H H Beam Elementary

Public elementary school, pre-kindergarten to grade 5 · Gastonia, North Carolina

H H Beam Elementary in Gastonia, North Carolina enrolled 591 students in 2024-25 with 39.3 full-time teachers, 15.0 students per teacher against the North Carolina elementary-school median of 14.7. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; it takes part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25). On the state tests, 18-22% of its students tested were proficient in math in 2021-22 (North Carolina: 50%).

NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method

Enrollment rose 16% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 46%

510 students in 2022-23, 569 students in 2023-24, 591 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 27.0 to 39.3.

Students enrolled at H H Beam Elementary by school year2022-23: 510, 2023-24: 569, 2024-25: 59102004006002022-235102023-245692024-25591
Students enrolled at H H Beam Elementary by school year2022-23: 510, 2023-24: 569, 2024-25: 59102004006002022-235102023-245692024-25591
Students enrolled at H H Beam Elementary by school year2022-23: 510, 2023-24: 569, 2024-25: 59102004006002022-235102023-245692024-25591
Students enrolled at H H Beam Elementary by school year2022-23: 510, 2023-24: 569, 2024-25: 59102004006002022-235102023-245692024-25591
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2351027.018.9
2023-2456927.320.8
2024-2559139.315.0

15.0 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 55 of every 100 North Carolina elementary schools

Among the 1,442 North Carolina elementary schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 14.7; the national median for elementary schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.

Students per teacher, North Carolina elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.2 to 54.5; H H Beam Elementary 15.0; state median 14.7.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherH H Beam Elementary 15.0state median 14.7U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, North Carolina elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.2 to 54.5; H H Beam Elementary 15.0; state median 14.7.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherH H Beam Elementary 15.0state median 14.7U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, North Carolina elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.2 to 54.5; H H Beam Elementary 15.0; state median 14.7.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherH H Beam Elementary 15.0state median 14.7U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, North Carolina elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.2 to 54.5; H H Beam Elementary 15.0; state median 14.7.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherH H Beam Elementary 15.0state median 14.7U.S. 14.6

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).

One counselor per 249 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection H H Beam Elementary enrolled 497 students and had 2.0 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 88 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programYes
  • Counselors (FTE)2.0, one per 249 of the 497 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions88
  • Chronically absent41.4% (2022-23)

Who attends

43.1% of students were Hispanic, 29.4% Black, 20.6% White in 2024-25.

  1. Hispanic43.1%
  2. Black29.4%
  3. White20.6%
  4. Two or more races5.6%
  5. Asian0.5%
  6. American Indian0.5%
  7. Pacific Islander0.2%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.

State test results, 2021-22

In 2021-22, the students tested at H H Beam Elementary scored proficient or above: 18-22% in math, against 50% in math across North Carolina. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within North Carolina, not across states. No whole-school reading result is shown: ED's files give none for this school for 2021-22 or 2022-23. Where a state published results by grade only, the grades tested are combined, weighted by the students tested in each.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22
SubjectThis schoolIts districtNorth Carolina
Math18‑22%47%50%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive): ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.

Elementary schools in Gastonia

14 public elementary schools in Gastonia report 2024-25 enrollment; H H Beam Elementary is number 3 by size.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Pleasant Ridge Elementary88716.099.7%
W A Bess Elementary School67417.099.6%
H H Beam Elementary59115.099.5%
Woodhill Elementary57716.699.5%
New Hope Elementary57116.730.3%
Gardner Park Elementary56014.599.5%
Sherwood Elementary55316.499.5%
Brookside Elementary51215.298.8%

All public schools in Gastonia →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about H H Beam Elementary

  1. Lingerfeldt ElementaryThe nearest public elementary school, 1.3 miles away: 450 students, 16.5 per teacher (2024-25).1.3 mi
  2. Pleasant Ridge ElementaryThe next nearest public elementary school, 1.9 miles away: 887 students, 16.0 per teacher (2024-25).1.9 mi
  3. Compare H H Beam Elementary with Lingerfeldt ElementaryStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Gaston County Schools spends per student$12,190 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$12,190
  5. The largest public schools in North CarolinaH H Beam Elementary is the number 366 by size of 1,451 North Carolina elementary schools open in 2024-25.#366 of 1,451
  6. North Carolina schools by students per teacher15.0 students per teacher here against the North Carolina median of 14.7 for elementary schools.15.0:1
  7. Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.

Questions about H H Beam Elementary

  1. How many students attend H H Beam Elementary?
    591 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 510 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Gastonia, NC.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at H H Beam Elementary?
    15.0 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the North Carolina median for elementary schools is 14.7. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is H H Beam Elementary a Title I school?
    H H Beam Elementary ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. How do students at H H Beam Elementary do on state tests?
    In 2021-22, the students tested at H H Beam Elementary scored proficient or above: 18-22% in math, against 50% in math across North Carolina. North Carolina's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.
  5. What district is H H Beam Elementary in?
    Gaston County Schools, NCES district ID 3701620. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 370162000710 are the district's.

Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.

Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22

District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.

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