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The highest-poverty public schools in Cleveland County, North Carolina

26 public schools in Cleveland County, North Carolina appear in this ranking of the highest-poverty public schools, ranked by share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Crest High leads the list at 99.7%, against a median of 99.3% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

Cleveland County, North Carolina

Top % FRL

99.7%

Median % FRL

99.3%

HIGHEST POVERTY · CLEVELAND COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA

#	School	City	District	Level	Students	% FRL
1	Crest High	Shelby, NC	Cleveland County Schools	High	1,098	99.7%
2	Shelby High	Shelby, NC	Cleveland County Schools	High	792	99.6%
3	Burns Middle	Lawndale, NC	Cleveland County Schools	Middle	744	99.6%
4	Elizabeth Elementary	Shelby, NC	Cleveland County Schools	Elementary	649	99.5%
5	Kings Mountain Middle	Kings Mountain, NC	Cleveland County Schools	Middle	631	99.5%
6	Springmore Elementary	Shelby, NC	Cleveland County Schools	Elementary	618	99.5%
7	Shelby Middle	Shelby, NC	Cleveland County Schools	Middle	588	99.5%
8	Boiling Springs Elementary	Shelby, NC	Cleveland County Schools	Elementary	558	99.5%
9	Burns High	Lawndale, NC	Cleveland County Schools	High	928	99.5%
10	Bethware Elementary	Kings Mountain, NC	Cleveland County Schools	Elementary	548	99.5%
11	Township Three Elementary	Shelby, NC	Cleveland County Schools	Elementary	540	99.4%
12	Fallston Elementary	Fallston, NC	Cleveland County Schools	Elementary	502	99.4%
13	Kings Mountain Intermediate	Kings Mountain, NC	Cleveland County Schools	Middle	601	99.3%
14	Jefferson Elementary	Shelby, NC	Cleveland County Schools	Elementary	439	99.3%
15	Union Elementary	Shelby, NC	Cleveland County Schools	Elementary	413	99.3%
16	Grover Elementary	Grover, NC	Cleveland County Schools	Elementary	323	99.1%
17	West Elementary	Kings Mountain, NC	Cleveland County Schools	Elementary	289	99.0%
18	Casar Elementary	Casar, NC	Cleveland County Schools	Elementary	275	98.9%
19	North Elementary	Kings Mountain, NC	Cleveland County Schools	Elementary	272	98.9%
20	Crest Middle	Shelby, NC	Cleveland County Schools	Middle	810	98.9%
21	Kings Mountain High	Kings Mountain, NC	Cleveland County Schools	High	1,305	98.8%
22	James Love Elementary	Shelby, NC	Cleveland County Schools	Elementary	376	98.7%
23	Cleveland ECHS	Shelby, NC	Cleveland County Schools	High	225	98.7%
24	Turning Point Academy	Shelby, NC	Cleveland County Schools	High	142	97.9%
25	Washington Elementary	Shelby, NC	Cleveland County Schools	Elementary	376	97.9%
26	East Elementary	Kings Mountain, NC	Cleveland County Schools	Elementary	199	97.5%

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