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The most racially diverse public schools in Cleveland County, North Carolina

Across Cleveland County, North Carolina, 24 public schools are ranked here, ranked by the diversity index, the chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups. Township Three Elementary leads the list at 68.2%, against a median of 57.9% 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.

Schools ranked

Cleveland County, North Carolina

Top Diversity index

68.2%

Median Diversity index

57.9%

MOST DIVERSE · CLEVELAND COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA

#	School	City	Students	Diversity index	% White	% Black	% Hispanic	% Asian
1	Township Three Elementary	Shelby, NC	540	68.2%	40.4%(218)	35.4%(191)	12.0%(65)	0.0%(0)
2	Elizabeth Elementary	Shelby, NC	649	66.8%	23.7%(154)	48.5%(315)	17.7%(115)	0.8%(5)
3	Jefferson Elementary	Shelby, NC	439	64.3%	37.8%(166)	44.6%(196)	7.3%(32)	0.7%(3)
4	Shelby Middle	Shelby, NC	588	64.0%	30.3%(178)	49.8%(293)	12.6%(74)	0.8%(5)
5	James Love Elementary	Shelby, NC	376	63.5%	24.5%(92)	52.7%(198)	14.9%(56)	0.5%(2)
6	Washington Elementary	Shelby, NC	376	62.9%	54.8%(206)	16.5%(62)	18.6%(70)	0.5%(2)
7	Shelby High	Shelby, NC	792	62.3%	29.2%(231)	52.6%(417)	10.0%(79)	1.3%(10)
8	North Elementary	Kings Mountain, NC	272	61.5%	52.6%(143)	30.9%(84)	8.5%(23)	0.4%(1)
9	Kings Mountain Middle	Kings Mountain, NC	631	61.3%	55.1%(348)	25.7%(162)	9.2%(58)	1.1%(7)
10	Cleveland ECHS	Shelby, NC	225	60.9%	56.9%(128)	15.6%(35)	20.0%(45)	2.2%(5)
11	Kings Mountain Intermediate	Kings Mountain, NC	601	58.6%	58.6%(352)	24.0%(144)	9.3%(56)	1.3%(8)
12	Kings Mountain High	Kings Mountain, NC	1,305	58.5%	59.1%(771)	22.8%(297)	9.1%(119)	1.3%(17)
13	Union Elementary	Shelby, NC	413	57.3%	60.0%(248)	23.0%(95)	6.5%(27)	0.2%(1)
14	Bethware Elementary	Kings Mountain, NC	548	56.6%	61.5%(337)	20.1%(110)	10.6%(58)	0.7%(4)
15	Crest Middle	Shelby, NC	810	56.2%	60.5%(490)	24.7%(200)	8.8%(71)	0.3%(2)
16	Crest High	Shelby, NC	1,098	56.1%	61.1%(671)	23.1%(254)	8.3%(91)	0.4%(4)
17	West Elementary	Kings Mountain, NC	289	54.9%	63.0%(182)	21.1%(61)	8.3%(24)	1.0%(3)
18	Burns High	Lawndale, NC	928	50.4%	67.5%(626)	16.8%(156)	10.2%(95)	0.4%(4)
19	Burns Middle	Lawndale, NC	744	49.0%	68.8%(512)	15.6%(116)	9.8%(73)	0.5%(4)
20	Boiling Springs Elementary	Shelby, NC	558	48.1%	69.7%(389)	14.7%(82)	7.5%(42)	0.4%(2)
21	Grover Elementary	Grover, NC	323	47.6%	70.0%(226)	14.2%(46)	4.6%(15)	0.3%(1)
22	Springmore Elementary	Shelby, NC	618	45.3%	72.0%(445)	12.5%(77)	10.2%(63)	0.2%(1)
23	Fallston Elementary	Fallston, NC	502	42.3%	74.5%(374)	10.8%(54)	8.2%(41)	0.2%(1)
24	Casar Elementary	Casar, NC	275	24.3%	86.5%(238)	2.5%(7)	8.4%(23)	1.1%(3)

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