Bessemer City Central has been identified as a Focus School by the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction. Focus schools are identified as a result of the achievement level of "in-school gaps between the highest achieving and lowest achieving subgroups" in terms of reading and math proficiency over a number of years. We are currently providing interventions that are aligned to the school needs assessment to decrease this gap and improve student achievement.  During the 2016-2017 school year, our staff and students met expected growth on the EOG's.  The following link will provide you with further information about being a Focus School - http://www.ncpublicschools.org/program-monitoring/esea/focus/