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Alumni: what's one memory from Kings Mountain High that still sticks with you?
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Enrollment
1,305
High
DISTRICT 748 · STATE 761
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CLEVELAND COUNTY SCHOOLS·NCES 370090002714
Kings Mountain High
500 Phifer Road, Kings Mountain, NC 28086 · (704) 476-8330 · Cleveland County
GRADES 09–12HIGH31-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,305 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
18.2:1
72 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.7:1 · STATE 19.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
99%
1,289 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 | 369 | 28% |
| Grade 10 | 342 | 26% |
| Grade 11 | 311 | 24% |
| Grade 12 | 283 | 22% |
Student demographics
59%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
52.5%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
39.1%
NC avg 52.2%
What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 53 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 39 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
47.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.7%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-1.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 47% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 49% 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 Kings Mountain High
Kings Mountain High's state test result (47.4% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kings Mountain High this school | 1,305 | 98.8% | 47.4% |
| Crest High Shelby | 1,098 | 99.7% | 43.9% |
| Burns High Lawndale | 928 | 99.5% | 46.8% |
| Charles B Aycock High Pikeville | 1,138 | 98.7% | 52.4% |
| Stuart W Cramer High Belmont | 953 | 99.7% | 50.3% |
| 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 Kings Mountain High ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina | In Cleveland County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 47.4% | #226 of 468 | N/A |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 39.1% | #202 of 464 | N/A |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 52.5% | #267 of 448 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,305 | #116 of 598 | #1 of 6 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.2:1 | #212 of 473 | N/A |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 58.5% | #273 of 474 | N/A |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 98.8% | #223 of 527 | #4 of 6 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +6.4% | #98 of 164 | 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
1,305
+153 (+13%) vs 2020
-2% since 2010-11, when it was 1,338
Student : Teacher
18.2:1
was 16.0:1
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 | 1,305 | 71.8 | 18.2:1 | 99% (1,289) |
| 2023-24 | 1,317 | 73.8 | 17.9:1 | 99% (1,310) |
| 2022-23 | 1,236 | 72.7 | 17.0:1 | 56% (697) |
| 2020-21 | 1,152 | 72 | 16.0:1 | 42% (480) |
| 2017-18 | 1,226 | 78.4 | 15.6:1 | 46% (563) |
| 2015-16 | 1,267 | 81 | 15.6:1 | 48% (609) |
| 2010-11 | 1,338 | 88 | 15.2:1 | 46% (621) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Kings Mountain High.
Since 2017-18: students up 6% (1,226 to 1,305); teachers down 8% (78.4 to 71.8).
About Kings Mountain High
Kings Mountain High is a high-enrollment high school serving families in Kings Mountain, North Carolina. Its 1,305 students are spread across grades 9 through 12. The school's enrollment is 71% above the 761 average for high schools in North Carolina.
Kings Mountain High is in Cleveland County Schools, a district with 14,504 students across 28 schools.
White students make up a majority at Kings Mountain High, at 59%. Next come 23% Black, 9% Hispanic, and 8% multiracial. That compares with about 72% White among all Cleveland County residents. The school's diversity index is 59%, meaning two students picked at random have a 59% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Its 71.8 full-time-equivalent teachers give the school a ratio of 18.2:1. The school has fewer students per teacher than the 19.6:1 average for high schools in North Carolina. The school's lunch program data list 99% of students as eligible for free or reduced-price meals. For comparison, public schools in Cleveland County average 99%.
The allk12 Grade for Kings Mountain High is B. Compared with North Carolina public high schools, the school scored higher than 57% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Compared with North Carolina schools that have similar shares of low-income students, Kings Mountain High's results are 1.3 points below predicted: 47.4% against 48.7%.
Cleveland County has about 100,991 residents, and the median household income is $58,534, about 22% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 12%. In all, Cleveland County has 29 public schools and roughly 15,682 students.
The shortest distance from Kings Mountain High to another public school is about 0.4 miles, to Kings Mountain Middle. Counting only straight-line distance, 7 other public schools are within five miles. By average proficiency, Kings Mountain High is 8th among 9 schools close by.
NCES lists the school's locale as Town: Fringe. That means it sits in a town close to an urbanized area.
Over 4 years, Kings Mountain High's enrollment climbed 13%, to 1,305. The number of students per teacher rose from 16.0 to 18.2 over 4 years.
The discussion area below is open to posts about sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
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
- Crest HighHigh · 1,098 students
- Burns HighHigh · 928 students
- Crest MiddleMiddle · 810 students
- Shelby HighHigh · 792 students
- Burns MiddleMiddle · 744 students
- Elizabeth ElementaryElementary · 649 students
Other schools in Kings Mountain
- Kings Mountain MiddleMiddle · 631 students
- Kings Mountain IntermediateMiddle · 601 students
- Bethware ElementaryElementary · 548 students
- West ElementaryElementary · 289 students
- North ElementaryElementary · 272 students
- East ElementaryElementary · 199 students
Nearby schools
- Kings Mountain Middle0.4 mi · 631
- Kings Mountain Intermediate0.5 mi · 601
- West Elementary1.1 mi · 289
- North Elementary2.2 mi · 272
- East Elementary2.5 mi · 199
- Bethware Elementary2.7 mi · 548
Frequently asked questions
About Kings Mountain HighHow large is Kings Mountain High?
Kings Mountain High enrolls approximately 1,305 students in grades 09-12.
Is Kings Mountain High an elementary, middle, or high school?
Kings Mountain High is a high school covering grades 09-12.
How many teachers does Kings Mountain High have?
Kings Mountain High employs 72 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 18.2:1.
What is the student diversity at Kings Mountain High?
Student demographics at Kings Mountain High are roughly 59% White, 9% Hispanic, 23% Black, 1% Asian, 8% Two or more.
Who oversees Kings Mountain High?
Kings Mountain High is overseen by Cleveland County Schools in Cleveland County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.