Costner Elementary Primary School
353 Old 277 Loop Hwy Dallas NC, 28034, Gaston County Phone: 704-922-3522 Ranking:  (664 out of 1,874, top 35%)*Type: Regular Primary School Status: Currently Operational Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 5 School District: Gaston County Schools Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA Magnet: NA Charter: NA Shared-Time School: NA |
Students and Teachers
| 2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | 33 | 34 | 34 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 33 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 581 | 615 | 654 | 649 | 656 | 597 | 602 | |||||||
| Prekindergarten: | NA | NA | 18 | 2.9% | 20 | 3.1% | 20 | 3.1% | 19 | 2.9% | NA | NA | 0 | 0.0% |
| Kindergarten: | 82 | 14.1% | 92 | 15.0% | 99 | 15.1% | 101 | 15.6% | 99 | 15.1% | 88 | 14.7% | 97 | 16.1% |
| Grade 1: | 98 | 16.9% | 105 | 17.1% | 111 | 17.0% | 113 | 17.4% | 107 | 16.3% | 116 | 19.4% | 108 | 17.9% |
| Grade 2: | 109 | 18.8% | 96 | 15.6% | 114 | 17.4% | 96 | 14.8% | 105 | 16.0% | 99 | 16.6% | 103 | 17.1% |
| Grade 3: | 90 | 15.5% | 111 | 18.0% | 101 | 15.4% | 102 | 15.7% | 113 | 17.2% | 106 | 17.8% | 105 | 17.4% |
| Grade 4: | 106 | 18.2% | 96 | 15.6% | 94 | 14.4% | 112 | 17.3% | 98 | 14.9% | 104 | 17.4% | 90 | 15.0% |
| Grade 5: | 96 | 16.5% | 97 | 15.8% | 115 | 17.6% | 105 | 16.2% | 115 | 17.5% | 84 | 14.1% | 99 | 16.4% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 314 | 54.0% | 318 | 51.7% | 336 | 51.4% | 329 | 50.7% | 334 | 50.9% | 305 | 51.1% | 298 | 49.5% |
| Female: | 267 | 46.0% | 297 | 48.3% | 318 | 48.6% | 320 | 49.3% | 314 | 47.9% | 284 | 47.6% | 292 | 48.5% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Asian: | 3 | 0.5% | 2 | 0.3% | 3 | 0.5% | 2 | 0.3% | 4 | 0.6% | 3 | 0.5% | 3 | 0.5% |
| Hispanic: | 38 | 6.5% | 38 | 6.2% | 35 | 5.4% | 22 | 3.4% | 10 | 1.5% | 15 | 2.5% | 16 | 2.7% |
| Black: | 40 | 6.9% | 33 | 5.4% | 32 | 4.9% | 32 | 4.9% | 54 | 8.2% | 38 | 6.4% | 30 | 5.0% |
| White: | 477 | 82.1% | 522 | 84.9% | 568 | 86.9% | 573 | 88.3% | 587 | 89.5% | 541 | 90.6% | 545 | 90.5% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 21 | 3.6% | 18 | 2.9% | 15 | 2.3% | 20 | 3.1% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 263 | 45.3% | 250 | 40.7% | 51 | 7.8% | 43 | 6.6% | 54 | 8.2% | 45 | 7.5% | 46 | 7.6% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 37 | 6.4% | 51 | 8.3% | 255 | 39.0% | 275 | 42.4% | 238 | 36.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 17.82 | 18.04 | 19.18 | 18.49 | 18.93 | 17.00 | 18.40 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| EOG | ||||||
| 2006 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 84.6% | 68.8% | 67.8% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 82.7% | 66.4% | 70.9% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 82.9% | 73.6% | 73.2% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 77.4% | 79.6% | 81.3% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 88.5% | 81.8% | 81.9% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 86.3% | 80.8% | 82.1% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 85.1% | 80% | 82.8% |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 56.6% | 39.7% | 46.8% |
| 2006 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 94.5% | 84.8% | 82.9% |
| 2007 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 85.2% | 77.4% | 81.8% |
| 2008 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 61.3% | 53.4% | 54.5% |
| 2009 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 68.9% | 65.3% | 65.5% |
| 2010 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 75.2% | 64.3% | 66.4% |
| 2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 84.3% | 67.1% | 67.6% |
| 2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 71.3% | 65.1% | 68.8% |
| 2013 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 48.7% | 39.4% | 45.2% |
| 2006 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 58.9% | 65.1% | 65% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 73.1% | 65.1% | 67.7% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 81.1% | 69.6% | 72.8% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 80.6% | 79.3% | 81.5% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 79.2% | 81.8% | 83% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 80.9% | 81.4% | 83.8% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 85.9% | 81.8% | 85.1% |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 58.2% | 39.6% | 47.6% |
| 2006 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 77.9% | 83.8% | 83.4% |
| 2007 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 89.2% | 83.8% | 85.2% |
| 2008 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 68.9% | 55.4% | 59.2% |
| 2009 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 73.1% | 67.7% | 69.1% |
| 2010 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 70.8% | 70.2% | 71.6% |
| 2011 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 73% | 70.1% | 71.6% |
| 2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 82.8% | 69.5% | 71.6% |
| 2013 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 48.0% | 37.8% | 43.7% |
| 2006 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 45.7% | 51.6% | 49.5% |
| 2007 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 70.7% | 55.1% | 52% |
| 2008 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 71.6% | 57.9% | 58.7% |
| 2006 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 73.6% | 62.7% | 63.1% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 69.9% | 66.3% | 66.7% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 74.7% | 68.9% | 69.6% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 87.2% | 78.1% | 80.1% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 81.7% | 80.1% | 81.2% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 79.6% | 81.7% | 82% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 87.9% | 80.4% | 82.1% |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 43.4% | 39.2% | 47.7% |
| 2006 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 87.4% | 88.1% | 88.4% |
| 2007 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | > 95.0% | 89.8% | 89.3% |
| 2008 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 61.6% | 53.1% | 55.6% |
| 2009 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 73.3% | 65.3% | 68.5% |
| 2010 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 73.4% | 68.9% | 71.1% |
| 2011 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 71.3% | 70.8% | 72.3% |
| 2012 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 74.1% | 69.3% | 72.3% |
| 2013 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 44.4% | 34.9% | 39.5% |
| 2008 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 37.4% | 29.2% | 40.1% |
| 2009 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 64% | 52.2% | 60.8% |
| 2010 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 78% | 63.7% | 68.9% |
| 2011 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 70.1% | 67.6% | 73.4% |
| 2012 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 86.2% | 71.7% | 75.9% |
| 2013 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 51.5% | 32.7% | 45.4% |
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* Costner Elementary Primary School was rated 3.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.