Ridgeview Charter School

Ridgeview Charter School, formerly an independent public charter district based at 207 W. Bradley St. in Gastonia, North Carolina, served families within a small-city environment in the greater Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia metropolitan area. According to the 2024–2025 National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) records, the district is listed with an operational status of closed, reporting zero active, operating schools and no remaining instructional staffing context. Designed as an independent local education agency, the charter previously offered accessible public educational opportunities to elementary and middle school students in Gaston County, though its physical site and administrative functions no longer conduct active school-year programs.

During its active reporting period captured in the dataset, Ridgeview Charter School served a total enrollment of 254 students across kindergarten through seventh grade, with the highest concentration of learners in the primary grades. The student body reflected a diverse student population, including 186 Black, 32 Hispanic, 26 multiracial, 6 White, and 4 American Indian students, with an even balance of 127 female and 127 male learners. For researchers, local families, and education stakeholders examining charter school trends, Ridgeview Charter School represents a snapshot of small-scale, urban-adjacent public charter education in North Carolina prior to its operational closure.