Bessemer City Middle School

Regular School · Bessemer, AL

Bessemer City Middle School is a regular school school in Bessemer, Alabama, serving grades 06–08 with 616 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 20.5:1.

Level

Middle

Grades

06 – 08

Enrollment

616

Teachers (FTE)

30.0

Student–Teacher Ratio

20.5:1

Status

Open

Lunch Program Participation

Yes under Community Eligibility Option (CEO)

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity	Students	Share
Black or African American	454	74%
Hispanic/Latino	136	22%
Two or more races	20	3%
White	5	1%
Asian	1	0%
Total enrollment	616	317M / 299F

English Language Learners: 71 (12% of enrollment) · SY 2021–22

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric	This School	State Avg	Tested
Math Proficiency	3.0% -21.1pp	24.1%	695
Reading Proficiency	23.0% -23.3pp	46.3%	698
Science Proficiency	16.0%	—	203

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)

-0.75 grade levels

Math

-0.13 grade levels

Programs & Discipline

Gifted & Talented

Program offered

44 students enrolled

Out-of-School Suspensions

153

24.8% of enrollment · SY 2021–22

Chronically Absent

14.4% of enrollment · SY 2019–20

Additional Targeted Support (ATSI)

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

Lunch Program (SY 2024-2025)

Category	Students	% of School
Total enrollment (est.)	616	100%

Contact & Location

100 High School Drive

Bessemer, AL 35020

Phone: (205)432-3601

http://www.bessemercitymiddleschool.com

District

Bessemer City

Per-pupil expenditure: $17,254

District enrollment: 3,246

Other Schools in District

Abrams Elementary School Elementary
Charles F Hard Elementary School Elementary
Greenwood Elementary School Elementary
Jonesboro Elementary School Elementary
Westhills Elementary School Elementary
Bessemer Center For Technology High
Bessemer City High School High
New Horizon Alternative School High

Related Data

Neighborhood demographics (ZIP 35020) → CensusDepth.com
Alabama population & income data → CensusDepth.com
Alabama teacher salaries → WageDepth.com

NCES ID

010033000086

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