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W A Bess Elementary School
4340 Beaty Road, Gastonia, NC 28056
Grades
Pre-K–5
Elementary
Students
674
Enrolled 2024–25
Students per teacher
17 : 1
Full-time teachers
District
Gaston County Schools
Gaston County
Schola Grade A · Excellent
Letter grade (A–F) · compared with 1,394 North Carolina elementary schools · How we grade
Percentiles compare this school with other North Carolina elementary schools; the line marks the middle. Data: test scores 2021–22, graduation and absenteeism 2022–23 (U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts); coursework 2023–24 (Civil Rights Data Collection); staffing 2024–25 (NCES).
About W A Bess Elementary School
W A Bess Elementary School is a public elementary school in Gastonia, North Carolina, serving grades Pre-K–5. It is part of Gaston County Schools. The school is located in a rural area near a town in Gaston County.
In the 2024–25 school year, 674 students were enrolled, with about 17 students for every full-time teacher. That ratio is larger than the typical North Carolina elementary school (14.5 students per teacher). Its Schola Grade is A (excellent), compared with 1,394 North Carolina elementary schools.
Grades & enrollment
Students per grade, 2024–25Grades Pre-K–5
Location & nearby schools
School details
- Type
- Public School · What this means
- Level
- Elementary
- Grades offered
- Pre-K–5
- Enrollment (2024–25)
- 674 students
- Students per teacher
- 17 to 1
- Charter school
- No
- Magnet school
- No
- Locale
- Rural — Fringe
- School district
- Gaston County Schools
- County
- Gaston County
- NCES school ID
- 370162002156
Schools near W A Bess Elementary School
All 29 schools in Gastonia →
Robinson Elementary
Public · Grades Pre-K–5 · 420 students
New Hope Elementary
Public · Grades K–5 · 571 students
Sherwood Elementary
Public · Grades Pre-K–5 · 553 students
Oakridge Elementary
Public · Grades Pre-K–5 · 818 students
Lingerfeldt Elementary
Public · Grades Pre-K–5 · 450 students
School data comes from the U.S. Department of Education: the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) Common Core of Data and EDGE school locations (2024–25) and Private School Survey (2023–24), the Civil Rights Data Collection (2023–24), and EDFacts (test results 2021–22; graduation and chronic absenteeism 2022–23), plus other public sources. Please contact the school to confirm enrollment, programs, and other details. How we source data.