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Bessemer Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-5

1465^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,492 North Carolina Elementary Schools

Better than 2% of North Carolina elementary schools

Summary

Bessemer Elementary is a PK–5 school in Guilford County Schools serving about 509 students in the eastern Greensboro area, where nearly all students (99.4%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Academically, the school currently sits at the 2nd percentile statewide — ranking 1,465 out of 1,492 North Carolina elementary schools — a significant drop from the 11th-percentile range it held in 2022-23 and 2023-24. On the most recent End-of-Grade tests, proficiency rates trail district and state averages in nearly every grade and subject; for example, 3rd-grade math proficiency is 32.2% versus 62.4% districtwide, and 3rd-grade reading is 23.0% versus 51.3% districtwide.

While Bessemer sits in a cluster of low-performing, high-poverty schools, not every nearby school with similar demographics struggles as much. Bluford Elementary, about 2.6 miles away, serves an almost identical student population (98.5% free/reduced-price lunch) yet ranks at the 48th percentile. Bluford also has dramatically lower chronic absenteeism (19.1% vs. Bessemer's 40.0%), a smaller student-teacher ratio (12.3 vs. 16.4), and higher per-pupil spending. Bessemer's student-teacher ratio has also worsened, climbing from 13.8 in 2022-23 to 16.4 in 2024-25. Nearby charter schools tell a similar story: Gate City Charter, Aggie Academy, and Guilford Preparatory Academy all serve similarly high-poverty populations yet rank at the 42nd–56th percentile with chronic absenteeism rates roughly half of Bessemer's.

Perhaps the biggest operational concern is attendance: 40.0% of Bessemer students were chronically absent in 2024-25, compared with 29.2% districtwide and 24.2% statewide, and the rate has hovered between 35–49% in every non-pandemic year since 2021-22. There is one meaningful bright spot: the school's English Learner students rank at the 21st percentile statewide, far above Bessemer's overall 2nd-percentile standing, suggesting those supports are comparatively effective. Additionally, the 2023-24 5th-grade science results (64.1% proficiency, near the state average) stand as a notable anomaly worth understanding, especially since the same test fell to 28.4% by 2025-26. For families considering Bessemer, the most promising signs to watch are whether the school can improve attendance, stabilize staffing, and build on the strategies that worked for its English Learner students.

509

Students ?

16.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

99.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

918 Huffine Mill Road
Greensboro, NC 27405-6200

(336) 375-2585

District: Guilford County Schools

Students who attend Bessemer Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Otis L Hairston Senior Middle
High:	James B Dudley High

Racial breakdown:

African American:

61.7%

Hispanic:

27.3%

Asian:

3.7%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 2nd percentile in 2016 → 2nd in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the North Carolina average (30% vs 61% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (2nd percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (40% vs 24% North Carolina)

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school30%

District avg56%

North Carolina avg61%

1,465^th of 1,492

North Carolina public elementary schools ?

Bottom 2%▬ steady since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

150^th of 246Guilford County Schools among North Carolina districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	5.1	1465 of 1492	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	7.7	1445 of 1490	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	16.2	1341 of 1505	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	14.7	1339 of 1502	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	14.4	1370 of 1514	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	14.2	1327 of 1489	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	8.4	1405 of 1473	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	6.2	1394 of 1434	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	8.1	1347 of 1429	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	4.6	1395 of 1425	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	6.8	1382 of 1440	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	5.1	1351 of 1390	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	11.1	1316 of 1403	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	8.7	1327 of 1388	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	24.0	1152 of 1381	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	9.5	1292 of 1363	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	12.0	1246 of 1354	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	5.6	1287 of 1324	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	6.9	1257 of 1293	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	6.2	1252 of 1276	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	16.6	825 of 903	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	21.6	808 of 918	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	33.5	672 of 924	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	37.5	595 of 933	36.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	26.8	746 of 927	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	32.0	621 of 896	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	22.3	831 of 949	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.2	781 of 927	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2019	15.2	842 of 878	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	14.0	881 of 897	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	29.1	410 of 519	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	35.8	369 of 563	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	41.5	287 of 533	46.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	34.8	336 of 514	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	52.6	173 of 485	64.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	53.5	116 of 385	69.9%	★★★★☆
2019	21.4	457 of 497	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	39.8	252 of 421	40.1%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	6.9	1418 of 1447	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	12.5	1360 of 1451	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	17.2	1297 of 1455	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.0	1281 of 1459	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.7	1297 of 1458	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	10.6	1354 of 1440	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	15.9	1285 of 1424	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	12.0	1305 of 1405	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	9.3	961 of 981	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	16.3	891 of 961	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	27.0	768 of 951	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.0	767 of 915	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	33.6	648 of 893	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	28.6	658 of 843	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	32.6	649 of 865	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	12.6	822 of 851	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	46.8	8 of 13	38.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	72.9	3 of 14	78.6%	★★★★☆
2019	12.7	26 of 30	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	12.9	1368 of 1434	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	18.9	1303 of 1437	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	29.2	1141 of 1450	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.1	1107 of 1437	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.0	1176 of 1366	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	25.9	1032 of 1329	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	19.7	1209 of 1361	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	18.5	1203 of 1332	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	5.3	1434 of 1451	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	6.4	1426 of 1450	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	16.4	1312 of 1464	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	13.9	1341 of 1461	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	14.1	1340 of 1464	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	19.6	1190 of 1444	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	6.9	1392 of 1430	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	5.3	1387 of 1413	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	16.4	777 of 815	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Homeless (2026)38th percentile+37 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)21st percentile+19 vs school

African American (2026)9th percentile+7 vs school

Special Education (2026)5th percentile+3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)5th percentile+3 vs school

Disabled (2019)4th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2026)2nd percentile~ school

Female (2026)2nd percentile~ school

Male (2026)1st percentile~ school

By subject vs North Carolina (2025-2026) ?

Mathematics32%-31 vs state

Science28%-39 vs state

Reading27%-29 vs state

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by a parent on FaceBook
Tuesday, August 16, 2011

MY DAUGHTER WENT TO THIS SCHOOL LAST YEAR AND THE YEAR BEFORE THEN I MUST SAY THAT THE TEACHERS ARE EXCELLENT AND WORK VERY HARD TO GET EVERY CHILD ON THE RIGHT TRACK. WE AS PARENTS HAVE TO WORK WITH THE TEACHERS TO SEE THAT OUR KIDS ARE LEARNING ON GRADE LEVEL, TO SUCCEED THE GOALS.THIS YEAR I WILL HAVE 3 KIDS ATTTENDING :) I LOVE THIS SCHOOL AND I THINK IT DESERVES MORE APPRECIATION THAN IT GETS.
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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 (2025)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	EOG Mathematics 3rd Grade	EOG Mathematics 4th Grade	EOG Mathematics 5th Grade	EOG Mathematics 6th Grade	EOG Mathematics 7th Grade	EOG Mathematics 8th Grade	EOG Reading 3rd Grade	EOG Reading 4th 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 Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	918 Huffine Mill Road	Greensboro	27405	Guilford County	Guilford County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 375-2585	509	31	16.4	99.4%	18 (3.5%)	314 (61.7%)	139 (27.3%)	19 (3.7%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	16 (3.1%)	5.1	1465^th of 1492 public elementary schools	1.8%		7.7	1445^th of 1490 public elementary schools	3.0%	20	32.2	33.8	31.5				23.0	23.3	36.5				28.4		$10,700	$1,726	$8,974
Waldo C Falkener Senior Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	3931 Naco Road	Greensboro	27401	Guilford County	Guilford County Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(336) 370-8150	530	38	13.9	99.4%	10 (1.9%)	351 (66.2%)	135 (25.5%)	7 (1.3%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.6%)	23 (4.3%)	6	1459^th of 1492 public elementary schools	2.2%		6	1461^st of 1490 public elementary schools	1.9%	2	41.4	17.9	33.8				25.3	28.2	31.3				45.0		$11,644	$1,838	$9,806
Herbin Metz Education Center	Public	K-8	400 O' Ferrell Street	Greensboro	27405	Guilford County	Guilford County Schools	No	No	No	No	(336) 333-7065	68	16	4.3	95.6%	15 (22.1%)	37 (54.4%)	3 (4.4%)	6 (8.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (10.3%)								(n/a)															$34,323	$4,298	$30,026
Gate City Charter	Public, Charter	K-8	123 Flemingfield Road	Greensboro	27405	Guilford County	Gate City Charter Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(336) 617-5900	715	32	22.0	97.9%	34 (4.8%)	506 (70.8%)	135 (18.9%)	13 (1.8%)	6 (0.8%)	4 (0.6%)	17 (2.4%)	54.8	658^th of 1492 public elementary schools	55.9%		54.5	661^st of 1490 public elementary schools	55.6%	3	63.6	61.4	51.6	60.5	46.3	57.3	61.0	63.2	56.5	68.8	61.2	53.3	53.2	62.7
Guilford Preparatory Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	2240 East Cone Blvd	Greensboro	27405	Guilford County	Guilford Preparatory Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(336) 954-1344	672	38	17.6	99.6%	10 (1.5%)	553 (82.3%)	67 (10.0%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (5.8%)	43.1	859^th of 1492 public elementary schools	42.4%		48.2	775^th of 1490 public elementary schools	48.0%	84	68.3	44.4	64.4	58.6	59.2	37.5	47.6	55.6	41.4	51.5	47.4	50.0	58.6	62.5
Aggie Academy	Public	3-5	2207-B E. Cone Blvd	Greensboro	27405	Guilford County	Aggie Academy	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(336) 398-5370	85	13	6.4	96.5%	0 (0.0%)	76 (89.4%)	4 (4.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (5.9%)	42.5	871^st of 1492 public elementary schools	41.6%		33.2	1033^rd of 1490 public elementary schools	30.7%	162	87.5	65.4	47.1				62.5	69.2	35.3				47.1
Washington Elementary	Public, Magnet	K-5	1110 East Washington Street	Greensboro	27401	Guilford County	Guilford County Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(336) 370-8290	214	15	14.7	98.6%	5 (2.3%)	172 (80.4%)	19 (8.9%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (7.5%)	16.1	1349^th of 1492 public elementary schools	9.6%		12.4	1386^th of 1490 public elementary schools	7.0%	37	55.6	29.4	43.5				48.1	17.6	39.1				47.8		$14,911	$2,191	$12,720
Rankin Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1501 Spry Street	Greensboro	27405	Guilford County	Guilford County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 375-2545	673	49	13.8	99.6%	21 (3.1%)	376 (55.9%)	164 (24.4%)	89 (13.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (3.4%)	17.5	1327^th of 1492 public elementary schools	11.1%		13.6	1371^st of 1490 public elementary schools	8.0%	44	69.2	38.1	27.2				49.0	27.4	27.2				29.1		$10,309	$1,600	$8,709
Bluford Elementary	Public, Magnet	K-5	1901 Tuscaloosa Street	Greensboro	27401	Guilford County	Guilford County Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(336) 370-8120	266	21	12.3	98.5%	9 (3.4%)	205 (77.1%)	39 (14.7%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (4.5%)	47.3	777^th of 1492 public elementary schools	47.9%		31.9	1060^th of 1490 public elementary schools	28.9%	283	76.7	46.9	57.1				46.7	40.6	60.0				74.3		$12,451	$1,850	$10,602
Ceasar Cone Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2501 North Church Street	Greensboro	27405	Guilford County	Guilford County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 375-2595	412	29	14.0	99.3%	19 (4.6%)	283 (68.7%)	66 (16.0%)	25 (6.1%)	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.6%)	17.3	1330^th of 1492 public elementary schools	10.9%		24.8	1191^st of 1490 public elementary schools	20.1%	139	37.7	30.1	46.5				37.7	38.4	43.7				57.7		$12,646	$2,697	$9,949

Frequently Asked Questions about Bessemer Elementary

How many students attend Bessemer Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 509 students attended Bessemer Elementary.

What schools do graduates of Bessemer Elementary attend?

Students who attend Bessemer Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Otis L Hairston Senior Middle
High : James B Dudley High

What district is Bessemer Elementary in?

Guilford County Schools

Is Bessemer Elementary a good school?

Bessemer Elementary ranks in the bottom 1.8% of North Carolina elementary schools.

What is the racial makeup of Bessemer Elementary?

Students at Bessemer Elementary are 62% African American, 27% Hispanic, 4% Asian, 4% White, 3% Two or more races.

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