Kings Mountain Intermediate

Kings Mountain Intermediate is a middle-grades school of mid-tier scale in Kings Mountain, North Carolina, overseen by Cleveland County Schools, caters to 601 students in grades 5 through 6.

Across the 28 schools in Cleveland County Schools (14,504 students total), Kings Mountain Intermediate accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Demographically, Kings Mountain Intermediate records that the largest single group is White, at 59% of enrollment. Beyond that, the school shows 24% Black, 9% Hispanic, 7% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 72% White, putting the school's mix meaningfully less White than the area baseline.

On the income-and-resources front, On paper, Kings Mountain Intermediate has 32 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 19.0:1. The state averages around 15.9:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. About 99% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

With demographic context factored in, Kings Mountain Intermediate tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 48.5% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 58.5%.

In the area at large, census data for Cleveland County shows the typical household earns roughly $58,534 per year, about 22% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 12% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Cleveland County's 29 public schools (combined enrollment of about 15,682 students), Kings Mountain Intermediate is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Kings Mountain Middle, roughly 0.3 miles away. 6 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Kings Mountain Intermediate ranks 6th on composite proficiency, above the local average of 57.6%.

The campus sits in a town-based setting.

Five-year trend. Kings Mountain Intermediate's enrollment has declined 7% since 2018, when it stood at 648 (now 601). The White share of enrollment contracted from 67% to 59% over that span. Class-load math has rose: from 16.8:1 in 2018 to 19.0:1 in 2025.

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