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Bessemer City High High School
119 Yellow Jacket Ln Bessemer City NC, 28016, Gaston County Phone: 704-629-2258 Ranking:  (281 out of 287, bottom 2%)*Type: Regular High School Status: Currently Operational Grade: Grade 9 to Grade 12 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: | 41 | 40 | 38 | 40 | 39 | 43 | 47 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 642 | 610 | 527 | 566 | 687 | 709 | 653 | |||||||
| Grade 9: | 211 | 32.9% | 204 | 33.4% | 187 | 35.5% | 201 | 35.5% | 224 | 32.6% | 240 | 33.9% | 215 | 32.9% |
| Grade 10: | 180 | 28.0% | 166 | 27.2% | 147 | 27.9% | 132 | 23.3% | 194 | 28.2% | 176 | 24.8% | 165 | 25.3% |
| Grade 11: | 132 | 20.6% | 142 | 23.3% | 89 | 16.9% | 115 | 20.3% | 137 | 19.9% | 153 | 21.6% | 153 | 23.4% |
| Grade 12: | 119 | 18.5% | 98 | 16.1% | 104 | 19.7% | 118 | 20.8% | 132 | 19.2% | 140 | 19.7% | 120 | 18.4% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 319 | 49.7% | 315 | 51.6% | 272 | 51.6% | 304 | 53.7% | 351 | 51.1% | 378 | 53.3% | 338 | 51.8% |
| Female: | 323 | 50.3% | 295 | 48.4% | 255 | 48.4% | 262 | 46.3% | 328 | 47.7% | 323 | 45.6% | 304 | 46.6% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Asian: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.2% |
| Hispanic: | 47 | 7.3% | 49 | 8.0% | 47 | 8.9% | 38 | 6.7% | 42 | 6.1% | 29 | 4.1% | 19 | 2.9% |
| Black: | 147 | 22.9% | 127 | 20.8% | 104 | 19.7% | 114 | 20.1% | 149 | 21.7% | 170 | 24.0% | 149 | 22.8% |
| White: | 430 | 67.0% | 418 | 68.5% | 357 | 67.7% | 394 | 69.6% | 494 | 71.9% | 509 | 71.8% | 477 | 73.0% |
| 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: | 18 | 2.8% | 16 | 2.6% | 19 | 3.6% | 20 | 3.5% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 393 | 61.2% | 362 | 59.3% | 43 | 8.2% | 37 | 6.5% | 53 | 7.7% | 58 | 8.2% | 57 | 8.7% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 42 | 6.5% | 39 | 6.4% | 300 | 56.9% | 310 | 54.8% | 367 | 53.4% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 15.77 | 15.14 | 13.83 | 14.29 | 17.50 | 16.40 | 13.90 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| EOC | ||||||
| 2006 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 77.4% | 84.3% | 82.6% |
| 2007 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 54.1% | 68.4% | 66.7% |
| 2008 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 61.6% | 72% | 69% |
| 2009 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 49.3% | 72.8% | 67.7% |
| 2010 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 49.2% | 74.4% | 77.8% |
| 2011 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 42.8% | 74.3% | 76.7% |
| 2012 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 57% | 76.2% | 78.7% |
| 2013 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | < 5.0% | 30.9% | 36.3% |
| 2006 | Algebra II | End of course | % met std | 77.3% | 75.4% | 80.3% |
| 2007 | Algebra II | End of course | % met std | 39.6% | 51.1% | 65.1% |
| 2008 | Algebra II | End of course | % met std | 35.3% | 58.6% | 67.2% |
| 2009 | Algebra II | End of course | % met std | 38.7% | 70.2% | 72.9% |
| 2010 | Algebra II | End of course | % met std | 70.8% | 81.4% | 84.9% |
| 2011 | Algebra II | End of course | % met std | 77.6% | 76% | 82.3% |
| 2006 | Biology | End of course | % met std | 54.8% | 57% | 63.4% |
| 2007 | Biology | End of course | % met std | 46.5% | 57.4% | 65.3% |
| 2008 | Biology | End of course | % met std | 47.3% | 61.6% | 68% |
| 2009 | Biology | End of course | % met std | 44.7% | 70.4% | 71.2% |
| 2010 | Biology | End of course | % met std | 73.7% | 80.3% | 81.2% |
| 2011 | Biology | End of course | % met std | 68% | 79.4% | 79.9% |
| 2012 | Biology | End of course | % met std | 69.2% | 81.7% | 83% |
| 2013 | Biology | End of course | % met std | 29.1% | 43.9% | 45.6% |
| 2006 | Chemistry | End of course | % met std | 56% | 75.4% | 77.1% |
| 2008 | Chemistry | End of course | % met std | 21.3% | 63.6% | 71.8% |
| 2009 | Chemistry | End of course | % met std | 50% | 73% | 77.7% |
| 2006 | Civics and Economics | End of course | % met std | 35.3% | 56.4% | 60.1% |
| 2007 | Civics and Economics | End of course | % met std | 40.5% | 61.1% | 65.8% |
| 2008 | Civics and Economics | End of course | % met std | 44% | 63.2% | 68.5% |
| 2009 | Civics and Economics | End of course | % met std | 56.5% | 71.2% | 71.4% |
| 2010 | Civics and Economics | End of course | % met std | 62.4% | 81.5% | 78.7% |
| 2011 | Civics and Economics | End of course | % met std | 57.9% | 83.6% | 80% |
| 2006 | English I | End of course | % met std | 59.8% | 79.1% | 82.8% |
| 2007 | English I | End of course | % met std | 53.3% | 66.8% | 72.1% |
| 2008 | English I | End of course | % met std | 55.6% | 68.7% | 73.1% |
| 2009 | English I | End of course | % met std | 60.8% | 71.5% | 73.8% |
| 2010 | English I | End of course | % met std | 64.4% | 80.2% | 82.4% |
| 2011 | English I | End of course | % met std | 61.8% | 78.1% | 80.6% |
| 2012 | English I | End of course | % met std | 68.5% | 82% | 82.9% |
| 2013 | English II | End of course | % met std | 31.5% | 48.2% | 51.2% |
| 2006 | Geometry | End of course | % met std | 65.7% | 67.8% | 68.8% |
| 2007 | Geometry | End of course | % met std | 53% | 55.6% | 63.3% |
| 2008 | Geometry | End of course | % met std | 66.1% | 60.6% | 67.9% |
| 2009 | Geometry | End of course | % met std | 74.3% | 73.5% | 73.3% |
| 2010 | Geometry | End of course | % met std | 69.3% | 85.5% | 82.3% |
| 2006 | Physical Science | End of course | % met std | 47.7% | 65.3% | 69.1% |
| 2008 | Physical Science | End of course | % met std | 26% | 56.3% | 58.4% |
| 2009 | Physical Science | End of course | % met std | 45.3% | 57.4% | 62.7% |
| 2010 | Physical Science | End of course | % met std | 63.3% | 73.2% | 76.4% |
| 2011 | Physical Science | End of course | % met std | 93.8% | 78.2% | 76.5% |
| 2008 | Physics | End of course | % met std | 57.1% | 78.1% | 81.5% |
| 2006 | US History | End of course | % met std | 52.4% | 55.7% | 56.8% |
| 2007 | US History | End of course | % met std | 48.7% | 57.5% | 64.6% |
| 2008 | US History | End of course | % met std | 54.2% | 66.2% | 66.5% |
| 2009 | US History | End of course | % met std | 68.9% | 77.7% | 71.2% |
| 2010 | US History | End of course | % met std | 63.8% | 83.6% | 81.6% |
| 2011 | US History | End of course | % met std | 75% | 86.2% | 81.5% |
| EOG | ||||||
| 2006 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % met std | 9.1% | 13% | 17.6% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % met std | 7.7% | 17.2% | 22.6% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % met std | 5.9% | 12.1% | 25.1% |
| 2006 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | < 5.0% | 20.6% | 18.5% |
| 2006 | Writing | 10th Grade | % met std | 53.1% | 61.3% | 54.1% |
| 2007 | Writing | 10th Grade | % met std | 32.5% | 48.4% | 51.8% |
| 2008 | Writing | 10th Grade | % met std | 61.3% | 70% | 71.9% |
| 2009 | Writing | 10th Grade | % met std | 55% | 65.4% | 70.1% |
| 2010 | Writing | 10th Grade | % met std | 52.8% | 66.3% | 69.4% |
| 2011 | Writing | 10th Grade | % met std | 35.1% | 65.6% | 69.9% |
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* Bessemer City High High School was rated 3.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.