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What's the state of after-school transportation at Bessemer City High?
Community prompt from u/allk12. Replies below.
Reading
35.0%
State avg 50.9%
District avg 44.9%
County avg 44.9%
District avg 44.9%
County avg 44.9%
Test scores
See how it ranks: all North Carolina schools by score · Gaston County schools by score
NC EOG / EOC, SY 2024-25
All grades, all students. % at Grade Level Proficient (Level 3+).Mathematics
18.4%
State avg 52.2%
District avg 48.5%
County avg 48.5%
District avg 48.5%
County avg 48.5%
Science
26.7%
State avg 56.4%
District avg 49.7%
County avg 49.7%
District avg 49.7%
County avg 49.7%
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of NC schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
26.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.5%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-21.8pp
below demographic expectation
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
1-year history
All grades, all students. Bessemer City North Carolina avgReading
| Year | School | District | County | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SY 2024-25 | 35.0% | 44.9% | 44.9% | 50.9% |
Mathematics
| Year | School | District | County | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SY 2024-25 | 18.4% | 48.5% | 48.5% | 52.2% |
Science
| Year | School | District | County | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SY 2024-25 | 26.7% | 49.7% | 49.7% | 56.4% |
Recent discussions
From the Bessemer City High community.How to read these scores
What is NC EOG / EOC?
North Carolina public-school students in grades 3 through 8 take End-of-Grade (EOG) tests in Reading and Math, plus Science at grades 5 and 8. High school students take End-of-Course (EOC) exams in English II, NC Math 1, and Biology required for graduation.
What does "% at Grade Level Proficient (Level 3+)" mean?
It is the percentage of students at the school who scored at Level 3, 4, or 5 on North Carolina's 5-level scale. Level 3 ("Grade Level Proficient") and above means the student is performing at or beyond grade level. North Carolina also reports a separate "College & Career Ready" rate (Level 4+), which is a higher bar. A higher number is better.
What does 35.0% mean for Reading at Bessemer City High?
It means about 35.0 percent of students tested at Bessemer City High performed at grade level or above on the NC EOG / EOC Reading test in 2024-25. The statewide average for North Carolina that year was 50.9%. The other students fell into the lower performance levels.
How is the state average calculated?
It is a weighted average, not a simple average of each school's number. We multiply each public school's score by how many of its students tested, add those together for all schools in North Carolina, and divide by the total students tested that year. This way a big school with 1,500 students counts more than a small school with 50 students, which is the right way to ask "how did the typical student do this year?". District and county averages on this page use the same method, just scoped to that district or county.
Where does this data come from?
North Carolina Department of Public Instruction (NCDPI), End-of-Grade (EOG) tests for grades 3-8 and End-of-Course (EOC) tests for high school (English II, NC Math 1, Biology). School-level results from the annual Testing Report. Headline metric is "Grade Level Proficient" (Level 3 or above on NC's 5-level scale).
How often is it updated?
NC EOG / EOC is administered once a year (spring). Results are released by the state in the summer or early fall. We refresh this page after each annual release.