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W B Beam Intermediate School
401east First St Cherryville NC, 28021, Gaston County Phone: 704-435-8330 Ranking:  (895 out of 1,874, top 48%)*Type: Regular Middle School Status: Currently Operational Grade: Grade 4 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: | 10 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 12 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 230 | 231 | 227 | 236 | 265 | 250 | 233 | |||||||
| Grade 4: | 105 | 45.7% | 121 | 52.4% | 116 | 51.1% | 117 | 49.6% | 120 | 45.3% | 147 | 58.8% | 106 | 45.5% |
| Grade 5: | 125 | 54.3% | 110 | 47.6% | 111 | 48.9% | 119 | 50.4% | 145 | 54.7% | 103 | 41.2% | 127 | 54.5% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 109 | 47.4% | 109 | 47.2% | 105 | 46.3% | 104 | 44.1% | 126 | 47.5% | 130 | 52.0% | 110 | 47.2% |
| Female: | 121 | 52.6% | 122 | 52.8% | 122 | 53.7% | 132 | 55.9% | 131 | 49.4% | 112 | 44.8% | 115 | 49.4% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.4% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Asian: | 2 | 0.9% | 1 | 0.4% | 1 | 0.4% | 3 | 1.3% | 3 | 1.1% | 4 | 1.6% | 2 | 0.9% |
| Hispanic: | 8 | 3.5% | 15 | 6.5% | 19 | 8.4% | 20 | 8.5% | 10 | 3.8% | 11 | 4.4% | 15 | 6.4% |
| Black: | 16 | 7.0% | 14 | 6.1% | 21 | 9.3% | 22 | 9.3% | 36 | 13.6% | 30 | 12.0% | 22 | 9.4% |
| White: | 195 | 84.8% | 192 | 83.1% | 182 | 80.2% | 187 | 79.2% | 216 | 81.5% | 205 | 82.0% | 190 | 81.5% |
| 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: | 9 | 3.9% | 8 | 3.5% | 4 | 1.8% | 4 | 1.7% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 115 | 50.0% | 108 | 46.8% | 20 | 8.8% | 16 | 6.8% | 20 | 7.5% | 16 | 6.4% | 21 | 9.0% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 10 | 4.3% | 18 | 7.8% | 99 | 43.6% | 111 | 47.0% | 115 | 43.4% | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 0.9% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 22.33 | 21.19 | 22.25 | 20.72 | 21.17 | 20.20 | 20.30 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| EOG | ||||||
| 2006 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 65.3% | 65.1% | 65% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 67.5% | 65.1% | 67.7% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 76.9% | 69.6% | 72.8% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 79.7% | 79.3% | 81.5% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 82.8% | 81.8% | 83% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 86% | 81.4% | 83.8% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 78.6% | 81.8% | 85.1% |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 54.6% | 39.6% | 47.6% |
| 2006 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 81.4% | 83.8% | 83.4% |
| 2007 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 89.7% | 83.8% | 85.2% |
| 2008 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 67.6% | 55.4% | 59.2% |
| 2009 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 77.7% | 67.7% | 69.1% |
| 2010 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 80.2% | 70.2% | 71.6% |
| 2011 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 83.3% | 70.1% | 71.6% |
| 2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 70.9% | 69.5% | 71.6% |
| 2013 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 47.9% | 37.8% | 43.7% |
| 2006 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 48.7% | 51.6% | 49.5% |
| 2007 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 58.4% | 55.1% | 52% |
| 2008 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 65.1% | 57.9% | 58.7% |
| 2006 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 47% | 62.7% | 63.1% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 57.6% | 66.3% | 66.7% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 72.1% | 68.9% | 69.6% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 81.3% | 78.1% | 80.1% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 80.6% | 80.1% | 81.2% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 80.5% | 81.7% | 82% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 84.8% | 80.4% | 82.1% |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 36.9% | 39.2% | 47.7% |
| 2006 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 90.2% | 88.1% | 88.4% |
| 2007 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 92.4% | 89.8% | 89.3% |
| 2008 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 55% | 53.1% | 55.6% |
| 2009 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 73.8% | 65.3% | 68.5% |
| 2010 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 74.3% | 68.9% | 71.1% |
| 2011 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 73.7% | 70.8% | 72.3% |
| 2012 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 78.6% | 69.3% | 72.3% |
| 2013 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 33.3% | 34.9% | 39.5% |
| 2008 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 31% | 29.2% | 40.1% |
| 2009 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 55.1% | 52.2% | 60.8% |
| 2010 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 73.6% | 63.7% | 68.9% |
| 2011 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 74.6% | 67.6% | 73.4% |
| 2012 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 76.8% | 71.7% | 75.9% |
| 2013 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 35.1% | 32.7% | 45.4% |
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* W B Beam Intermediate School was rated 3.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.