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Enrollment
497
Middle
DISTRICT 639 · STATE 605
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·GASTON COUNTY SCHOOLS·NCES 370162000694
Bessemer City Middle
525 Ed Wilson Road, Bessemer City, NC 28016 · (704) 836-9602 · Gaston County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE22-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL497 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 19% of North Carolina public middle schools
- C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded North Carolina public middle schools
Student : Teacher
17.1:1
29 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.3:1 · STATE 15.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
99%
494 students
DISTRICT 88% · STATE 82%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 172 | 35% |
| Grade 7 | 164 | 33% |
| Grade 8 | 161 | 32% |
Student demographics
69%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 69% · STATE 71% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
NC EOG / EOC 2024-25 . % Grade Level Proficient (Level 3+)English Language Arts
36.0%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
34.8%
NC avg 52.2%
What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 36 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 35 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all North Carolina schools, those numbers are about 51 and 52.
Source: NC EOG / EOC. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
36.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.5%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-11.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 37% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 48% typical for North Carolina schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among North Carolina's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Bessemer City Middle
Bessemer City Middle's state test result (36.7% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bessemer City Middle this school | 497 | 99.4% | 36.7% |
| G. C. Hawley Middle Creedmoor | 442 | 98.2% | 45.7% |
| Cedar Creek Middle Youngsville | 529 | 98.9% | 56.3% |
| Woodington Middle Kinston | 584 | 99.5% | 48.3% |
| W C Friday Middle School Dallas | 618 | 99.5% | 39.9% |
| West Craven Middle New Bern | 614 | 97.6% | 38.9% |
Matched among North Carolina middle schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Bessemer City Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina | In Gaston County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 36.7% | #374 of 463 | #9 of 11 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 34.8% | #365 of 461 | #8 of 11 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 36.0% | #376 of 463 | #8 of 11 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 497 | #305 of 478 | #9 of 11 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.1:1 | #312 of 456 | #8 of 11 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 69.4% | #73 of 456 | #3 of 11 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 99.4% | #136 of 472 | #6 of 11 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -8.0% | #204 of 300 | N/A |
Ranked against other public middle schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
497
-18 (-3%) vs 2020
-13% since 1990-91, when it was 570
Student : Teacher
17.1:1
was 14.7:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 497 | 29 | 17.1:1 | 99% (494) |
| 2023-24 | 502 | 26.4 | 19.0:1 | 97% (488) |
| 2022-23 | 500 | 26.9 | 18.6:1 | 99% (497) |
| 2020-21 | 515 | 35 | 14.7:1 | 99% (509) |
| 2017-18 | 540 | 35.1 | 15.4:1 | 99% (537) |
| 2015-16 | 526 | 37 | 14.2:1 | 99% (522) |
| 2010-11 | 581 | 35 | 16.6:1 | 73% (424) |
| 2000-01 | 664 | 44 | 15.1:1 | 39% (262) |
| 1990-91 | 570 | 40 | 14.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Bessemer City Middle.
Since 2017-18: students down 8% (540 to 497); teachers down 17% (35.1 to 29).
About Bessemer City Middle
Bessemer City Middle is a public small middle school in Bessemer City, North Carolina. Its 497 students are spread across grades 6 through 8.
Gaston County Schools includes 56 schools. Together they enroll 30,995 students.
Enrollment at Bessemer City Middle is mixed, with White students the largest group at 41%. It is also 27% Black, 24% Hispanic, and 7% multiracial. For comparison, the population of Gaston County is roughly 68% White. Bessemer City Middle has a diversity index of 69%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Federal staffing data show 29 full-time-equivalent teachers at Bessemer City Middle and a ratio of 17.1:1. That ratio is over the 15.9:1 average for middle schools in North Carolina. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility covers 99% of students. That rate is above the 85% average among public schools in Gaston County.
The allk12 Grade for Bessemer City Middle is C-. Compared with North Carolina public middle schools, the school scored higher than 19% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
A school with Bessemer City Middle's lunch-eligibility share in North Carolina is predicted to score 48.5%. Bessemer City Middle scores 36.7%, 11.8 points below that line.
County data help place the school in context: in Gaston County, median household income is about $67,478, about 27% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 10%. Bessemer City Middle is among the 61 public schools in Gaston County.
The closest other public school is Bessemer City High, about 2.0 miles away. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Bessemer City Middle ranks 4th of 7 among nearby schools on average proficiency, with 36.7% against a local average of 45.3%.
NCES describes the area around Bessemer City Middle as Suburb: Mid-size, meaning in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.
The 2024-25 enrollment of 497 was 3% lower than in 2020-21, when it was 515. There were more students per teacher in 2024-25 (17.1:1) than in 2020-21 (14.7:1).
Parents and students can post about school events, clubs, and volunteer needs at Bessemer City Middle. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Gaston County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
234,881
Census ACS
Median income
$67,478
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
27%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
61
35,898 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Gaston County Schools
- Ashbrook HighHigh · 1,386 students
- Hunter Huss HighHigh · 1,165 students
- Forestview HighHigh · 1,133 students
- North Gaston HighHigh · 1,061 students
- South Point HighHigh · 989 students
- Cramerton MiddleMiddle · 959 students
Other schools in Bessemer City
- Bessemer City HighHigh · 590 students
- Bessemer City PrimaryElementary · 445 students
- Bessemer City Central ElemElementary · 392 students
- Tryon ElementaryElementary · 336 students
Other Bessemer City Middle schools
One other US public school is named Bessemer City Middle. Bessemer City Middle is the 2nd largest of the 2.
- Bessemer City Middle SchoolBessemer, AL · 616 students
Nearby schools
- Bessemer City High2.0 mi · 590
- East Elementary2.4 mi · 199
- Bessemer City Primary2.4 mi · 445
- Bessemer City Central Elem2.4 mi · 392
- Edward D Sadler Jr Elementary School2.5 mi · 374
- North Elementary2.6 mi · 272
Frequently asked questions
About Bessemer City MiddleWhat is the total enrollment at Bessemer City Middle?
Bessemer City Middle enrolls approximately 497 students in grades 06-08.
Is Bessemer City Middle an elementary, middle, or high school?
Bessemer City Middle is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
How many teachers does Bessemer City Middle have?
Bessemer City Middle employs 29 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 17.1:1.
What is the student diversity at Bessemer City Middle?
Student demographics at Bessemer City Middle are roughly 41% White, 24% Hispanic, 27% Black, 0% Asian, 7% Two or more.
What district is Bessemer City Middle in?
Bessemer City Middle is part of Gaston County Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.