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Bessemer Elementary

Guilford County Schools · Guilford County

Address
918 Huffine Mill Road, Greensboro, NC 27405
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Grades served
PK-5
NCES school ID
370192000760
509
Students
30.9
Teachers (FTE)
16.5:1
Student–teacher ratio
F
Performance grade
39
Performance score
Met
Academic growth
40%
Chronically absent
78.1%
Economically disadvantaged

School calendar

Guilford County Schools's traditional calendar for the year — first and last days, holidays, breaks and teacher workdays, which apply to Bessemer Elementary — with a printable PDF and a calendar file you can subscribe to.

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Attendance zone

Guilford County Schools

The area Guilford County Schools assigns to Bessemer Elementary. Zones change, and addresses near a boundary are often decided case by case - confirm with the district before making plans.

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Zone for Bessemer ElementaryNeighbouring zoneThis school

Zone boundary published by Guilford County Schools as “NEWElementaryNTZs24_25”, last updated 2026-09-08.

How Bessemer Elementary compares

Its 2024–25 performance score of 39 against comparable schools. Percentile is the share of that group scoring lower.

All North Carolina public schools4th percentile
Higher than 4% · rank 2,359 of 2,483
North Carolina elementary schools4th percentile
Higher than 4% · rank 1,354 of 1,419
Guilford County Schools2nd percentile
Higher than 2% · rank 106 of 109

Chronic absence is lower here than at 9% of the 2,482 North Carolina schools reporting it.

Performance score since 2014

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Score up 2 points since 2014 (37 → 39). Met or exceeded expected growth in 9 of 10 years. No grades were issued for 2020 or 2021.

YearScoreGradeGrowthAchievement
202539FMet28.9
202443DMet33.9
202344DMet33.9
202239FMet27.5
201945DMet35.7
201837FNot Met32.3
201742DMet33
201639FMet30
201539FMet29
201437FMet27

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 Guilford County Schools for district totals.

Student Demographics

Black 61.69%Hispanic 27.31%Asian 3.73%White 3.54%Two+ Races 3.14%Native Am. 0.39%Pacific Isl. 0.2%
Black: 61.69% (314) Hispanic: 27.31% (139) Asian: 3.73% (19) White: 3.54% (18) Two+ Races: 3.14% (16) Native Am.: 0.39% (2) Pacific Isl.: 0.2% (1)
Black61.69%
Hispanic27.31%
Asian3.73%
White3.54%
Two+ Races3.14%
Native Am.0.39%
Pacific Isl.0.2%

Gender Distribution

Total Students: 509
56.58%288 Female
43.42%221 Male

Student counts for Bessemer Elementary, 2024-2025, from the NCES Common Core of Data. Percentages are of 509 students and may not total 100% because of rounding.

Students

Regular attendance 60%Chronically absent 40%
Regular attendance: 60% (331) Chronically absent: 40% (221)
Regular attendance60%
Chronically absent40%

Student Population

Students Counted: 552
78.1%Economically disadvantaged
14.54%74 English learners

Student indicators for Bessemer Elementary, 2024-2025, from the North Carolina School Report Cards. Attendance is out of the 552 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

Experienced 69.6%Beginning 30.4%
Experienced: 69.6% (21) Beginning: 30.4% (9)
Experienced69.6%
Beginning30.4%

Licensing & Certification

Total Teachers: 30 FTE
90%Fully licensed
10%Emergency or provisional
0%0 teachers certified

Teacher figures for Bessemer Elementary, 2024-2025, from the North Carolina School Report Cards. Counts are full-time equivalents, not headcount. Licensing and certification percentages are each out of 30 FTE.

NC School Report Card

2024-2025

Student performance by subject

SubjectGrade-level proficientCareer & college ready
Science (grades 5 & 8)31.8%10.2%
Reading (grades 3–8)29.1%16.6%
Mathematics (grades 3–8)28.1%15.7%

Grade-level proficient is levels 3–5; career and college ready is the higher bar of levels 4–5.

Achievement levels

SubjectNot ProficientLevel 3Level 4Level 5
Mathematics (grades 3–8)71.9%12.4%12.9%--
Reading (grades 3–8)70.9%12.6%13.8%--
Science (grades 5 & 8)68.2%21.6%8%--

Academic growth

MeasureStatusGrowth indexScore
OverallMeets Expected Growth0.2380.5

Teachers

Reported as full-time-equivalent staff, so figures carry decimals.

MeasureValue
Total teachers30
Experienced teachers20.88 (70%)
Beginning teachers9.12 (30%)
Holding a standard license27 (90%)
Emergency or provisional licenses3 (10%)

Students

MeasureValue
Chronically absent (221 of 552)40%
Economically disadvantaged78.1%
English learners making progress (of 74)17.6%

School environment

MeasureValue
Devices per student0.8
Library books per student10.34
Students have device accessYes
Devices may go homeYes
Wireless access points per classroom1.43

Federal & state designations

DesignationApplies
Low-performing schoolYes
Recurring low-performingYes
CSI — low performingNo
CSI — low graduation rateNo
TSI — at riskYes
TSI — consistently underperformingNo

CSI is Comprehensive Support and Improvement; TSI is Targeted Support and Improvement, both federal ESSA categories.

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First page of the Bessemer Elementary report card PDF

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Bessemer Elementary'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.

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.