Grover Elementary

Grover Elementary is one of the cozy elementary campuss in Grover, North Carolina, overseen by Cleveland County Schools, with 323 students on its rolls from grades pre-K through 4. Enrollment runs roughly 31% below the state mean of about 467.

Cleveland County Schools runs 28 schools in total, collectively educating 14,504 students. Grover Elementary is one of those campuses.

On the student-mix side, Grover Elementary shows that 70% of the student body identifies as White. Beyond that, the school shows 14% Black, 11% multiracial, 5% Hispanic. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

Looking at school resources, The school currently runs with 21 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 15.2:1. That tracks the state average closely. An estimated 99% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Grover Elementary ranks in the top 10% of North Carolina public schools. The BeatsExpectations model, a per-state regression of composite proficiency on FRL share, predicts schools with this student profile to land around 48.6%; Grover Elementary posts 69.3%, +20.7 points above that line.

Across the wider county, Cleveland County reports that median household income runs about $58,534, about 22% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 12% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Cleveland County runs 29 public schools (combined enrollment of about 15,682 students), of which Grover Elementary is one.

Nearest neighbor: Blacksburg Primary, around 3.9 miles off. Within ten miles, there are 8 other public schools, a sparser pattern than typical urban areas. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Grover Elementary at 2nd of 5; the average score across the group is 56.5%.

The school occupies a low-density site.

Looking at the recent track record. Grover Elementary's enrollment has stayed largely flat since 2018, when it stood at 327 (now 323). The student-to-teacher ratio loosened from 13.9:1 in 2018 to 15.2:1 today.

Within the allk12 community for this school, the feed for Grover Elementary typically covers open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.