📍 900 N Ramseur Street, Kings Mountain, Cleveland County, 28086
North Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Kings Mountain, Cleveland County. The school has 263 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Cleveland County Schools school district. It serves grades Pre-K–4 in a small-town setting. The school employs 19.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.5:1. 42% of students are proficient in reading. 42% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
North Elementary enrolls 263 students across grades Pre-K–4. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 19.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.5:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 55% White, 33% Black or African American and 7.2% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 145 | 55% |
| Black or African American | 88 | 33% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 19 | 7.2% |
| Two or more races | 11 | 4.2% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
260 of the school's 263 students (99%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 260 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.
North Elementary is located in a small-town setting (NCES locale: Town, Fringe). 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.
North Elementary 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 263 students, North Elementary 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 - Fringe