📍 215 Shady Grove Road, Lawndale, Cleveland County, 28090
Burns Middle is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Lawndale, Cleveland County. The school has 734 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Cleveland County Schools school district. It serves grades 6–8 in a rural setting. The school employs 44.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 16.4:1. 54% of students are proficient in reading. 53% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Burns Middle enrolls 734 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 44.6 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 16.4:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 69% White, 15% Black or African American and 10% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 510 | 69% |
| Black or African American | 109 | 15% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 77 | 10% |
| Two or more races | 36 | 4.9% |
| Asian | 1 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
511 of the school's 734 students (70%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 485 qualify for free lunch and 26 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Burns Middle is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Distant). Virtual instruction: Supplemental Virtual. The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district NC At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 44, state house district 111.
Burns Middle is one of 28 schools in Cleveland County Schools, based in Shelby, North Carolina. The district serves 14,504 students district-wide and employs 981 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 734 students, Burns Middle is larger than the district average of about 518 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Distant