Bessemer City Middle

Regular School · Bessemer City, NC

Bessemer City Middle is a regular school school in Bessemer City, North Carolina, serving grades 06–08 with 497 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 17.1:1.

Level

Middle

Grades

06 – 08

Enrollment

497

Teachers (FTE)

29.0

Student–Teacher Ratio

17.1:1

Status

Open

Lunch Program Participation

Yes participating without using any Provision or the CEO

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity	Students	Share
White	205	41%
Black or African American	136	27%
Hispanic/Latino	118	24%
Two or more races	35	7%
Asian	2	0%
American Indian / Alaska Native	1	0%
Total enrollment	497	261M / 236F

English Language Learners: 46 (9% of enrollment) · SY 2021–22

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric	This School	State Avg	Tested
Math Proficiency	30.0% -11.9pp	41.9%	490
Reading Proficiency	30.0% -16.9pp	46.9%	492
Science Proficiency	65-69%	—	168

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)

-0.49 grade levels

Math

+0.02 grade levels

Programs & Discipline

Gifted & Talented

Program offered

22 students enrolled

Out-of-School Suspensions

144

29% of enrollment · SY 2021–22

Chronically Absent

344

69.2% of enrollment · SY 2019–20

Additional Targeted Support (ATSI) Targeted Support School (TSI)

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

Lunch Program (SY 2024-2025)

Category	Students	% of School
Total enrollment (est.)	497	100%

Contact & Location

525 Ed Wilson Road

Bessemer City, NC 28016

Phone: (704)836-9602

http://www.gaston.k12.nc.us/bcmiddle

District

Gaston County Schools

Per-pupil expenditure: $12,921

District enrollment: 30,281

Other Schools in District

View all 55 schools →

Related Data

Neighborhood demographics (ZIP 28016) → CensusDepth.com
North Carolina population & income data → CensusDepth.com
North Carolina teacher salaries → WageDepth.com

NCES ID

370162000694

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