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H H Beam Elementary

๐Ÿ“ 200 Davis Park Road, Gastonia, Gaston County, 28052

510
Pupils
18.9
Pupil:teacher ratio

About this school

H H Beam Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Gastonia, Gaston County. The school has 510 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Gaston County Schools school district. It serves grades Pre-Kโ€“5 in a suburban setting. The school employs 27 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 18.9:1. 13% of students are proficient in reading. 13% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.

School details

School district
Gaston County Schools

Enrollment & staffing

H H Beam Elementary enrolls 510 students across grades Pre-Kโ€“5. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 27 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 18.9:1.

Male students
265 (52%)
Female students
245 (48%)
Teachers (FTE)
27
Student-teacher ratio
18.9:1
Grade span
Pre-Kโ€“5

Student demographics

By race and ethnicity, the student body is 36% Black or African American, 34% Hispanic or Latino and 24% White.

Race / ethnicityStudentsShare
Black or African American18236%
Hispanic or Latino17534%
White12224%
Two or more races316.1%

Source: NCES Common Core of Data.

Free & reduced-price lunch

507 of the school's 510 students (99%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 507 qualify for free lunch and 0 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.

School setting & status

Suburb, MidsizeGrades Pre-Kโ€“5Title I

H H Beam Elementary is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Midsize). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district NC At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 43, state house district 109.

School district: Gaston County Schools

H H Beam Elementary is one of 56 schools in Gaston County Schools, based in Gastonia, North Carolina. The district serves 30,995 students district-wide and employs 1,828 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 510 students, H H Beam Elementary is close to the district average of about 553 students per school.

30,995
District students
56
Schools
1,828
Teachers (FTE)

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Academic Performance

13%
Reading proficient
13%
Math proficient
25%
Poverty rate

Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.

Technology & Programs

๐Ÿ“ถ Fiber internet ๐Ÿ“ก Campus Wi-Fi ๐Ÿ’ป Provides devices

Setting: Suburb - Midsize

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