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Cleveland Middle

Johnston County Schools · Johnston County

Address
2323 Cornwallis Road, Garner, NC 27529
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Grades served
6-8
NCES school ID
370237001173
936
Students
50.8
Teachers (FTE)
18.4:1
Student–teacher ratio
C
Performance grade
63
Performance score
Met
Academic growth
18.7%
Chronically absent
29.2%
Economically disadvantaged

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Cleveland Middle's own events for the year — school events, holidays, breaks and teacher workdays — with a printable PDF and a calendar file you can subscribe to.

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Attendance zone

Johnston County Public Schools

The area Johnston County Public Schools assigns to Cleveland Middle. Zones change, and addresses near a boundary are often decided case by case - confirm with the district before making plans.

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Zone boundary published by Johnston County Public Schools as “Johnston County Public Schools Approved Attendance Areas 25-26_26-27”, last updated 2025-09-27.

How Cleveland Middle compares

Its 2024–25 performance score of 63 against comparable schools. Percentile is the share of that group scoring lower.

All North Carolina public schools54th percentile
Higher than 54% · rank 1,060 of 2,483
North Carolina middle schools72nd percentile
Higher than 72% · rank 119 of 456
Johnston County Public Schools33rd percentile
Higher than 33% · rank 28 of 45

Chronic absence is lower here than at 62% of the 2,482 North Carolina schools reporting it.

Performance score since 2014

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Score down 16 points since 2014 (79 → 63). Met or exceeded expected growth in 9 of 10 years, exceeding it in 6. No grades were issued for 2020 or 2021.

YearScoreGradeGrowthAchievement
202563CMet60.7
202470BExceeded63.6
202370BExceeded66
202273BExceeded68.3
201971BMet69.3
201866CNot Met67.3
201774BMet73
201678BExceeded75
201583BExceeded79
201479BExceeded74

Rankings and trends are calculated by Back To School NC from NC DPI report card results; NC DPI publishes each school's own figures but not its standing among peers. See Johnston County Public Schools for district totals.

Student Demographics

White 46.9%Black 22.97%Hispanic 20.62%Two+ Races 6.52%Asian 2.78%Native Am. 0.11%Pacific Isl. 0.11%
White: 46.9% (439) Black: 22.97% (215) Hispanic: 20.62% (193) Two+ Races: 6.52% (61) Asian: 2.78% (26) Native Am.: 0.11% (1) Pacific Isl.: 0.11% (1)
White46.9%
Black22.97%
Hispanic20.62%
Two+ Races6.52%
Asian2.78%
Native Am.0.11%
Pacific Isl.0.11%

Gender Distribution

Total Students: 936
47.76%447 Female
52.24%489 Male

Student counts for Cleveland Middle, 2024-2025, from the NCES Common Core of Data. Percentages are of 936 students and may not total 100% because of rounding.

Students

Regular attendance 81.3%Chronically absent 18.7%
Regular attendance: 81.3% (805) Chronically absent: 18.7% (185)
Regular attendance81.3%
Chronically absent18.7%

Student Population

Students Counted: 990
29.2%Economically disadvantaged
6.73%63 English learners

Student indicators for Cleveland Middle, 2024-2025, from the North Carolina School Report Cards. Attendance is out of the 990 students DPI counted. A student is chronically absent after missing 10% or more of the days enrolled; the other measures overlap it and each other.

Teachers

Experienced 65.52%Beginning 34.48%
Experienced: 65.52% (30) Beginning: 34.48% (16)
Experienced65.52%
Beginning34.48%

Licensing & Certification

Total Teachers: 46.4 FTE
79.09%Fully licensed
20.91%Emergency or provisional
2.16%1 teachers certified

Teacher figures for Cleveland Middle, 2024-2025, from the North Carolina School Report Cards. Counts are full-time equivalents, not headcount. Licensing and certification percentages are each out of 46.4 FTE.

NC School Report Card

2024-2025

Student performance by subject

SubjectGrade-level proficientCareer & college ready
Science (grades 5 & 8)67.7%49.2%
Mathematics (grades 3–8)60.3%41.5%
Reading (grades 3–8)58.7%31.8%

Grade-level proficient is levels 3–5; career and college ready is the higher bar of levels 4–5.

Achievement levels

SubjectNot ProficientLevel 3Level 4Level 5
Mathematics (grades 3–8)39.7%18.8%28.2%13.3%
Reading (grades 3–8)41.3%26.9%25.4%6.4%
Science (grades 5 & 8)32.3%18.5%38.6%10.7%

Academic growth

MeasureStatusGrowth indexScore
OverallMeets Expected Growth-1.1474.3

Teachers

Reported as full-time-equivalent staff, so figures carry decimals.

MeasureValue
Total teachers46.4
Experienced teachers30.4 (66%)
Beginning teachers16 (34%)
Holding a standard license36.7 (79%)
Emergency or provisional licenses9.7 (21%)
National Board certified1

Students

MeasureValue
Chronically absent (185 of 990)18.7%
Economically disadvantaged29.2%
English learners making progress (of 63)19%

School environment

MeasureValue
Devices per student0.86
Library books per student10.43
Students have device accessYes
Devices may go homeNo
Wireless access points per classroom1.12

Federal & state designations

DesignationApplies
Low-performing schoolNo
Recurring low-performingNo
CSI — low performingNo
CSI — low graduation rateNo
TSI — at riskNo
TSI — consistently underperformingNo

CSI is Comprehensive Support and Improvement; TSI is Targeted Support and Improvement, both federal ESSA categories.

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First page of the Cleveland Middle report card PDF

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Cleveland Middle's 2024-2025 report card as an interactive PDF — bookmarked sections, donut and bar charts for performance, attendance and achievement levels, and the NC DPI and NCES sources cited with working links.

Enrollment and staffing come from the NCES Common Core of Data (CCD), U.S. Department of Education for 2024-2025; performance, attendance and economic-need figures are the state's NC School Report Card for the same year. Contact the school to confirm current details.