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W A Bess Elementary School
4340 Beaty Road, Gastonia, NC, 28056 - Map Map

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Definition of Terms
W A Bess Elementary School
School Level Primary school
Grades Offered Grades PK - 5
County Gaston County, NC
Students & Faculty
Total Students 640 students
% Male / % Female 51%  /  49%
Total Classroom Teachers 30 teachers
Students by Grade
Pre-K - 2 students
Kind - 109 students
Grade 1 - 104 students
Grade 2 - 106 students
Grade 3 - 105 students
Grade 4 - 105 students
Grade 5 - 109 students
This School
(NC) School Average
Teacher : Student Ratio 1:21 1:15
Students by Ethnicity
This School
(NC) School Average
% American Indian n/a 2%
% Asian 1% 2%
% Hispanic 2% 10%
% Black 9% 33%
% White 88% 54%
Additional Student Information
This School
(NC) School Average
% Eligible for Free Lunch 18% 39%
% Eligible for Reduced Lunch 6% 7%
% Migrant Students Enrolled n/a n/a
School Performance:
(NC) Statewide Testing Performance
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School District:
School District Name Gaston County s School District
This School's Agency
(NC) District Average
Number of Schools Managed 53 7
Number of Students Managed 32,862 students 3,192 students
District Total Revenue $219,320,000 $27,390,000
District Expenditure $220,311,000 $27,412,000
District Revenue / Student $6,674 $8,581
District Expenditure / Student $6,704 $8,588
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School Zip Code:
About This Zip Code (28056)
School Zip (28056)
(NC) State Average
Population (Approximate) 27,584 people 7,780,958 people
% (age 25+) w/College Degree 29% 24%
Population Average Age 36 years old 35 years old
Average Household size 2.7 persons 2.4 persons
Median Household Income $51,348 $39,726
Avg. # of Rooms in Household 5.5 rooms 5.3 rooms
Median Age of Housing Structure 28 years old 32 years old
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Median Value of Housing Unit
Zipcode (28056)


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Zillow Median Value of Housing Unit
% Owning / % Renting 80% / 20% 66% / 34%
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