📍 1166 Wyke Road, Shelby, Cleveland County, 28150
Jefferson Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Shelby, Cleveland County. The school has 429 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Cleveland County Schools school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in a small-town setting. The school employs 30.7 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.0:1. 52% of students are proficient in reading. 57% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Jefferson Elementary enrolls 429 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 48% male and 52% female. A teaching staff of 30.7 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.0:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 43% Black or African American, 40% White and 8.4% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 183 | 43% |
| White | 172 | 40% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 36 | 8.4% |
| Two or more races | 33 | 7.7% |
| Asian | 4 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
422 of the school's 429 students (98%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 421 qualify for free lunch and 1 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.
Jefferson Elementary is located in a small-town setting (NCES locale: Town, Distant). 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.
Jefferson 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 429 students, Jefferson 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: Town - Distant
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