Enrollment
323
Elementary
DISTRICT 425 · STATE 467
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CLEVELAND COUNTY SCHOOLS·NCES 370090002711
Grover Elementary
206 Carolina Avenue, Grover, NC 28073 · (704) 476-8351 · Cleveland County
GRADES PK–04ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL323 STUDENTS
A
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 88% 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
15.2:1
21 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.2:1 · STATE 14.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
99%
320 students
DISTRICT 97% · STATE 82%
Community
0
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 | 33 | 10% |
| Kindergarten | 68 | 21% |
| Grade 1 | 51 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 55 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 58 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 58 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (68) is 17% larger than its 4th grade class (58).
Student demographics
48%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
66.7%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
71.7%
NC avg 52.2%
What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 67 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 72 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
69.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.6%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+20.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 69% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 49% 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 Grover Elementary
Grover Elementary's state test result (69.3% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grover Elementary this school | 323 | 99.1% | 69.3% |
| Beaufort Elementary Beaufort | 346 | 99.1% | 69.0% |
| Bethel Hill Charter Roxboro | 344 | 99.1% | N/A |
| West Elementary Kings Mountain | 289 | 99.0% | 59.1% |
| Carthage Elementary Carthage | 350 | 99.1% | 63.0% |
| Oak Hill Elementary Morganton | 310 | 99.0% | 46.1% |
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 Grover Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina | In Cleveland County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 69.3% | #250 of 1,297 | #5 of 15 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 71.7% | #293 of 1,296 | #7 of 15 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 66.7% | #183 of 1,300 | #2 of 15 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 323 | #1,135 of 1,485 | #11 of 15 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.2:1 | #818 of 1,377 | #13 of 14 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 47.6% | #1,037 of 1,379 | #11 of 14 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 99.1% | #612 of 1,414 | #9 of 15 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -1.2% | #901 of 937 | #6 of 8 |
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
323
+31 (+11%) vs 2020
-22% since 2010-11, when it was 415
Student : Teacher
15.2:1
was 13.3:1
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 | 323 | 21.2 | 15.2:1 | 99% (320) |
| 2023-24 | 323 | 22.3 | 14.5:1 | 98% (315) |
| 2022-23 | 320 | 25 | 12.8:1 | 99% (317) |
| 2020-21 | 292 | 22 | 13.3:1 | 99% (289) |
| 2017-18 | 327 | 23.6 | 13.9:1 | 99% (324) |
| 2015-16 | 369 | 23 | 16.0:1 | 75% (278) |
| 2010-11 | 415 | 25 | 16.6:1 | 68% (282) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Grover Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 1% (327 to 323); teachers down 10% (23.6 to 21.2).
About Grover Elementary
Grover Elementary is a small elementary school in Grover, North Carolina, under Cleveland County Schools. The school offers pre-K through 4 and enrolls 323 students. Across elementary schools in North Carolina, the average enrollment is about 467.
A total of 28 schools make up Cleveland County Schools, with 14,504 students enrolled.
Of every 100 students at Grover Elementary, about 70 are White. It is also 14% Black, 11% multiracial, and 5% Hispanic. Among Cleveland County residents, the White share is about 72%. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Grover Elementary scores 48%.
Teacher count: 21.2 full-time equivalents. Student-to-teacher ratio: 15.2:1. The average ratio among elementary schools in North Carolina is similar, at 14.9:1. Eligibility for free or reduced-price lunch, often used to gauge student poverty, is 99%. The figure for public schools in Cleveland County is close, at 99%.
Grover Elementary holds an A allk12 Grade, placing it above 88% of North Carolina public elementary schools.
Grover Elementary posts an average proficiency rate across its state test results of 69.3%. Schools with its free or reduced-price lunch share in North Carolina are predicted to post 48.6%, so the school is 20.7 points ahead and in the state's top 10%.
Cleveland County is the school's county. There, median household income comes to about $58,534, 22% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 12% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Cleveland County's 29 public schools enroll about 15,682 students and include Grover Elementary.
Blacksburg Primary sits about 3.9 miles from Grover Elementary. Inside a ten-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. The nearest schools with test data average 56.5%, lower than Grover Elementary's 69.3%.
NCES lists the school's locale as Rural: Distant. That means it sits in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
The school grew from 292 students in 2020-21 to 323 in 2024-25. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 13.3:1 to 15.2:1.
This page is set up for the Grover Elementary community to discuss open houses, carpools, and field trips. Members of the school community can share what they know.
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
Nearby schools
- Blacksburg Primary3.9 mi · 363
- Bethware Elementary5.4 mi · 548
- Kings Mountain Intermediate5.5 mi · 601
- Blacksburg High5.6 mi · 482
- Township Three Elementary5.6 mi · 540
- Kings Mountain Middle5.6 mi · 631
Frequently asked questions
About Grover ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Grover Elementary?
Grover Elementary enrolls approximately 323 students in grades PK-04.
What grades does Grover Elementary serve?
Grover Elementary serves grades PK-04.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Grover Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Grover Elementary is approximately 15.2:1 (21 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Grover Elementary?
At Grover Elementary, the student body is approximately 70% White, 5% Hispanic, 14% Black, 0% Asian, 11% Two or more.
Is Grover Elementary public or private?
Grover Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Cleveland County Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.