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Cleveland County Schools reduce low-performing schools from nine to two, superintendent says
Summary
Superintendent Dr. Steven Fisher told the board that Cleveland County Schools lowered its number of low-performing schools from nine in 2023–24 to two in 2024–25, with gains in proficiency and growth and several schools singled out for recognition. The board also approved a nomination of a community literacy project for a state award.
Cleveland County Schools Superintendent Dr. Steven Fisher told the Board of Education on Sept. 8 that the district reduced its number of low-performing schools from nine in the 2023–24 school year to two in 2024–25, and that a larger share of students reached proficiency on state exams.
Fisher said the district’s share of low-performing schools fell from about 35% last year to roughly 8% this year (the superintendent noted the state’s published number as 7.7%). “Cleveland County Schools has reduced the number of low performing schools from 9 in 2023–24 down to 2 in 2024–25,” Fisher said during his presentation to the board.
That improvement was driven largely by higher proficiency rates, Fisher said; school performance grades in North…
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