Is Bessemer City Middle a good school?

Bessemer City Middle ranks 579 th of 793 North Carolina middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

How many students attend Bessemer City Middle?

In the 2023-24 school year, 502 students attended Bessemer City Middle.

What is the racial makeup of Bessemer City Middle?

Students at Bessemer City Middle are 45% White, 24% African American, 24% Hispanic, 8% Two or more races.

What high school do graduates of Bessemer City Middle attend?

Students who attend Bessemer City Middle usually go on to attend Bessemer City High

Bessemer City Middle

Summary:

Bessemer City Middle is a public middle school in Bessemer City, North Carolina, serving around 500 students in grades 6-8. The school is part of the Gaston County Schools district, which is ranked 158 out of 242 districts in the state and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Bessemer City Middle has a more diverse student population compared to nearby schools, with a higher percentage of African American (25.8%) and Hispanic (19.8%) students. However, the school consistently underperforms, with test scores that are lower than the Gaston County and North Carolina state averages across all grade levels and subject areas. For example, in 2023-2024, only 31.8% of 8th-grade students at Bessemer City Middle were proficient or better in Math, compared to 43.4% for Gaston County and 46.9% for the state. Additionally, Bessemer City Middle has an extremely high percentage of students (over 99%) receiving free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a high level of economic disadvantage among the student population.

When compared to nearby schools like Cramerton Middle and Kings Mountain Intermediate, Bessemer City Middle generally underperforms on key metrics such as test scores and school rankings. This suggests that factors beyond just the student population, such as school resources, teaching quality, and administrative leadership, may be contributing to the differences in academic performance. Addressing these challenges will likely require a multi-faceted approach involving the school, district, and community stakeholders to provide the necessary support and interventions for the students.

Detail:

Public 6-8

525 Ed Wilson Road
Bessemer City, NC 28016

(704) 836-9602

District: Gaston County Schools

SchoolDigger Rank:
579^th of 793 North Carolina Middle Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $9,249

Students who attend Bessemer City Middle usually attend:

High:

Bessemer City High

Feeder schools for Bessemer City Middle:

Elementary:	Bessemer City Central Elementary
	Bessemer City Primary
	Edward D Sadler Junior Elementary School

Student/teacher ratio: 18.9

Number of students: 502

Racial breakdown:

White:

44.6%

African American:

23.7%

Hispanic:

23.7%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 97.2%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Bessemer City Middle ranks worse than 73% of middle schools in North Carolina. It also ranks 7^th among 11 ranked middle schools in the Gaston County Schools District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 28.18. (See more...)

Student Body

Compare Details Student population at Bessemer City Middle is diverse. Racial makeup is: White (44.6%), African American (23.7%), Hispanic (23.7%). (See more...)

Compare Details 97.2% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Bessemer City Middle is 18.9. 8 middle schools in the Gaston County Schools District have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)

Compare Bessemer City Middle employs 26.4 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Bessemer City Middle is $9,249, which is the 3^rd highest among 11 middle schools in the Gaston County Schools District.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Bessemer City Middle:

SchoolDigger ranks Bessemer City Middle 579^th of 793 North Carolina public middle schools. (See Bessemer City Middle in the ranking list.)

Middle School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

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White students:

Gaston County Schools:

SchoolDigger ranks Gaston County Schools 158^th of 242 North Carolina school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Bessemer City Middle

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Rank History for all students at Bessemer City Middle

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NC State Percentile
2006	47.83	369^th	598	38.3%
2007	38.67	437^th	606	27.9%
2008	33.54	450^th	620	27.4%
2009	35.28	474^th	630	24.8%
2010	30.82	504^th	640	21.3%
2011	36.12	472^nd	648	27.2%
2012	28.66	529^th	662	20.1%
2013	26.64	497^th	673	26.2%
2014	27.63	459^th	627	26.8%
2015	25.47	542^nd	705	23.1%
2016	21.21	560^th	692	19.1%
2017	23.03	550^th	694	20.7%
2018	23.62	542^nd	691	21.6%
2019	28.29	568^th	737	22.9%
2021	30.26	517^th	741	30.2%
2022	27.00	591^st	786	24.8%
2023	40.10	460^th	784	41.3%
2024	28.18	579^th	793	27.0%

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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Bessemer City Middle

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NC State Percentile
2021	54.29	93^rd	248	62.5%
2022	34.19	193^rd	283	31.8%
2023	44.42	171^st	302	43.4%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Bessemer City Middle

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NC State Percentile
2021	40.54	126^th	236	46.6%
2022	40.92	163^rd	312	47.8%
2023	61.33	62^nd	318	80.5%
2024	39.10	210^th	356	41.0%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Bessemer City Middle

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NC State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2024	19.32	449^th	473	5.1%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Bessemer City Middle

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NC State Percentile
2018	31.23	447^th	604	26.0%
2019	34.58	460^th	639	28.0%
2021	35.95	408^th	633	35.5%
2022	34.34	462^nd	689	32.9%
2023	54.68	295^th	735	59.9%
2024	31.83	542^nd	743	27.1%

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Rank History for Female students at Bessemer City Middle

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NC State Percentile
2018	20.71	551^st	656	16.0%
2019	22.34	574^th	684	16.1%
2021	36.22	438^th	706	38.0%
2022	34.92	478^th	733	34.8%
2023	46.72	384^th	731	47.5%
2024	24.24	583^rd	738	21.0%

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Rank History for Disabled students at Bessemer City Middle

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NC State Percentile
2018	34.25	324^th	475	31.8%
2019	34.65	346^th	504	31.3%
2021	22.96	430^th	478	10.0%
2022	32.43	295^th	449	34.3%

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Rank History for Male students at Bessemer City Middle

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NC State Percentile
2018	24.18	526^th	665	20.9%
2019	31.81	503^rd	697	27.8%
2021	25.70	537^th	711	24.5%
2022	19.87	627^th	748	16.2%
2023	33.72	504^th	747	32.5%
2024	31.32	540^th	751	28.1%

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Rank History for African American students at Bessemer City Middle

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NC State Percentile
2018	30.34	374^th	494	24.3%
2019	31.02	397^th	519	23.5%
2021	36.09	338^th	533	36.6%
2022	35.79	349^th	550	36.5%
2023	48.09	249^th	559	55.5%
2024	37.20	349^th	560	37.7%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Bessemer City Middle

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NC State Percentile
2018	36.58	334^th	472	29.2%
2019	51.15	225^th	493	54.4%
2021	58.66	165^th	522	68.4%
2022	27.84	421^st	541	22.2%
2023	42.83	318^th	553	42.5%
2024	30.81	419^th	564	25.7%

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Rank History for White students at Bessemer City Middle

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NC State Percentile
2018	10.91	563^rd	596	5.5%
2019	14.97	581^st	624	6.9%
2021	15.26	575^th	632	9.0%
2022	15.82	604^th	658	8.2%
2023	29.52	495^th	656	24.5%
2024	19.81	552^nd	652	15.3%

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Data source: test scores: North Carolina Dept of Public Instruction, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

Data source: North Carolina Dept of Public Instruction

Review counts

All ratings (Avg rating: 3.7)

67%

33%

Reviews:

by a student
Sunday, February 27, 2022

This school is very unhygienic there is literally bugs in all the lights,cracks everywhere and there was recently a act of sexual assult and the school did nothing about it untill threatened with being sued and still after that the child who sexually assaulted faced no punishment Close Quote

by a parent
Tuesday, January 3, 2017

loving it!!! Close Quote

by a student
Wednesday, February 26, 2014

Bessemer City Middle Shool is a great school,teacher motivates their students so they can learn. During the past few years Bessemer City Middle School hasen't have good End-of-Grade testing score but Bessmer City Middle School students are trying their best to show their knowledge, Teacher and Staff members care about their students they ask them if there day has been okay. In Bessemer City Middle School there haven't been much bullying activity. Bessemer City Middle School is a great place to learn and have fun ... I'm very happy to be a student at "BCMS" because is a peaceful place. Close Quote

Enrollment information for Bessemer City Middle

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	588	126	0	0	1	n/a	n/a	0	715
1989	548	126	0	1	2	n/a	n/a	-3	674
1990	506	115	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	621
1991	470	99	0	1	0	n/a	n/a	0	570
1992	504	100	0	3	1	n/a	n/a	-1	607
1993	519	102	2	1	0	n/a	n/a	0	624
1994	509	112	2	0	2	n/a	n/a	0	625
1995	471	111	3	1	3	n/a	n/a	0	589
1996	471	111	3	1	3	n/a	n/a	0	589
1997	438	118	1	2	3	n/a	n/a	0	562
1998	438	144	0	3	0	n/a	n/a	0	585
1999	461	128	1	6	0	n/a	n/a	0	596
2000	488	131	1	6	0	n/a	n/a	0	626
2001	510	141	0	12	1	n/a	n/a	0	664
2002	490	156	2	18	1	n/a	n/a	0	667
2003	490	156	2	18	1	n/a	n/a	0	667
2004	466	150	2	20	2	n/a	n/a	0	640
2005	439	162	1	22	0	n/a	n/a	0	624
2006	405	159	0	31	0	n/a	n/a	0	595
2007	394	140	0	35	1	n/a	n/a	10	580
2008	381	126	1	36	1	n/a	n/a	12	557
2009	394	146	1	38	1	n/a	n/a	0	580
2010	398	166	0	41	0	n/a	n/a	0	605
2011	391	130	1	41	0	0	18	0	581
2012	392	144	2	45	0	0	20	0	603
2013	401	131	3	48	0	0	23	0	606
2014	360	115	4	45	0	0	20	0	544
2015	352	117	4	52	0	0	25	0	550
2016	312	130	2	64	0	0	18	0	526
2017	319	121	1	67	1	0	22	0	531
2018	294	145	1	78	1	0	21	0	540
2019	276	165	2	80	3	1	25	0	552
2020	254	133	1	91	2	1	63	0	545
2021	242	154	1	87	1	2	28	0	515
2022	225	128	0	97	2	0	38	0	490
2023	225	129	0	99	2	0	45	0	500
2024	224	119	0	119	2	0	38	0	502

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Bessemer City Middle

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	715	41.0	17.4	17.9
1989	674	45.0	14.9	22.6
1990	621	45.0	13.8	24.2
1991	570	40.0	14.2	26.3
1992	607	40.0	15.1	13.7
1993	624	38.0	16.4	26.8
1994	625	41.0	15.2	23.2
1995	589	43.0	13.7	27.2
1996	589	43.0	13.7	27.2
1997	562	45.0	12.5	30.6
1998	585	44.0	13.3	27.4
1999	596	44.0	13.5	38.3
2000	626	44.0	14.2	38.2
2001	664	44.0	15.1	39.5
2002	667	44.0	15.2	48.6
2003	667	44.0	15.2	48.6
2004	640	40.0	16.0	58
2005	624	40.0	15.6	63.8
2006	595	40.0	14.9	64.7
2007	580	36.9	15.7	64.7
2008	557	35.7	15.6	8.6
2009	580	36.6	15.8	10.3
2010	605	36.0	16.8	73.7
2011	581	35.5	16.3	73
2012	603	31.4	19.2	75.3
2013	606	34.9	17.3	74.9
2014	544	34.2	15.8	74.6
2015	550	36.0	15.2	98.5
2016	526	37.0	14.2	99.2
2017	531	37.1	14.2	99.4
2018	540	35.1	15.3	99.4
2019	552	35.0	15.7	99.5
2020	545	34.1	15.9	99.3
2021	515	35.2	14.6	98.8
2022	490	33.9	14.4	99.4
2023	500	26.9	18.5	99.4
2024	502	26.4	18.9	97.2

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Bessemer City Middle

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	715	41.0	17.4	17.9
1989	674	45.0	14.9	22.6
1990	621	45.0	13.8	24.2
1991	570	40.0	14.2	26.3
1992	607	40.0	15.1	13.7
1993	624	38.0	16.4	26.8
1994	625	41.0	15.2	23.2
1995	589	43.0	13.7	27.2
1996	589	43.0	13.7	27.2
1997	562	45.0	12.5	30.6
1998	585	44.0	13.3	27.4
1999	596	44.0	13.5	38.3
2000	626	44.0	14.2	38.2
2001	664	44.0	15.1	39.5
2002	667	44.0	15.2	48.6
2003	667	44.0	15.2	48.6
2004	640	40.0	16.0	58
2005	624	40.0	15.6	63.8
2006	595	40.0	14.9	64.7
2007	580	36.9	15.7	64.7
2008	557	35.7	15.6	8.6
2009	580	36.6	15.8	10.3
2010	605	36.0	16.8	73.7
2011	581	35.5	16.3	73
2012	603	31.4	19.2	75.3
2013	606	34.9	17.3	74.9
2014	544	34.2	15.8	74.6
2015	550	36.0	15.2	98.5
2016	526	37.0	14.2	99.2
2017	531	37.1	14.2	99.4
2018	540	35.1	15.3	99.4
2019	552	35.0	15.7	99.5
2020	545	34.1	15.9	99.3
2021	515	35.2	14.6	98.8
2022	490	33.9	14.4	99.4
2023	500	26.9	18.5	99.4
2024	502	26.4	18.9	97.2

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.

Finances

Per Pupil Expenditures for Bessemer City Middle

Year	Expenditures from Federal Funds	Expenditures from State and Local Funds	Total Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019	$1,434 (15.5%)	$7,815 (84.5%)	$9,249

Data source: North Carolina Department of Education

Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Bessemer City Middle

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Rankings

Rank Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)	Rank Post pandemic (2022-2023)	Change (%)
Ranks 568^th of 737 Middle schools	Ranks 460^th of 784 Middle schools	18.4%

Test Scores

	% proficient Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)	% proficient Post pandemic (2022-2023)	Change (%)
6th Grade Mathematics (Bessemer City Middle)	42.4	48.5	6.1%
6th Grade Mathematics (Gaston County Schools)	62.4	50.2	12.2%
6th Grade Mathematics (North Carolina)	58.8	52.3	6.5%
6th Grade Reading (Bessemer City Middle)	44.2	48.8	4.6%
6th Grade Reading (Gaston County Schools)	57.1	47.1	10%
6th Grade Reading (North Carolina)	60	49.3	10.7%
7th Grade Mathematics (Bessemer City Middle)	50.5	31.8	18.7%
7th Grade Mathematics (Gaston County Schools)	58.4	46.1	12.3%
7th Grade Mathematics (North Carolina)	58.4	50.1	8.3%
7th Grade Reading (Bessemer City Middle)	39.3	38.7	0.6%
7th Grade Reading (Gaston County Schools)	55.3	48.3	7%
7th Grade Reading (North Carolina)	58.8	50.2	8.6%
8th Grade Mathematics (Bessemer City Middle)	45	38.1	6.9%
8th Grade Mathematics (Gaston County Schools)	54.3	43.3	11%
8th Grade Mathematics (North Carolina)	52.6	44.8	7.8%
8th Grade Reading (Bessemer City Middle)	37.5	47.3	9.8%
8th Grade Reading (Gaston County Schools)	51.1	51.2	0.1%
8th Grade Reading (North Carolina)	55.6	51	4.6%
8th Grade Science (Bessemer City Middle)	71.9	68	3.9%
8th Grade Science (Gaston County Schools)	78.6	67.7	10.9%
8th Grade Science (North Carolina)	78.6	70.3	8.3%

Student Body

	Number of students Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)	Number of students Post pandemic (2022-2023)	Change (%)
Total Students	552	500	9.4%
African American	165	129	21.8%
American Indian	3	2	33.3%
Asian	2	0	100%
Hispanic	80	99	23.8%
Pacific Islander	1	0	100%
White	276	225	18.5%
Two or More Races	25	45	80%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	99.5%	99.4%	0.1%

Schools Near Bessemer City Middle

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2024)				Ranking (2023)				EOG Mathematics (2024)				EOG Reading (2024)				EOG Science (2024)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Statewide Rank (2023)	State Percentile (2023)	Rank Change from Previous Year	EOG Mathematics 5th Grade	EOG Mathematics 6th Grade	EOG Mathematics 7th Grade	EOG Mathematics 8th Grade	EOG Reading 5th Grade	EOG Reading 6th Grade	EOG Reading 7th Grade	EOG Reading 8th Grade	EOG Science 5th Grade	EOG Science 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Bessemer City Middle	Public	6-8	525 Ed Wilson Road	Bessemer City	28016	Gaston County	Gaston County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(704) 836-9602	502	26	18.9	97.2%	224 (44.6%)	119 (23.7%)	119 (23.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (7.6%)	28.2	579^th of 793 public middle schools	27.0%		40.1	460^th of 784 public middle schools	41.3%	119		41.3	38.4	31.8		35.6	37.7	35.2		62.6	$9,249	$1,434	$7,815
Kings Mountain Middle	Public	7-8	1000 Phifer Road	Kings Mountain	28086	Cleveland County	Cleveland County Schools	No	No	No	No	(704) 476-8340	664	41	16.2	99.5%	396 (59.6%)	152 (22.9%)	67 (10.1%)	5 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (6.6%)	51.1	383^rd of 793 public middle schools	51.7%		64.4	249^th of 784 public middle schools	68.2%	134			50.3	50.3			40.3	48.7		71.8	$8,838	$691	$8,147
Kings Mountain Intermediate	Public	5-6	227 Kings Mountain Boulevard	Kings Mountain	28086	Cleveland County	Cleveland County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(704) 476-8366	632	35	18.3	99.5%	374 (59.2%)	144 (22.8%)	54 (8.5%)	10 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	49 (7.8%)								(n/a)	57.4	60.2			40.5	47.1			62.2		$8,233	$1,444	$6,788
Southwest Middle	Public	6-8	1 Roadrunner Drive	Gastonia	28052	Gaston County	Gaston County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(704) 866-6290	809	53	15.1	99.6%	192 (23.7%)	280 (34.6%)	277 (34.2%)	4 (0.5%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	54 (6.7%)	17.3	685^th of 793 public middle schools	13.6%		26.7	589^th of 784 public middle schools	24.9%	96		25.4	31.4	35.2		21.6	33.7	34.2		47.4	$8,802	$1,244	$7,559
York Chester Middle	Public	6-8	601 S Clay Street	Gastonia	28052	Gaston County	Gaston County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(704) 836-9609	381	25	15.3	98.4%	66 (17.3%)	175 (45.9%)	119 (31.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (5.5%)	25.2	617^th of 793 public middle schools	22.2%		22.9	636^th of 784 public middle schools	18.9%	19		32.5	37.8	38.2		27.2	33.6	32.6		63.6	$12,146	$3,225	$8,921
W C Friday Middle School	Public	6-8	1221 Ratchford Drive	Dallas	28034	Gaston County	Gaston County Schools	No	No	No	No	(704) 922-5297	612	31	19.6	99.5%	297 (48.5%)	146 (23.9%)	111 (18.1%)	9 (1.5%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (7.7%)	34.5	537^th of 793 public middle schools	32.3%		38.7	477^th of 784 public middle schools	39.2%	60		53.5	33.9	35.1		49.0	34.6	42.9		54.4	$8,144	$730	$7,414
John Chavis Middle School	Public	6-8	103 South Chavis Drive	Cherryville	28021	Gaston County	Gaston County Schools	No	No	No	No	(704) 836-9606	395	28	14.3	99.2%	286 (72.4%)	40 (10.1%)	48 (12.2%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (5.1%)	52.5	366^th of 793 public middle schools	53.8%		52.1	361^st of 784 public middle schools	54.0%	5		42.7	62.2	43.7		41.3	58.5	44.1		75.4	$9,634	$956	$8,678
W P Grier Middle School	Public	6-8	1622 E Garrison Boulevard	Gastonia	28054	Gaston County	Gaston County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(704) 836-9604	587	30	19.2	98.8%	75 (12.8%)	294 (50.1%)	164 (27.9%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	50 (8.5%)	12.4	720^th of 793 public middle schools	9.2%		12.6	709^th of 784 public middle schools	9.6%	11		27.4	19.1	25.0		27.5	23.2	30.4		52.0	$8,330	$1,260	$7,071
Holbrook Middle	Public	6-8	418 S Church Street	Lowell	28098	Gaston County	Gaston County Schools	No	No	No	No	(704) 836-9607	786	44	17.8	99.6%	274 (34.9%)	242 (30.8%)	202 (25.7%)	6 (0.8%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	60 (7.6%)	26.6	597^th of 793 public middle schools	24.7%		39.8	465^th of 784 public middle schools	40.7%	132		38.2	31.8	35.6		32.0	38.8	41.6		57.0	$7,945	$752	$7,193
Cramerton Middle	Public	6-8	601 Cramer Mountain Road	Cramerton	28032	Gaston County	Gaston County Schools	No	No	No	No	(704) 836-9603	919	51	18.0	38.5%	607 (66.1%)	132 (14.4%)	98 (10.7%)	33 (3.6%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (5.2%)	91.4	54^th of 793 public middle schools	93.2%		92.7	46^th of 784 public middle schools	94.1%	8		80.6	79.0	74.6		70.7	71.3	73.6		89.1	$7,892	$734	$7,158

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