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Elizabeth Elementary

PublicElementaryGrades PK–5

220 S Post Road, Shelby, NC 28152 · (704) 476-8371 · Part of Cleveland County Schools

Shelby’s School Grade B− better than 51% of North Carolina school districts

Directions
Students
649
Students per teacher
18:1
Free or reduced lunch
100%
Setting
Town
Grades
PK–5
The gist

What stands out about Elizabeth Elementary

  • Its own letter, C: better results than 27% of North Carolina’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 12 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 16 pts below the state
  • Enrollment up 55.3% since 2020–21
  • Next stop for Shelby kids: Shelby Middle

On the path

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

PK–5Elizabeth ElementaryYou are here
6–8Shelby Middle588 students

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency30%
State average 41.8%
Reading / language arts31%
State average 47.2%

Its own letter, C, 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 ↗

220 S Post Road, Shelby

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K118
Kindergarten106
Grade 198
Grade 279
Grade 389
Grade 482
Grade 577
Enrollment over time
418’20
412’21
569’22
581’23
649’24

Up 55.3% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Black 49%White 24%Hispanic 18%Two or more races 9%Asian <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Elizabeth Elementary from Shelby families.

Other schools in Cleveland County Schools

The district →
Springmore Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Shelby
B+
618 students15:1
Boiling Springs Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Shelby
B+
558 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; Shelby’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.