Bessemer City High

High school·Grades 9-12 Bessemer City, North Carolina·28016
Score
10.3/100
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#460
Among 512 North Carolina high schools
#11
In Gaston County Schools
Top 90%
In North Carolina

Score 10.3/100: better than 10% of North Carolina high schools on 2025-26 state tests. Schools are only compared with others of the same type in the same state. How we score schools

Performance (state tests, 2025-26)

% proficient on state tests in North Carolina, all students. Colored bars are green when the school is at or above the average for similar North Carolina schools.

English language arts
42%
Similar North Carolina schools ≈ 64%, better than 13% of them
147 students tested
Math
34%
Similar North Carolina schools ≈ 58%, better than 12% of them
247 students tested
Science
34%
Similar North Carolina schools ≈ 59%, better than 10% of them
170 students tested
All North Carolina schools (ELA / math)
57% / 59%
State average across every school type, 2025-26
All 4 published results by grade and test

As published by North Carolina Department of Public Instruction. "Hidden" means the state didn't publish the result to protect student privacy.

SubjectGradeTestResultStudents tested
English language artsHigh schoolNC EOC English II41.5147
MathHigh schoolNC EOC NC Math 126.4144
MathHigh schoolNC EOC NC Math 345.6103
ScienceHigh schoolNC EOC Biology34.1170

School profile

Grades
9-12
Students
548
Type
High school
Charter school
No
Program
Regular

Students

Enrollment
548
Typical high school: 737
Free or reduced-price lunch
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Not reported to the federal data

District and location

School district
City
Gaston County

Contact

Address
119 Yellow Jacket Lane
Bessemer City, NC 28016

"Typical" is the middle (median) high school in North Carolina. Higher or lower is not in itself better or worse. Address, phone and website are as the state reported them to the U.S. Department of Education for 2024-25, so check with the school before visiting. School details: U.S. Department of Education, Common Core of Data (enrollment 2023-24).

Nearby high schools

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Location

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Bessemer City High at a glance

Bessemer City High is a public high school in Bessemer City, North Carolina, serving grades 9-12. It is part of Gaston County Schools. It has about 548 students (a typical North Carolina high school has 737).

In 2025-26 state tests, 42% in English language arts (similar schools: 64%) and 34% in math (similar schools: 58%) reached the state standard (% proficient). On our score, which compares it only with other North Carolina high schools, it scores 10.3 out of 100: better than 10% of them, ranking #460 of 512. Its English language arts result rose by 7 points from the year before. This overview is generated automatically from published state and federal data; figures are rounded, and you can check the originals via the official sources above.

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Page updated 2026-10-12.