Impact of COVID-19 on Bessemer City Central Elementary
The coronavirus has had a profound impact on education in America.
Learning shifted online overnight, attendance numbers dwindled, and enrollment decreased.
SchoolDigger.com is making it easier for you to better assess how COVID-19 has impacted your school.
Through the collection of pre-pandemic (2019) and current data, SchoolDigger.com is sharing test scores,
enrollment numbers and school demographics from schools across the country – and we make it easy to see how impacted schools compare locally and statewide.
Rankings
Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
Ranks 1389th of 1473 Elementary schools | Ranks 1418th of 1502 Elementary schools | 0.1% |
Test Scores
|
% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
3rd Grade Mathematics (Bessemer City Central Elementary) | 33.5 | 40.6 | 7.1% |
3rd Grade Mathematics (Gaston County Schools) | 56.4 | 55.9 | 0.5% |
3rd Grade Mathematics (North Carolina) | 64.3 | 61.1 | 3.2% |
3rd Grade Reading (Bessemer City Central Elementary) | 29.7 | 22.8 | 6.9% |
3rd Grade Reading (Gaston County Schools) | 51.8 | 40.6 | 11.2% |
3rd Grade Reading (North Carolina) | 56.8 | 48 | 8.8% |
4th Grade Mathematics (Bessemer City Central Elementary) | 45.7 | 25.2 | 20.5% |
4th Grade Mathematics (Gaston County Schools) | 49.5 | 47.5 | 2% |
4th Grade Mathematics (North Carolina) | 57.3 | 55.3 | 2% |
4th Grade Reading (Bessemer City Central Elementary) | 39.1 | 28.7 | 10.4% |
4th Grade Reading (Gaston County Schools) | 53.6 | 48.9 | 4.7% |
4th Grade Reading (North Carolina) | 57.3 | 55.3 | 2% |
5th Grade Mathematics (Bessemer City Central Elementary) | 24.4 | 29.3 | 4.9% |
5th Grade Mathematics (Gaston County Schools) | 52.5 | 48.6 | 3.9% |
5th Grade Mathematics (North Carolina) | 60.2 | 55.9 | 4.3% |
5th Grade Reading (Bessemer City Central Elementary) | 23.7 | 25.6 | 1.9% |
5th Grade Reading (Gaston County Schools) | 50.6 | 42.7 | 7.9% |
5th Grade Reading (North Carolina) | 54.6 | 48 | 6.6% |
5th Grade Science (Bessemer City Central Elementary) | 48.1 | 41.5 | 6.6% |
5th Grade Science (Gaston County Schools) | 69.3 | 60 | 9.3% |
5th Grade Science (North Carolina) | 72.6 | 65.3 | 7.3% |
Student Body
|
Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
Total Students | 434 | 407 | 6.2% |
African American | 132 | 102 | 22.7% |
American Indian | 1 | 0 | 100% |
Asian | 0 | 1 | |
Hispanic | 67 | 80 | 19.4% |
Pacific Islander | 0 | 0 | |
White | 214 | 194 | 9.3% |
Two or More Races | 20 | 30 | 50% |
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients | 98.8% | 99.3% | 0.4% |