The highest-performing public schools in reading in Cleveland County, North Carolina
Across Cleveland County, North Carolina, 25 public schools are ranked here, ranked by the share of students meeting or exceeding the state reading and writing standard. Cleveland ECHS leads the list at 86.2%, against a median of 52.5% across the ranked schools.
The table below is sortable and filterable, and the full list downloads as a CSV. Figures come from federal NCES enrollment data and, where applicable, state assessment results for 2024-25.
| # | School | City | % Proficient (Reading) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cleveland ECHS | Shelby, NC | 86.2% |
| 2 | Boiling Springs Elementary | Shelby, NC | 68.3% |
| 3 | Grover Elementary | Grover, NC | 66.7% |
| 4 | Casar Elementary | Casar, NC | 63.2% |
| 5 | Springmore Elementary | Shelby, NC | 61.6% |
| 6 | Bethware Elementary | Kings Mountain, NC | 60.2% |
| 7 | Kings Mountain Middle | Kings Mountain, NC | 59.4% |
| 8 | North Elementary | Kings Mountain, NC | 57.8% |
| 9 | Crest Middle | Shelby, NC | 57.4% |
| 10 | Burns High | Lawndale, NC | 56.3% |
| 11 | Jefferson Elementary | Shelby, NC | 54.9% |
| 12 | Burns Middle | Lawndale, NC | 54.7% |
| 13 | Kings Mountain High | Kings Mountain, NC | 52.5% |
| 14 | Kings Mountain Intermediate | Kings Mountain, NC | 52.2% |
| 15 | West Elementary | Kings Mountain, NC | 52.0% |
| 16 | Crest High | Shelby, NC | 50.9% |
| 17 | Fallston Elementary | Fallston, NC | 50.0% |
| 18 | East Elementary | Kings Mountain, NC | 47.8% |
| 19 | Union Elementary | Shelby, NC | 47.1% |
| 20 | Shelby Middle | Shelby, NC | 45.1% |
| 21 | Elizabeth Elementary | Shelby, NC | 41.5% |
| 22 | Washington Elementary | Shelby, NC | 41.5% |
| 23 | Township Three Elementary | Shelby, NC | 40.2% |
| 24 | James Love Elementary | Shelby, NC | 40.0% |
| 25 | Shelby High | Shelby, NC | 39.0% |
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