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Grover Elementary

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Grover Elementary ranks 339 th of 1492 North Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-4

339^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,492 North Carolina Elementary Schools

Better than 77% of North Carolina elementary schools

Summary

Grover Elementary is a small school serving 323 students in grades PK–4 in Grover, NC, and is part of the Cleveland County Schools district, which ranks in the top third of North Carolina districts. Nearly all of the school's students—roughly 99%—qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, making it a very high-poverty school. Yet Grover earns a 4-star rating and ranks in the 77th percentile statewide (339th of 1,492 North Carolina elementary schools). Among nearby schools in Cleveland County, Grover trails only Jefferson Elementary in overall ranking and sits well ahead of Washington Elementary, James Love Elementary, Elizabeth Elementary, Township Three Elementary, and other area peers.

Grover's strongest academic results come in 4th grade, its final year before students move on. On the most recent end-of-grade tests, 80% of Grover 4th graders were proficient in math and 73.3% were proficient in reading—the best scores in the surrounding area in both subjects. Those results also run well above state averages of 61.4% in math and 57.7% in reading. Because Grover is small, grade-level scores can swing from year to year as cohorts change; 3rd-grade reading dipped in the most recent year even as 4th-grade reading climbed. For that reason, the school's stable overall ranking—in the 77th–80th percentile for three straight years—is the more reliable measure of its quality.

Grover has gone through a remarkable turnaround: in 2016–2017, it was a 1-star school in the 19th percentile; it now consistently earns 3 to 4 stars. Among the most meaningful signs for families, Grover's economically disadvantaged students rank in the top 5–9% of all such students in North Carolina, showing the school is serving its primary population very well. The biggest area for improvement is attendance. Grover's chronic absenteeism rate was 26% in the most recent year—better than the year before but still above the district average of 23.2% and well above high-performing nearby schools like Bethware Elementary and West Elementary. If Grover can continue to reduce chronic absences, its already impressive results may climb even higher.

323

Students ?

15.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

Community Eligibility

All students receive free meals (2024-25) ?

206 Carolina Avenue
Grover, NC 28073

(704) 476-8351

District: Cleveland County Schools

Students who attend Grover Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Kings Mountain Intermediate
	Kings Mountain Middle
High:	Cleveland ECHS
	Kings Mountain High

Racial breakdown:

White:

70.0%

African American:

14.2%

Two or more races:

10.8%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 57th percentile in 2016 → 77th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the North Carolina average (70% vs 60% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 23% of North Carolina elementary schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 20 percentile points since 2016

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school70%

District avg64%

North Carolina avg60%

339^th of 1,492

North Carolina public elementary schools ?

Top 23%▲ up 20 pts since 2016

From top 43% (2016) to top 23% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

82^nd of 246Cleveland County Schools among North Carolina districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	74.0	339 of 1492	77.3%	★★★★☆
2025	75.0	313 of 1490	79.0%	★★★★☆
2024	76.9	297 of 1505	80.3%	★★★★☆
2023	67.9	445 of 1502	70.4%	★★★★☆
2022	62.1	547 of 1514	63.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	66.4	453 of 1489	69.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	73.0	348 of 1473	76.4%	★★★★☆
2018	67.0	468 of 1434	67.4%	★★★☆☆
2017	24.6	1161 of 1429	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	56.6	608 of 1425	57.3%	★★★☆☆
2015	68.6	443 of 1440	69.2%	★★★☆☆
2014	65.0	470 of 1390	66.2%	★★★☆☆
2013	70.9	338 of 1403	75.9%	★★★★☆
2012	71.9	364 of 1388	73.8%	★★★★☆
2011	76.3	265 of 1381	80.8%	★★★★☆
2010	65.6	495 of 1363	63.7%	★★★☆☆
2009	70.7	382 of 1354	71.8%	★★★★☆
2008	68.2	383 of 1324	71.1%	★★★★☆
2007	73.9	282 of 1293	78.2%	★★★★☆
2006	54.2	638 of 1276	50.0%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2022	27.0	506 of 634	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	61.9	226 of 878	74.3%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	72.2	334 of 1447	76.9%	★★★★☆
2025	71.0	355 of 1451	75.5%	★★★★☆
2024	77.5	247 of 1455	83.0%	★★★★☆
2023	64.8	474 of 1459	67.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	45.9	783 of 1458	46.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	49.3	691 of 1440	52.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	79.8	213 of 1424	85.0%	★★★★☆
2018	74.3	320 of 1405	77.2%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	82.5	126 of 1434	91.2%	★★★★★
2025	86.9	79 of 1437	94.5%	★★★★★
2024	86.5	76 of 1450	94.8%	★★★★★
2023	81.8	133 of 1437	90.7%	★★★★★
2022	89.2	57 of 1366	95.8%	★★★★★
2021	86.1	88 of 1329	93.4%	★★★★★
2019	82.9	122 of 1361	91.0%	★★★★★
2018	75.3	220 of 1332	83.5%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	73.5	334 of 1451	77.0%	★★★★☆
2025	75.8	290 of 1450	80.0%	★★★★☆
2024	65.9	455 of 1464	68.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	65.6	456 of 1461	68.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	73.4	327 of 1464	77.7%	★★★★☆
2021	77.1	278 of 1444	80.7%	★★★★☆
2019	63.7	473 of 1430	66.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	54.6	658 of 1413	53.4%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	52.7	311 of 815	61.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	66.1	159 of 801	80.1%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	49.6	602 of 1146	47.5%	★★☆☆☆
2025	63.9	402 of 1172	65.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	59.3	463 of 1166	60.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	48.0	641 of 1183	45.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	34.9	834 of 1194	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	47.4	611 of 1172	47.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	49.8	613 of 1183	48.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	42.2	753 of 1178	36.1%	★★☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)91st percentile+14 vs school

Male (2026)77th percentile~ school

Female (2026)77th percentile~ school

Special Education (2026)62nd percentile-15 vs school

White (2026)47th percentile-30 vs school

Disabled (2022)20th percentile-44 vs school

By subject vs North Carolina (2025-2026) ?

Mathematics75%+11 vs state

Reading66%+10 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				EOG Mathematics (2026)			EOG Reading (2026)			EOG Science (2026)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	EOG Mathematics 3rd Grade	EOG Mathematics 4th Grade	EOG Mathematics 5th Grade	EOG Reading 3rd Grade	EOG Reading 4th Grade	EOG Reading 5th Grade	EOG Science 5th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Grover Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	206 Carolina Avenue	Grover	28073	Cleveland County	Cleveland County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(704) 476-8351	323	21	15.2	—	226 (70.0%)	46 (14.2%)	15 (4.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (10.8%)	74	339^th of 1492 public elementary schools	77.3%		75	313^th of 1490 public elementary schools	79.0%	26	68.0	80.0		58.0	73.3			$10,632	$1,366	$9,266
Bethware Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	115 Bethware Drive	Kings Mountain	28086	Cleveland County	Cleveland County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(704) 476-8346	548	38	14.4	—	337 (61.5%)	110 (20.1%)	58 (10.6%)	4 (0.7%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	35 (6.4%)	69.4	428^th of 1492 public elementary schools	71.3%		79.5	252^nd of 1490 public elementary schools	83.1%	176	75.5	70.7		59.4	62.9			$9,644	$1,089	$8,555
Township Three Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	526 Davis Road	Shelby	28152	Cleveland County	Cleveland County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(704) 476-8245	540	35	15.2	—	218 (40.4%)	191 (35.4%)	65 (12.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	66 (12.2%)	28	1137^th of 1492 public elementary schools	23.8%		25	1186^th of 1490 public elementary schools	20.4%	49	58.1	51.9	40.6	45.9	50.6	39.1	55.1	$9,675	$1,374	$8,301
West Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	500 W Mountain Street	Kings Mountain	28086	Cleveland County	Cleveland County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(704) 476-8345	289	21	13.9	—	182 (63.0%)	61 (21.1%)	24 (8.3%)	3 (1.0%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (5.5%)	71.4	391^st of 1492 public elementary schools	73.8%		57.7	600^th of 1490 public elementary schools	59.7%	209	85.4	58.1		66.7	67.7			$9,202	$1,108	$8,094
Elizabeth Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	220 S Post Road	Shelby	28152	Cleveland County	Cleveland County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(704) 476-8371	649	37	17.7	—	154 (23.7%)	315 (48.5%)	115 (17.7%)	5 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	60 (9.2%)	32.4	1050^th of 1492 public elementary schools	29.6%		35.8	985^th of 1490 public elementary schools	33.9%	65	52.9	62.5	55.6	31.8	55.0	42.0	56.8	$9,413	$1,457	$7,956
North Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	900 N Ramseur Street	Kings Mountain	28086	Cleveland County	Cleveland County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(704) 476-8225	272	23	12.0	—	143 (52.6%)	84 (30.9%)	23 (8.5%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (7.7%)	63.7	523^rd of 1492 public elementary schools	64.9%		72.1	363^rd of 1490 public elementary schools	75.6%	160	83.3	63.6		53.7	60.0			$10,709	$1,428	$9,282
East Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	600 N Cleveland Avenue	Kings Mountain	28086	Cleveland County	Cleveland County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(704) 476-8356	199	18	10.8	97.5%	83 (41.7%)	84 (42.2%)	24 (12.1%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (3.0%)	51.4	707^th of 1492 public elementary schools	52.6%		56.4	626^th of 1490 public elementary schools	58.0%	81	55.9	69.4		52.9	58.3			$11,443	$1,678	$9,765
James Love Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	309 James Love Road	Shelby	28152	Cleveland County	Cleveland County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(704) 476-8385	376	30	12.3	—	92 (24.5%)	198 (52.7%)	56 (14.9%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (7.4%)	35.3	996^th of 1492 public elementary schools	33.2%		20.3	1276^th of 1490 public elementary schools	14.4%	280	49.2	61.1	54.9	36.5	48.1	52.9	66.7	$12,191	$1,637	$10,553
Jefferson Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1166 Wyke Road	Shelby	28150	Cleveland County	Cleveland County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(704) 476-8390	439	30	14.6	—	166 (37.8%)	196 (44.6%)	32 (7.3%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (9.6%)	75	323^rd of 1492 public elementary schools	78.4%		68.6	412^th of 1490 public elementary schools	72.3%	89	84.7	71.4	70.5	68.2	61.0	60.7	77.0	$10,297	$1,501	$8,795
Washington Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1907 Stony Point Road	Shelby	28150	Cleveland County	Cleveland County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(704) 476-8260	376	26	14.3	97.9%	206 (54.8%)	62 (16.5%)	70 (18.6%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (9.6%)	48	767^th of 1492 public elementary schools	48.6%		39.7	923^rd of 1490 public elementary schools	38.1%	156	73.2	61.3	55.4	60.7	56.5	41.5	61.5	$9,971	$1,530	$8,441

Frequently Asked Questions about Grover Elementary

What schools do graduates of Grover Elementary attend?

Students who attend Grover Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Kings Mountain Intermediate
Middle : Kings Mountain Middle
High : Cleveland ECHS
High : Kings Mountain High

Is Grover Elementary a good school?

Grover Elementary ranks 339^th of 1492 North Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What district is Grover Elementary in?

Cleveland County Schools

What is the racial makeup of Grover Elementary?

Students at Grover Elementary are 70% White, 14% African American, 11% Two or more races, 5% Hispanic.

How many students attend Grover Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 323 students attended Grover Elementary.

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