Best Public Schools in Cleveland County, North Carolina & Rankings

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2024)				Ranking (2023)				EOC Biology (2024)	EOC English II (2024)	EOC Math I (2024)	EOC Math III (2024)	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	EOC Biology End of Course	EOC English II End of Course	EOC Math I End of Course	EOC Math III End of Course	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
East Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	600 Cleveland Avenue	Kings Mountain	28086	Cleveland County	Cleveland County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(704) 476-8356	203	17	11.6	98.5%	89 (43.8%)	79 (38.9%)	19 (9.4%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (7.4%)	54.8	665^th of 1505 public elementary schools	55.8%		56.6	646^th of 1502 public elementary schools	57.0%	19					60.7	51.4					46.4	62.2							$11,443	$1,678	$9,765
Kings Mountain High	Public	9-12	500 Phifer Road	Kings Mountain	28086	Cleveland County	Cleveland County Schools	No	No	No	No	(704) 476-8330	1,317	74	17.8	99.5%	785 (59.6%)	302 (22.9%)	103 (7.8%)	13 (1.0%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	111 (8.4%)	50.8	291^st of 640 public high schools	54.5%		43.6	330^th of 626 public high schools	47.3%	39	48.4	53.5	52.4	69.1															$9,036	$654	$8,382
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
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
North Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	900 N Ramseur Street	Kings Mountain	28086	Cleveland County	Cleveland County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(704) 476-8225	291	23	12.9	95.9%	156 (53.6%)	99 (34.0%)	18 (6.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (6.2%)	51.7	719^th of 1505 public elementary schools	52.2%		46.6	819^th of 1502 public elementary schools	45.5%	100					57.1	60.3					42.9	55.2							$10,709	$1,428	$9,282
West Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	500 W Mountain Street	Kings Mountain	28086	Cleveland County	Cleveland County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(704) 476-8345	287	21	13.9	99.0%	189 (65.9%)	63 (22.0%)	17 (5.9%)	4 (1.4%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (4.2%)	56.7	638^th of 1505 public elementary schools	57.6%		63.7	521^st of 1502 public elementary schools	65.3%	117					59.6	69.4					42.3	57.1							$9,202	$1,108	$8,094
Cleveland ECHS	Public	9-12	1800 E. Marion Street	Shelby	28152	Cleveland County	Cleveland County Schools	No	No	No	No	(704) 476-8232	214	11	19.3	98.6%	117 (54.7%)	37 (17.3%)	43 (20.1%)	5 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (5.6%)	92.3	56^th of 640 public high schools	91.3%		89.3	77^th of 626 public high schools	87.7%	21	90.4	94.2	87.2	84.3															$7,781	$522	$7,258
Cleveland Innovation	Public, Virtual, Alternative	K-12	400 W Marion St	Shelby	28150	Cleveland County	Cleveland County Schools	No	No	Yes	No	(704) 476-8000	164	13	12.5	57.3%	104 (63.4%)	30 (18.3%)	12 (7.3%)	1 (0.6%)	2 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (9.1%)								(n/a)	50.0	61.1	45.5	32.3				30.8	55.0	22.2				53.8	70.0	66.7		77.8
James Love Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	309 James Love Road	Shelby	28152	Cleveland County	Cleveland County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(704) 476-8385	356	29	12.1	99.2%	89 (25.0%)	192 (53.9%)	50 (14.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (7.0%)	31.1	1080^th of 1505 public elementary schools	28.2%		46.5	823^rd of 1502 public elementary schools	45.2%	257					52.6	42.0	46.0				35.1	39.2	50.0				56.0		$12,191	$1,637	$10,553
Jefferson Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1166 Wyke Road	Shelby	28150	Cleveland County	Cleveland County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(704) 476-8390	425	27	15.7	99.3%	160 (37.6%)	193 (45.4%)	34 (8.0%)	3 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (8.0%)	54.2	680^th of 1505 public elementary schools	54.8%		50.6	759^th of 1502 public elementary schools	49.5%	79					77.6	56.7	60.7				62.1	47.8	41.0				55.7		$10,297	$1,501	$8,795
North Shelby	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	1701 Charles Road	Shelby	28152	Cleveland County	Cleveland County Schools	No	No	No	No	(704) 476-8230	77	13	5.8	96.1%	42 (54.5%)	21 (27.3%)	8 (10.4%)	1 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.3%)	4 (5.2%)								(n/a)																			$33,367	$4,866	$28,501
Shelby High	Public	9-12	230 E Dixon Boulevard	Shelby	28152	Cleveland County	Cleveland County Schools	No	No	No	No	(704) 476-8325	790	53	14.8	99.6%	256 (32.4%)	390 (49.4%)	75 (9.5%)	8 (1.0%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.3%)	58 (7.3%)	21.3	505^th of 640 public high schools	21.1%		21.9	499^th of 626 public high schools	20.3%	6	35.5	45.5	28.2	34.9															$9,492	$690	$8,802
Shelby Middle	Public	6-8	1480 South Dekalb Street	Shelby	28152	Cleveland County	Cleveland County Schools	No	No	No	No	(704) 476-8328	591	35	17.0	99.5%	166 (28.1%)	317 (53.6%)	64 (10.8%)	5 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	38 (6.4%)	28.9	570^th of 793 public middle schools	28.1%		29.7	561^st of 784 public middle schools	28.4%	9								44.9	27.6	30.1				37.4	39.9	33.9		67.7	$11,218	$923	$10,295
Turning Point Academy	Public	6-12	409 West Sumter Street	Shelby	28150	Cleveland County	Cleveland County Schools	No	No	No	No	(704) 476-8399	148	11	13.3	98.0%	65 (43.9%)	63 (42.6%)	5 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (10.1%)	10.2	591^st of 640 public high schools	7.7%		3.9	608^th of 626 public high schools	2.9%	17	8.7	40.0														6.7		26.7	$21,288	$1,682	$19,606
Township Three Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	526 Davis Road	Shelby	28152	Cleveland County	Cleveland County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(704) 476-8245	541	42	13.0	99.4%	217 (40.1%)	205 (37.9%)	58 (10.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	61 (11.3%)	20.6	1276^th of 1505 public elementary schools	15.2%		22	1231^st of 1502 public elementary schools	18.0%	45					33.8	39.3	45.9				33.8	41.6	29.7				51.4		$9,675	$1,374	$8,301
Pinnacle Classical Academy	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	2401 Joes Lake Rd	Shelby	28152	Cleveland County	Pinnacle Classical Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(704) 740-4040	1,165	40	29.0		855 (73.4%)	115 (9.9%)	78 (6.7%)	26 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	91 (7.8%)								(n/a)	71.9	82.4	27.3	71.8	69.2	68.4	68.0	76.9	75.3	70.3	63.7	70.5	72.2	61.1	85.6	74.3	67.0	94.0
Elizabeth Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	220 S Post Road	Shelby	28152	Cleveland County	Cleveland County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(704) 476-8371	581	38	15.1	99.5%	135 (23.2%)	281 (48.4%)	96 (16.5%)	4 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	64 (11.0%)	20.3	1279^th of 1505 public elementary schools	15.0%		20	1255^th of 1502 public elementary schools	16.4%	24					50.7	45.1	42.0				31.6	26.4	27.5				52.2		$9,413	$1,457	$7,956
Boiling Springs Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1522 Patrick Avenue	Shelby	28152	Cleveland County	Cleveland County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(704) 476-8361	555	38	14.7	99.5%	409 (73.7%)	79 (14.2%)	32 (5.8%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (5.9%)	76.2	307^th of 1505 public elementary schools	79.6%		80.6	227^th of 1502 public elementary schools	84.9%	80					81.5	73.6	73.7				61.7	62.6	55.2				69.8		$9,229	$1,162	$8,067
Thomas Jefferson Classical Academy	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	2527 US 221A Hwy	Mooresboro	28114	Cleveland County	Thomas Jefferson Classical Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(828) 657-9998	1,428	70	20.4		984 (68.9%)	117 (8.2%)	150 (10.5%)	40 (2.8%)	2 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	134 (9.4%)								(n/a)	75.5	89.6	16.3	73.9	77.1	78.8	81.1	90.4	77.1	66.1	67.6	76.1	57.5	85.1	72.0	69.1	79.2	85.3
Grover Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	206 Carolina Avenue	Grover	28073	Cleveland County	Cleveland County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(704) 476-8351	323	22	14.4	97.5%	231 (71.5%)	45 (13.9%)	17 (5.3%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (8.7%)	76.9	297^th of 1505 public elementary schools	80.3%		67.9	445^th of 1502 public elementary schools	70.4%	148					75.4	64.3					57.9	67.9							$10,632	$1,366	$9,266
Washington Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1907 Stony Point Road	Shelby	28150	Cleveland County	Cleveland County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(704) 476-8260	386	28	13.5	99.2%	222 (57.5%)	76 (19.7%)	54 (14.0%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (8.0%)	14.2	1374^th of 1505 public elementary schools	8.7%		18.6	1277^th of 1502 public elementary schools	15.0%	97					41.5	29.8	24.5				33.8	35.1	22.6				52.8		$9,971	$1,530	$8,441
Springmore Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	616 McBrayer Homestead Road	Shelby	28152	Cleveland County	Cleveland County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(704) 476-8235	581	40	14.6	99.5%	410 (70.6%)	81 (13.9%)	59 (10.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (5.2%)	77.4	290^th of 1505 public elementary schools	80.7%		75.7	308^th of 1502 public elementary schools	79.5%	18					80.2	70.1	82.8				57.5	55.2	54.0				85.1		$9,568	$1,145	$8,422
Bethware Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	115 Bethware Drive	Kings Mountain	28086	Cleveland County	Cleveland County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(704) 476-8346	530	36	14.7	99.4%	345 (65.1%)	99 (18.7%)	47 (8.9%)	7 (1.3%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	29 (5.5%)	73	356^th of 1505 public elementary schools	76.3%		56.5	649^th of 1502 public elementary schools	56.8%	293					91.8	59.8					66.0	48.3							$9,644	$1,089	$8,555
Crest High	Public	9-12	800 Old Boiling Springs	Shelby	28152	Cleveland County	Cleveland County Schools	No	No	No	No	(704) 476-8331	1,101	64	17.1	99.7%	675 (61.3%)	260 (23.6%)	91 (8.3%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	71 (6.4%)	66.2	199^th of 640 public high schools	68.9%		60.6	222^nd of 626 public high schools	64.5%	23	71.4	61.2	55.9	71.1															$8,650	$808	$7,842
Crest Middle	Public	6-8	315 Beaverdam Church Rd	Shelby	28152	Cleveland County	Cleveland County Schools	No	No	No	No	(704) 476-8221	833	52	16.0	99.6%	506 (60.7%)	204 (24.5%)	62 (7.4%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	58 (7.0%)	52.5	367^th of 793 public middle schools	53.7%		52	364^th of 784 public middle schools	53.6%	3								56.0	47.5	52.1				51.2	46.6	48.1		66.0	$8,409	$668	$7,741
Fallston Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	112 Gary Street	Fallston	28042	Cleveland County	Cleveland County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(704) 476-8240	487	35	13.9	99.4%	366 (75.2%)	40 (8.2%)	39 (8.0%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (8.2%)	39.7	937^th of 1505 public elementary schools	37.7%		62.1	544^th of 1502 public elementary schools	63.8%	393					54.2	48.6	59.7				36.1	41.9	39.0				70.1		$9,874	$1,550	$8,324
Burns High	Public	9-12	307 E Stagecoach Trail	Lawndale	28090	Cleveland County	Cleveland County Schools	No	No	No	No	(704) 476-8335	922	58	16.0	99.0%	649 (70.4%)	149 (16.2%)	74 (8.0%)	3 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	46 (5.0%)	48.3	308^th of 640 public high schools	51.9%		37.5	375^th of 626 public high schools	40.1%	67	49.2	50.4	58.9	62.6															$9,886	$976	$8,911
Burns Middle	Public	6-8	215 Shady Grove Road	Lawndale	28090	Cleveland County	Cleveland County Schools	No	No	No	No	(704) 476-8223	756	43	17.7	99.6%	513 (67.9%)	122 (16.1%)	74 (9.8%)	5 (0.7%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (5.4%)	51.9	377^th of 793 public middle schools	52.5%		57.1	315^th of 784 public middle schools	59.8%	62								61.8	46.3	40.2				52.0	40.4	51.3		71.4	$9,061	$807	$8,254
Casar Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	436 Schoolhouse Road	Casar	28020	Cleveland County	Cleveland County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(704) 476-8255	279	19	14.6	98.9%	242 (86.7%)	12 (4.3%)	17 (6.1%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.5%)	79.1	256^th of 1505 public elementary schools	83.0%		81.8	207^th of 1502 public elementary schools	86.2%	49					80.4	65.9	89.8				62.7	51.2	55.1				93.9		$11,433	$1,395	$10,038
Union Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1440 Union Church Road	Shelby	28150	Cleveland County	Cleveland County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(704) 476-8250	424	30	14.1	99.3%	258 (60.8%)	105 (24.8%)	26 (6.1%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (7.8%)	52.7	704^th of 1505 public elementary schools	53.2%		41.3	907^th of 1502 public elementary schools	39.6%	203					74.4	53.8	58.9				37.2	46.2	48.2				76.4		$10,135	$1,538	$8,597

Best Public Schools in Cleveland County, NC

Cleveland ECHS

Casar Elementary

Springmore Elementary

Grover Elementary

Boiling Springs Elementary

Bethware Elementary

Crest High

West Elementary

East Elementary

Jefferson Elementary

Union Elementary

Crest Middle

Burns Middle

North Elementary

Kings Mountain Middle

Kings Mountain High

Burns High

Fallston Elementary

James Love Elementary

Shelby Middle

Shelby High

Township Three Elementary

Elizabeth Elementary

Washington Elementary

Turning Point Academy

Cleveland Innovation

Kings Mountain Intermediate

North Shelby

Pinnacle Classical Academy

Thomas Jefferson Classical Academy

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