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Enrollment
376
Elementary
DISTRICT 425 · STATE 467
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CLEVELAND COUNTY SCHOOLS·NCES 370090000350
Washington Elementary
1907 Stony Point Road, Shelby, NC 28150 · (704) 476-8260 · Cleveland County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL376 STUDENTS
C+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 43% 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.
- B-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
14.4:1
26 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.2:1 · STATE 14.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
98%
368 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 | 37 | 10% |
| Kindergarten | 56 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 53 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 55 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 57 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 66 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 52 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (56) is 8% larger than its 5th grade class (52).
Student demographics
63%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
41.5%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
55.7%
NC avg 52.2%
What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 42 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 56 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
51.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
49.0%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+2.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 52% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 49% 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 Washington Elementary
Washington Elementary's state test result (51.7% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Washington Elementary this school | 376 | 97.9% | 51.7% |
| Moss Hill Elementary Kinston | 371 | 99.2% | 74.1% |
| Tar River Elementary Franklinton | 370 | 99.2% | 51.2% |
| Wilton Elementary Franklinton | 350 | 99.1% | 57.5% |
| Leaksville-Spray Elementary Eden | 400 | 96.3% | 52.8% |
| Jessie Mae Monroe Elementary Ash | 390 | 99.2% | 56.6% |
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 Washington Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina | In Cleveland County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 51.7% | #765 of 1,297 | #12 of 15 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 55.7% | #739 of 1,296 | #12 of 15 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 41.5% | #892 of 1,300 | #13 of 15 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 376 | #976 of 1,485 | #9 of 15 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.4:1 | #575 of 1,377 | #7 of 14 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 62.9% | #580 of 1,379 | #5 of 14 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 97.9% | #920 of 1,414 | #14 of 15 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -0.3% | #928 of 937 | #8 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
376
-53 (-12%) vs 2020
+1% since 1990-91, when it was 374
Student : Teacher
14.4:1
was 14.8:1
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 | 376 | 26.1 | 14.4:1 | 98% (368) |
| 2023-24 | 386 | 28.5 | 13.6:1 | 99% (383) |
| 2022-23 | 415 | 28.7 | 14.5:1 | 99% (412) |
| 2020-21 | 429 | 29 | 14.8:1 | 99% (426) |
| 2017-18 | 377 | 30.2 | 12.5:1 | 98% (369) |
| 2015-16 | 408 | 31 | 13.2:1 | 77% (313) |
| 2010-11 | 427 | 29 | 14.7:1 | 67% (286) |
| 2000-01 | 562 | 36 | 15.6:1 | 53% (298) |
| 1990-91 | 374 | 22 | 17.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Washington Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students unchanged (377 to 376); teachers down 14% (30.2 to 26.1).
About Washington Elementary
Washington Elementary is an elementary school in Shelby, North Carolina, and it is part of Cleveland County Schools. The school counts 376 students across pre-K through 5.
The district for Washington Elementary is Cleveland County Schools, with 28 schools and 14,504 students.
By race and ethnicity, Washington Elementary is 55% White. It is also 19% Hispanic, 16% Black, and 10% multiracial. For comparison, the population of Cleveland County is roughly 72% White. Washington Elementary has a diversity index of 63%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Its 26.1 full-time-equivalent teachers give the school a ratio of 14.4:1. Elementary schools in North Carolina have a similar average ratio of 14.9:1. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is 98%. That is close to the 99% average for public schools in Cleveland County.
The allk12 Grade for Washington Elementary is C+. Compared with North Carolina public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 43% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
On the allk12 BeatsExpectations measure, Washington Elementary is 2.8 points above the average proficiency rate on state tests predicted for its free or reduced-price lunch share: 51.7% actual, 49.0% predicted. That is outside both the top and bottom 10% in North Carolina.
Within Cleveland County, median household income is about $58,534, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 22%, and roughly 12% of residents are in poverty. The public schools of Cleveland County number 29 and enroll about 15,682.
The school nearest to Washington Elementary is John Chavis Middle School, at a distance of about 3.6 miles. Within five miles of Washington Elementary, there are 4 other public schools. Washington Elementary is 5th of 9 nearby schools by average proficiency rate.
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.
A comparison of 2020-21 and 2024-25 shows enrollment down 12%, from 429 to 376.
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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
Other Washington Elementary schools
155 other US public schools in 28 states are named Washington Elementary. Washington Elementary is the 72nd largest of the 156.
- Washington ElementaryRaleigh, NC · 514 students
- Washington ElementaryGreensboro, NC · 214 students
- Washington ElementaryRiverside, CA · 818 students
- Washington ElementaryRedondo Beach, CA · 776 students
- Washington ElementaryLindsay, CA · 730 students
Nearby schools
- John Chavis Middle School3.6 mi · 412
- W B Beam Intermediate School4.1 mi · 191
- Cherryville Elementary4.1 mi · 378
- Cherryville High4.5 mi · 484
- Cleveland ECHS5.5 mi · 225
- Elizabeth Elementary5.6 mi · 649
Frequently asked questions
About Washington ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Washington Elementary?
Washington Elementary enrolls approximately 376 students in grades PK-05.
Is Washington Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Washington Elementary is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many teachers does Washington Elementary have?
Washington Elementary employs 26 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.4:1.
What is the student diversity at Washington Elementary?
Student demographics at Washington Elementary are roughly 55% White, 19% Hispanic, 16% Black, 1% Asian, 10% Two or more.
Who oversees Washington Elementary?
Washington 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.