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H H Beam Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-5

1467^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,492 North Carolina Elementary Schools

Better than 2% of North Carolina elementary schools

Summary

H H Beam Elementary is a pre-K through fifth-grade school in Gastonia, NC, serving 591 students within Gaston County Schools; it ranked 1,467th out of 1,492 North Carolina elementary schools in 2025-26, placing it in the bottom 2% statewide with a 0-star rating. Nearly every student (99.49%) qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch, and the school's statewide percentile has fallen from the 18th in 2015-16 to the single digits in recent years.

Academic proficiency at the school runs far below district and state averages. On the most recent state tests, average math proficiency across grades 3-5 was 34.0%, compared with 57.4% for the district and 63.6% statewide; reading was 26.6% versus 49.2% for the district and 56.2% for the state; and 5th-grade science was 36.4% versus 64.3% for the district. The school is also the lowest-ranked among ten surrounding Gaston County elementaries, including W A Bess Elementary, which serves a nearly identical population (99.55% free/reduced lunch) yet ranks 270th statewide with math proficiency near 77%. That nearby success shows high-poverty schools can achieve much stronger results. The school's low performance spans every grade and subject, with every measured student subgroup ranking in the bottom 10th percentile or lower compared with similar students across the state.

Chronic absenteeism is another concern. In 2024-25, 26.6% of the school's students were chronically absent — above the state rate of 24.2% and Robinson Elementary's 17.9%, though below Woodhill Elementary's 28.0%. That figure has improved dramatically from 59.1% in 2020-21, but one in four students still misses enough school to affect learning. The school's student-teacher ratio of 15.0 is better than several peer schools', and its per-pupil spending is higher than some schools that outperform it. Recent math gains are encouraging, but reading remains the most urgent need: only about one in four students is proficient in each grade. The school needs comprehensive, school-wide improvement in instruction, early literacy, and attendance to change its trajectory.

591

Students ?

15.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

99.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

200 Davis Park Road
Gastonia, NC 28052-6200

(704) 866-6618

District: Gaston County Schools

Students who attend H H Beam Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Southwest Middle
High:	Forestview High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

43.1%

African American:

29.4%

White:

20.6%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 18th percentile in 2016 → 2nd in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the North Carolina average (31% vs 61% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (2nd percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 16 percentile points since 2016

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school31%

District avg55%

North Carolina avg61%

1,467^th of 1,492

North Carolina public elementary schools ?

Bottom 2%▼ down 16 pts since 2016

From bottom 18% (2016) to bottom 2% (2026)

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SchoolDigger rating ?

145^th of 246Gaston County Schools among North Carolina districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	4.9	1467 of 1492	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	3.9	1476 of 1490	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	3.6	1490 of 1505	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	5.0	1476 of 1502	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	7.0	1466 of 1514	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	8.7	1418 of 1489	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	9.5	1386 of 1473	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	7.4	1376 of 1434	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	11.3	1316 of 1429	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	23.4	1170 of 1425	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	20.6	1201 of 1440	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	8.1	1319 of 1390	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	17.6	1228 of 1403	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	33.0	1048 of 1388	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	51.3	772 of 1381	44.1%	★★☆☆☆
2010	40.8	923 of 1363	32.3%	★★☆☆☆
2009	47.1	816 of 1354	39.7%	★★☆☆☆
2008	33.5	959 of 1324	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	44.7	825 of 1293	36.2%	★★☆☆☆
2006	63.7	463 of 1276	63.7%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	9.7	877 of 903	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	8.7	902 of 918	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	6.9	912 of 924	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	13.3	893 of 933	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	15.9	872 of 927	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	18.3	836 of 896	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	12.1	915 of 949	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	9.8	908 of 927	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2022	15.4	623 of 634	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	22.8	572 of 646	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	14.8	845 of 878	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	24.8	759 of 897	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	19.3	472 of 519	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	19.0	527 of 563	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	25.5	455 of 533	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	35.1	333 of 514	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	39.4	292 of 485	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	28.6	303 of 385	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	35.5	344 of 497	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	33.1	305 of 421	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	4.1	1437 of 1447	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	4.8	1435 of 1451	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	4.7	1439 of 1455	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	5.3	1439 of 1459	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	5.8	1442 of 1458	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	7.2	1408 of 1440	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	7.8	1376 of 1424	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	6.9	1360 of 1405	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	14.4	936 of 981	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	16.3	892 of 961	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	16.5	888 of 951	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	18.7	835 of 915	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	20.1	815 of 893	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	18.3	772 of 843	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	32.1	656 of 865	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.2	727 of 851	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	12.6	1371 of 1434	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	7.9	1417 of 1437	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	8.1	1424 of 1450	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	8.5	1409 of 1437	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	14.1	1294 of 1366	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	11.3	1297 of 1329	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	13.9	1284 of 1361	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	11.4	1287 of 1332	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	9.0	1401 of 1451	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	5.4	1434 of 1450	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	3.7	1449 of 1464	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	6.0	1431 of 1461	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	12.1	1368 of 1464	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	13.3	1301 of 1444	9.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	12.9	1319 of 1430	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	10.2	1340 of 1413	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	17.9	759 of 815	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	17.4	791 of 821	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	19.2	742 of 801	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	3.3	1140 of 1146	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	1.4	1167 of 1172	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	1.4	1163 of 1166	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	1.7	1178 of 1183	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	2.4	1191 of 1194	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	1.4	1172 of 1172	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	4.1	1171 of 1183	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	4.2	1171 of 1178	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

English Language Learner (2026)9th percentile+7 vs school

Special Education (2026)7th percentile+5 vs school

Hispanic (2026)5th percentile+3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)4th percentile+3 vs school

Male (2026)3rd percentile~ school

African American (2026)3rd percentile~ school

Disabled (2022)2nd percentile~ school

Female (2026)1st percentile~ school

White (2026)1st percentile~ school

By subject vs North Carolina (2025-2026) ?

Science36%-31 vs state

Mathematics34%-29 vs state

Reading26%-30 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				EOG Mathematics (2026)			EOG Reading (2026)			EOG Science (2026)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients (2025)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	EOG Mathematics 3rd Grade	EOG Mathematics 4th Grade	EOG Mathematics 5th Grade	EOG Reading 3rd Grade	EOG Reading 4th Grade	EOG Reading 5th Grade	EOG Science 5th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
H H Beam Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	200 Davis Park Road	Gastonia	28052	Gaston County	Gaston County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(704) 866-6618	591	39	15.0	99.5%	122 (20.6%)	174 (29.4%)	255 (43.1%)	3 (0.5%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	33 (5.6%)	4.9	1467^th of 1492 public elementary schools	1.7%		3.9	1476^th of 1490 public elementary schools	0.9%	9	39.3	30.9	31.8	25.6	25.8	28.4	36.4	$9,849	$1,567	$8,282
Lingerfeldt Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1601 Madison Street	Gastonia	28052	Gaston County	Gaston County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(704) 866-6094	450	27	16.5	99.3%	49 (10.9%)	247 (54.9%)	119 (26.4%)	3 (0.7%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (6.4%)	10.5	1413^th of 1492 public elementary schools	5.3%		5.4	1468^th of 1490 public elementary schools	1.5%	55	32.0	22.7	52.5	22.7	22.7	37.7	54.1	$9,976	$1,609	$8,367
Pleasant Ridge Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1260 Floyd Lane	Gastonia	28052	Gaston County	Gaston County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(704) 866-6096	887	56	15.9	99.7%	150 (16.9%)	388 (43.7%)	282 (31.8%)	7 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	60 (6.8%)	32.1	1053^rd of 1492 public elementary schools	29.4%		26	1154^th of 1490 public elementary schools	22.6%	101	49.6	63.9	57.7	31.7	49.0	40.3	61.3	$8,924	$1,150	$7,774
Robinson Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3122 S Union Road	Gastonia	28056	Gaston County	Gaston County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(704) 866-6607	420	30	13.8	99.3%	185 (44.0%)	129 (30.7%)	70 (16.7%)	7 (1.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (6.7%)	40	904^th of 1492 public elementary schools	39.4%		36	981^st of 1490 public elementary schools	34.2%	77	49.2	53.7	55.0	47.5	48.8	47.5	77.5	$8,960	$931	$8,030
Hawks Nest STEAM Academy	Public, Magnet	K-5	3430 Robinwood Rd	Gastonia	28054	Gaston County	Gaston County Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(704) 866-8467	356	24	14.7	36.0%	204 (57.3%)	82 (23.0%)	36 (10.1%)	15 (4.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	18 (5.1%)	89.2	126^th of 1492 public elementary schools	91.6%		88.7	125^th of 1490 public elementary schools	91.6%	1	86.7	88.3	78.0	81.7	76.7	69.5	83.1	$9,235	$809	$8,426
Chapel Grove Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5201 Lewis Road	Gastonia	28052	Gaston County	Gaston County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(704) 836-9113	382	25	15.1	99.2%	201 (52.6%)	37 (9.7%)	112 (29.3%)	3 (0.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (7.3%)	23.2	1221^st of 1492 public elementary schools	18.2%		30.5	1082^nd of 1490 public elementary schools	27.4%	139	59.3	37.9	45.5	39.0	45.5	38.6	59.1	$10,242	$1,403	$8,840
Sherwood Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1744 Dixon Road	Gastonia	28054	Gaston County	Gaston County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(704) 866-6609	553	34	16.3	99.5%	86 (15.6%)	239 (43.2%)	164 (29.7%)	11 (2.0%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	51 (9.2%)	30.2	1091^st of 1492 public elementary schools	26.9%		10.6	1410^th of 1490 public elementary schools	5.4%	319	56.2	63.5	40.0	34.2	54.1	41.4	52.9	$8,790	$1,325	$7,465
Woodhill Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1027 Woodhill Drive	Gastonia	28052	Gaston County	Gaston County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(704) 866-6295	577	35	16.6	99.5%	47 (8.1%)	309 (53.6%)	184 (31.9%)	6 (1.0%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	29 (5.0%)	6.9	1455^th of 1492 public elementary schools	2.5%		3.8	1479^th of 1490 public elementary schools	0.7%	24	34.6	45.8	23.0	25.9	36.1	21.3	32.0	$8,750	$1,400	$7,350
Edward D Sadler Junior Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3950 West Franklin Boulevard	Gastonia	28052	Gaston County	Gaston County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(704) 862-5895	374	35	10.8	99.2%	56 (15.0%)	157 (42.0%)	135 (36.1%)	5 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (5.6%)	14.8	1367^th of 1492 public elementary schools	8.4%		9.9	1423^rd of 1490 public elementary schools	4.5%	56	44.2	36.2	40.4	30.2	34.5	42.6	57.4	$9,464	$1,602	$7,862
Gardner Park Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	738 Armstrong Park Road	Gastonia	28054	Gaston County	Gaston County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(704) 866-6082	560	39	14.4	99.5%	126 (22.5%)	186 (33.2%)	193 (34.5%)	10 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	44 (7.9%)	18.7	1303^rd of 1492 public elementary schools	12.7%		18.5	1308^th of 1490 public elementary schools	12.2%	5	36.7	54.0	35.5	35.8	47.8	34.4	52.7	$9,619	$1,304	$8,314

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H H Beam Elementary ranks in the bottom 1.7% of North Carolina elementary schools.

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Students who attend H H Beam Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Southwest Middle
High : Forestview High

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Gaston County Schools

How many students attend H H Beam Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 591 students attended H H Beam Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of H H Beam Elementary?

Students at H H Beam Elementary are 43% Hispanic, 29% African American, 21% White, 6% Two or more races.

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