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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 how small the single largest racial or ethnic group is, so no one group dominates. Township Three Elementary leads the list at 40.4%, against a median of 59.6% 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

Best Largest group

40.4%

Median Largest group

59.6%

MOST DIVERSE · CLEVELAND COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA

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

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