Impact of COVID-19 on Bessemer City High
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 455th of 514 High schools | Ranks 416th of 626 High schools | 22.1% |
Test Scores
|
% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
End of Course Biology (Bessemer City High) | 32.7 | 46.9 | 14.2% |
End of Course Biology (Gaston County Schools) | 59.9 | 56.2 | 3.7% |
End of Course Biology (North Carolina) | 59.6 | 54.1 | 5.5% |
End of Course English II (Bessemer City High) | 32.2 | 38.6 | 6.4% |
End of Course English II (Gaston County Schools) | 59.2 | 54.1 | 5.1% |
End of Course English II (North Carolina) | 59.7 | 58.5 | 1.2% |
End of Course Math I (Bessemer City High) | 18.9 | 26 | 7.1% |
End of Course Math I (Gaston County Schools) | 49.6 | 39 | 10.6% |
End of Course Math I (North Carolina) | 41.2 | 35.9 | 5.3% |
End of Course Math III (Bessemer City High) | 19.5 | 62.5 | 43% |
End of Course Math III (Gaston County Schools) | 43.5 | 58.7 | 15.2% |
End of Course Math III (North Carolina) | 46.8 | 58.3 | 11.5% |
Student Body
|
Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
Total Students | 611 | 566 | 7.4% |
African American | 149 | 157 | 5.4% |
American Indian | 0 | 2 | |
Asian | 3 | 2 | 33.3% |
Hispanic | 60 | 115 | 91.7% |
Pacific Islander | 0 | 1 | |
White | 379 | 260 | 31.4% |
Two or More Races | 20 | 29 | 45% |
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients | 62.4% | 79.9% | 17.5% |