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Bessemer Elementary

Regular School · Greensboro, NC

Bessemer Elementary is a regular school school in Greensboro, North Carolina, serving grades PK–05 with 509 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 16.5:1.

Level
Elementary
Grades
PK – 05
Enrollment
509
Teachers (FTE)
30.9
Student–Teacher Ratio
16.5:1
Status
Open
Lunch Program Participation
Yes participating without using any Provision or the CEO

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity Students Share
Black or African American 314 62%
Hispanic/Latino 139 27%
Asian 19 4%
White 18 4%
Two or more races 16 3%
American Indian / Alaska Native 2 0%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander 1 0%
Total enrollment 509 221M / 288F

English Language Learners: 77 (15% of enrollment) · SY 2021–22

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric This School State Avg Tested
Math Proficiency 21.0% -20.9pp 41.9% 203
Reading Proficiency 17.0% -29.9pp 46.9% 206
Science Proficiency 30-39% 58

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)
-0.61 grade levels
Math
+0.05 grade levels

Programs & Discipline

Gifted & Talented
Program offered
9 students enrolled
Out-of-School Suspensions
11
2.2% of enrollment · SY 2021–22
Chronically Absent
258
50.7% of enrollment · SY 2019–20
Comprehensive Support School (CSI)

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

Lunch Program (SY 2024-2025)

Category Students % of School
Total enrollment (est.) 509 100%

Contact & Location

918 Huffine Mill Road

Greensboro, NC 27405

Phone: (336)375-2585

http://bessemer.gcsnc.com/pages/Bessemer_Elementary

District

Guilford County Schools

Per-pupil expenditure: $14,585

District enrollment: 68,894

NCES ID

370192000760

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