Impact of COVID-19 on W B Beam Intermediate School
The coronavirus has had a profound impact on education in America.
Learning shifted online overnight, attendance numbers dwindled, and enrollment decreased.
SchoolDigger.com is making it easier for you to better assess how COVID-19 has impacted your school.
Through the collection of pre-pandemic (2019) and current data, SchoolDigger.com is sharing test scores,
enrollment numbers and school demographics from schools across the country – and we make it easy to see how impacted schools compare locally and statewide.
Rankings
Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
Ranks 913th of 1473 Elementary schools | Ranks 791st of 1502 Elementary schools | 9.3% |
Test Scores
|
% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
4th Grade Mathematics (W B Beam Intermediate School) | 43 | 60.4 | 17.4% |
4th Grade Mathematics (Gaston County Schools) | 49.5 | 47.5 | 2% |
4th Grade Mathematics (North Carolina) | 57.3 | 55.3 | 2% |
4th Grade Reading (W B Beam Intermediate School) | 48.2 | 53.5 | 5.3% |
4th Grade Reading (Gaston County Schools) | 53.6 | 48.9 | 4.7% |
4th Grade Reading (North Carolina) | 57.3 | 55.3 | 2% |
5th Grade Mathematics (W B Beam Intermediate School) | 60.2 | 49.5 | 10.7% |
5th Grade Mathematics (Gaston County Schools) | 52.5 | 48.6 | 3.9% |
5th Grade Mathematics (North Carolina) | 60.2 | 55.9 | 4.3% |
5th Grade Reading (W B Beam Intermediate School) | 53.4 | 50.5 | 2.9% |
5th Grade Reading (Gaston County Schools) | 50.6 | 42.7 | 7.9% |
5th Grade Reading (North Carolina) | 54.6 | 48 | 6.6% |
5th Grade Science (W B Beam Intermediate School) | 69.9 | 53 | 16.9% |
5th Grade Science (Gaston County Schools) | 69.3 | 60 | 9.3% |
5th Grade Science (North Carolina) | 72.6 | 65.3 | 7.3% |
Student Body
|
Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
Total Students | 203 | 203 | |
African American | 25 | 20 | 20% |
American Indian | 0 | 1 | |
Asian | 2 | 1 | 50% |
Hispanic | 12 | 22 | 83.3% |
Pacific Islander | 0 | 0 | |
White | 161 | 144 | 10.6% |
Two or More Races | 3 | 15 | 400% |
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients | 52.2% | 62.6% | 10.3% |