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W B Beam Intermediate School

PublicElementaryGrades 4–5

401 East First Street, Cherryville, NC 28021 · (704) 836-9114 · Part of Gaston County Schools

Cherryville’s School Grade B− better than 45% of North Carolina school districts

Directions
Students
191
Students per teacher
19:1
Free or reduced lunch
98%
Setting
Town
Grades
4–5
The gist

What stands out about W B Beam Intermediate School

  • Its own letter, B: better results than 56% of North Carolina’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 5 pts above the state

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency47%
State average 41.8%
Reading / language arts47%
State average 47.2%

Its own letter, B, places these results among North Carolina’s 2,529 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

401 East First Street, Cherryville

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 4100
Grade 591
Enrollment over time
188’20
196’21
203’22
189’23
191’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 67%Hispanic 15%Black 12%Two or more races 5%Asian <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about W B Beam Intermediate School from Cherryville families.

Other schools in Gaston County Schools

The district →
Pleasant Ridge Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Gastonia
C+
887 students16:1
W A Bess Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Gastonia
B+
674 students17:1
Carr Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Dallas
C+
665 students17:1
H H Beam Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Gastonia
D−
591 students15:1
Woodhill Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Gastonia
D−
577 students17:1
Gardner Park Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Gastonia
C+
560 students14:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against North Carolina’s other public schools; Cherryville’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.