019 14.33 1309th 1424 8.1%
2021 12.00 1331st 1440 7.6%
2022 9.99 1391st 1458 4.6%
2023 11.28 1373rd 1459 5.9%
2024 6.61 1424th 1455 2.1%
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Rank History for Disabled students at Woodhill Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 22.34 791st 897 11.8%
2019 23.92 767th 878 12.6%
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Rank History for Male students at Woodhill Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 6.15 1381st 1413 2.3%
2019 9.31 1358th 1430 5.0%
2021 10.28 1355th 1444 6.2%
2022 10.40 1390th 1464 5.1%
2023 7.14 1413th 1461 3.3%
2024 7.92 1418th 1464 3.1%
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Rank History for African American students at Woodhill Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 22.53 797th 927 14.0%
2019 28.67 756th 949 20.3%
2021 25.88 713th 896 20.4%
2022 22.44 808th 927 12.8%
2023 24.34 770th 933 17.5%
2024 16.09 864th 924 6.5%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Woodhill Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 18.05 786th 851 7.6%
2019 23.24 755th 865 12.7%
2021 39.78 492nd 843 41.6%
2022 44.86 481st 893 46.1%
2023 23.59 773rd 915 15.5%
2024 31.75 706th 951 25.8%
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Rank History for White students at Woodhill Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 7.64 1150th 1178 2.4%
2019 6.15 1159th 1183 2.0%
2021 16.96 1072nd 1172 8.5%
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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.

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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Enrollment information for Woodhill Elementary

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 218 246 3 0 1 n/a n/a 0 468
1989 242 231 1 2 0 n/a n/a 0 476
1990 252 240 2 0 0 n/a n/a 0 494
1991 236 223 1 1 1 n/a n/a 0 462
1992 228 251 3 3 0 n/a n/a 0 485
1993 219 258 3 4 0 n/a n/a 18 502
1994 242 231 1 4 0 n/a n/a 18 496
1995 232 300 0 5 1 n/a n/a 0 538
1996 232 300 0 5 1 n/a n/a 0 538
1997 185 349 0 17 0 n/a n/a 0 551
1998 135 342 0 3 0 n/a n/a 3 483
1999 134 339 0 1 0 n/a n/a 0 474
2000 124 341 1 0 0 n/a n/a 0 466
2001 114 296 1 3 0 n/a n/a 0 414
2002 73 248 3 6 3 n/a n/a 0 333
2003 73 248 3 6 3 n/a n/a 0 333
2004 73 236 0 10 0 n/a n/a 0 319
2005 70 195 0 27 0 n/a n/a 0 292
2006 55 213 0 29 0 n/a n/a 0 297
2007 97 267 4 49 0 n/a n/a 20 437
2008 60 224 1 64 0 n/a n/a 14 363
2009 82 218 1 62 0 n/a n/a 0 363
2010 92 201 1 59 0 n/a n/a 0 353
2011 81 200 0 61 1 0 24 0 367
2012 85 210 1 70 0 0 28 0 394
2013 101 273 1 79 2 0 24 0 480
2014 72 241 1 53 4 0 27 0 398
2015 109 260 1 73 3 0 24 0 470
2016 96 383 0 96 3 0 36 0 614
2017 96 395 0 87 4 0 42 0 624
2018 77 405 0 107 1 0 28 0 618
2019 69 371 1 84 0 0 34 0 559
2020 60 294 3 76 1 0 35 0 469
2021 57 304 4 83 2 0 33 0 483
2022 47 290 5 89 1 0 29 0 461
2023 48 274 6 121 2 0 11 0 462

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 Woodhill Elementary

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 468 30.0 15.6 46.6
1989 476 35.0 13.6 50.2
1990 494 35.0 14.1 49.2
1991 462 43.0 10.7 52.6
1992 485 41.0 11.8 47.4
1993 502 36.0 13.9 62.2
1994 496 39.0 12.7 65.3
1995 538 38.0 14.2 61.3
1996 538 38.0 14.2 61.3
1997 551 37.0 14.9 56.8
1998 483 38.0 12.7 70.6
1999 474 38.0 12.5 91.8
2000 466 38.0 12.3 96.4
2001 414 38.0 10.9 93
2002 333 38.0 8.8 85.6
2003 333 38.0 8.8 85.6
2004 319 34.0 9.4 91.8
2005 292 34.0 8.6 90.8
2006 297 34.0 8.7 93.6
2007 437 n/a n/a 92.3
2008 363 30.5 11.9 8.9
2009 363 30.7 11.8 8.3
2010 353 28.1 12.7 98.6
2011 367 29.0 12.6 90.2
2012 394 27.5 14.3 97.5
2013 480 30.8 15.5 92.1
2014 398 28.8 13.8 99.2
2015 470 29.0 16.2 99.4
2016 614 35.0 17.5 99.5
2017 624 34.2 18.2 99.5
2018 618 33.3 18.5 99.2
2019 559 34.6 16.1 99.5
2020 469 30.5 15.3 99.4
2021 483 27.1 17.8 99.4
2022 461 35.2 13.0 99.3
2023 462 30.6 15.0 99.4

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 Woodhill Elementary

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 468 30.0 15.6 46.6
1989 476 35.0 13.6 50.2
1990 494 35.0 14.1 49.2
1991 462 43.0 10.7 52.6
1992 485 41.0 11.8 47.4
1993 502 36.0 13.9 62.2
1994 496 39.0 12.7 65.3
1995 538 38.0 14.2 61.3
1996 538 38.0 14.2 61.3
1997 551 37.0 14.9 56.8
1998 483 38.0 12.7 70.6
1999 474 38.0 12.5 91.8
2000 466 38.0 12.3 96.4
2001 414 38.0 10.9 93
2002 333 38.0 8.8 85.6
2003 333 38.0 8.8 85.6
2004 319 34.0 9.4 91.8
2005 292 34.0 8.6 90.8
2006 297 34.0 8.7 93.6
2007 437 n/a n/a 92.3
2008 363 30.5 11.9 8.9
2009 363 30.7 11.8 8.3
2010 353 28.1 12.7 98.6
2011 367 29.0 12.6 90.2
2012 394 27.5 14.3 97.5
2013 480 30.8 15.5 92.1
2014 398 28.8 13.8 99.2
2015 470 29.0 16.2 99.4
2016 614 35.0 17.5 99.5
2017 624 34.2 18.2 99.5
2018 618 33.3 18.5 99.2
2019 559 34.6 16.1 99.5
2020 469 30.5 15.3 99.4
2021 483 27.1 17.8 99.4
2022 461 35.2 13.0 99.3
2023 462 30.6 15.0 99.4

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 Woodhill Elementary

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $1,400 (16.0%) $7,350 (84.0%) $8,750

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

Impact of COVID-19 on Woodhill Elementary

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 1374th of 1473 Elementary schoolsRanks 1442nd of 1502 Elementary schools
 2.7%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
3rd Grade Mathematics (Woodhill Elementary)32.238.2
 6%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Gaston County Schools)56.455.9
 0.5%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (North Carolina)64.361.1
 3.2%
3rd Grade Reading (Woodhill Elementary)28.920.8
 8.1%
   3rd Grade Reading (Gaston County Schools)51.840.6
 11.2%
   3rd Grade Reading (North Carolina)56.848
 8.8%
4th Grade Mathematics (Woodhill Elementary)35.632.1
 3.5%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Gaston County Schools)49.547.5
 2%
   4th Grade Mathematics (North Carolina)57.355.3
 2%
4th Grade Reading (Woodhill Elementary)35.630.4
 5.2%
   4th Grade Reading (Gaston County Schools)53.648.9
 4.7%
   4th Grade Reading (North Carolina)57.355.3
 2%
5th Grade Mathematics (Woodhill Elementary)33.726.8
 6.9%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Gaston County Schools)52.548.6
 3.9%
   5th Grade Mathematics (North Carolina)60.255.9
 4.3%
5th Grade Reading (Woodhill Elementary)34.913.4
 21.5%
   5th Grade Reading (Gaston County Schools)50.642.7
 7.9%
   5th Grade Reading (North Carolina)54.648
 6.6%
5th Grade Science (Woodhill Elementary)55.429.6
 25.8%
   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 Students559462
 17.4%
African American371274
 26.1%
American Indian02
Asian16
 500%
Hispanic84121
 44%
Pacific Islander00
White6948
 30.4%
Two or More Races3411
 67.6%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients99.5%99.4%
 0.1%


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Frequently Asked Questions about Woodhill Elementary

Woodhill Elementary ranks in the bottom 2.7% of North Carolina elementary schools.

In the 2022-23 school year, 462 students attended Woodhill Elementary.

Students who attend Woodhill Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : W P Grier Middle School
High : Ashbrook High

Students at Woodhill Elementary are 59% African American, 26% Hispanic, 10% White, 2% Two or more races, 1% Asian.


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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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