📍 1907 Stony Point Road, Shelby, Cleveland County, 28150
Washington Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Shelby, Cleveland County. The school has 415 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Cleveland County Schools school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in a rural setting. The school employs 28.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.5:1. 37% of students are proficient in reading. 42% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Washington Elementary enrolls 415 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 55% male and 45% female. A teaching staff of 28.6 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.5:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 58% White, 20% Black or African American and 13% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 240 | 58% |
| Black or African American | 82 | 20% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 56 | 13% |
| Two or more races | 36 | 8.7% |
| Asian | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
412 of the school's 415 students (99%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 410 qualify for free lunch and 2 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.
Washington Elementary is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Fringe). 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 110.
Washington Elementary 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 415 students, Washington Elementary is smaller than the district average of about 518 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Fringe
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