📍 401 East First Street, Cherryville, Gaston County, 28021
W B Beam Intermediate School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Cherryville, Gaston County. The school has 203 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Gaston County Schools school district. It serves grades 4–5 in a small-town setting. The school employs 10.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 20.1:1. 47% of students are proficient in reading. 47% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
W B Beam Intermediate School enrolls 203 students across grades 4–5. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 10.1 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 20.1:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 71% White, 11% Hispanic or Latino and 9.9% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 144 | 71% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 22 | 11% |
| Black or African American | 20 | 9.9% |
| Two or more races | 15 | 7.4% |
| Asian | 1 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
127 of the school's 203 students (63%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 118 qualify for free lunch and 9 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 B Beam Intermediate School is located in a small-town setting (NCES locale: Town, 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 110.
W B Beam Intermediate 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 203 students, W B Beam Intermediate School is smaller than the district average of about 553 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Town - Fringe
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