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Enrollment
558
Elementary
DISTRICT 425 · STATE 467
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CLEVELAND COUNTY SCHOOLS·NCES 370090000335
Boiling Springs Elementary
1522 Patrick Avenue, Shelby, NC 28152 · (704) 476-8361 · Cleveland County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL558 STUDENTS
A+
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Scored higher than 96% of North Carolina public elementary schools
- ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded North Carolina public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
14.8:1
38 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.2:1 · STATE 14.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
99%
555 students
DISTRICT 97% · STATE 82%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 35 | 6% |
| Kindergarten | 75 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 93 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 91 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 91 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 82 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 91 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (75) is 18% smaller than its 5th grade class (91).
Student demographics
48%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 61% · STATE 71% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
NC EOG / EOC 2024-25 . % Grade Level Proficient (Level 3+)English Language Arts
68.3%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
84.1%
NC avg 52.2%
What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 68 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 84 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all North Carolina schools, those numbers are about 51 and 52.
Source: NC EOG / EOC. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of NC schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
74.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.5%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+26.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 75% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 48% typical for North Carolina schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 26 points, placing it in North Carolina's top 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Boiling Springs Elementary
Boiling Springs Elementary's state test result (74.7% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Boiling Springs Elementary this school | 558 | 99.5% | 74.7% |
| Springmore Elementary Shelby | 618 | 99.5% | 74.7% |
| Fallston Elementary Fallston | 502 | 99.4% | 58.0% |
| Wentworth Elementary Reidsville | 497 | 98.8% | 60.6% |
| Brevard Elementary Brevard | 524 | 99.4% | 50.5% |
| Bolivia Elementary Bolivia | 514 | 99.4% | 49.3% |
Matched among North Carolina elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Boiling Springs Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina | In Cleveland County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 74.7% | #143 of 1,297 | #3 of 15 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 84.1% | #65 of 1,296 | #1 of 15 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 68.3% | #160 of 1,300 | #1 of 15 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 558 | #440 of 1,485 | #3 of 15 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.8:1 | #703 of 1,377 | #10 of 14 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 48.1% | #1,023 of 1,379 | #10 of 14 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 99.5% | #192 of 1,414 | #3 of 15 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +5.1% | #266 of 369 | #6 of 7 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
558
+29 (+5%) vs 2020
-2% since 1990-91, when it was 570
Student : Teacher
14.8:1
was 14.7:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 558 | 37.7 | 14.8:1 | 99% (555) |
| 2023-24 | 555 | 37.6 | 14.8:1 | 99% (552) |
| 2022-23 | 549 | 38.9 | 14.1:1 | 63% (346) |
| 2020-21 | 529 | 36 | 14.7:1 | 55% (293) |
| 2017-18 | 531 | 37 | 14.3:1 | 58% (307) |
| 2015-16 | 545 | 35 | 15.6:1 | 52% (281) |
| 2010-11 | 598 | 39 | 15.3:1 | 45% (272) |
| 2000-01 | 633 | 56 | 11.3:1 | 37% (236) |
| 1990-91 | 570 | 30 | 19.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Boiling Springs Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students up 5% (531 to 558); teachers up 2% (37 to 37.7).
About Boiling Springs Elementary
Boiling Springs Elementary is a medium-sized elementary school with an address in Shelby, North Carolina. Enrolled students number 558 students, in pre-K through 5.
Cleveland County Schools runs 28 schools with a combined 14,504 students. Boiling Springs Elementary is one of them.
Roughly 70% of students at Boiling Springs Elementary are White. Other reported shares: 15% Black, 8% multiracial, and 8% Hispanic. That is close to the 72% White share among all Cleveland County residents. Pick two students at random and there is a 48% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
The school employs the equivalent of 37.7 full-time teachers, for a ratio of 14.8:1. That is close to the 14.9:1 average for elementary schools in North Carolina. The free or reduced-price lunch rate at Boiling Springs Elementary is 99%. That tracks the 99% average for public schools in Cleveland County.
allk12 grades Boiling Springs Elementary an A+. The grade compares the school only with North Carolina public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
Boiling Springs Elementary posts an average proficiency rate on state tests of 74.7%. Schools with its free or reduced-price lunch share in North Carolina are predicted to post 48.5%, so the school is 26.2 points ahead and in the state's top 10%.
Across Cleveland County, the median household income is $58,534, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 22% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 12%. Cleveland County is home to 29 public schools and about 15,682 public school students.
The school nearest to Boiling Springs Elementary is Springmore Elementary, at a distance of about 2.6 miles. Other public schools within five miles number 3. Compared with its nearest neighbors, Boiling Springs Elementary ranks 3rd of 8 on average proficiency.
For locale, NCES codes Boiling Springs Elementary as Rural: Distant.
Enrollment is up 5% from 2020-21, when Boiling Springs Elementary had 529 students, to 2024-25, when it had 558.
Conversations here can range across school safety, transportation, and start times. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
Cleveland County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
100,991
Census ACS
Median income
$58,534
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
22%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
12%
Below federal line
Schools in county
29
15,682 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Cleveland County Schools
- Kings Mountain HighHigh · 1,305 students
- Crest HighHigh · 1,098 students
- Burns HighHigh · 928 students
- Crest MiddleMiddle · 810 students
- Shelby HighHigh · 792 students
- Burns MiddleMiddle · 744 students
Other schools in Shelby
- Pinnacle Classical AcademyCombined · 1,178 students
- Crest HighHigh · 1,098 students
- Crest MiddleMiddle · 810 students
- Shelby HighHigh · 792 students
- Elizabeth ElementaryElementary · 649 students
- Springmore ElementaryElementary · 618 students
Other Boiling Springs Elementary schools
One other US public school is named Boiling Springs Elementary. Boiling Springs Elementary is the 2nd largest of the 2.
- Boiling Springs ElementaryBoiling Springs, SC · 791 students
Nearby schools
- Springmore Elementary2.6 mi · 618
- Crest Middle3.3 mi · 810
- Crest High3.4 mi · 1,098
- North Shelby5.2 mi · 76
- James Love Elementary5.3 mi · 376
- Shelby Middle6.1 mi · 588
Frequently asked questions
About Boiling Springs ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Boiling Springs Elementary?
Boiling Springs Elementary enrolls approximately 558 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Boiling Springs Elementary serve?
Boiling Springs Elementary serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Boiling Springs Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Boiling Springs Elementary is approximately 14.8:1 (38 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Boiling Springs Elementary?
Boiling Springs Elementary reports a student body of 70% White, 8% Hispanic, 15% Black, 0% Asian, 8% Two or more.
What district is Boiling Springs Elementary in?
Boiling Springs Elementary is part of Cleveland County Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.