📍 2323 Cornwallis Road, Garner, Johnston County, 27529
Cleveland Middle is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Garner, Johnston County. The school has 936 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Johnston County Public Schools school district. It serves grades 6–8 in a suburban setting. The school employs 51.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 18.2:1. 53% of students are proficient in reading. 54% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Cleveland Middle enrolls 936 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 49% male and 51% female. A teaching staff of 51.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 18.2:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 51% White, 21% Hispanic or Latino and 20% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 473 | 51% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 193 | 21% |
| Black or African American | 191 | 20% |
| Two or more races | 49 | 5.2% |
| Asian | 23 | 2.5% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 6 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
341 of the school's 936 students (36%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 307 qualify for free lunch and 34 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.
Cleveland Middle is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). The school receives targeted-assistance Title I funding for eligible students. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district NC At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 11, state house district 26.
Cleveland Middle is one of 48 schools in Johnston County Public Schools, based in Smithfield, North Carolina. The district serves 37,320 students district-wide and employs 2,398 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 936 students, Cleveland Middle is larger than the district average of about 778 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large