Summary:
Zip code 28073, which covers the Grover, NC area within Cleveland County Schools, contains exactly one elementary school: Grover Elementary, serving grades PK through 4 with an enrollment of 323 students. Since there is no other elementary school in this zip code for comparison, the most useful context comes from looking at how Grover Elementary measures up against its district and the state of North Carolina as a whole.
Grover Elementary is a standout school in several important ways. It currently holds a 4-star rating and ranks in the 77th percentile statewide, which is notably higher than its district's overall 67th percentile ranking. What makes this especially impressive is that nearly every student (99.07%) qualifies for free or reduced lunch, making this a very high-poverty school. Despite that challenge, in the most recent testing year Grover Elementary met or exceeded state proficiency averages in all four tested subject and grade combinations. The 4th grade results are particularly strong: 80% proficiency in math compared to 61.4% statewide, and 73.3% proficiency in reading compared to 57.7% statewide. The 3rd grade scores, while still close to or slightly above state averages, did drop significantly from the prior year, with math falling from 84.7% to 68.0% and reading from 72.9% to 58.0%.
Parents should also be aware of some ongoing concerns. Chronic absenteeism at Grover Elementary is 26.0%, higher than both the district rate of 23.2% and the state rate of 24.2%, meaning roughly one in four students misses a significant amount of school. The school's statewide percentile has slipped gradually from 80th to 77th over the last three years, though it remains comfortably above the middle of the pack and continues to earn 4 stars. Another limitation to keep in mind is that the school only goes through 4th grade, so these scores do not reflect middle school performance. Overall, Grover Elementary is a high-poverty, higher-performing school that gives families in zip code 28073 a solid academic option, with excellent 4th grade results and a consistent record of strong state rankings.
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