📍 4340 Beaty Road, Gastonia, Gaston County, 28056
W A Bess Elementary School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Gastonia, Gaston County. The school has 622 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Gaston County Schools school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in a rural setting. The school employs 36.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 16.9:1. 56% of students are proficient in reading. 57% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
W A Bess Elementary School enrolls 622 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 36.9 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 16.9:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 59% White, 17% Black or African American and 14% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 365 | 59% |
| Black or African American | 104 | 17% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 85 | 14% |
| Two or more races | 34 | 5.5% |
| Asian | 30 | 4.8% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 3 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
291 of the school's 622 students (47%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 259 qualify for free lunch and 32 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.
W A Bess Elementary School is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Fringe). 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.
W A Bess Elementary School 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 622 students, W A Bess Elementary School is close to the district average of about 553 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Fringe
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