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Elizabeth Elementary

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Elizabeth Elementary ranks 985 th of 1490 North Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

985^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,490 North Carolina Elementary Schools

Better than 34% of North Carolina elementary schools

Summary

Elizabeth Elementary is a public elementary school located in Shelby, North Carolina, serving grades PK-5 with a total enrollment of 581 students. The school is part of the Cleveland County Schools district, which is ranked 97 out of 242 districts in North Carolina and is rated 3 stars out of 5 by SchoolDigger.

Elizabeth Elementary has consistently ranked in the bottom half of North Carolina elementary schools, with performance on state assessments significantly below the district and state averages across all grade levels and subject areas. For example, in 2024-2025, the percentage of students proficient or better in Mathematics ranged from 45.7% (5th grade) to 64.4% (3rd grade), compared to the district averages of 62.8% to 72.9% and the state averages of 59.3% to 64.1%. The school's performance on Reading assessments is also consistently lower than the district and state, with proficiency rates ranging from 38.2% (3rd grade) to 48.2% (4th grade) in 2024-2025, compared to the district averages of 48.9% to 58.1% and the state averages of 46.7% to 58.1%.

However, the nearby Boiling Springs Elementary and Grover Elementary schools consistently rank in the top quarter of North Carolina elementary schools and outperform the state and district averages on state assessments, suggesting that there may be opportunities for Elizabeth Elementary to learn from and emulate the practices and strategies that are contributing to their success.

649

Students ?

17.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$9,413

Per pupil spending ?

99.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

220 S Post Road
Shelby, NC 28152-6227

(704) 476-8371

District: Cleveland County Schools

Students who attend Elizabeth Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Shelby Middle
High:	Cleveland ECHS
	Shelby High

Racial breakdown:

African American:

48.5%

White:

23.7%

Hispanic:

17.7%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 16th percentile in 2023 → 34th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 18 percentile points since 2023

Worth a look

!Test scores below the North Carolina average (49% vs 57% meeting standards)

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

!Reading scores 11 pts below the North Carolina average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school49%

District avg60%

North Carolina avg57%

985^th of 1,490

North Carolina public elementary schools ?

Bottom 34%▲ up 17 pts since 2023

From bottom 16% (2023) to bottom 34% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

13^th of 15Elementary Schools in the Cleveland County Schools

97^th of 242Cleveland County Schools among North Carolina districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	35.8	985 of 1490	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	20.3	1279 of 1505	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.0	1255 of 1502	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	51.2	404 of 918	56.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	32.4	682 of 924	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.5	698 of 933	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	29.2	435 of 563	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	29.7	1089 of 1451	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	29.8	1092 of 1455	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.9	1117 of 1459	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	53.4	448 of 710	36.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	41.8	569 of 669	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	68.0	102 of 582	82.5%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	35.2	657 of 961	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	25.8	783 of 951	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	38.6	586 of 915	36.0%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	51.2	659 of 1437	54.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	30.4	1108 of 1450	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	32.2	1042 of 1437	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	44.3	821 of 1450	43.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	17.4	1293 of 1464	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.3	1298 of 1461	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	21.3	750 of 821	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	18.0	753 of 801	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	43.5	708 of 1172	39.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	19.1	1034 of 1166	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.4	1049 of 1183	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

African American (2025)56th percentile+22 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)54th percentile+20 vs school

Male (2025)43rd percentile+9 vs school

White (2025)40th percentile+6 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2025)37th percentile+3 vs school

Hispanic (2025)32nd percentile~ school

Female (2025)25th percentile-9 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)23rd percentile-11 vs school

Special Education (2025)9th percentile-25 vs school

By subject vs North Carolina (2024-2025) ?

Science58%-4 vs state

Mathematics54%-7 vs state

Reading42%-11 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				EOG Mathematics (2025)			EOG Reading (2025)			EOG Science (2025)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	EOG Mathematics 3rd Grade	EOG Mathematics 4th Grade	EOG Mathematics 5th Grade	EOG Reading 3rd Grade	EOG Reading 4th Grade	EOG Reading 5th Grade	EOG Science 5th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Elizabeth Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	220 S Post Road	Shelby	28152	Cleveland County	Cleveland County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(704) 476-8371	649	37	17.7	99.5%	154 (23.7%)	315 (48.5%)	115 (17.7%)	5 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	60 (9.2%)	35.8	985^th of 1490 public elementary schools	33.9%		20.3	1279^th of 1505 public elementary schools	15.0%	294	64.4	50.6	45.7	38.2	48.2	38.3	58.0	$9,413	$1,457	$7,956
Jefferson Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1166 Wyke Road	Shelby	28150	Cleveland County	Cleveland County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(704) 476-8390	439	30	14.6	99.3%	166 (37.8%)	196 (44.6%)	32 (7.3%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (9.6%)	68.6	412^th of 1490 public elementary schools	72.3%		54.2	680^th of 1505 public elementary schools	54.8%	268	78.7	70.8	66.2	53.3	56.1	55.4	70.3	$10,297	$1,501	$8,795
James Love Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	309 James Love Road	Shelby	28152	Cleveland County	Cleveland County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(704) 476-8385	376	30	12.3	98.7%	92 (24.5%)	198 (52.7%)	56 (14.9%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (7.4%)	20.3	1276^th of 1490 public elementary schools	14.4%		31.1	1080^th of 1505 public elementary schools	28.2%	196	44.2	36.8	37.0	30.8	52.6	34.8	45.7	$12,191	$1,637	$10,553
Township Three Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	526 Davis Road	Shelby	28152	Cleveland County	Cleveland County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(704) 476-8245	540	35	15.2	99.4%	218 (40.4%)	191 (35.4%)	65 (12.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	66 (12.2%)	25	1186^th of 1490 public elementary schools	20.4%		20.6	1276^th of 1505 public elementary schools	15.2%	90	51.9	43.6	39.1	36.7	43.6	41.3	50.0	$9,675	$1,374	$8,301
Bethware Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	115 Bethware Drive	Kings Mountain	28086	Cleveland County	Cleveland County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(704) 476-8346	548	38	14.4	99.5%	337 (61.5%)	110 (20.1%)	58 (10.6%)	4 (0.7%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	35 (6.4%)	79.5	252^nd of 1490 public elementary schools	83.1%		73	356^th of 1505 public elementary schools	76.3%	104	80.9	77.0		57.4	64.0			$9,644	$1,089	$8,555
Washington Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1907 Stony Point Road	Shelby	28150	Cleveland County	Cleveland County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(704) 476-8260	376	26	14.3	97.9%	206 (54.8%)	62 (16.5%)	70 (18.6%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (9.6%)	39.7	923^rd of 1490 public elementary schools	38.1%		14.2	1374^th of 1505 public elementary schools	8.7%	451	72.9	38.2	58.9	42.4	39.7	42.9	62.5	$9,971	$1,530	$8,441
Grover Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	206 Carolina Avenue	Grover	28073	Cleveland County	Cleveland County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(704) 476-8351	323	21	15.2	99.1%	226 (70.0%)	46 (14.2%)	15 (4.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (10.8%)	75	313^th of 1490 public elementary schools	79.0%		76.9	297^th of 1505 public elementary schools	80.3%	16	84.7	59.0		72.9	60.7			$10,632	$1,366	$9,266
West Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	500 W Mountain Street	Kings Mountain	28086	Cleveland County	Cleveland County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(704) 476-8345	289	21	13.9	99.0%	182 (63.0%)	61 (21.1%)	24 (8.3%)	3 (1.0%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (5.5%)	57.7	600^th of 1490 public elementary schools	59.7%		56.7	638^th of 1505 public elementary schools	57.6%	38	62.9	67.9		44.3	62.3			$9,202	$1,108	$8,094
North Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	900 N Ramseur Street	Kings Mountain	28086	Cleveland County	Cleveland County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(704) 476-8225	272	23	12.0	98.9%	143 (52.6%)	84 (30.9%)	23 (8.5%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (7.7%)	72.1	363^rd of 1490 public elementary schools	75.6%		51.7	719^th of 1505 public elementary schools	52.2%	356	71.7	75.5		49.1	67.3			$10,709	$1,428	$9,282
East Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	600 N Cleveland Avenue	Kings Mountain	28086	Cleveland County	Cleveland County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(704) 476-8356	199	18	10.8	97.5%	83 (41.7%)	84 (42.2%)	24 (12.1%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (3.0%)	56.4	626^th of 1490 public elementary schools	58.0%		54.8	665^th of 1505 public elementary schools	55.8%	39	67.6	70.0		37.8	60.0			$11,443	$1,678	$9,765

Frequently Asked Questions about Elizabeth Elementary

What district is Elizabeth Elementary in?

Cleveland County Schools

What is the racial makeup of Elizabeth Elementary?

Students at Elizabeth Elementary are 49% African American, 24% White, 18% Hispanic, 9% Two or more races.

Is Elizabeth Elementary a good school?

Elizabeth Elementary ranks 985^th of 1490 North Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Elizabeth Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 649 students attended Elizabeth Elementary.

What schools do graduates of Elizabeth Elementary attend?

Students who attend Elizabeth Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Shelby Middle
High : Cleveland ECHS
High : Shelby High

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