H H Beam Elementary Primary School
200 Davis Park Rd Gastonia NC, 28052, Gaston County Phone: 704-866-6618 Ranking:  (1,166 out of 1,874, bottom 38%)*Type: Regular Primary School Status: Currently Operational Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 5 School District: Gaston County Schools Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA Magnet: NA Charter: NA Shared-Time School: NA |
Students and Teachers
| 2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | 37 | 37 | 39 | 41 | 42 | 46 | 43 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 576 | 552 | 622 | 633 | 675 | 681 | 673 | |||||||
| Prekindergarten: | NA | NA | 18 | 3.3% | 36 | 5.8% | 35 | 5.5% | 33 | 4.9% | NA | NA | 0 | 0.0% |
| Kindergarten: | 103 | 17.9% | 98 | 17.8% | 95 | 15.3% | 97 | 15.3% | 100 | 14.8% | 113 | 16.6% | 119 | 17.7% |
| Grade 1: | 95 | 16.5% | 92 | 16.7% | 95 | 15.3% | 98 | 15.5% | 110 | 16.3% | 115 | 16.9% | 114 | 16.9% |
| Grade 2: | 96 | 16.7% | 87 | 15.8% | 83 | 13.3% | 96 | 15.2% | 98 | 14.5% | 120 | 17.6% | 123 | 18.3% |
| Grade 3: | 94 | 16.3% | 89 | 16.1% | 104 | 16.7% | 91 | 14.4% | 108 | 16.0% | 114 | 16.7% | 112 | 16.6% |
| Grade 4: | 91 | 15.8% | 93 | 16.8% | 87 | 14.0% | 115 | 18.2% | 106 | 15.7% | 105 | 15.4% | 112 | 16.6% |
| Grade 5: | 97 | 16.8% | 75 | 13.6% | 122 | 19.6% | 101 | 16.0% | 120 | 17.8% | 114 | 16.7% | 93 | 13.8% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 303 | 52.6% | 291 | 52.7% | 318 | 51.1% | 328 | 51.8% | 336 | 49.8% | 334 | 49.0% | 315 | 46.8% |
| Female: | 273 | 47.4% | 261 | 47.3% | 304 | 48.9% | 305 | 48.2% | 331 | 49.0% | 339 | 49.8% | 328 | 48.7% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 2 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.3% | 2 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.1% |
| Asian: | 5 | 0.9% | 2 | 0.4% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 4 | 0.6% | 5 | 0.7% | 8 | 1.2% |
| Hispanic: | 96 | 16.7% | 93 | 16.8% | 105 | 16.9% | 109 | 17.2% | 101 | 15.0% | 90 | 13.2% | 81 | 12.0% |
| Black: | 176 | 30.6% | 182 | 33.0% | 214 | 34.4% | 227 | 35.9% | 273 | 40.4% | 286 | 42.0% | 243 | 36.1% |
| White: | 266 | 46.2% | 251 | 45.5% | 268 | 43.1% | 263 | 41.5% | 295 | 43.7% | 298 | 43.8% | 314 | 46.7% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 31 | 5.4% | 23 | 4.2% | 33 | 5.3% | 32 | 5.1% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 506 | 87.8% | 492 | 89.1% | 39 | 6.3% | 35 | 5.5% | 48 | 7.1% | 50 | 7.3% | 47 | 7.0% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 30 | 5.2% | 27 | 4.9% | 511 | 82.2% | 507 | 80.1% | 533 | 79.0% | 1 | 0.1% | 3 | 0.4% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 15.48 | 15.03 | 16.08 | 15.44 | 16.03 | 14.80 | 15.60 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| EOG | ||||||
| 2006 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 80.6% | 68.8% | 67.8% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 75.5% | 66.4% | 70.9% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 85% | 73.6% | 73.2% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 82.7% | 79.6% | 81.3% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 84.5% | 81.8% | 81.9% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 89.1% | 80.8% | 82.1% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 75.3% | 80% | 82.8% |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 32.3% | 39.7% | 46.8% |
| 2006 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 88.8% | 84.8% | 82.9% |
| 2007 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 73.4% | 77.4% | 81.8% |
| 2008 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 46.9% | 53.4% | 54.5% |
| 2009 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 70% | 65.3% | 65.5% |
| 2010 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 51.7% | 64.3% | 66.4% |
| 2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 69.6% | 67.1% | 67.6% |
| 2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 54.1% | 65.1% | 68.8% |
| 2013 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 25.8% | 39.4% | 45.2% |
| 2006 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 62.7% | 65.1% | 65% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 60.9% | 65.1% | 67.7% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 57% | 69.6% | 72.8% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 86.5% | 79.3% | 81.5% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 82.6% | 81.8% | 83% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 89.2% | 81.4% | 83.8% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 80.3% | 81.8% | 85.1% |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 29.3% | 39.6% | 47.6% |
| 2006 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 82.1% | 83.8% | 83.4% |
| 2007 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 84.8% | 83.8% | 85.2% |
| 2008 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 38.6% | 55.4% | 59.2% |
| 2009 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 71.2% | 67.7% | 69.1% |
| 2010 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 70.6% | 70.2% | 71.6% |
| 2011 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 66.7% | 70.1% | 71.6% |
| 2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 63.2% | 69.5% | 71.6% |
| 2013 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 25.3% | 37.8% | 43.7% |
| 2006 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 62.3% | 51.6% | 49.5% |
| 2007 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 51.6% | 55.1% | 52% |
| 2008 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 50.5% | 57.9% | 58.7% |
| 2006 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 64.8% | 62.7% | 63.1% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 62% | 66.3% | 66.7% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 70.7% | 68.9% | 69.6% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 77.4% | 78.1% | 80.1% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 86.9% | 80.1% | 81.2% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 87.9% | 81.7% | 82% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 84.4% | 80.4% | 82.1% |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 31.6% | 39.2% | 47.7% |
| 2006 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 89% | 88.1% | 88.4% |
| 2007 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 85.9% | 89.8% | 89.3% |
| 2008 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 41.3% | 53.1% | 55.6% |
| 2009 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 60.4% | 65.3% | 68.5% |
| 2010 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 55.7% | 68.9% | 71.1% |
| 2011 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 66.7% | 70.8% | 72.3% |
| 2012 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 65.1% | 69.3% | 72.3% |
| 2013 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 23.7% | 34.9% | 39.5% |
| 2008 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 14.1% | 29.2% | 40.1% |
| 2009 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 23.6% | 52.2% | 60.8% |
| 2010 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 50% | 63.7% | 68.9% |
| 2011 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 49.5% | 67.6% | 73.4% |
| 2012 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 62.4% | 71.7% | 75.9% |
| 2013 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 17.1% | 32.7% | 45.4% |
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* H H Beam Elementary Primary School was rated 2.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.