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Kings Mountain High High School
500 Phifer Rd
Kings Mountain NC, 28086, Cleveland County
Phone: 704-476-8330
Ranking: 
(187 out of 287, bottom 35%)*
(187 out of 287, bottom 35%)*Type: Regular High School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 9 to Grade 12
School District: Cleveland County Schools
Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
| 2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | 89 | 88 | 85 | 89 | 87 | 89 | 89 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 1,264 | 1,265 | 1,316 | 1,338 | 1,337 | 1,366 | 1,335 | |||||||
| Grade 9: | 338 | 26.7% | 349 | 27.6% | 382 | 29.0% | 365 | 27.3% | 352 | 26.3% | 439 | 32.1% | 460 | 34.5% |
| Grade 10: | 327 | 25.9% | 343 | 27.1% | 337 | 25.6% | 318 | 23.8% | 391 | 29.2% | 392 | 28.7% | 327 | 24.5% |
| Grade 11: | 326 | 25.8% | 310 | 24.5% | 294 | 22.3% | 351 | 26.2% | 352 | 26.3% | 275 | 20.1% | 277 | 20.7% |
| Grade 12: | 273 | 21.6% | 263 | 20.8% | 303 | 23.0% | 304 | 22.7% | 242 | 18.1% | 260 | 19.0% | 271 | 20.3% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 623 | 49.3% | 636 | 50.3% | 646 | 49.1% | 681 | 50.9% | 686 | 51.3% | 687 | 50.3% | 665 | 49.8% |
| Female: | 641 | 50.7% | 629 | 49.7% | 670 | 50.9% | 657 | 49.1% | 643 | 48.1% | 671 | 49.1% | 634 | 47.5% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 4 | 0.3% | 4 | 0.3% | 5 | 0.4% | 4 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.1% | 2 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% |
| Asian: | 21 | 1.7% | 20 | 1.6% | 23 | 1.7% | 27 | 2.0% | 24 | 1.8% | 27 | 2.0% | 31 | 2.3% |
| Hispanic: | 36 | 2.8% | 40 | 3.2% | 40 | 3.0% | 51 | 3.8% | 36 | 2.7% | 25 | 1.8% | 24 | 1.8% |
| Black: | 250 | 19.8% | 253 | 20.0% | 245 | 18.6% | 264 | 19.7% | 320 | 23.9% | 322 | 23.6% | 296 | 22.2% |
| White: | 895 | 70.8% | 886 | 70.0% | 928 | 70.5% | 915 | 68.4% | 956 | 71.5% | 990 | 72.5% | 951 | 71.2% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 57 | 4.5% | 61 | 4.8% | 74 | 5.6% | 77 | 5.8% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 536 | 42.4% | 561 | 44.3% | 558 | 42.4% | 537 | 40.1% | 511 | 38.2% | 405 | 29.6% | 385 | 28.8% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 78 | 6.2% | 77 | 6.1% | 85 | 6.5% | 84 | 6.3% | 97 | 7.3% | 94 | 6.9% | 95 | 7.1% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 14.13 | 14.42 | 15.40 | 15.06 | 15.45 | 15.40 | 15.00 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| EOC | ||||||
| 2006 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 92.4% | 88% | 82.6% |
| 2007 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 72.6% | 71.5% | 66.7% |
| 2008 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 78.4% | 75.7% | 69% |
| 2009 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 69% | 65% | 67.7% |
| 2010 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 80.7% | 80.2% | 77.8% |
| 2011 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 85.9% | 78.2% | 76.7% |
| 2012 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 81.4% | 77.4% | 78.7% |
| 2013 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 30.4% | 38.8% | 36.3% |
| 2006 | Algebra II | End of course | % met std | 91% | 85.9% | 80.3% |
| 2007 | Algebra II | End of course | % met std | 77.1% | 63.4% | 65.1% |
| 2008 | Algebra II | End of course | % met std | 86.1% | 73.2% | 67.2% |
| 2009 | Algebra II | End of course | % met std | 79.2% | 74.6% | 72.9% |
| 2010 | Algebra II | End of course | % met std | 94.6% | 93.5% | 84.9% |
| 2011 | Algebra II | End of course | % met std | 94.9% | 91% | 82.3% |
| 2006 | Biology | End of course | % met std | 81.6% | 63.2% | 63.4% |
| 2007 | Biology | End of course | % met std | 80.1% | 63.7% | 65.3% |
| 2008 | Biology | End of course | % met std | 72.4% | 67.1% | 68% |
| 2009 | Biology | End of course | % met std | 77.4% | 68.2% | 71.2% |
| 2010 | Biology | End of course | % met std | 87.4% | 78.3% | 81.2% |
| 2011 | Biology | End of course | % met std | 89.2% | 79.4% | 79.9% |
| 2012 | Biology | End of course | % met std | 94.2% | 81.7% | 83% |
| 2013 | Biology | End of course | % met std | 57.1% | 45.3% | 45.6% |
| 2006 | Chemistry | End of course | % met std | 87.8% | 75.6% | 77.1% |
| 2008 | Chemistry | End of course | % met std | 77.8% | 58.6% | 71.8% |
| 2009 | Chemistry | End of course | % met std | 87.2% | 65.3% | 77.7% |
| 2006 | Civics and Economics | End of course | % met std | 77.1% | 69.2% | 60.1% |
| 2007 | Civics and Economics | End of course | % met std | 70.2% | 67.1% | 65.8% |
| 2008 | Civics and Economics | End of course | % met std | 78.9% | 69.5% | 68.5% |
| 2009 | Civics and Economics | End of course | % met std | 76.2% | 68.3% | 71.4% |
| 2010 | Civics and Economics | End of course | % met std | 82.9% | 73.6% | 78.7% |
| 2011 | Civics and Economics | End of course | % met std | 85.4% | 80% | 80% |
| 2006 | English I | End of course | % met std | 91.2% | 84.5% | 82.8% |
| 2007 | English I | End of course | % met std | 79.5% | 73.7% | 72.1% |
| 2008 | English I | End of course | % met std | 77.5% | 71.7% | 73.1% |
| 2009 | English I | End of course | % met std | 84.7% | 74.8% | 73.8% |
| 2010 | English I | End of course | % met std | 86.9% | 81.6% | 82.4% |
| 2011 | English I | End of course | % met std | 90.6% | 81% | 80.6% |
| 2012 | English I | End of course | % met std | 88.1% | 79.6% | 82.9% |
| 2013 | English II | End of course | % met std | 53.4% | 47.1% | 51.2% |
| 2006 | Geometry | End of course | % met std | 86.5% | 75% | 68.8% |
| 2007 | Geometry | End of course | % met std | 81.5% | 73.6% | 63.3% |
| 2008 | Geometry | End of course | % met std | 79.4% | 73.3% | 67.9% |
| 2009 | Geometry | End of course | % met std | 85.1% | 77.5% | 73.3% |
| 2010 | Geometry | End of course | % met std | 87.3% | 81.8% | 82.3% |
| 2006 | Physical Science | End of course | % met std | 67.4% | 71.1% | 69.1% |
| 2008 | Physical Science | End of course | % met std | 63.1% | 42.7% | 58.4% |
| 2009 | Physical Science | End of course | % met std | 64.6% | 58.6% | 62.7% |
| 2010 | Physical Science | End of course | % met std | 71.9% | 70.7% | 76.4% |
| 2011 | Physical Science | End of course | % met std | 90.8% | 74.5% | 76.5% |
| 2006 | Physics | End of course | % met std | 69.6% | 84.8% | 85.1% |
| 2008 | Physics | End of course | % met std | > 95.0% | 69.7% | 81.5% |
| 2009 | Physics | End of course | % met std | > 95.0% | 68.9% | 85.9% |
| 2006 | US History | End of course | % met std | 62.7% | 55.5% | 56.8% |
| 2007 | US History | End of course | % met std | 68.3% | 63.7% | 64.6% |
| 2008 | US History | End of course | % met std | 75% | 62.2% | 66.5% |
| 2009 | US History | End of course | % met std | 71.3% | 67.4% | 71.2% |
| 2010 | US History | End of course | % met std | 83.2% | 80.8% | 81.6% |
| 2011 | US History | End of course | % met std | 89.1% | 82.5% | 81.5% |
| EOG | ||||||
| 2006 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % met std | < 5.0% | 21.7% | 17.6% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % met std | 14.3% | 15% | 25.1% |
| 2006 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | < 5.0% | 22% | 18.5% |
| 2006 | Writing | 10th Grade | % met std | 51.3% | 51.2% | 54.1% |
| 2007 | Writing | 10th Grade | % met std | 79% | 60.3% | 51.8% |
| 2008 | Writing | 10th Grade | % met std | 82.8% | 75.1% | 71.9% |
| 2009 | Writing | 10th Grade | % met std | 81.7% | 73% | 70.1% |
| 2010 | Writing | 10th Grade | % met std | 87.9% | 73.4% | 69.4% |
| 2011 | Writing | 10th Grade | % met std | 84.9% | 76.5% | 69.9% |
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* Kings Mountain High High School was rated 4 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.