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Boiling Springs Elementary

PublicElementaryGrades PK–5

1522 Patrick Avenue, Shelby, NC 28152 · (704) 476-8361 · Part of Cleveland County Schools

Boiling Springs’ School Grade B− better than 51% of North Carolina school districts

Directions
Students
558
Students per teacher
15:1
Free or reduced lunch
99%
Setting
Rural
Grades
PK–5
The gist

What stands out about Boiling Springs Elementary

  • Its own letter, B+: better results than 65% of North Carolina’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 11 pts above the state
  • Next stop for Boiling Springs kids: 4 middle schools

On the path

Where Boiling Springs kids come from and go next. The whole path →

PK–5Boiling Springs ElementaryYou are here
6–84 middle schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency53%
State average 41.8%
Reading / language arts50%
State average 47.2%

Its own letter, B+, places these results among North Carolina’s 2,529 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

1522 Patrick Avenue, Shelby

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K35
Kindergarten75
Grade 193
Grade 291
Grade 391
Grade 482
Grade 591
Enrollment over time
529’20
534’21
549’22
555’23
558’24

Up 5.5% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 70%Black 15%Two or more races 8%Hispanic 8%Asian <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Boiling Springs Elementary from Boiling Springs families.

Other schools in Cleveland County Schools

The district →
Elizabeth Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Shelby
C
649 students18:1
Springmore Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Shelby
B+
618 students15:1
Bethware Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Kings Mountain
B
548 students14:1
Township Three Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Shelby
C+
540 students15:1
Fallston Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Fallston
B−
502 students14:1
Jefferson Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Shelby
B+
439 students15:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against North Carolina’s other public schools; Boiling Springs’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.