Kings Mountain High

500 Phifer Road, Kings Mountain NC, 28086 | Cleveland County Schools | 704-476-8330
  • grades 9-12
  • students 1226
  • type High
PROFICIENCY 50% 17% higher than state average
School Rankings Proficiency Averages
48%Kings Mountain
43%North Carolina

Kings Mountain High is a school servicing grades 9 to 12 and is located in the district of "Cleveland County Schools" in Kings Mountain, NC. There are a total of 1,226 students and 78 teachers at Kings Mountain High, for a student to teacher ratio of 16 to 1.

Kings Mountain High has an average proficiency test score (in mathematics and languages) of 50.0%, which is 17% higher than the North Carolina average.

Kings Mountain High location

Academics

Students/Teachers
Students1226
Teachers78
Student/Teacher ratio16:1

 

Advanced Placement
AP enrollment226
Taking some courses217
Taking some courses (not tests)16
Passing some courses101
Passing no courses107

Advanced placement (AP) is a program that offers high school students the ability to take college level courses and exams. These programs were created to be at the same level of most first year university courses. If the students were successful in the AP programs, they could potentially receive advanced placement, credit or exemptions when they go on to university. At Kings Mountain High, there are a total of 226 students enrolled in advanced placement courses, with 217 taking some courses.

Proficiency in mathematics comparison

Proficiency in languages comparison

Proficiency in mathematics by grade

GradeProficiency
All50%
3n/a
4n/a
5n/a
6n/a
7n/a
8n/a
High School50-54%

Proficiency in languages by grade

GradeProficiency
All50%
3n/a
4n/a
5n/a
6n/a
7n/a
8n/a
High School50-54%

The proficiency in math and languages tables represent the percentage of students that scored at or above the proficiency level on their standardized state assessment tests. Although these tests are standardized within each state, the tests may vary from state to state. Comparing the results of one state to another may not always be an accurate or fair comparison.

Kings Mountain High race/ethnicity breakdown

RaceSchoolDistrictNorth CarolinaNational
White 71.2% 63.4% 51.3% 51.1%
Black 19.4% 26.1% 26.0% 15.9%
Asian 1.5% 0.9% 2.8% 4.7%
Hispanic or Latino 2.9% 5.0% 14.5% 23.6%
American Indian and Alaskan 0.3% 0.1% 1.5% 1.2%
Hawaiian 0.2% 0.0% 0.2% 0.4%
Multiracial 4.6% 4.5% 3.7% 3.1%

Kings Mountain demographics profile

StatisticKings MountainNorth CarolinaNational
Population10,88510,488,084328,239,523
Population density (sq mi)80021891
Median age43.838.337.7
Male/Female ratio0.9:11.0:11.0:1
Married (15yrs & older)51%57%55%
Speak English96%89%79%
Speak Spanish3%7%13%

Education level achieved in Kings Mountain

IndexKings MountainNorth CarolinaNational
Completed 8th grade78.1%83.4%84.3%
Completed high school76.5%81.9%83.0%
Completed some college44.3%59.9%59.4%
Completed associate degree21.0%38.1%38.5%
Completed bachelors11.0%29.0%30.3%
Completed masters3.4%10.2%11.5%
Completed professional degree0.7%2.9%3.3%
Completed doctorate0.1%1.3%1.3%
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Source: The Kings Mountain High data displayed above is derived from the National Center for Education Statistics and from the U.S. Department of Education.