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W A Bess Elementary School

Regular School · Gastonia, NC

W A Bess Elementary School is a regular school school in Gastonia, North Carolina, serving grades PK–05 with 674 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 17:1.

Level
Elementary
Grades
PK – 05
Enrollment
674
Teachers (FTE)
39.8
Student–Teacher Ratio
17:1
Status
Open
Lunch Program Participation
Yes participating without using any Provision or the CEO

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity Students Share
White 345 51%
Black or African American 121 18%
Hispanic/Latino 109 16%
Asian 56 8%
Two or more races 38 6%
American Indian / Alaska Native 4 1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander 1 0%
Total enrollment 674 360M / 314F

English Language Learners: 27 (4% of enrollment) · SY 2021–22

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric This School State Avg Tested
Math Proficiency 57.0% +15.1pp 41.9% 298
Reading Proficiency 56.0% +9.1pp 46.9% 296
Science Proficiency 80-84% — 83

Source: EDFacts, SY 2020–2021. Suppressed values (e.g. <=10%) indicate fewer than the minimum reportable threshold.

Stanford Achievement Estimate

Pooled score across SY 2009–2022 (grades 3–8), expressed in grade levels relative to the national average. Positive = above average.

Overall (Math + ELA)
+0.37 grade levels
Math
+0.02 grade levels

Programs & Discipline

Gifted & Talented
Program offered
54 students enrolled
Out-of-School Suspensions
14
2.1% of enrollment · SY 2021–22
Chronically Absent
111
16.5% of enrollment · SY 2019–20
Additional Targeted Support (ATSI) Targeted Support School (TSI)

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC), Office for Civil Rights & EDFacts.

Lunch Program (SY 2024-2025)

Category Students % of School
Total enrollment (est.) 674 100%

Contact & Location

4340 Beaty Road

Gastonia, NC 28056

Phone: (704)866-6075

http://gaston.k12.nc.us/bess

District

Gaston County Schools

Per-pupil expenditure: $12,921

District enrollment: 30,281

Other Schools in District

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Related Data

NCES ID

370162002156

Data sources: NCES CCD SY 2024-2025 (directory, staff, lunch), EDFacts SY 2020-21 (assessments), CRDC SY 2021-22 (programs & discipline), SEDA v6.0 (achievement estimates). Updated annually. NCES CCD