📍 409 West Sumter Street, Shelby, Cleveland County, 28150
Turning Point Academy is an Alternative/PRU serving high age pupils, located in Shelby, Cleveland County. The school has 108 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Cleveland County Schools school district. It serves grades 6–12 in a small-town setting. The school employs 15.0 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 7.2:1. 15% of students are proficient in reading. The four-year graduation rate is 47%. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Turning Point Academy enrolls 108 students across grades 6–12. The student body is 69% male and 31% female. A teaching staff of 15.0 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 7.2:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 52% Black or African American, 34% White and 12% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 56 | 52% |
| White | 37 | 34% |
| Two or more races | 13 | 12% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 2 | 1.9% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
105 of the school's 108 students (97%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 105 qualify for free lunch and 0 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.
Turning Point Academy is located in a small-town setting (NCES locale: Town, 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.
Turning Point Academy 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 108 students, Turning Point Academy is smaller than the district average of about 518 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Town - Distant
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