Schools in Cleveland County Schools
28 public schools in this North Carolina school district: 16 elementary · 4 middle · 5 high · 3 combined. Ranked by our score, based on 2025-26 state test results.
Elementary schools
16 schools in Cleveland County Schools, best first
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Casar Elementary
96.2
ELA 76%Math 89%Science 94%
#48 of 1,256 in North Carolina
Springmore Elementary
86.7
ELA 64%Math 81%Science 89%
#167 of 1,256 in North Carolina · #1 in Shelby
Boiling Springs Elementary
85.5
ELA 63%Math 82%Science 86%
#182 of 1,256 in North Carolina · #2 in Shelby
Grover Elementary
82.2
ELA 66%Math 75%
#224 of 1,256 in North Carolina
Jefferson Elementary
80.1
ELA 64%Math 76%Science 77%
#250 of 1,256 in North Carolina · #3 in Shelby
West Elementary
76.9
ELA 67%Math 70%
#291 of 1,256 in North Carolina · #1 in Kings Mountain
Bethware Elementary
74.2
ELA 61%Math 73%
#324 of 1,256 in North Carolina · #2 in Kings Mountain
Fallston Elementary
70.5
ELA 57%Math 71%Science 82%
#371 of 1,256 in North Carolina
North Elementary
68.9
ELA 57%Math 73%
#391 of 1,256 in North Carolina · #3 in Kings Mountain
Kings Mountain Intermediate
59.3
ELA 55%Math 66%Science 71%
#512 of 1,256 in North Carolina · #4 in Kings Mountain
East Elementary
56.2
ELA 56%Math 63%
#550 of 1,256 in North Carolina · #5 in Kings Mountain
Union Elementary
50.0
ELA 47%Math 69%Science 64%
#628 of 1,256 in North Carolina · #4 in Shelby
Washington Elementary
49.1
ELA 53%Math 63%Science 62%
#640 of 1,256 in North Carolina · #5 in Shelby
James Love Elementary
35.9
ELA 46%Math 55%Science 67%
#805 of 1,256 in North Carolina · #6 in Shelby
Elizabeth Elementary
29.6
ELA 43%Math 57%Science 57%
#885 of 1,256 in North Carolina · #7 in Shelby
Township Three Elementary
24.2
ELA 46%Math 50%Science 54%
#952 of 1,256 in North Carolina · #8 in Shelby
Middle schools
4 schools in Cleveland County Schools, best first
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Crest Middle
72.1
ELA 62%Math 62%Science 68%
#129 of 460 in North Carolina · #1 in Shelby
Burns Middle
68.2
ELA 57%Math 60%Science 75%
#147 of 460 in North Carolina
Kings Mountain Middle
55.5
ELA 59%Math 54%Science 62%
#205 of 460 in North Carolina
Shelby Middle
31.4
ELA 45%Math 49%Science 48%
#316 of 460 in North Carolina · #2 in Shelby
High schools
5 schools in Cleveland County Schools, best first
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Cleveland ECHS
94.2
ELA 98%Math 94%Science 94%
#30 of 512 in North Carolina · #1 in Shelby
Burns High
66.1
ELA 64%Math 67%Science 91%
#174 of 512 in North Carolina
Crest High
60.8
ELA 62%Math 74%Science 71%
#201 of 512 in North Carolina · #2 in Shelby
Kings Mountain High
57.5
ELA 61%Math 74%Science 61%
#218 of 512 in North Carolina
Shelby High
29.0
ELA 54%Math 45%Science 52%
#364 of 512 in North Carolina · #3 in Shelby