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Kings Mountain High

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Kings Mountain High ranks 278 th of 641 North Carolina high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

278^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 641 North Carolina High Schools

Better than 57% of North Carolina high schools

Summary

Kings Mountain High is a public high school in Kings Mountain, North Carolina, serving 1,317 students in grades 9-12. The school is part of the Cleveland County Schools district, which is ranked 97 out of 242 districts in the state.

Kings Mountain High has consistently demonstrated strong academic performance, with students outperforming the district and state averages in End-of-Course (EOC) exams across subjects like Biology, English II, Math I, and Math III. For instance, in the 2024-2025 school year, 50.7% of Kings Mountain High students were proficient or better in EOC/Biology, compared to 43.7% for the district and 48.3% for the state. The school's performance in Math III is particularly noteworthy, with 81.2% of students being proficient or better, significantly higher than the district (58.5%) and state (66.4%) averages. Kings Mountain High has also maintained high four-year graduation rates, ranging from 86.1% to 89.3% over the past few years, on par with or slightly above the state average.

Compared to nearby schools, Kings Mountain High outperforms Turning Point Academy across various academic metrics and student subgroups. It also performs better than Shelby High in most academic areas, including EOC exams and graduation rates. However, the nearby Cleveland ECHS, a high-performing early college high school, consistently outperforms Kings Mountain High across all academic measures, ranking among the top schools in the state.

1,305

Students ?

18.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$9,036

Per pupil spending ?

98.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

500 Phifer Road
Kings Mountain, NC 28086-1489

(704) 476-8330

District: Cleveland County Schools

Feeder schools for Kings Mountain High:

Elementary:	Bethware Elementary
	East Elementary
	Grover Elementary
	North Elementary
	More...
	West Elementary
Middle:	Kings Mountain Intermediate
	Kings Mountain Middle

Racial breakdown:

White:

59.1%

African American:

22.8%

Hispanic:

9.1%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 79th percentile in 2015 → 57th in 2025

Strengths

✓Above the North Carolina median (57th percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 22 percentile points since 2015

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school56%

District avg48%

North Carolina avg53%

278^th of 641

North Carolina public high schools ?

Top 43%▼ down 22 pts since 2015

From top 21% (2015) to top 43% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 5High Schools in the Cleveland County Schools

97^th of 242Cleveland 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
2025	52.3	278 of 641	56.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	50.8	291 of 640	54.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	43.6	330 of 626	47.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	61.3	223 of 621	64.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	64.7	185 of 594	68.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	61.9	137 of 514	73.3%	★★★★☆
2018	61.3	143 of 469	69.5%	★★★☆☆
2017	63.6	116 of 476	75.6%	★★★★☆
2016	54.3	139 of 507	72.6%	★★★★☆
2015	61.3	113 of 531	78.7%	★★★★☆
2014	58.4	121 of 451	73.2%	★★★★☆
2013	55.3	107 of 505	78.8%	★★★★☆
2012	65.7	99 of 502	80.3%	★★★★☆
2011	74.3	58 of 506	88.5%	★★★★☆
2010	65.5	126 of 499	74.7%	★★★★☆
2009	68.5	85 of 490	82.7%	★★★★☆
2008	68.0	82 of 477	82.8%	★★★★☆
2007	73.8	51 of 453	88.7%	★★★★☆
2006	60.6	150 of 431	65.2%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	51.9	163 of 440	63.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	44.7	207 of 437	52.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	48.9	171 of 434	60.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	72.3	84 of 430	80.5%	★★★★☆
2021	69.1	45 of 364	87.6%	★★★★☆
2019	63.3	63 of 369	82.9%	★★★★☆
2018	67.3	65 of 359	81.9%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2022	55.0	96 of 330	70.9%	★★★★☆
2021	41.3	169 of 334	49.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	46.4	164 of 364	54.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	24.9	287 of 349	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	43.4	135 of 273	50.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	20.5	250 of 262	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	53.2	266 of 610	56.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	51.8	278 of 602	53.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	43.7	328 of 588	44.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	65.6	191 of 594	67.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	63.5	121 of 475	74.5%	★★★★☆
2019	61.0	131 of 475	72.4%	★★★★☆
2018	59.6	164 of 449	63.5%	★★★☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	31.1	331 of 412	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	66.2	144 of 403	64.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	51.8	237 of 403	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	66.1	143 of 398	64.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	74.8	48 of 337	85.8%	★★★★☆
2019	36.1	252 of 325	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	57.8	150 of 462	67.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	65.4	115 of 454	74.7%	★★★★☆
2023	73.5	91 of 449	79.7%	★★★★☆
2022	52.1	167 of 436	61.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	75.7	32 of 370	91.4%	★★★★★
2019	48.7	123 of 354	65.3%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	54.1	218 of 606	64.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	52.2	230 of 613	62.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	45.7	270 of 597	54.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	65.8	141 of 544	74.1%	★★★★☆
2021	69.1	36 of 432	91.7%	★★★★★
2019	61.0	75 of 446	83.2%	★★★★☆
2018	56.3	116 of 424	72.6%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	49.8	283 of 601	52.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	49.4	295 of 607	51.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	42.8	318 of 602	47.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	56.8	221 of 585	62.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	64.2	105 of 481	78.2%	★★★★☆
2019	60.6	129 of 488	73.6%	★★★★☆
2018	59.9	148 of 463	68.0%	★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	73.5	52 of 253	79.4%	★★★★☆
2024	68.3	67 of 261	74.3%	★★★★☆
2023	50.5	112 of 249	55.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	67.7	52 of 226	77.0%	★★★★☆
2021	54.2	83 of 199	58.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	50.8	94 of 195	51.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	39.8	114 of 185	38.4%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	32.0	242 of 352	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	49.1	126 of 349	63.9%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	43.2	309 of 542	43.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	42.7	326 of 553	41.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	31.6	390 of 537	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	53.6	247 of 534	53.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	57.3	145 of 439	67.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	55.7	159 of 444	64.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	47.5	215 of 427	49.6%	★★★☆☆

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)

Multi-racial (2025)79th percentile+23 vs school

Disabled (2022)71st percentile+7 vs school

Hispanic (2025)68th percentile+11 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)64th percentile+7 vs school

African American (2025)63rd percentile+6 vs school

Female (2025)56th percentile~ school

Male (2025)53rd percentile-4 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)51st percentile-6 vs school

White (2025)43rd percentile-14 vs school

Special Education (2025)31st percentile-25 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2025)20th percentile-37 vs school

By subject vs North Carolina (2024-2025) ?

Math III81%+15 vs state

English II52%-7 vs state

Biology51%~ state avg

Math I39%+5 vs state

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Saturday, April 11, 2015

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Schools Near Kings Mountain High

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				EOC Biology (2025)	EOC English II (2025)	EOC Math I (2025)	EOC Math III (2025)	EOG Mathematics (2025)	EOG Reading (2025)	EOG Science (2025)	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/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	EOC Biology End of Course	EOC English II End of Course	EOC Math I End of Course	EOC Math III End of Course	EOG Mathematics 8th Grade	EOG Reading 8th Grade	EOG Science 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Kings Mountain High	Public	9-12	500 Phifer Road	Kings Mountain	28086	Cleveland County	Cleveland County Schools	No	No	No	No	(704) 476-8330	1,305	72	18.1	98.8%	771 (59.1%)	297 (22.8%)	119 (9.1%)	17 (1.3%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	98 (7.5%)	52.3	278^th of 641 public high schools	56.6%		50.8	291^st of 640 public high schools	54.5%	13	50.7	52.5	39.1	81.2				$9,036	$654	$8,382
Bessemer City High	Public	9-12	119 Yellow Jacket Lane	Bessemer City	28016	Gaston County	Gaston County Schools	No	No	No	No	(704) 836-9601	590	32	18.5	99.5%	259 (43.9%)	148 (25.1%)	144 (24.4%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (5.9%)	15.9	554^th of 641 public high schools	13.6%		23.9	491^st of 640 public high schools	23.3%	63	26.6	34.3	16.7	46.2				$9,616	$754	$8,862
Cleveland ECHS	Public	9-12	1800 E. Marion Street	Shelby	28152	Cleveland County	Cleveland County Schools	No	No	No	No	(704) 476-8232	225	11	20.2	98.7%	128 (56.9%)	35 (15.6%)	45 (20.0%)	5 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (5.3%)	90.8	69^th of 641 public high schools	89.2%		92.3	56^th of 640 public high schools	91.3%	13	84.5	86.2	81.4	93.3				$7,781	$522	$7,258
Hunter Huss High	Public	9-12	1518 Edgefield Avenue	Gastonia	28052	Gaston County	Gaston County Schools	No	No	No	No	(704) 866-6610	1,165	62	18.9	99.7%	214 (18.4%)	488 (41.9%)	403 (34.6%)	3 (0.3%)	6 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	50 (4.3%)	15.1	560^th of 641 public high schools	12.6%		17.8	532^nd of 640 public high schools	16.9%	28	19.6	23.6	30.4	40.9				$9,702	$791	$8,910
Shelby High	Public	9-12	230 E Dixon Boulevard	Shelby	28152	Cleveland County	Cleveland County Schools	No	No	No	No	(704) 476-8325	792	51	15.4	99.6%	231 (29.2%)	417 (52.7%)	79 (10.0%)	10 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	54 (6.8%)	15.5	557^th of 641 public high schools	13.1%		21.3	505^th of 640 public high schools	21.1%	52	32.5	39.2	17.2	27.6				$9,492	$690	$8,802
Highland School of Technology	Public, Magnet	9-12	1600 N Morris Street	Gastonia	28052	Gaston County	Gaston County Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(704) 810-8816	538	39	13.8	34.0%	327 (60.8%)	81 (15.1%)	75 (13.9%)	31 (5.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (4.3%)	96.9	3^rd of 641 public high schools	99.5%		96.6	6^th of 640 public high schools	99.1%	3		99.9	100.0					$10,033	$715	$9,318
Turning Point Academy	Public	6-12	409 West Sumter Street	Shelby	28150	Cleveland County	Cleveland County Schools	No	No	No	No	(704) 476-8399	142	12	11.8	97.9%	65 (45.8%)	59 (41.5%)	7 (4.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (7.7%)								(n/a)					5.6	29.4	29.4	$21,288	$1,682	$19,606
Cherryville High	Public	9-12	313 Ridge Avenue	Cherryville	28021	Gaston County	Gaston County Schools	No	No	No	No	(704) 836-9605	484	33	14.6	99.4%	349 (72.1%)	56 (11.6%)	60 (12.4%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.1%)	46	330^th of 641 public high schools	48.5%		44.7	337^th of 640 public high schools	47.3%	7	42.5	53.1	39.8	72.6				$10,928	$967	$9,961
Gaston Early College High School	Public	9-12	201 Hwy 321 South	Dallas	28034	Gaston County	Gaston County Schools	No	No	No	No	(704) 922-2405	235	11	21.8	42.6%	131 (55.7%)	32 (13.6%)	48 (20.4%)	7 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (7.2%)	95.4	19^th of 641 public high schools	97.0%					(n/a)		100.0	100.0	100.0				$7,351	$466	$6,886
Gaston Early College of Medical Sciences	Public	9-12	300 Rhodes Perimeter Drive	Dallas	28034	Gaston County	Gaston County Schools	No	No	No	No	(704) 923-8480	174	8	21.8	54.6%	88 (50.6%)	33 (19.0%)	31 (17.8%)	10 (5.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (6.9%)	96.4	5^th of 641 public high schools	99.2%		95.5	23^rd of 640 public high schools	96.4%	18	98.1	100.0	99.9	100.0

Frequently Asked Questions about Kings Mountain High

What district is Kings Mountain High in?

Cleveland County Schools

What schools feed into Kings Mountain High?

Kings Mountain High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Bethware Elementary
Elementary : East Elementary
Elementary : Grover Elementary
Elementary : North Elementary
Elementary : West Elementary
Middle : Kings Mountain Intermediate
Middle : Kings Mountain Middle

Is Kings Mountain High a good school?

Kings Mountain High ranks 278^th of 641 North Carolina high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Kings Mountain High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,305 students attended Kings Mountain High.

What is the racial makeup of Kings Mountain High?

Students at Kings Mountain High are 59% White, 23% African American, 9% Hispanic, 8% Two or more races, 1% Asian.

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