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Bessemer City Central Elementary Primary School
1400 Puett's Chapel Rd Bessemer City NC, 28016, Gaston County Phone: 704-629-2206 Ranking:  (1,596 out of 1,874, bottom 15%)*Type: Regular Primary School Status: Currently Operational Grade: Grade 3 to Grade 5 School District: Gaston County Schools Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA Magnet: NA Charter: NA Shared-Time School: NA |
Students and Teachers
| 2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | 20 | 19 | 19 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 31 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 343 | 321 | 332 | 355 | 372 | 378 | 505 | |||||||
| Grade 3: | 131 | 38.2% | 105 | 32.7% | 102 | 30.7% | 126 | 35.5% | 113 | 30.4% | 125 | 33.1% | 130 | 25.7% |
| Grade 4: | 105 | 30.6% | 102 | 31.8% | 116 | 34.9% | 108 | 30.4% | 120 | 32.3% | 129 | 34.1% | 123 | 24.4% |
| Grade 5: | 107 | 31.2% | 114 | 35.5% | 114 | 34.3% | 121 | 34.1% | 139 | 37.4% | 124 | 32.8% | 113 | 22.4% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 170 | 49.6% | 162 | 50.5% | 175 | 52.7% | 178 | 50.1% | 185 | 49.7% | 184 | 48.7% | 242 | 47.9% |
| Female: | 173 | 50.4% | 159 | 49.5% | 157 | 47.3% | 177 | 49.9% | 179 | 48.1% | 186 | 49.2% | 244 | 48.3% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 1 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Asian: | 2 | 0.6% | 1 | 0.3% | 2 | 0.6% | 2 | 0.6% | 3 | 0.8% | 2 | 0.5% | 2 | 0.4% |
| Hispanic: | 33 | 9.6% | 23 | 7.2% | 18 | 5.4% | 16 | 4.5% | 14 | 3.8% | 25 | 6.6% | 36 | 7.1% |
| Black: | 47 | 13.7% | 49 | 15.3% | 53 | 16.0% | 55 | 15.5% | 80 | 21.5% | 77 | 20.4% | 84 | 16.6% |
| White: | 249 | 72.6% | 241 | 75.1% | 250 | 75.3% | 273 | 76.9% | 274 | 73.7% | 274 | 72.5% | 368 | 72.9% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 11 | 3.2% | 7 | 2.2% | 9 | 2.7% | 9 | 2.5% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 238 | 69.4% | 222 | 69.2% | 29 | 8.7% | 26 | 7.3% | 29 | 7.8% | 40 | 10.6% | 52 | 10.3% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 24 | 7.0% | 26 | 8.1% | 207 | 62.3% | 232 | 65.4% | 240 | 64.5% | 1 | 0.3% | 2 | 0.4% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 17.50 | 17.17 | 17.17 | 14.64 | 16.00 | 16.20 | 16.20 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| EOG | ||||||
| 2006 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 62.9% | 68.8% | 67.8% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 50.4% | 66.4% | 70.9% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 67.6% | 73.6% | 73.2% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 76% | 79.6% | 81.3% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 66.4% | 81.8% | 81.9% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 64.8% | 80.8% | 82.1% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 80.4% | 80% | 82.8% |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 22.9% | 39.7% | 46.8% |
| 2006 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 86.2% | 84.8% | 82.9% |
| 2007 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 72.8% | 77.4% | 81.8% |
| 2008 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 43.4% | 53.4% | 54.5% |
| 2009 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 56% | 65.3% | 65.5% |
| 2010 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 47.1% | 64.3% | 66.4% |
| 2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 52.8% | 67.1% | 67.6% |
| 2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 68.6% | 65.1% | 68.8% |
| 2013 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 28.6% | 39.4% | 45.2% |
| 2006 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 42% | 65.1% | 65% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 43.6% | 65.1% | 67.7% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 51.6% | 69.6% | 72.8% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 72.3% | 79.3% | 81.5% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 74.8% | 81.8% | 83% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 69.7% | 81.4% | 83.8% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 66.1% | 81.8% | 85.1% |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 27.4% | 39.6% | 47.6% |
| 2006 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 71.3% | 83.8% | 83.4% |
| 2007 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 71.8% | 83.8% | 85.2% |
| 2008 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 34.7% | 55.4% | 59.2% |
| 2009 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 50.8% | 67.7% | 69.1% |
| 2010 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 51.2% | 70.2% | 71.6% |
| 2011 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 58% | 70.1% | 71.6% |
| 2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 52.2% | 69.5% | 71.6% |
| 2013 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 34.5% | 37.8% | 43.7% |
| 2006 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 40.6% | 51.6% | 49.5% |
| 2007 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 44% | 55.1% | 52% |
| 2008 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 42% | 57.9% | 58.7% |
| 2006 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 57.4% | 62.7% | 63.1% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 42.9% | 66.3% | 66.7% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 62.6% | 68.9% | 69.6% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 71.4% | 78.1% | 80.1% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 77.9% | 80.1% | 81.2% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 76.9% | 81.7% | 82% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 72% | 80.4% | 82.1% |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 16.0% | 39.2% | 47.7% |
| 2006 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 88% | 88.1% | 88.4% |
| 2007 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 84.4% | 89.8% | 89.3% |
| 2008 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 39.1% | 53.1% | 55.6% |
| 2009 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 53.2% | 65.3% | 68.5% |
| 2010 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 61% | 68.9% | 71.1% |
| 2011 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 61.2% | 70.8% | 72.3% |
| 2012 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 52% | 69.3% | 72.3% |
| 2013 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 17.9% | 34.9% | 39.5% |
| 2008 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 15.8% | 29.2% | 40.1% |
| 2009 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 33.3% | 52.2% | 60.8% |
| 2010 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 52.2% | 63.7% | 68.9% |
| 2011 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 52.1% | 67.6% | 73.4% |
| 2012 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 55.2% | 71.7% | 75.9% |
| 2013 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 16.0% | 32.7% | 45.4% |
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* Bessemer City Central Elementary Primary School was rated 1.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.