Warlick Academy

Summary:

Warlick Academy is a public high school located in Gastonia, North Carolina, serving grades 6-12 with a total enrollment of 175 students. Despite spending significantly more per student than nearby schools, Warlick Academy consistently ranks among the lowest-performing high schools in the state, with academic performance well below the state and district averages.

The school's low academic performance is particularly concerning for subgroups such as male students, white students, and students from low socioeconomic backgrounds, who rank in the bottom 10-15% of high schools in North Carolina. This stark contrast is evident when comparing Warlick Academy to nearby high-performing schools like Highland School of Technology, a public magnet high school that consistently ranks among the top schools in the state.

The high percentage of students from low-income families (over 96% eligible for free or reduced-price lunch) and the school's racial composition (54.86% African American) may be contributing factors to Warlick Academy's low academic performance. The school's high student-teacher ratio and the Gaston County Schools district's overall low ranking may also be hindering the school's ability to provide the necessary resources and support for its students.


Detail:

Public 6-12

 1316 Spencer Mountain Road
       Gastonia, NC  28054


(704) 836-9608

District: Gaston County Schools

SchoolDigger Rank:
633rd of 640 North Carolina High Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $18,894 Help


Student/teacher ratio:  11.4 Help
Number of students:  175

Racial breakdown:

African American:
54.9%
White:
28.6%
Two or more races:
10.9%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  98.3% Help


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Performance Trends
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Compare Details Warlick Academy ranks worse than 99.6% of middle schools in North Carolina. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 1.07. (See more...)
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Compare Details Warlick Academy ranks worse than 98.9% of high schools in North Carolina. It also ranks last 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 2.01. (See more...)
Student Body
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Compare Details Warlick Academy has the smallest high school student body size in the Gaston County Schools District. Racial makeup is: African American (54.9%), White (28.6%), two or more races (10.9%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 98.3% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. This is the highest percentage in the Gaston County Schools District. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Warlick Academy is 11.4, which is the lowest among 12 high 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 Warlick Academy is $18,894, which is the highest among 12 high schools in the Gaston County Schools District!
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Warlick Academy:

SchoolDigger ranks Warlick Academy 790th of 793 North Carolina public middle schools. (See Warlick Academy in the ranking list.)

Middle School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:


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SchoolDigger ranks Warlick Academy 633rd of 640 North Carolina public high schools. (See Warlick Academy 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 Warlick Academy

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Rank History for all middle school students at Warlick Academy

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2006 1.96 585th 598 2.2%
2007 0.69 604th 606 0.3%
2008 1.83 609th 620 1.8%
2009 1.24 612th 630 2.9%
2010 1.09 622nd 640 2.8%
2011 1.17 629th 648 2.9%
2012 0.24 656th 662 0.9%
2013 4.19 661st 673 1.8%
2014 4.15 615th 627 1.9%
2015 4.98 664th 705 5.8%
2016 4.82 662nd 692 4.3%
2017 1.70 677th 694 2.4%
2018 1.98 674th 691 2.5%
2019 0.62 732nd 737 0.7%
2022 1.88 780th 786 0.8%
2023 1.61 775th 784 1.1%
2024 1.07 790th 793 0.4%
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Rank History for middle school Low Socio Economic Status students at Warlick Academy

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 4.28 596th 604 1.3%
2021 6.86 627th 633 0.9%
2022 4.69 681st 689 1.2%
2023 2.32 733rd 735 0.3%
2024 2.43 738th 743 0.7%
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Rank History for middle school Female students at Warlick Academy

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 0.61 682nd 684 0.3%
2024 3.51 731st 738 0.9%
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Rank History for middle school Disabled students at Warlick Academy

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 21.49 446th 478 6.7%
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Rank History for middle school Male students at Warlick Academy

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 2.90 653rd 665 1.8%
2019 1.31 690th 697 1.0%
2022 4.12 735th 748 1.7%
2023 3.87 730th 747 2.3%
2024 0.74 751st 751 0.0%
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Rank History for middle school African American students at Warlick Academy

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 4.28 490th 494 0.8%
2019 3.46 511th 519 1.5%
2022 7.12 545th 550 0.9%
2024 3.64 559th 560 0.2%
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Rank History for middle school White students at Warlick Academy

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 0.85 593rd 596 0.5%
2023 2.23 654th 656 0.3%
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Data source: test scores: North Carolina Dept of Public Instruction, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

Rank History for Warlick Academy

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Rank History for all high school students at Warlick Academy

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2007 2.52 440th 453 2.9%
2008 0.61 470th 477 1.5%
2009 8.92 445th 490 9.2%
2010 4.13 470th 499 5.8%
2011 8.07 456th 506 9.9%
2012 1.42 476th 502 5.2%
2013 6.88 469th 505 7.1%
2014 2.07 449th 451 0.4%
2015 4.80 480th 531 9.6%
2016 2.60 477th 507 5.9%
2017 1.12 473rd 476 0.6%
2018 6.54 433rd 469 7.7%
2022 4.69 608th 621 2.1%
2024 2.01 633rd 640 1.1%
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Rank History for high school Low Socio Economic Status students at Warlick Academy

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 8.52 407th 424 4.0%
2022 6.62 542nd 544 0.4%
2024 4.19 609th 613 0.7%
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Rank History for high school Female students at Warlick Academy

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2022 2.38 589th 594 0.8%
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Rank History for high school Male students at Warlick Academy

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 5.74 440th 463 5.0%
2019 1.20 488th 488 0.0%
2022 5.21 578th 585 1.2%
2024 2.09 605th 607 0.3%
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Rank History for high school White students at Warlick Academy

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 2.30 416th 427 2.6%
2022 5.94 517th 534 3.2%
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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 Warlick Academy

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1991 25 5 0 0 0 n/a n/a 0 30
1992 28 9 0 0 0 n/a n/a -4 33
1993 35 10 0 0 0 n/a n/a 0 45
1994 44 10 0 0 0 n/a n/a 0 54
1995 48 14 0 0 0 n/a n/a 0 62
1996 48 14 0 0 0 n/a n/a 0 62
1997 41 20 0 0 0 n/a n/a 0 61
1998 49 26 0 1 0 n/a n/a 0 76
1999 63 43 0 1 0 n/a n/a 0 107
2000 98 46 0 1 0 n/a n/a 0 145
2001 68 53 0 1 0 n/a n/a 0 122
2002 31 14 0 0 0 n/a n/a 0 45
2003 31 14 0 0 0 n/a n/a 0 45
2004 26 16 0 0 0 n/a n/a 0 42
2005 17 10 0 0 0 n/a n/a 0 27
2006 36 19 0 0 0 n/a n/a 0 55
2007 36 46 0 0 0 n/a n/a 1 83
2008 57 60 n/a 2 n/a n/a n/a 1 120
2009 56 76 1 3 0 n/a n/a 0 136
2010 57 72 0 8 1 n/a n/a 0 138
2011 118 118 0 8 2 1 12 0 259
2012 47 49 0 2 0 0 3 0 101
2013 45 56 0 1 0 0 7 0 109
2014 49 42 0 6 0 0 8 0 105
2015 54 36 1 7 0 1 4 0 103
2016 55 51 1 5 1 1 4 0 118
2017 48 47 0 7 0 0 9 0 111
2018 64 43 0 8 1 0 7 0 123
2019 60 65 0 10 0 0 8 0 143
2020 48 61 0 6 0 0 36 0 151
2021 39 66 0 6 0 0 10 0 121
2022 37 47 0 6 0 0 7 0 97
2023 50 96 0 10 0 0 19 0 175

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 Warlick Academy

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1991 30 7.0 4.2 0
1992 33 9.0 3.6 39.4
1993 45 10.0 4.5 71.1
1994 54 14.0 3.9 72.2
1995 62 10.0 6.2 87.1
1996 62 10.0 6.2 87.1
1997 61 12.0 5.1 86.9
1998 76 15.0 5.1 94.7
1999 107 15.0 7.1 94.4
2000 145 15.0 9.7 97.9
2001 122 15.0 8.1 97.5
2002 45 15.0 3.0 0
2003 45 15.0 3.0 0
2004 42 8.0 5.3 83.3
2005 27 8.0 3.4 88.9
2006 55 8.0 6.9 n/a
2007 83 14.4 5.8 32.9
2008 120 16.2 7.4 8.4
2009 136 15.9 8.6 5.9
2010 138 18.1 7.5 84.1
2011 259 20.0 12.9 37.1
2012 101 19.3 5.2 88.1
2013 109 19.5 5.5 85.3
2014 105 19.2 5.4 90.5
2015 103 20.0 5.1 97.1
2016 118 20.0 5.9 97.5
2017 111 19.1 5.7 97.3
2018 123 19.1 6.4 93.5
2019 143 19.9 7.1 97.9
2020 151 19.9 7.5 98
2021 121 16.8 7.1 97.5
2022 97 14.5 6.6 96.9
2023 175 15.3 11.4 98.3

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 Warlick Academy

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1991 30 7.0 4.2 0
1992 33 9.0 3.6 39.4
1993 45 10.0 4.5 71.1
1994 54 14.0 3.9 72.2
1995 62 10.0 6.2 87.1
1996 62 10.0 6.2 87.1
1997 61 12.0 5.1 86.9
1998 76 15.0 5.1 94.7
1999 107 15.0 7.1 94.4
2000 145 15.0 9.7 97.9
2001 122 15.0 8.1 97.5
2002 45 15.0 3.0 0
2003 45 15.0 3.0 0
2004 42 8.0 5.3 83.3
2005 27 8.0 3.4 88.9
2006 55 8.0 6.9 n/a
2007 83 14.4 5.8 32.9
2008 120 16.2 7.4 8.4
2009 136 15.9 8.6 5.9
2010 138 18.1 7.5 84.1
2011 259 20.0 12.9 37.1
2012 101 19.3 5.2 88.1
2013 109 19.5 5.5 85.3
2014 105 19.2 5.4 90.5
2015 103 20.0 5.1 97.1
2016 118 20.0 5.9 97.5
2017 111 19.1 5.7 97.3
2018 123 19.1 6.4 93.5
2019 143 19.9 7.1 97.9
2020 151 19.9 7.5 98
2021 121 16.8 7.1 97.5
2022 97 14.5 6.6 96.9
2023 175 15.3 11.4 98.3

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 Warlick Academy

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $2,248 (11.9%) $16,646 (88.1%) $18,894

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

Impact of COVID-19 on Warlick Academy

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 732nd of 737 Middle schoolsRanks 775th of 784 Middle schools
 0.5%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
7th Grade Mathematics (Warlick Academy)11.18.3
 2.8%
   7th Grade Mathematics (Gaston County Schools)58.446.1
 12.3%
   7th Grade Mathematics (North Carolina)58.450.1
 8.3%
7th Grade Reading (Warlick Academy)11.18.7
 2.4%
   7th Grade Reading (Gaston County Schools)55.348.3
 7%
   7th Grade Reading (North Carolina)58.850.2
 8.6%
8th Grade Reading (Warlick Academy)5.415.9
 10.5%
   8th Grade Reading (Gaston County Schools)51.151.2
 0.1%
   8th Grade Reading (North Carolina)55.651
 4.6%
8th Grade Science (Warlick Academy)11.415.6
 4.2%
   8th Grade Science (Gaston County Schools)78.667.7
 10.9%
   8th Grade Science (North Carolina)78.670.3
 8.3%
End of Course Biology (Warlick Academy)05.3
 5.3%
   End of Course Biology (Gaston County Schools)59.952
 7.9%
   End of Course Biology (North Carolina)59.652
 7.6%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students143175
 22.4%
African American6596
 47.7%
American Indian00
Asian00
Hispanic1010
Pacific Islander00
White6050
 16.7%
Two or More Races819
 137.5%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients97.9%98.3%
 0.4%


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Students at Warlick Academy are 55% African American, 29% White, 11% Two or more races, 6% Hispanic.

Warlick Academy ranks in the bottom 1.1% of North Carolina high schools.

In the 2022-23 school year, 175 students attended Warlick Academy.


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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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