Light Oak’s public schools
Cleveland County Schools has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Light Oak. Each school below is shown with its own results.
Tests spring 2022, when 100% of students in North Carolina’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools
Light Oak’s schools, in brief
School by school
16 of Light Oak’s 24 district schools with test results score above the middle of North Carolina’s 2,529 public schools. Cleveland ECHS places highest (better than 96%); Elizabeth Elementary lowest (27%). See the path ↓
Which school depends on your street
15 elementary schools serve Light Oak, graded from C to A−, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then four middle schools and five high schools: Kings Mountain High, Crest High, Burns High, Shelby High and Cleveland ECHS. See the path ↓
Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools in Light Oak, with each school’s own grade.
Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Cleveland County Schools.
The district
Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.
Below the state in reading
Light Oak vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the North Carolina towns that share Light Oak’s borders.
Every school in Light Oak
24 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with North Carolina’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).
Questions about Light Oak’s schools
Are Light Oak’s schools good?
There’s no Schools grade for Light Oak. Cleveland County Schools has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Light Oak. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 16 of its 24 district schools with test results score above the middle of North Carolina’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.
What school district is Light Oak in?
Cleveland County Schools.
Where do Light Oak kids go to high school?
One of five high schools, depending on your address: Kings Mountain High, Crest High, Burns High, Shelby High and Cleveland ECHS.
Parents talk
What Light Oak families are saying about school.
Looking for colleges? Colleges near Light Oak → They have their own page.
School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). Stars are from neighbors.