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Enrollment
631
Middle
DISTRICT 675 · STATE 605
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CLEVELAND COUNTY SCHOOLS·NCES 370090002716
Kings Mountain Middle
1000 Phifer Road, Kings Mountain, NC 28086 · (704) 476-8340 · Cleveland County
GRADES 07–08MIDDLE31-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL631 STUDENTS
B
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 63% of North Carolina public middle schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A-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 middle schools
Student : Teacher
17.0:1
37 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.2:1 · STATE 15.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
628 students
DISTRICT 97% · STATE 82%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 7 | 317 | 50% |
| Grade 8 | 314 | 50% |
Student demographics
61%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
Feeds from
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
59.4%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
50.3%
NC avg 52.2%
What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 59 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 50 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
54.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.5%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+5.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 54% 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 Kings Mountain Middle
Kings Mountain Middle's state test result (54.1% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kings Mountain Middle this school | 631 | 99.5% | 54.1% |
| Kings Mountain Intermediate Kings Mountain | 601 | 99.3% | 58.5% |
| Chaloner Middle School Roanoke Rapids | 605 | 99.5% | 53.9% |
| Crest Middle Shelby | 810 | 98.9% | 57.2% |
| Southern Middle Aberdeen | 620 | 98.9% | 56.1% |
| J E Holmes Middle Eden | 612 | 99.5% | 34.8% |
Matched among North Carolina middle 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 Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 54.1% | #192 of 463 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 50.3% | #216 of 461 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 59.4% | #114 of 463 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 631 | #202 of 478 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.0:1 | #294 of 456 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 61.3% | #241 of 456 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 99.5% | #77 of 472 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -0.2% | #299 of 300 |
Ranked against other public middle 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
631
-19 (-3%) vs 2020
-9% since 2010-11, when it was 695
Student : Teacher
17.0:1
was 15.8:1
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 | 631 | 37.1 | 17.0:1 | 100% (628) |
| 2023-24 | 664 | 40.9 | 16.2:1 | 100% (661) |
| 2022-23 | 712 | 41.3 | 17.2:1 | 67% (474) |
| 2020-21 | 650 | 41 | 15.8:1 | 53% (345) |
| 2017-18 | 632 | 40.7 | 15.5:1 | 56% (354) |
| 2015-16 | 656 | 44 | 14.9:1 | 58% (378) |
| 2010-11 | 695 | 47 | 14.8:1 | 53% (371) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Kings Mountain Middle.
Since 2017-18: students unchanged (632 to 631); teachers down 9% (40.7 to 37.1).
About Kings Mountain Middle
Kings Mountain Middle is a medium-sized middle school in Kings Mountain, North Carolina, (ZIP code 28086). It serves 631 students in grades 7 through 8.
District-wide, Cleveland County Schools has 28 schools and 14,504 students.
At 55%, White students outnumber all other groups at Kings Mountain Middle combined. After that, the student body is 26% Black, 9% Hispanic, and 9% multiracial. Among all residents of Cleveland County, the White share is about 72%. By the diversity index, Kings Mountain Middle comes in at 61%.
Kings Mountain Middle's 37.1 full-time-equivalent teachers put its ratio at 17.0:1. That ratio is over the 15.9:1 average for middle schools in North Carolina. The school's rate of free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is 100%. That is close to the 99% average for public schools in Cleveland County.
The allk12 Grade for Kings Mountain Middle is B. Compared with North Carolina public middle schools, the school scored higher than 63% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Predicted from its free or reduced-price lunch share, Kings Mountain Middle would score about 48.5%. It scores 54.1%, 5.6 points above that figure.
Cleveland County has about 100,991 residents, and median household income is about $58,534, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 22%, and roughly 12% of residents are in poverty. The public schools of Cleveland County number 29 and enroll about 15,682.
Kings Mountain Intermediate is the closest public school, about 0.3 miles away in a straight line. There are 6 more public schools inside five miles. On state test proficiency, Kings Mountain Middle ranks 7th in a group of 9 nearby schools.
The National Center for Education Statistics classifies the school's location as Town: Fringe, meaning it is in a town close to an urbanized area.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, Kings Mountain Middle went from 650 students to 631. The student-to-teacher ratio rose from 15.8:1 in 2020-21 to 17.0:1 in 2024-25.
Families, students, and staff can use this page to discuss sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week at Kings Mountain Middle. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
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
Other schools in Kings Mountain
- Kings Mountain HighHigh · 1,305 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 Intermediate0.3 mi · 601
- Kings Mountain High0.4 mi · 1,305
- West Elementary1.4 mi · 289
- North Elementary2.6 mi · 272
- Bethware Elementary2.6 mi · 548
- East Elementary2.8 mi · 199
Frequently asked questions
About Kings Mountain MiddleHow many students attend Kings Mountain Middle?
Kings Mountain Middle enrolls approximately 631 students in grades 07-08.
What grades does Kings Mountain Middle serve?
Kings Mountain Middle serves grades 07-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Kings Mountain Middle?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Kings Mountain Middle is approximately 17.0:1 (37 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Kings Mountain Middle?
At Kings Mountain Middle, the student body is approximately 55% White, 9% Hispanic, 26% Black, 1% Asian, 9% Two or more.
Who oversees Kings Mountain Middle?
Kings Mountain Middle is overseen by Cleveland County Schools in Cleveland County.
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