📍 918 Huffine Mill Road, Greensboro, Guilford County, 27405
Bessemer Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Greensboro, Guilford County. The school has 465 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Guilford County Schools school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in an urban setting. The school employs 33.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.8:1. 17% of students are proficient in reading. 21% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Bessemer Elementary enrolls 465 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 48% male and 52% female. A teaching staff of 33.6 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.8:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 64% Black or African American, 27% Hispanic or Latino and 4.1% Asian.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 296 | 64% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 127 | 27% |
| Asian | 19 | 4.1% |
| White | 12 | 2.6% |
| Two or more races | 9 | 1.9% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
462 of the school's 465 students (99%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 462 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 Elementary is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Large). 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-50, state senate district 28, state house district 57.
Bessemer Elementary is one of 126 schools in Guilford County Schools, based in Greensboro, North Carolina. The district serves 67,620 students district-wide and employs 4,545 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 465 students, Bessemer Elementary is close to the district average of about 537 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Large
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