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North Elementary

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North Elementary ranks 523 rd of 1492 North Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-4

523^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,492 North Carolina Elementary Schools

Better than 65% of North Carolina elementary schools

Summary

North Elementary is a PK-4 public school in Kings Mountain, NC, serving 272 students in Cleveland County Schools, where nearly all students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Despite that high-poverty profile, the school ranks at the 65th percentile statewide in the most recent 2025-26 rankings (523rd out of 1,492 elementary schools), placing it above many nearby campuses. It trails West Elementary (74th percentile) and Bethware Elementary (71st percentile) in the same county, but it finishes well ahead of Gaston County neighbors like Pleasant Ridge Elementary, Tryon Elementary, and Bessemer City Central Elementary.

Academically, North's signature strength is 3rd-grade math: 83.3% of its 3rd graders scored proficient in 2025-26, well above the state's 66.4% and the district's 72.0%. The school also stands out for its work with economically disadvantaged students, who have ranked in the upper quartile statewide for three consecutive years, and for African American students, whose state percentile ranking jumped from the 30th in 2023-24 to the 74th in 2025-26. However, results are less consistent at 4th grade, particularly in math, where proficiency fell to 63.6% in 2025-26 after reaching 75.5% the year before, suggesting cohort-level variability rather than a pattern of decline.

North also keeps students in class more consistently than most nearby schools: its chronic absenteeism rate of 17.5% in 2024-25 beat the district (23.2%) and state (24.2%) averages, and was far lower than East Elementary's 25.2%, even though East is only 0.69 miles away and spends more per pupil. North's student-teacher ratio of 12.0-to-1 and per-pupil spending of $10,709 are both favorable compared with regional peers. The main issues to watch are keeping 4th-grade math more consistent, sustaining recent progress among female and White student subgroups, and gathering more current data on students with disabilities.

272

Students ?

12.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

Community Eligibility

All students receive free meals (2024-25) ?

100%

Kindergartners up to date on all required vaccines (2025-26)

Exemptions: 0% (any vaccine)

900 N Ramseur Street
Kings Mountain, NC 28086-2052

(704) 476-8225

District: Cleveland County Schools

Students who attend North Elementary usually attend:

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

Racial breakdown:

White:

52.6%

African American:

30.9%

Hispanic:

8.5%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 34th percentile in 2019 → 65th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 65th (2026) from a 34th-percentile low (2019)

✓Above the North Carolina median (65th percentile)

✓Small classes — about 12 students per teacher

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school65%

District avg64%

North Carolina avg60%

523^rd of 1,492

North Carolina public elementary schools ?

Top 35%▼ down 20 pts since 2016

From top 16% (2016) to top 35% (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	63.7	523 of 1492	64.9%	★★★☆☆
2025	72.1	363 of 1490	75.6%	★★★★☆
2024	51.7	719 of 1505	52.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	46.6	819 of 1502	45.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	52.9	692 of 1514	54.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	49.7	717 of 1489	51.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	37.7	978 of 1473	33.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	64.3	508 of 1434	64.6%	★★★☆☆
2017	70.3	397 of 1429	72.2%	★★★★☆
2016	80.4	221 of 1425	84.5%	★★★★☆
2015	89.6	91 of 1440	93.7%	★★★★★
2014	86.1	154 of 1390	88.9%	★★★★☆
2013	57.9	552 of 1403	60.7%	★★★☆☆
2012	75.1	296 of 1388	78.7%	★★★★☆
2011	82.0	168 of 1381	87.8%	★★★★☆
2010	85.0	120 of 1363	91.2%	★★★★★
2009	75.5	285 of 1354	79.0%	★★★★☆
2008	73.9	286 of 1324	78.4%	★★★★☆
2007	73.6	286 of 1293	77.9%	★★★★☆
2006	76.5	222 of 1276	82.6%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	65.8	232 of 903	74.3%	★★★★☆
2025	60.3	280 of 918	69.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	35.4	645 of 924	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	48.2	455 of 933	51.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	55.2	337 of 927	63.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	64.3	206 of 896	77.0%	★★★★☆
2019	38.4	614 of 949	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	72.6	165 of 927	82.2%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2019	31.6	655 of 878	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	55.4	626 of 1447	56.7%	★★★☆☆
2025	79.1	228 of 1451	84.3%	★★★★☆
2024	58.0	581 of 1455	60.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	53.9	661 of 1459	54.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	55.7	634 of 1458	56.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	46.1	733 of 1440	49.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	33.9	1013 of 1424	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	72.1	353 of 1405	74.9%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	70.0	310 of 1434	78.4%	★★★★☆
2025	77.0	204 of 1437	85.8%	★★★★☆
2024	64.2	414 of 1450	71.4%	★★★★☆
2023	46.1	791 of 1437	45.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	63.5	380 of 1366	72.2%	★★★★☆
2021	56.0	477 of 1329	64.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	51.3	650 of 1361	52.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	82.9	120 of 1332	91.0%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	67.3	445 of 1451	69.3%	★★★☆☆
2025	60.6	532 of 1450	63.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	41.6	875 of 1464	40.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	39.4	927 of 1461	36.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	48.4	749 of 1464	48.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	52.1	655 of 1444	54.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	42.7	871 of 1430	39.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	59.0	579 of 1413	59.0%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	51.3	577 of 1146	49.7%	★★☆☆☆
2025	63.1	414 of 1172	64.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	46.9	661 of 1166	43.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	40.9	744 of 1183	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	41.5	733 of 1194	38.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	33.6	816 of 1172	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	26.2	982 of 1183	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	55.6	546 of 1178	53.7%	★★★☆☆

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)78th percentile+13 vs school

African American (2026)74th percentile+9 vs school

Male (2026)69th percentile+4 vs school

Female (2026)57th percentile-8 vs school

White (2026)50th percentile-15 vs school

Disabled (2019)25th percentile-8 vs school

By subject vs North Carolina (2025-2026) ?

Mathematics73%+10 vs state

Reading57%~ state avg

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				EOG Mathematics (2026)			EOG Reading (2026)			EOG Science (2026)	Vaccination (2025-26)		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	Vaccination: Kindergartners up to date on all required vaccines	Vaccination: Exemption rate	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
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			100%	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			92.1%	7.9%	$11,443	$1,678	$9,765
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			94.1%	2%	$9,202	$1,108	$8,094
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			96.4%	1.2%	$9,644	$1,089	$8,555
Edward D Sadler Junior Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3950 West Franklin Boulevard	Gastonia	28052	Gaston County	Gaston County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(704) 862-5895	374	35	10.8	—	56 (15.0%)	157 (42.0%)	135 (36.1%)	5 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (5.6%)	14.8	1367^th of 1492 public elementary schools	8.4%		9.9	1423^rd of 1490 public elementary schools	4.5%	56	44.2	36.2	40.4	30.2	34.5	42.6	57.4	89.1%	1.6%	$9,464	$1,602	$7,862
Bessemer City Primary	Public	PK, KG-2	1320 North 12th Street	Bessemer City	28016	Gaston County	Gaston County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(704) 836-9109	445	31	14.4	—	169 (38.0%)	126 (28.3%)	106 (23.8%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (9.2%)								(n/a)								94.7%	0.8%	$9,139	$1,352	$7,787
Bessemer City Central Elementary	Public	3-5	1400 Puett's Chapel Road	Bessemer City	28016	Gaston County	Gaston County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(704) 836-9108	392	24	16.0	—	159 (40.6%)	93 (23.7%)	98 (25.0%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (10.2%)	10.1	1422^nd of 1492 public elementary schools	4.7%		6.2	1457^th of 1490 public elementary schools	2.2%	35	31.3	39.8	37.3	28.5	35.8	37.3	47.6			$8,603	$1,476	$7,127
Tryon Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2620 Tryon Courthouse Road	Bessemer City	28016	Gaston County	Gaston County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(704) 836-9107	336	26	12.7	97.6%	229 (68.2%)	29 (8.6%)	49 (14.6%)	2 (0.6%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (7.4%)	22.3	1239^th of 1492 public elementary schools	17.0%		25.7	1163^rd of 1490 public elementary schools	21.9%	76	43.9	43.8	54.1	34.1	47.9	43.2	54.1	93%	2.3%	$11,346	$1,912	$9,434
Chapel Grove Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5201 Lewis Road	Gastonia	28052	Gaston County	Gaston County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(704) 836-9113	382	25	15.1	—	201 (52.6%)	37 (9.7%)	112 (29.3%)	3 (0.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (7.3%)	23.2	1221^st of 1492 public elementary schools	18.2%		30.5	1082^nd of 1490 public elementary schools	27.4%	139	59.3	37.9	45.5	39.0	45.5	38.6	59.1	94.4%	0%	$10,242	$1,403	$8,840
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	98%	0%	$9,971	$1,530	$8,441

Frequently Asked Questions about North Elementary

What is the racial makeup of North Elementary?

Students at North Elementary are 53% White, 31% African American, 8% Hispanic, 8% Two or more races.

How many students attend North Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 272 students attended North Elementary.

Is North Elementary a good school?

North Elementary ranks 523^rd of 1492 North Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What district is North Elementary in?

Cleveland County Schools

What schools do graduates of North Elementary attend?

Students who attend North Elementary usually go on to attend:

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

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the North Carolina Dept of Public Instruction.

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