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Crest High

800 Old Boiling Springs Road, Shelby, NC 28152 · (704) 476-8331 · Cleveland County
GRADES 09–12HIGH41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,098 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 49% of North Carolina public high schools
  • C+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
  • BBeats 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

Enrollment
1,098
High
DISTRICT 748 · STATE 761
Student : Teacher
18.8:1
58 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.7:1 · STATE 19.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
1,095 students
DISTRICT 97% · STATE 82%
Community
1
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

GradeStudentsShare
Grade 931228%
Grade 1026924%
Grade 1127125%
Grade 1224622%
Student demographics
56%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 61% · STATE 71% · US 70%
White
67161%
DISTRICT 55% · STATE 42% · US 43%
Hispanic
918%
DISTRICT 10% · STATE 22% · US 30%
Black
25423%
DISTRICT 26% · STATE 25% · US 15%
Asian
40%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 4% · US 6%
Two+
767%
DISTRICT 7% · STATE 6% · US 5%
Native American
10%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 1% · US 1%
Pacific Islander
10%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 0% · US 0%
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
Male
57052%
Female
52848%

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Test scores

NC EOG / EOC 2024-25 . % Grade Level Proficient (Level 3+)
English Language Arts
50.9%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
37.9%
NC avg 52.2%

What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 51 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 38 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 · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
43.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.4%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-4.5pp
below demographic expectation

What this means: About 44% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 48% typical for North Carolina schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among North Carolina's top nor bottom 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 Crest High

Crest High's state test result (43.9% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.

SchoolStudentsLow-incomeProficient
Crest High this school1,09899.7%43.9%
Kings Mountain High
Kings Mountain
1,30598.8%47.4%
Burns High
Lawndale
92899.5%46.8%
South Columbus High
Tabor City
66999.4%39.0%
East Rowan High
Salisbury
98698.4%34.5%
R-S Central High School
Rutherfordton
76398.2%38.1%
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 Crest High ranks

Among high schools
MeasureThis schoolIn North CarolinaIn Cleveland County
State test proficiency
ranked highest first
43.9%#267 of 468N/A
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
37.9%#213 of 464N/A
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
50.9%#280 of 448N/A
Enrollment
ranked largest first
1,098#160 of 598#2 of 6
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
18.8:1#250 of 473N/A
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
56.1%#302 of 474N/A
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
99.7%#51 of 527#1 of 6
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked steepest decline first
-8.9%#142 of 277N/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 2024-25
Enrollment
1,098
-44 (-4%) vs 2020
-19% since 1990-91, when it was 1,356
Student : Teacher
18.8:1
was 16.8:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-251,09858.418.8:1100% (1,095)
2023-241,10164.217.1:1100% (1,098)
2022-231,11465.916.9:154% (606)
2020-211,1426816.8:141% (471)
2017-181,20576.115.8:143% (521)
2015-161,2907816.5:146% (595)
2010-111,2428614.4:141% (513)
2000-011,3429214.6:113% (180)
1990-911,3567617.8:1N/A
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Crest High.

Since 2017-18: students down 9% (1,205 to 1,098); teachers down 23% (76.1 to 58.4).

About Crest High

Crest High is a mid-sized high school with an address in Shelby, North Carolina. Federal data show 1,098 students enrolled in grades 9 through 12 in 2024-25. High schools in North Carolina average about 761 students, which makes this school 44% larger than average.

Cleveland County Schools operates 28 schools. Combined enrollment is 14,504 students.

The share of White students at Crest High is 61%, a majority. Smaller groups are 23% Black, 8% Hispanic, and 7% multiracial. For comparison, the population of Cleveland County is roughly 72% White. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 56, compared with 70 nationally.

There are about 18.8 students for every full-time-equivalent teacher at Crest High, which has 58.4. The school's 18.8:1 compares with an average of 19.6:1 for high schools in North Carolina. Eligibility for free or reduced-price lunch stands at 100%. That is in line with the 99% average for public schools in Cleveland County.

Crest High earns a B- on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 49% of North Carolina public high schools.

Based on student poverty, the model expects 48.4% at Crest High; the school's average proficiency rate across its state test results is 43.9%.

The school is in Cleveland County, where the median household earns about $58,534 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 22% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 12%. Across Cleveland County, 29 public schools serve about 15,682 students.

Measured in a straight line, Crest Middle is about 0.6 miles from Crest High. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. The nearest schools with test data average 58.7%, higher than Crest High's 43.9%.

NCES lists the school's locale as Rural: Fringe. That means it sits in rural territory close to an urban area.

Since 2020-21, enrollment has fallen 4%, from 1,142 to 1,098. The number of students per teacher increased from 16.8 to 18.8 over 4 years.

The discussion board for Crest High is open to topics like pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.

Cleveland County at a glance

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Population
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

School name
Crest High
District
Cleveland County Schools
Address
800 Old Boiling Springs Road, Shelby, NC 28152
Phone
(704) 476-8331
County
Cleveland County
Level
High
Grade range
09–12
Total enrollment
1,098
Teachers (FTE)
58
Student–teacher ratio
18.8:1
Free and reduced lunch
1,095 (100%)
Locale
41-Rural: Fringe
NCES ID
370090000340
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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One other US public school is named Crest High. Crest High is the largest of the 2.

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Frequently asked questions

About Crest High
What is the total enrollment at Crest High?
Crest High enrolls approximately 1,098 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does Crest High serve?
Crest High serves grades 09-12.
How many students per teacher at Crest High?
Approximately 18.8:1 students per teacher at Crest High.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Crest High?
At Crest High, the student body is approximately 61% White, 8% Hispanic, 23% Black, 0% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Is Crest High public or private?
Crest High is a public K-12 school, overseen by Cleveland County Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.
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