Mitchell Elementary School
Public · Grades 3–5 · 373 students
Gouge Primary
134 Laurel Street, Bakersville, NC 28705
Grades
Pre-K–2
Elementary
Students
144
Enrolled 2024–25
Students per teacher
11 : 1
Full-time teachers
District
Mitchell County Schools
Mitchell County
Schola Grade B · Above average
Letter grade (A–F) · compared with 1,394 North Carolina elementary schools · How we grade
Percentiles compare this school with other North Carolina elementary schools; the line marks the middle. Data: test scores 2021–22, graduation and absenteeism 2022–23 (U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts); coursework 2023–24 (Civil Rights Data Collection); staffing 2024–25 (NCES).
About Gouge Primary
Gouge Primary is a public elementary school in Bakersville, North Carolina, serving grades Pre-K–2. It is part of Mitchell County Schools. The school is located in a rural area in Mitchell County.
In the 2024–25 school year, 144 students were enrolled, with about 11 students for every full-time teacher. That ratio is smaller than the typical North Carolina elementary school (14.5 students per teacher). Its Schola Grade is B (above average), compared with 1,394 North Carolina elementary schools.
Grades & enrollment
Students per grade, 2024–25Grades Pre-K–2
Location & nearby schools
School details
- Type
- Public School · What this means
- Level
- Elementary
- Grades offered
- Pre-K–2
- Enrollment (2024–25)
- 144 students
- Students per teacher
- 11 to 1
- Charter school
- No
- Magnet school
- No
- Locale
- Rural — Distant
- School district
- Mitchell County Schools
- County
- Mitchell County
- NCES school ID
- 370300001295
Schools near Gouge Primary
All 4 schools in Bakersville →
Riverside Elementary
Public · Grades Pre-K–5 · 98 students
Spruce Pine Montessori School
Private · Grades Pre-K–6 · 36 students
Tri-County Christian School
Private · Grades K–8 · 35 students
Burnsville Elementary
Public · Grades Pre-K–5 · 350 students
Genesis Academy, Inc.
Private · Grades K–6 · 22 students
School data comes from the U.S. Department of Education: the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) Common Core of Data and EDGE school locations (2024–25) and Private School Survey (2023–24), the Civil Rights Data Collection (2023–24), and EDFacts (test results 2021–22; graduation and chronic absenteeism 2022–23), plus other public sources. Please contact the school to confirm enrollment, programs, and other details. How we source data.