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Enrollment
548
Elementary
DISTRICT 425 · STATE 467
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CLEVELAND COUNTY SCHOOLS·NCES 370090002707
Bethware Elementary
115 Bethware Drive, Kings Mountain, NC 28086 · (704) 476-8346 · Cleveland County
GRADES PK–04ELEMENTARY41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL548 STUDENTS
A
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 89% of North Carolina public elementary schools
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ABeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded North Carolina public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
14.4:1
38 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.2:1 · STATE 14.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
99%
545 students
DISTRICT 97% · STATE 82%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 35 | 6% |
| Kindergarten | 88 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 104 | 19% |
| Grade 2 | 110 | 20% |
| Grade 3 | 116 | 21% |
| Grade 4 | 95 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (88) is 7% smaller than its 4th grade class (95).
Student demographics
57%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 61% · STATE 71% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Based on grade levels within Cleveland County Schools. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
NC EOG / EOC 2024-25 . % Grade Level Proficient (Level 3+)English Language Arts
60.2%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
78.7%
NC avg 52.2%
What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 60 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 79 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all North Carolina schools, those numbers are about 51 and 52.
Source: NC EOG / EOC. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of NC schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
69.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.5%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+21.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 70% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 48% typical for North Carolina schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 21 points, placing it in North Carolina's top 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Bethware Elementary
Bethware Elementary's state test result (69.5% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bethware Elementary this school | 548 | 99.5% | 69.5% |
| Alamance Elementary Greensboro | 499 | 99.4% | 70.0% |
| Coopers Elementary Elm City | 591 | 99.5% | 69.0% |
| Helena Elementary Timberlake | 512 | 98.8% | 65.6% |
| Pittsboro Elementary Pittsboro | 503 | 99.4% | 66.0% |
| Boiling Springs Elementary Shelby | 558 | 99.5% | 74.7% |
Matched among North Carolina elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Bethware Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina | In Cleveland County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 69.5% | #245 of 1,297 | #4 of 15 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 78.7% | #145 of 1,296 | #4 of 15 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 60.2% | #322 of 1,300 | #5 of 15 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 548 | #471 of 1,485 | #4 of 15 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.4:1 | #585 of 1,377 | #8 of 14 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 56.6% | #816 of 1,379 | #8 of 14 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 99.5% | #210 of 1,414 | #4 of 15 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +19.7% | #95 of 369 | #2 of 7 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
548
+123 (+29%) vs 2020
+11% since 2010-11, when it was 494
Student : Teacher
14.4:1
was 15.2:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 548 | 38 | 14.4:1 | 99% (545) |
| 2023-24 | 530 | 35.9 | 14.8:1 | 99% (527) |
| 2022-23 | 515 | 33.7 | 15.3:1 | 99% (512) |
| 2020-21 | 425 | 28 | 15.2:1 | 99% (422) |
| 2017-18 | 458 | 30.9 | 14.8:1 | 99% (455) |
| 2015-16 | 427 | 29 | 14.7:1 | 69% (294) |
| 2010-11 | 494 | 32 | 15.4:1 | 55% (270) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Bethware Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students up 20% (458 to 548); teachers up 23% (30.9 to 38).
About Bethware Elementary
Bethware Elementary is an elementary school in Kings Mountain, North Carolina, reachable at (704) 476-8346. The school serves 548 students in pre-K through 4 in 2024-25.
Bethware Elementary is part of Cleveland County Schools, where 28 schools serve 14,504 students.
At 62%, White students outnumber all other groups at Bethware Elementary combined. The school is also 20% Black, 11% Hispanic, and 6% multiracial. The White share of the county population is higher, at 72%. Bethware Elementary has a diversity index of 57%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
A ratio of 14.4:1 comes from the school's 38 full-time-equivalent teachers. Elementary schools in North Carolina have a similar average ratio of 14.9:1. The lunch program counts 99% of students at Bethware Elementary as eligible for free or reduced-price meals. That is close to the 99% average for public schools in Cleveland County.
The allk12 Grade for Bethware Elementary is A. Compared with North Carolina public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 89% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Bethware Elementary beats its predicted average proficiency rate on state tests by 21.0 points (69.5% versus 48.5%), a top-10% result in North Carolina on BeatsExpectations.
In the county around the school, Cleveland County, median household income is about $58,534, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 22% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 12%. A total of 29 public schools operate in Cleveland County, serving about 15,682 students.
The closest public school to Bethware Elementary is Kings Mountain Intermediate, about 2.3 miles away. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8. The nearest schools with test data average 61.1%, lower than Bethware Elementary's 69.5%.
Federal records code the school's setting as Rural: Fringe.
The student count in 2024-25 was 548, 29% above the 425 of 2020-21.
The allk12 site hosts a discussion page for Bethware Elementary covering things like enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
Cleveland County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
100,991
Census ACS
Median income
$58,534
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
22%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
12%
Below federal line
Schools in county
29
15,682 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Cleveland County Schools
- Kings Mountain HighHigh · 1,305 students
- Crest HighHigh · 1,098 students
- Burns HighHigh · 928 students
- Crest MiddleMiddle · 810 students
- Shelby HighHigh · 792 students
- Burns MiddleMiddle · 744 students
Other schools in Kings Mountain
- Kings Mountain HighHigh · 1,305 students
- Kings Mountain MiddleMiddle · 631 students
- Kings Mountain IntermediateMiddle · 601 students
- West ElementaryElementary · 289 students
- North ElementaryElementary · 272 students
- East ElementaryElementary · 199 students
Nearby schools
- Kings Mountain Intermediate2.3 mi · 601
- Kings Mountain Middle2.6 mi · 631
- Kings Mountain High2.7 mi · 1,305
- West Elementary3.6 mi · 289
- North Elementary4.2 mi · 272
- Pinnacle Classical Academy4.7 mi · 1,178
Frequently asked questions
About Bethware ElementaryHow large is Bethware Elementary?
Bethware Elementary enrolls approximately 548 students in grades PK-04.
Is Bethware Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Bethware Elementary is an elementary school covering grades PK-04.
How many teachers does Bethware Elementary have?
Bethware Elementary employs 38 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.4:1.
What is the student diversity at Bethware Elementary?
Student demographics at Bethware Elementary are roughly 62% White, 11% Hispanic, 20% Black, 1% Asian, 6% Two or more.
What district is Bethware Elementary in?
Bethware Elementary is part of Cleveland County Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.