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Boiling Springs Elementary

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Boiling Springs Elementary ranks 172 nd of 1490 North Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

172^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,490 North Carolina Elementary Schools

Better than 88% of North Carolina elementary schools

Summary

Boiling Springs Elementary is a public elementary school located in Shelby, North Carolina, serving grades PK-5 with a total enrollment of 555 students. The school is part of the Cleveland County Schools district, which is ranked 97 out of 242 districts in North Carolina and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Boiling Springs Elementary consistently ranks among the top 25% of North Carolina elementary schools, with strong academic performance that significantly exceeds the district and state averages across all grade levels and subject areas, particularly in Mathematics and Reading. The school's performance is especially noteworthy, as it has maintained this high level of achievement even as the percentage of economically disadvantaged students has increased significantly in recent years.

Compared to nearby schools, Boiling Springs Elementary outperforms most of the other elementary schools in the Cleveland County Schools district, as well as some schools outside the district, such as Forrest W. Hunt Elementary School and Ellenboro Elementary School in the Rutherford County Schools district. The only nearby school that appears to be on par with Boiling Springs Elementary is Springmore Elementary.

558

Students ?

14.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$9,229

Per pupil spending ?

99.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1522 Patrick Avenue
Shelby, NC 28152

(704) 476-8361

District: Cleveland County Schools

Students who attend Boiling Springs Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Crest Middle
High:	Cleveland ECHS
	Crest High

Racial breakdown:

White:

69.7%

African American:

14.7%

Two or more races:

7.7%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 89th percentile in 2015 → 88th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the North Carolina average (75% vs 57% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 12% of North Carolina elementary schools

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Cleveland County Schools

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school75%

District avg60%

North Carolina avg57%

172^nd of 1,490

North Carolina public elementary schools ?

Top 12%▼ down 1 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st 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	85.1	172 of 1490	88.5%	★★★★☆
2024	76.2	307 of 1505	79.6%	★★★★☆
2023	80.6	227 of 1502	84.9%	★★★★☆
2022	80.7	237 of 1514	84.3%	★★★★☆
2021	65.6	472 of 1489	68.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	72.9	352 of 1473	76.1%	★★★★☆
2018	79.0	241 of 1434	83.2%	★★★★☆
2017	85.2	145 of 1429	89.9%	★★★★☆
2016	80.9	210 of 1425	85.3%	★★★★☆
2015	85.4	154 of 1440	89.3%	★★★★☆
2014	85.2	168 of 1390	87.9%	★★★★☆
2013	78.6	246 of 1403	82.5%	★★★★☆
2012	76.0	277 of 1388	80.0%	★★★★☆
2011	72.9	340 of 1381	75.4%	★★★★☆
2010	78.5	229 of 1363	83.2%	★★★★☆
2009	74.7	302 of 1354	77.7%	★★★★☆
2008	66.1	422 of 1324	68.1%	★★★☆☆
2007	78.4	197 of 1293	84.8%	★★★★☆
2006	79.7	179 of 1276	86.0%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2023	66.5	241 of 933	74.2%	★★★★☆
2022	65.2	232 of 927	75.0%	★★★★☆
2021	58.0	263 of 896	70.6%	★★★★☆
2019	60.5	303 of 949	68.1%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2022	43.4	299 of 634	52.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	45.9	286 of 646	55.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	28.2	704 of 878	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	36.5	590 of 897	34.2%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	77.7	247 of 1451	83.0%	★★★★☆
2024	73.6	305 of 1455	79.0%	★★★★☆
2023	74.5	306 of 1459	79.0%	★★★★☆
2022	79.1	235 of 1458	83.9%	★★★★☆
2021	61.3	503 of 1440	65.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	77.8	247 of 1424	82.7%	★★★★☆
2018	78.7	247 of 1405	82.4%	★★★★☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	62.3	272 of 710	61.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	39.1	582 of 669	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	55.0	362 of 582	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	60.3	234 of 500	53.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	59.2	302 of 612	50.7%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	85.7	89 of 1437	93.8%	★★★★★
2024	76.5	211 of 1450	85.4%	★★★★☆
2023	82.7	125 of 1437	91.3%	★★★★★
2022	87.1	73 of 1366	94.7%	★★★★★
2021	64.7	344 of 1329	74.1%	★★★★☆
2019	69.7	321 of 1361	76.4%	★★★★☆
2018	73.7	247 of 1332	81.5%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	87.4	124 of 1450	91.4%	★★★★★
2024	76.0	287 of 1464	80.4%	★★★★☆
2023	83.1	182 of 1461	87.5%	★★★★☆
2022	76.6	284 of 1464	80.6%	★★★★☆
2021	67.6	423 of 1444	70.7%	★★★★☆
2019	64.7	457 of 1430	68.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	76.7	261 of 1413	81.5%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	52.7	297 of 821	63.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	38.9	468 of 801	41.6%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	69.3	325 of 1172	72.3%	★★★★☆
2024	57.1	496 of 1166	57.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	65.4	380 of 1183	67.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	71.9	297 of 1194	75.1%	★★★★☆
2021	58.5	462 of 1172	60.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	60.6	456 of 1183	61.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	66.0	392 of 1178	66.7%	★★★☆☆

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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)94th percentile+5 vs school

Male (2025)91st percentile+3 vs school

Female (2025)83rd percentile-5 vs school

African American (2023)74th percentile-11 vs school

White (2025)72nd percentile-16 vs school

Special Education (2025)64th percentile-25 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2025)62nd percentile-27 vs school

Disabled (2022)53rd percentile-32 vs school

By subject vs North Carolina (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics84%+23 vs state

Reading68%+16 vs state

Science68%+6 vs state

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Schools Near Boiling Springs Elementary

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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
Boiling Springs Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1522 Patrick Avenue	Shelby	28152	Cleveland County	Cleveland County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(704) 476-8361	558	38	14.8	99.5%	389 (69.7%)	82 (14.7%)	42 (7.5%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (7.7%)	85.1	172^nd of 1490 public elementary schools	88.5%		76.2	307^th of 1505 public elementary schools	79.6%	135	89.6	85.2	77.7	66.7	76.5	62.8	68.1	$9,229	$1,162	$8,067
Springmore Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	616 McBrayer Homestead Road	Shelby	28152	Cleveland County	Cleveland County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(704) 476-8235	618	41	15.1	99.5%	445 (72.0%)	77 (12.5%)	63 (10.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (5.2%)	82.2	212^th of 1490 public elementary schools	85.8%		77.4	290^th of 1505 public elementary schools	80.7%	78	77.9	81.3	88.4	46.5	67.3	69.8	86.0	$9,568	$1,145	$8,422
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
Cliffside Elementary School	Public	K-5	4016 US Hwy 221-A	Cliffside	28024	Rutherford County	Rutherford County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(828) 288-2235	188	13	14.9	94.7%	133 (70.7%)	11 (5.9%)	32 (17.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (5.9%)	86.7	150^th of 1490 public elementary schools	89.9%		91.5	95^th of 1505 public elementary schools	93.7%	55	89.5	71.4	84.0	63.2	76.2	68.0	80.0	$11,539	$1,925	$9,614
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
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
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
Ellenboro Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	813 Piney Mountain Church Rd	Ellenboro	28040	Rutherford County	Rutherford County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(828) 453-8185	567	30	18.7	97.4%	437 (77.1%)	36 (6.3%)	42 (7.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	52 (9.2%)	85.7	163^rd of 1490 public elementary schools	89.1%		78.8	263^rd of 1505 public elementary schools	82.5%	100	87.5	75.9	79.8	67.5	70.9	62.9	78.9	$9,921	$1,677	$8,244
Union Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1440 Union Church Road	Shelby	28150	Cleveland County	Cleveland County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(704) 476-8250	413	30	13.6	99.3%	248 (60.0%)	95 (23.0%)	27 (6.5%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (9.7%)	56.9	613^th of 1490 public elementary schools	58.9%		52.7	704^th of 1505 public elementary schools	53.2%	91	76.2	58.4	73.4	36.5	49.4	54.7	68.8	$10,135	$1,538	$8,597
Forrest W. Hunt Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	100 Forrest Hunt Drive	Forest City	28043	Rutherford County	Rutherford County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(828) 245-2161	460	24	19.2	98.3%	265 (57.6%)	37 (8.0%)	92 (20.0%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	64 (13.9%)	62.6	521^st of 1490 public elementary schools	65.0%		63.8	511^th of 1505 public elementary schools	66.0%	10	78.5	63.9	70.1	58.5	55.7	47.8	58.2	$10,377	$1,479	$8,898

Frequently Asked Questions about Boiling Springs Elementary

Is Boiling Springs Elementary a good school?

Boiling Springs Elementary ranks 172^nd of 1490 North Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Boiling Springs Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 558 students attended Boiling Springs Elementary.

What schools do graduates of Boiling Springs Elementary attend?

Students who attend Boiling Springs Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Crest Middle
High : Cleveland ECHS
High : Crest High

What district is Boiling Springs Elementary in?

Cleveland County Schools

What is the racial makeup of Boiling Springs Elementary?

Students at Boiling Springs Elementary are 70% White, 15% African American, 8% Two or more races, 8% Hispanic.

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