Bessemer City Middle School vs. Greenwood Elementary School
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School Overview
School
Overview
Bessemer City Middle School ranked #1177 in Alabama in 2023, reflecting a decline from #755 in 2011 and consistently placing in the bottom 50% statewide over recent years.
Math proficiency was 3% in 2023, significantly lower than the state average of 30%; reading proficiency was 23%, lower than the state average of 47%, and science proficiency was 16%, also lower than the state average of 38%.
Enrollment declined from 790 students in 2022 to 674 in 2023, while the percentage of students eligible for free lunch remained high at 85%, indicating sustained socioeconomic challenges.
The school serves grades 6–8 with an enrollment of 648 students and a student–teacher ratio of 21:1, maintaining a predominantly minority student body at 99% minority enrollment.
Bessemer City Middle School is Title I eligible and participates in the National School Lunch Program under the Community Eligibility Option, supporting a high proportion of economically disadvantaged students.
Serving 290 students in grades Prekindergarten-5, Greenwood Elementary School ranks in the bottom 50% of all schools in Alabama for overall test scores (math proficiency is bottom 50%, and reading proficiency is bottom 50%).
The percentage of students achieving proficiency in math is ≤5% (which is lower than the Alabama state average of 30%). The percentage of students achieving proficiency in reading/language arts is 20-24% (which is lower than the Alabama state average of 47%).
The student-teacher ratio of 22:1 is higher than the Alabama state level of 17:1.
Minority enrollment is 96% of the student body (majority Black), which is higher than the Alabama state average of 50% (majority Black and Hispanic).
Grades Offered
6-8
PK-5
Total Students
616 students
290 students
Total Classroom Teachers
30 teachers
13 teachers
Student-Teacher Ratio
21:1
22:1
Test Scores
Overall Testing Rank
#1177 out of 1275 schools in AL
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)
#1146 out of 1275 schools in AL
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
3%
≤5%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
23%
20-24%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
16%
11-19%
Students by Grade
Students by Grade
Pre-K Students
-
16
Kindergarten Students
-
52
Grade 1 Students
-
38
Grade 2 Students
-
36
Grade 3 Students
-
42
Grade 4 Students
-
53
Grade 5 Students
-
53
Grade 6 Students
195
-
Grade 7 Students
234
-
Grade 8 Students
187
-
Students by Ethnicity
% American Indian
n/a
n/a
n/a
% Asian
n/a
n/a
n/a
% Hispanic
22%
38%
% Black
74%
55%
% White
1%
4%
% Hawaiian
n/a
n/a
% Two or more races
3%
3%
Diversity Score
0.41
0.56
Additional Information
Eligible for Free Lunch
84%
72%
Eligible for Reduced Lunch
3%
2%