- Address
- 1320 North 12th Street, Bessemer City, NC 28016
Open in Maps → - Phone
- (704) 836-9109
- Grades served
- PK-2
- NCES school ID
- 370162000669
School calendar
Bessemer City Primary's own events for the year — school events, holidays, breaks and teacher workdays — with a printable PDF and a calendar file you can subscribe to.
View the calendar →Location and nearby schools
10 nearestLoading the map…
- Bessemer City Central Elemunder 0.1 mi
- Bessemer City High0.4 mi
- Bessemer City Middle2.4 mi
- Edward D Sadler Jr Elementary School3.0 mi
- Costner Elementary3.3 mi
- Tryon Elementary3.8 mi
- Webb Street School4.4 mi
- Gaston Virtual Academy4.7 mi
- East Elementary4.7 mi
- North Elementary4.8 mi
How Bessemer City Primary compares
Its 2024–25 performance score of 37 against comparable schools. Percentile is the share of that group scoring lower.
Chronic absence is lower here than at 37% of the 2,482 North Carolina schools reporting it.
Performance score since 2018
Score down 9 points since 2018 (46 → 37). No grades were issued for 2020 or 2021.
| Year | Score | Grade | Growth | Achievement |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 37 | F | -- | -- |
| 2024 | 39 | F | -- | -- |
| 2023 | 36 | F | -- | -- |
| 2022 | 41 | D | -- | -- |
| 2019 | 42 | D | -- | -- |
| 2018 | 46 | D | -- | -- |
Rankings and trends are calculated by Back To School NC from NC DPI report card results; NC DPI publishes each school's own figures but not its standing among peers. See Gaston County Schools for district totals.
Student Demographics
Gender Distribution
Total Students: 445Student counts for Bessemer City Primary, 2024-2025, from the NCES Common Core of Data. Percentages are of 445 students and may not total 100% because of rounding.
Students
Student Population
Students Counted: 456Student indicators for Bessemer City Primary, 2024-2025, from the North Carolina School Report Cards. Attendance is out of the 456 students DPI counted. A student is chronically absent after missing 10% or more of the days enrolled; the other measures overlap it and each other.
Teachers
Licensing & Certification
Total Teachers: 23.6 FTETeacher figures for Bessemer City Primary, 2024-2025, from the North Carolina School Report Cards. Counts are full-time equivalents, not headcount. Licensing and certification percentages are each out of 23.6 FTE.
NC School Report Card
2024-2025Teachers
Reported as full-time-equivalent staff, so figures carry decimals.
| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| Total teachers | 23.55 |
| Experienced teachers | 17.63 (75%) |
| Beginning teachers | 5.92 (25%) |
| Holding a standard license | 22.07 (94%) |
| Emergency or provisional licenses | 1.48 (6%) |
| National Board certified | 4 |
Students
| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| Chronically absent (119 of 456) | 26.1% |
| Economically disadvantaged | 78.5% |
| English learners making progress (of 40) | 57.5% |
School environment
| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| Devices per student | 0.48 |
| Library books per student | 19.69 |
| Students have device access | Yes |
| Devices may go home | No |
| Wireless access points per classroom | 1.27 |
Federal & state designations
| Designation | Applies |
|---|---|
| Low-performing school | No |
| Recurring low-performing | No |
| CSI — low performing | No |
| CSI — low graduation rate | No |
| TSI — at risk | Yes |
| TSI — consistently underperforming | Yes |
CSI is Comprehensive Support and Improvement; TSI is Targeted Support and Improvement, both federal ESSA categories.
Download this report card
Bessemer City Primary's 2024-2025 report card as an interactive PDF — bookmarked sections, donut and bar charts for performance, attendance and achievement levels, and the NC DPI and NCES sources cited with working links.
Other elementary schools in this district
All 56 schools →Belmont Central Elementary
Bessemer City Central Elem
Brookside Elementary
Carr Elementary
Catawba Heights Elementary
Chapel Grove Elementary
Enrollment and staffing come from the NCES Common Core of Data (CCD), U.S. Department of Education for 2024-2025; performance, attendance and economic-need figures are the state's NC School Report Card for the same year. Contact the school to confirm current details.