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West Elementary Primary School
500 West Mountain St
Kings Mountain NC, 28086, Cleveland County
Phone: 704-476-8345
Ranking: 
(140 out of 1,874, top 7%)*
(140 out of 1,874, top 7%)*Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 4
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: | 21 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 316 | 321 | 318 | 313 | 314 | 311 | 327 | |||||||
| Prekindergarten: | NA | NA | 18 | 5.6% | 20 | 6.3% | 16 | 5.1% | 14 | 4.5% | NA | NA | 0 | 0.0% |
| Kindergarten: | 61 | 19.3% | 51 | 15.9% | 55 | 17.3% | 60 | 19.2% | 56 | 17.8% | 63 | 20.3% | 52 | 15.9% |
| Grade 1: | 60 | 19.0% | 57 | 17.8% | 64 | 20.1% | 58 | 18.5% | 63 | 20.1% | 50 | 16.1% | 70 | 21.4% |
| Grade 2: | 61 | 19.3% | 69 | 21.5% | 57 | 17.9% | 59 | 18.8% | 54 | 17.2% | 71 | 22.8% | 61 | 18.7% |
| Grade 3: | 74 | 23.4% | 62 | 19.3% | 62 | 19.5% | 56 | 17.9% | 66 | 21.0% | 60 | 19.3% | 70 | 21.4% |
| Grade 4: | 60 | 19.0% | 64 | 19.9% | 60 | 18.9% | 64 | 20.4% | 61 | 19.4% | 67 | 21.5% | 74 | 22.6% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 166 | 52.5% | 161 | 50.2% | 164 | 51.6% | 156 | 49.8% | 157 | 50.0% | 143 | 46.0% | 145 | 44.3% |
| Female: | 150 | 47.5% | 160 | 49.8% | 154 | 48.4% | 157 | 50.2% | 149 | 47.5% | 160 | 51.4% | 166 | 50.8% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.3% | 2 | 0.6% |
| Asian: | 5 | 1.6% | 4 | 1.2% | 3 | 0.9% | 5 | 1.6% | 8 | 2.5% | 10 | 3.2% | 11 | 3.4% |
| Hispanic: | 18 | 5.7% | 21 | 6.5% | 16 | 5.0% | 14 | 4.5% | 13 | 4.1% | 13 | 4.2% | 11 | 3.4% |
| Black: | 47 | 14.9% | 47 | 14.6% | 49 | 15.4% | 39 | 12.5% | 47 | 15.0% | 57 | 18.3% | 56 | 17.1% |
| White: | 223 | 70.6% | 232 | 72.3% | 235 | 73.9% | 244 | 78.0% | 246 | 78.3% | 230 | 74.0% | 235 | 71.9% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 23 | 7.3% | 17 | 5.3% | 15 | 4.7% | 11 | 3.5% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 161 | 50.9% | 138 | 43.0% | 127 | 39.9% | 123 | 39.3% | 48 | 15.3% | 106 | 34.1% | 97 | 29.7% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 16 | 5.1% | 19 | 5.9% | 26 | 8.2% | 15 | 4.8% | 10 | 3.2% | 19 | 6.1% | 22 | 6.7% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 15.38 | 15.16 | 15.57 | 15.27 | 15.88 | 15.60 | 16.80 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| EOG | ||||||
| 2006 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 88.6% | 70.4% | 67.8% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 92.1% | 81% | 70.9% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 92.8% | 85.5% | 73.2% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | > 95.0% | 90.1% | 81.3% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | > 95.0% | 87.2% | 81.9% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 92.9% | 88.4% | 82.1% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 87.9% | 88.1% | 82.8% |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 74.6% | 55.0% | 46.8% |
| 2006 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 94.3% | 87.3% | 82.9% |
| 2007 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 93.7% | 89.5% | 81.8% |
| 2008 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 81.2% | 62.9% | 54.5% |
| 2009 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 87.1% | 75% | 65.5% |
| 2010 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 83.1% | 73.3% | 66.4% |
| 2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 92.9% | 75.3% | 67.6% |
| 2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 77.3% | 75.9% | 68.8% |
| 2013 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 68.3% | 47.8% | 45.2% |
| 2006 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 87.9% | 72.6% | 65% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 86.1% | 76.1% | 67.7% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 93.2% | 80.7% | 72.8% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 89.9% | 91.5% | 81.5% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 91.8% | 88.4% | 83% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 90.8% | 88.4% | 83.8% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 88.3% | 89.3% | 85.1% |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 58.1% | 52.4% | 47.6% |
| 2006 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 93.1% | 89.5% | 83.4% |
| 2007 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 94.4% | 90.4% | 85.2% |
| 2008 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 72.6% | 66.3% | 59.2% |
| 2009 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 85.5% | 78.5% | 69.1% |
| 2010 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | > 95.0% | 80.5% | 71.6% |
| 2011 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 89.2% | 76.7% | 71.6% |
| 2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 76.7% | 78.3% | 71.6% |
| 2013 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 54.8% | 45.5% | 43.7% |
| 2006 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 76.8% | 68.6% | 49.5% |
| 2007 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 66.2% | 61% | 52% |
| 2008 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 74% | 66.5% | 58.7% |
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* West Elementary Primary School was rated 5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.