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Enrollment
928
High
DISTRICT 748 · STATE 761
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CLEVELAND COUNTY SCHOOLS·NCES 370090000336
Burns High
307 E Stagecoach Trail, Lawndale, NC 28090 · (704) 476-8335 · Cleveland County
GRADES 09–12HIGH42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL928 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 57% of North Carolina public high schools
- B-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B+Beats 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 high schools
Student : Teacher
15.9:1
58 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.7:1 · STATE 19.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
99%
923 students
DISTRICT 97% · STATE 82%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 251 | 27% |
| Grade 10 | 265 | 29% |
| Grade 11 | 223 | 24% |
| Grade 12 | 189 | 20% |
Student demographics
50%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
Test scores
NC EOG / EOC 2024-25 . % Grade Level Proficient (Level 3+)English Language Arts
56.3%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
43.4%
NC avg 52.2%
What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 56 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 43 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
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
46.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.5%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-1.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 47% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 48% typical for North Carolina schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among North Carolina's top nor bottom 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 Burns High
Burns High's state test result (46.8% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Burns High this school | 928 | 99.5% | 46.8% |
| East Rowan High Salisbury | 986 | 98.4% | 34.5% |
| R-S Central High School Rutherfordton | 763 | 98.2% | 38.1% |
| Crest High Shelby | 1,098 | 99.7% | 43.9% |
| East Rutherford High School Bostic | 623 | 98.4% | 46.8% |
| Reynolds High Asheville | 1,169 | 99.0% | 52.2% |
Matched among North Carolina high 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 Burns High ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina | In Cleveland County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 46.8% | #230 of 468 | N/A |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 43.4% | #167 of 464 | N/A |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 56.3% | #230 of 448 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 928 | #210 of 598 | #3 of 6 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.9:1 | #98 of 473 | N/A |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 50.4% | #355 of 474 | N/A |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 99.5% | #133 of 527 | #3 of 6 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -5.1% | #197 of 277 | N/A |
Ranked against other public high 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
928
+13 (+1%) vs 2020
-10% since 1990-91, when it was 1,034
Student : Teacher
15.9:1
was 15.3:1
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 | 928 | 58.4 | 15.9:1 | 99% (923) |
| 2023-24 | 922 | 57.6 | 16.0:1 | 99% (913) |
| 2022-23 | 934 | 61.1 | 15.3:1 | 60% (558) |
| 2020-21 | 915 | 60 | 15.3:1 | 46% (418) |
| 2017-18 | 978 | 72.2 | 13.6:1 | 49% (483) |
| 2015-16 | 1,071 | 72 | 14.9:1 | 54% (581) |
| 2010-11 | 1,119 | 80 | 14.0:1 | 50% (564) |
| 2000-01 | 1,055 | 78 | 13.5:1 | 19% (202) |
| 1990-91 | 1,034 | 65 | 15.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Burns High.
Since 2017-18: students down 5% (978 to 928); teachers down 19% (72.2 to 58.4).
About Burns High
Burns High is classified as a high school. It is located in Lawndale, North Carolina. The school serves grades 9 through 12. Enrollment is 928 students. High schools in North Carolina have about 761 students on average; enrollment here is 22% higher.
Within Cleveland County Schools, Burns High is one of 28 schools. The district enrolls 14,504 students.
More than half of enrollment at Burns High is White: 67%. The next largest groups are 17% Black, 10% Hispanic, and 5% multiracial. The diversity index for Burns High is 50%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
Burns High reported 58.4 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, a ratio of 15.9:1. By comparison, the average for high schools in North Carolina is 19.6:1. There are 923 students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, 99% of enrollment. The average for public schools in Cleveland County is similar, at 99%.
Burns High holds a B allk12 Grade, placing it above 57% of North Carolina public high schools.
Schools in North Carolina with a similar free or reduced-price lunch share are predicted to score about 48.5%. Burns High scores 46.8%.
In Cleveland County, home to about 100,991 people, median household income comes to about $58,534, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 22%, and about 12% of people live in poverty. Cleveland County's 29 public schools enroll about 15,682 students and include Burns High.
Burns Middle is the nearest public school to Burns High, about 0.5 miles away. Burns High is one of several public schools in the area, with 2 others within five miles. The nearest schools with test data average 61.0%, higher than Burns High's 46.8%.
The National Center for Education Statistics classifies the school's location as Rural: Distant, meaning it is in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
There was little change in enrollment from 2020-21 (915) to 2024-25 (928).
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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
- Crest MiddleMiddle · 810 students
- Shelby HighHigh · 792 students
- Burns MiddleMiddle · 744 students
- Elizabeth ElementaryElementary · 649 students
Other Burns High schools
One other US public school is named Burns High. Burns High is the largest of the 2.
- Burns High SchoolBurns, OR · 215 students
Nearby schools
- Burns Middle0.5 mi · 744
- Fallston Elementary1.9 mi · 502
- Union Elementary5.3 mi · 413
- North Brook Elementary6.8 mi · 344
- Casar Elementary7.8 mi · 275
- Jefferson Elementary8.2 mi · 439
Frequently asked questions
About Burns HighHow large is Burns High?
Burns High enrolls approximately 928 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does Burns High serve?
Burns High serves grades 09-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Burns High?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Burns High is approximately 15.9:1 (58 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Burns High?
At Burns High, the student body is approximately 67% White, 10% Hispanic, 17% Black, 0% Asian, 5% Two or more.
What district is Burns High in?
Burns High is part of Cleveland County Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.