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H H Beam Elementary

Gaston County Schools · Gaston County

Address
200 Davis Park Road, Gastonia, NC 28052
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Grades served
PK-5
NCES school ID
370162000710
591
Students
39.3
Teachers (FTE)
15.0:1
Student–teacher ratio
D
Performance grade
41
Performance score
Exceeded
Academic growth
26.7%
Chronically absent
70.7%
Economically disadvantaged

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H H Beam Elementary's own events for the year — school events, holidays, breaks and teacher workdays — with a printable PDF and a calendar file you can subscribe to.

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Attendance zone

Gaston County Schools

The area Gaston County Schools assigns to H H Beam Elementary. Zones change, and addresses near a boundary are often decided case by case - confirm with the district before making plans.

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Zone boundary published by Gaston County Schools as “AdminBnds/GastonCountySchoolDistricts”, last updated 2026-09-12.

How H H Beam Elementary compares

Its 2024–25 performance score of 41 against comparable schools. Percentile is the share of that group scoring lower.

All North Carolina public schools6th percentile
Higher than 6% · rank 2,316 of 2,483
North Carolina elementary schools5th percentile
Higher than 5% · rank 1,329 of 1,419
Gaston County Schools9th percentile
Higher than 9% · rank 49 of 54

Chronic absence is lower here than at 36% of the 2,482 North Carolina schools reporting it.

Performance score since 2014

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Score up 2 points since 2014 (39 → 41). Met or exceeded expected growth in 6 of 10 years, exceeding it in 3. No grades were issued for 2020 or 2021.

YearScoreGradeGrowthAchievement
202541DExceeded29.9
202433FNot Met25.3
202332FMet22.3
202233FMet20.9
201941DNot Met35.8
201840DNot Met34.4
201744DMet38
201655CExceeded46
201550DExceeded40
201439FNot Met33

Rankings and trends are calculated by Back To School NC from NC DPI report card results; NC DPI publishes each school's own figures but not its standing among peers. See Gaston County Schools for district totals.

Student Demographics

Hispanic 43.15%Black 29.44%White 20.64%Two+ Races 5.58%Asian 0.51%Native Am. 0.51%Pacific Isl. 0.17%
Hispanic: 43.15% (255) Black: 29.44% (174) White: 20.64% (122) Two+ Races: 5.58% (33) Asian: 0.51% (3) Native Am.: 0.51% (3) Pacific Isl.: 0.17% (1)
Hispanic43.15%
Black29.44%
White20.64%
Two+ Races5.58%
Asian0.51%
Native Am.0.51%
Pacific Isl.0.17%

Gender Distribution

Total Students: 591
50.42%298 Female
49.58%293 Male

Student counts for H H Beam Elementary, 2024-2025, from the NCES Common Core of Data. Percentages are of 591 students and may not total 100% because of rounding.

Students

Regular attendance 73.3%Chronically absent 26.7%
Regular attendance: 73.3% (503) Chronically absent: 26.7% (183)
Regular attendance73.3%
Chronically absent26.7%

Student Population

Students Counted: 686
70.7%Economically disadvantaged
30.96%183 English learners

Student indicators for H H Beam Elementary, 2024-2025, from the North Carolina School Report Cards. Attendance is out of the 686 students DPI counted. A student is chronically absent after missing 10% or more of the days enrolled; the other measures overlap it and each other.

Teachers

Experienced 60.49%Beginning 39.51%
Experienced: 60.49% (17) Beginning: 39.51% (11)
Experienced60.49%
Beginning39.51%

Licensing & Certification

Total Teachers: 28.5 FTE
90.67%Fully licensed
9.33%Emergency or provisional
5.26%2 teachers certified

Teacher figures for H H Beam Elementary, 2024-2025, from the North Carolina School Report Cards. Counts are full-time equivalents, not headcount. Licensing and certification percentages are each out of 28.5 FTE.

NC School Report Card

2024-2025

Student performance by subject

SubjectGrade-level proficientCareer & college ready
Science (grades 5 & 8)37.1%14.6%
Mathematics (grades 3–8)23.9%9.4%
Reading (grades 3–8)20.6%11.6%

Grade-level proficient is levels 3–5; career and college ready is the higher bar of levels 4–5.

Achievement levels

SubjectNot ProficientLevel 3Level 4Level 5
Mathematics (grades 3–8)76.1%14.5%8%--
Reading (grades 3–8)79.4%9%9%--
Science (grades 5 & 8)62.9%22.5%13.5%--

Academic growth

MeasureStatusGrowth indexScore
OverallExceeds Expected Growth2.285.5

Teachers

Reported as full-time-equivalent staff, so figures carry decimals.

MeasureValue
Total teachers28.5
Experienced teachers17.24 (60%)
Beginning teachers11.26 (40%)
Holding a standard license25.84 (91%)
Emergency or provisional licenses2.66 (9%)
National Board certified1.5

Students

MeasureValue
Chronically absent (183 of 686)26.7%
Economically disadvantaged70.7%
English learners making progress (of 183)56.8%

School environment

MeasureValue
Devices per student0.58
Library books per student20.59
Students have device accessYes
Devices may go homeNo
Wireless access points per classroom1.51

Federal & state designations

DesignationApplies
Low-performing schoolNo
Recurring low-performingYes
CSI — low performingNo
CSI — low graduation rateNo
TSI — at riskYes
TSI — consistently underperformingYes

CSI is Comprehensive Support and Improvement; TSI is Targeted Support and Improvement, both federal ESSA categories.

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First page of the H H Beam Elementary report card PDF

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H H Beam Elementary's 2024-2025 report card as an interactive PDF — bookmarked sections, donut and bar charts for performance, attendance and achievement levels, and the NC DPI and NCES sources cited with working links.

Enrollment and staffing come from the NCES Common Core of Data (CCD), U.S. Department of Education for 2024-2025; performance, attendance and economic-need figures are the state's NC School Report Card for the same year. Contact the school to confirm current details.