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Teachers: what resource would make the biggest difference at Springmore Elementary this year?
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Enrollment
618
Elementary
DISTRICT 425 · STATE 467
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CLEVELAND COUNTY SCHOOLS·NCES 370090002509
Springmore Elementary
616 McBrayer Homestead Road, Shelby, NC 28152 · (704) 476-8235 · Cleveland County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL618 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
15.1:1
41 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.2:1 · STATE 14.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
615 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 | 21 | 3% |
| Kindergarten | 107 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 101 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 105 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 85 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 108 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 91 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (107) is 18% larger than its 5th grade class (91).
Student demographics
45%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
61.6%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
82.4%
NC avg 52.2%
What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 62 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 82 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
+26.3pp
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 Springmore Elementary
Springmore Elementary's state test result (74.7% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Springmore Elementary this school | 618 | 99.5% | 74.7% |
| Newport Elementary Newport | 621 | 99.5% | 63.0% |
| Boiling Springs Elementary Shelby | 558 | 99.5% | 74.7% |
| Brevard Elementary Brevard | 524 | 99.4% | 50.5% |
| Chinquapin Elementary Chinquapin | 537 | 99.4% | 51.6% |
| Union Elementary Shallotte | 654 | 99.5% | 71.7% |
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 Springmore Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina | In Cleveland County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 74.7% | #141 of 1,297 | #2 of 15 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 82.4% | #87 of 1,296 | #2 of 15 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 61.6% | #288 of 1,300 | #4 of 15 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 618 | #320 of 1,485 | #2 of 15 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.1:1 | #792 of 1,377 | #11 of 14 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 45.3% | #1,085 of 1,379 | #12 of 14 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 99.5% | #127 of 1,414 | #2 of 15 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +8.2% | #207 of 369 | #4 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
618
+102 (+20%) vs 2020
+2% since 2000-01, when it was 608
Student : Teacher
15.1:1
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 | 618 | 40.8 | 15.1:1 | 100% (615) |
| 2023-24 | 581 | 39.6 | 14.7:1 | 99% (578) |
| 2022-23 | 553 | 37.7 | 14.7:1 | 63% (351) |
| 2020-21 | 516 | 35 | 14.7:1 | 56% (290) |
| 2017-18 | 571 | 36.4 | 15.7:1 | 54% (309) |
| 2015-16 | 616 | 38 | 16.2:1 | 55% (336) |
| 2010-11 | 662 | 41 | 16.1:1 | 49% (323) |
| 2000-01 | 608 | 26 | 23.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Springmore Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students up 8% (571 to 618); teachers up 12% (36.4 to 40.8).
About Springmore Elementary
Springmore Elementary operates as a medium-sized elementary school in Shelby, North Carolina. Its 618 students are spread across pre-K through 5. The typical figure for elementary schools in North Carolina is about 467 students.
Springmore Elementary is run by Cleveland County Schools, whose 28 schools enroll 14,504 students.
White students are the majority at Springmore Elementary, with 72% of enrollment. After that, the student body is 12% Black, 10% Hispanic, and 5% multiracial. That is close to the 72% White share among all Cleveland County residents. The school's diversity index is 45%, meaning two students picked at random have a 45% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
The count of teachers at Springmore Elementary is 40.8 full-time equivalents, for a ratio of 15.1:1. For comparison, elementary schools in North Carolina average 14.9:1. Around 100% of the school's students qualify for free or reduced-price meals. For comparison, public schools in Cleveland County average 99%.
The allk12 Grade for Springmore Elementary is A+. Compared with North Carolina public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 96% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Springmore Elementary outperforms its prediction by 26.3 points. The model expects 48.5% for a school with its free or reduced-price lunch share in North Carolina; the school's rate is 74.7%.
Springmore Elementary is located in Cleveland County, where the median household income is $58,534, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 22%, and about 12% of people live in poverty. Besides Springmore Elementary, Cleveland County has 28 other public schools.
The closest public school, Boiling Springs Elementary, is about 2.6 miles from Springmore Elementary. Other public schools within five miles: 3. Springmore Elementary is 2nd of 7 nearby schools by average proficiency rate.
Its location is classified as Rural: Fringe by the National Center for Education Statistics.
Federal data show a 20% enrollment gain, from 516 in 2020-21 to 618 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
- Shelby MiddleMiddle · 588 students
Nearby schools
- Boiling Springs Elementary2.6 mi · 558
- Crest Middle2.7 mi · 810
- Crest High3.3 mi · 1,098
- North Shelby5.6 mi · 76
- James Love Elementary5.7 mi · 376
- Cliffside Elementary School6.1 mi · 188
Frequently asked questions
About Springmore ElementaryHow large is Springmore Elementary?
Springmore Elementary enrolls approximately 618 students in grades PK-05.
Is Springmore Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Springmore Elementary is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Springmore Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Springmore Elementary is approximately 15.1:1 (41 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Springmore Elementary?
Springmore Elementary reports a student body of 72% White, 10% Hispanic, 12% Black, 0% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Who oversees Springmore Elementary?
Springmore Elementary 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.