Bessemer City Middle Middle School
525 Ed Wilson Rd Bessemer City NC, 28016, Gaston County Phone: 704-629-3281 Ranking:  (1,612 out of 1,874, bottom 14%)*Type: Regular Middle School Status: Currently Operational Grade: Grade 6 to Grade 8 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: | 34 | 35 | 31 | 36 | 36 | 37 | 36 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 544 | 606 | 603 | 581 | 605 | 580 | 557 | |||||||
| Grade 6: | 178 | 32.7% | 194 | 32.0% | 202 | 33.5% | 214 | 36.8% | 198 | 32.7% | 199 | 34.3% | 206 | 37.0% |
| Grade 7: | 187 | 34.4% | 197 | 32.5% | 213 | 35.3% | 186 | 32.0% | 198 | 32.7% | 208 | 35.9% | 160 | 28.7% |
| Grade 8: | 179 | 32.9% | 215 | 35.5% | 188 | 31.2% | 181 | 31.2% | 209 | 34.5% | 173 | 29.8% | 191 | 34.3% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 289 | 53.1% | 310 | 51.2% | 299 | 49.6% | 293 | 50.4% | 315 | 52.1% | 277 | 47.8% | 267 | 47.9% |
| Female: | 255 | 46.9% | 296 | 48.8% | 304 | 50.4% | 288 | 49.6% | 282 | 46.6% | 295 | 50.9% | 274 | 49.2% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% |
| Asian: | 4 | 0.7% | 3 | 0.5% | 2 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% |
| Hispanic: | 45 | 8.3% | 48 | 7.9% | 45 | 7.5% | 41 | 7.1% | 41 | 6.8% | 38 | 6.6% | 36 | 6.5% |
| Black: | 115 | 21.1% | 131 | 21.6% | 144 | 23.9% | 130 | 22.4% | 166 | 27.4% | 146 | 25.2% | 126 | 22.6% |
| White: | 360 | 66.2% | 401 | 66.2% | 392 | 65.0% | 391 | 67.3% | 398 | 65.8% | 394 | 67.9% | 381 | 68.4% |
| 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: | 20 | 3.7% | 23 | 3.8% | 20 | 3.3% | 18 | 3.1% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 369 | 67.8% | 415 | 68.5% | 51 | 8.5% | 45 | 7.7% | 57 | 9.4% | 60 | 10.3% | 45 | 8.1% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 37 | 6.8% | 39 | 6.4% | 403 | 66.8% | 379 | 65.2% | 389 | 64.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 0.4% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 15.86 | 17.36 | 19.20 | 16.37 | 16.81 | 15.80 | 15.60 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| EOC | ||||||
| 2006 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | > 95.0% | 84.3% | 82.6% |
| 2007 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | > 95.0% | 68.4% | 66.7% |
| 2008 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 93.1% | 72% | 69% |
| 2009 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | > 95.0% | 72.8% | 67.7% |
| 2010 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | > 95.0% | 74.4% | 77.8% |
| 2011 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | > 95.0% | 74.3% | 76.7% |
| 2012 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 94.5% | 76.2% | 78.7% |
| 2013 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 43.1% | 30.9% | 36.3% |
| EOG | ||||||
| 2006 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 50.8% | 59.8% | 61.9% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 47.1% | 60.5% | 64.6% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 37.7% | 62.6% | 68.2% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 60.1% | 76.2% | 78.1% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 63.1% | 80.6% | 80.5% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 68.4% | 79.4% | 80.7% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 56.5% | 79% | 80.5% |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 18.8% | 37.8% | 38.9% |
| 2006 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 80.3% | 81.1% | 81.5% |
| 2007 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 72.3% | 79.9% | 82.5% |
| 2008 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 40.8% | 56.3% | 59.3% |
| 2009 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 59.1% | 69.6% | 71% |
| 2010 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 62.6% | 74.4% | 75.3% |
| 2011 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 64.1% | 75.6% | 75.1% |
| 2012 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 58.5% | 74.7% | 75.2% |
| 2013 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 31.3% | 40.9% | 46.4% |
| 2006 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 51.2% | 60% | 61.8% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 51.7% | 58.2% | 63.5% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 55% | 61.2% | 67.3% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 61.5% | 74.8% | 78.4% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 60.7% | 75.3% | 80.2% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 63% | 76% | 81.1% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 68.3% | 78.3% | 81.1% |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 14.3% | 33.8% | 38.5% |
| 2006 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 85.6% | 84.5% | 86.4% |
| 2007 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 83.7% | 83.8% | 86.3% |
| 2008 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 42.8% | 45.3% | 51.1% |
| 2009 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 51.9% | 62.7% | 65% |
| 2010 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 49.4% | 63.5% | 66.8% |
| 2011 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 51.3% | 65.1% | 67.8% |
| 2012 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 53.7% | 66.4% | 68.2% |
| 2013 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 26.5% | 41.8% | 47.8% |
| 2006 | Writing | 7th Grade | % met std | 49.7% | 51.5% | 46% |
| 2007 | Writing | 7th Grade | % met std | 42.8% | 47.5% | 50.4% |
| 2008 | Writing | 7th Grade | % met std | 55.5% | 56.8% | 57.5% |
| 2006 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 49.7% | 55% | 60.7% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 59.9% | 58.3% | 65.1% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 58.9% | 62.2% | 68.2% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 71.1% | 76.4% | 80.4% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 70.4% | 81.5% | 83.9% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 82.3% | 82.4% | 84.4% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 72.5% | 81.2% | 85.2% |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 15.9% | 29.4% | 34.2% |
| 2006 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 86.9% | 86.7% | 86.9% |
| 2007 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 86% | 85.2% | 87.9% |
| 2008 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 44.2% | 52.2% | 54.2% |
| 2009 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 57.2% | 65.5% | 66.6% |
| 2010 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 58.6% | 66.8% | 69.5% |
| 2011 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 59.4% | 68.4% | 69.8% |
| 2012 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 54.4% | 69.1% | 71.1% |
| 2013 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 23.6% | 38.1% | 41.0% |
| 2008 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 41.5% | 44.9% | 51.7% |
| 2009 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 70.5% | 69.3% | 67.6% |
| 2010 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 75.9% | 69.9% | 72.8% |
| 2011 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 76% | 70.8% | 74.9% |
| 2012 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 76.9% | 71.6% | 77.3% |
| 2013 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 65.9% | 53.8% | 59.1% |
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* Bessemer City Middle Middle 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.