Bessemer City High School
4950 Premiere Parkway, Bessemer, AL 35022 · (205) 432-3700 · Part of Bessemer City School District
Bessemer’s School Grade D− better than 1% of Alabama school districts
What stands out about Bessemer City High School
- Its own letter, D−: reading and math results near the bottom of Alabama’s public schools
- Math proficiency 20 pts below the state
- Reading / language arts 38 pts below the state
- Larger classes: 22 students per teacher
On the path
Where Bessemer kids come from and go next. The whole path →
Test scores
2020–21Its own letter, D−, places these results among Alabama’s 1,249 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).
Location
Directions ↗4950 Premiere Parkway, Bessemer
Students
Down 6.9% since 2020–21.
As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.
Parents talk
Questions and answers about Bessemer City High School from Bessemer families.
Other schools in Bessemer City School District
School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Alabama’s other public schools; Bessemer’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.