📍 315 Beaverdam Church Rd, Shelby, Cleveland County, 28150
Crest Middle is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Shelby, Cleveland County. The school has 849 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Cleveland County Schools school district. It serves grades 6–8 in a rural setting. The school employs 52.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 16.3:1. 47% of students are proficient in reading. 49% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Crest Middle enrolls 849 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 52.1 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 16.3:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 58% White, 25% Black or African American and 8.6% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 496 | 58% |
| Black or African American | 211 | 25% |
| Two or more races | 73 | 8.6% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 64 | 7.5% |
| Asian | 3 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
563 of the school's 849 students (66%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 549 qualify for free lunch and 14 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Crest Middle is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Fringe). Virtual instruction: Supplemental Virtual. The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district NC At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 44, state house district 111.
Crest Middle is one of 28 schools in Cleveland County Schools, based in Shelby, North Carolina. The district serves 14,504 students district-wide and employs 981 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 849 students, Crest Middle is larger than the district average of about 518 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Fringe