Enrollment
225
High
DISTRICT 748 · STATE 761
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CLEVELAND COUNTY SCHOOLS·NCES 370090003030
Cleveland ECHS
1800 E. Marion Street, Shelby, NC 28152 · (704) 476-8232 · Cleveland County
GRADES 09–13HIGH32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL225 STUDENTS
A
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 94% of North Carolina public high 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 high schools
Student : Teacher
20.2:1
11 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.7:1 · STATE 19.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
99%
222 students
DISTRICT 97% · STATE 82%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 60 | 27% |
| Grade 10 | 58 | 26% |
| Grade 11 | 48 | 21% |
| Grade 12 | 59 | 26% |
Student demographics
61%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
86.2%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
81.4%
NC avg 52.2%
What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 86 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 81 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
84.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.7%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+35.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 84% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 49% 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 35 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 Cleveland ECHS
Cleveland ECHS's state test result (84.0% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cleveland ECHS this school | 225 | 98.7% | 84.0% |
| Richmond Early College High Hamlet | 294 | 99.0% | N/A |
| Hickory Career Arts Magnet High School Hickory | 201 | 98.5% | 49.3% |
| Columbus Career and College Academy Whiteville | 230 | 98.7% | 70.2% |
| Wilmington Early College High Castle Hayne | 270 | 98.9% | 72.8% |
| SEA-Tech Castle Hayne | 227 | 98.7% | 81.3% |
Matched among North Carolina high 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 Cleveland ECHS ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina | In Cleveland County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 84.0% | #37 of 468 | N/A |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 81.4% | #35 of 464 | N/A |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 86.2% | #54 of 448 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 225 | #463 of 598 | #5 of 6 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 20.2:1 | #304 of 473 | N/A |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 60.9% | #241 of 474 | N/A |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 98.7% | #244 of 527 | #5 of 6 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +4.7% | #115 of 164 | N/A |
Ranked against other public high 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
225
0 (0%) vs 2020
+56% since 2010-11, when it was 144
Student : Teacher
20.2:1
was 22.5:1
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 | 225 | 11.1 | 20.2:1 | 99% (222) |
| 2023-24 | 214 | 11.1 | 19.4:1 | 99% (211) |
| 2022-23 | 219 | 10.1 | 21.7:1 | 57% (124) |
| 2020-21 | 225 | 10 | 22.5:1 | 40% (90) |
| 2017-18 | 215 | 11 | 19.5:1 | 53% (113) |
| 2015-16 | 211 | 8 | 26.4:1 | 59% (125) |
| 2010-11 | 144 | 7 | 20.6:1 | 60% (86) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Cleveland ECHS.
Since 2017-18: students up 5% (215 to 225); teachers up 1% (11 to 11.1).
About Cleveland ECHS
Students in Shelby, North Carolina, attend Cleveland ECHS, a very small high school. It enrolls 225 students in 2024-25. The grades offered are 9 through 13. The school is 70% below the average for high schools in North Carolina.
Cleveland ECHS is part of Cleveland County Schools, where 28 schools serve 14,504 students.
White students are 57% of those enrolled at Cleveland ECHS. Other reported shares: 20% Hispanic, 16% Black, 5% multiracial, and 2% Asian. That compares with about 72% White among all Cleveland County residents. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 61%.
Cleveland ECHS has a student-to-teacher ratio of 20.2:1, with 11.1 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average for high schools in North Carolina is about 19.6:1. A common income measure, free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, is 99% at Cleveland ECHS. That is in line with the 99% average for public schools in Cleveland County.
Cleveland ECHS earns an A on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 94% of North Carolina public high schools.
Cleveland ECHS beats its predicted average proficiency rate across its state test results by 35.3 points (84.0% versus 48.7%), a top-10% result in North Carolina on BeatsExpectations.
American Community Survey estimates for Cleveland County show that the median household earns about $58,534 a year, about 22% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 12% of residents are in poverty. Cleveland County has 29 public schools with about 15,682 students, including Cleveland ECHS.
Elizabeth Elementary sits less than a tenth of a mile from Cleveland ECHS. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles. By average proficiency, Cleveland ECHS is 1st among 6 schools close by.
The school's federal locale classification is Town: Distant.
Federal data show 225 students in 2020-21 and 225 in 2024-25, a difference of under 3%. Students per teacher dropped from 22.5 in 2020-21 to 20.2 in 2024-25.
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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
Nearby schools
- Elizabeth Elementary0.1 mi · 649
- Jefferson Elementary1.9 mi · 439
- Pinnacle Classical Academy1.9 mi · 1,178
- Shelby High2.6 mi · 792
- Cleveland Innovation3.1 mi · 187
- Turning Point Academy3.1 mi · 142
Frequently asked questions
About Cleveland ECHSHow large is Cleveland ECHS?
Cleveland ECHS enrolls approximately 225 students in grades 09-13.
What age range does Cleveland ECHS serve?
Cleveland ECHS serves students from grade 09 through grade 13.
How many students per teacher at Cleveland ECHS?
Approximately 20.2:1 students per teacher at Cleveland ECHS.
How diverse is Cleveland ECHS?
Cleveland ECHS reports a student body of 57% White, 20% Hispanic, 16% Black, 2% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Who oversees Cleveland ECHS?
Cleveland ECHS is overseen by Cleveland County Schools in Cleveland County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.