Bessemer City Primary
Public · Grades Pre-K–2 · 445 students
Bessemer City Central Elem
1400 Puett's Chapel Road, Bessemer City, NC 28016
Grades
3–5
Elementary
Students
392
Enrolled 2024–25
Students per teacher
16.1 : 1
Full-time teachers
District
Gaston County Schools
Gaston County
Schola Grade D · Below average
Letter grade (A–F) · compared with 1,394 North Carolina elementary schools · How we grade
Percentiles compare this school with other North Carolina elementary schools; the line marks the middle. Data: test scores 2021–22, graduation and absenteeism 2022–23 (U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts); coursework 2023–24 (Civil Rights Data Collection); staffing 2024–25 (NCES).
About Bessemer City Central Elem
Bessemer City Central Elem is a public elementary school in Bessemer City, North Carolina, serving grades 3–5. It is part of Gaston County Schools. The school is located in a midsize suburb in Gaston County.
In the 2024–25 school year, 392 students were enrolled, with about 16.1 students for every full-time teacher. That ratio is larger than the typical North Carolina elementary school (14.5 students per teacher). Its Schola Grade is D (below average), compared with 1,394 North Carolina elementary schools.
Grades & enrollment
Students per grade, 2024–25Grades 3–5
Location & nearby schools
School details
- Type
- Public School · What this means
- Level
- Elementary
- Grades offered
- 3–5
- Enrollment (2024–25)
- 392 students
- Students per teacher
- 16.1 to 1
- Charter school
- No
- Magnet school
- No
- Locale
- Suburb — Midsize
- School district
- Gaston County Schools
- County
- Gaston County
- NCES school ID
- 370162000667
Schools near Bessemer City Central Elem
All 5 schools in Bessemer City →
Edward D Sadler Jr Elementary School
Public · Grades Pre-K–5 · 374 students
Costner Elementary
Public · Grades Pre-K–5 · 430 students
Tryon Elementary
Public · Grades Pre-K–5 · 336 students
North Elementary
Public · Grades Pre-K–4 · 272 students
Pleasant Ridge Elementary
Public · Grades Pre-K–5 · 887 students
School data comes from the U.S. Department of Education: the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) Common Core of Data and EDGE school locations (2024–25) and Private School Survey (2023–24), the Civil Rights Data Collection (2023–24), and EDFacts (test results 2021–22; graduation and chronic absenteeism 2022–23), plus other public sources. Please contact the school to confirm enrollment, programs, and other details. How we source data.