📍 525 Ed Wilson Road, Bessemer City, Gaston County, 28016
Bessemer City Middle is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Bessemer City, Gaston County. The school has 500 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Gaston County Schools school district. It serves grades 6–8 in a suburban setting. The school employs 26.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 18.6:1. 30% of students are proficient in reading. 30% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Bessemer City Middle enrolls 500 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 54% male and 46% female. A teaching staff of 26.9 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 18.6:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 45% White, 26% Black or African American and 20% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 225 | 45% |
| Black or African American | 129 | 26% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 99 | 20% |
| Two or more races | 45 | 9% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
497 of the school's 500 students (99%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 497 qualify for free lunch and 0 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Bessemer City Middle is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Midsize). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district NC At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 43, state house district 110.
Bessemer City Middle is one of 56 schools in Gaston County Schools, based in Gastonia, North Carolina. The district serves 30,995 students district-wide and employs 1,828 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 500 students, Bessemer City Middle is close to the district average of about 553 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Midsize
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