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How has Township Three Elementary changed in the last five years, for better or worse?
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Enrollment
540
Elementary
DISTRICT 425 · STATE 467
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CLEVELAND COUNTY SCHOOLS·NCES 370090000348
Township Three Elementary
526 Davis Road, Shelby, NC 28152 · (704) 476-8245 · Cleveland County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL540 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 24% of North Carolina public elementary schools
- C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats 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
15.2:1
35 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.2:1 · STATE 14.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
99%
537 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 | 41 | 8% |
| Kindergarten | 75 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 93 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 72 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 84 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 82 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 93 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (75) is 19% smaller than its 5th grade class (93).
Student demographics
68%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
40.2%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
44.2%
NC avg 52.2%
What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 40 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 44 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
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
43.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.5%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-4.6pp
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 Township Three Elementary
Township Three Elementary's state test result (43.8% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Township Three Elementary this school | 540 | 99.4% | 43.8% |
| G W Carver Elementary Pinetops | 550 | 97.8% | 55.6% |
| Southern Pines Elementary Southern Pines | 600 | 99.3% | 59.0% |
| Vanceboro-Farm Life Elementary Vanceboro | 494 | 98.2% | 40.9% |
| Whiteville Primary Whiteville | 486 | 99.0% | N/A |
| Edgewood Elementary Whiteville | 450 | 99.3% | 52.5% |
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 Township Three Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina | In Cleveland County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 43.8% | #992 of 1,297 | #14 of 15 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 44.2% | #1,054 of 1,296 | #14 of 15 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 40.2% | #939 of 1,300 | #14 of 15 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 540 | #493 of 1,485 | #5 of 15 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.2:1 | #817 of 1,377 | #12 of 14 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 68.2% | #296 of 1,379 | #1 of 14 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 99.4% | #219 of 1,414 | #5 of 15 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -21.4% | #254 of 937 | #1 of 8 |
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
540
-46 (-8%) vs 2020
+131% since 1990-91, when it was 234
Student : Teacher
15.2:1
was 13.6:1
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 | 540 | 35.5 | 15.2:1 | 99% (537) |
| 2023-24 | 541 | 41.5 | 13.0:1 | 99% (538) |
| 2022-23 | 529 | 41.6 | 12.7:1 | 99% (526) |
| 2020-21 | 586 | 43 | 13.6:1 | 99% (583) |
| 2017-18 | 687 | 43 | 16.0:1 | 100% (684) |
| 2015-16 | 692 | 43 | 16.1:1 | 83% (574) |
| 2010-11 | 708 | 44 | 16.1:1 | 67% (476) |
| 2000-01 | 979 | 52 | 18.8:1 | 51% (503) |
| 1990-91 | 234 | 11 | 21.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Township Three Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 21% (687 to 540); teachers down 17% (43 to 35.5).
About Township Three Elementary
Township Three Elementary, a mid-sized elementary school, is located in Shelby, North Carolina. It reports enrollment of 540 students in pre-K through 5.
A total of 28 schools make up Cleveland County Schools, with 14,504 students enrolled.
No group is above 50% at Township Three Elementary; the largest is White, at 40%. Beyond that, enrollment is 35% Black, 12% multiracial, and 12% Hispanic. The White share of the county population is higher, at 72%. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Township Three Elementary scores 68%.
Township Three Elementary reports a ratio of 15.2 students per teacher, from 35.5 full-time-equivalent teachers. That is in line with the 14.9:1 average for elementary schools in North Carolina. Student poverty is often measured by lunch eligibility; at Township Three Elementary, 99% qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. The average for public schools in Cleveland County is similar, at 99%.
On the allk12 Grade, Township Three Elementary lands at C-, ahead of 24% of North Carolina public elementary schools.
The BeatsExpectations prediction for Township Three Elementary is 48.5%, and its average proficiency rate across its state test results is 43.8%.
For the population of Cleveland County, 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. Across Cleveland County, 29 public schools serve about 15,682 students.
Pinnacle Classical Academy sits about 3.2 miles from Township Three Elementary. Township Three Elementary has 7 other public schools within five miles. Township Three Elementary comes in 4th of 6 nearby schools on average proficiency.
The National Center for Education Statistics classifies the school's location as Rural: Fringe, meaning it is in rural territory close to an urban area.
From 586 students in 2020-21, enrollment fell to 540 by 2024-25. From 2020-21 to 2024-25, the ratio increased from 13.6:1 to 15.2:1.
On allk12, people connected to Township Three Elementary can post about pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Members of the school community can share what they know.
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
- Pinnacle Classical Academy3.2 mi · 1,178
- Shelby Middle3.4 mi · 588
- North Shelby3.9 mi · 76
- James Love Elementary3.9 mi · 376
- Shelby High4.0 mi · 792
- Elizabeth Elementary4.9 mi · 649
Frequently asked questions
About Township Three ElementaryHow many students attend Township Three Elementary?
Township Three Elementary enrolls approximately 540 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Township Three Elementary serve?
Township Three Elementary serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Township Three Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Township Three Elementary is approximately 15.2:1 (35 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Township Three Elementary?
At Township Three Elementary, the student body is approximately 40% White, 12% Hispanic, 35% Black, 12% Two or more.
Who oversees Township Three Elementary?
Township Three 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.