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Best public schools in Shelby, NC

17 public schools in Shelby: 8 elementary · 2 middle · 3 high · 4 combined. Ranked by our score, based on 2025-26 state test results.

Rankings renumber to share equal ranks and fill gaps when schools are hidden. Scores compare each school with schools of the same type across North Carolina.

Elementary schools

8 schools in Shelby, best first
1
Springmore Elementary 86.7
Cleveland County Schools · Grades PK-5 · 581 students
ELA 64%Math 81%Science 89%
#167 of 1,256 in North Carolina
2
Boiling Springs Elementary 85.5
Cleveland County Schools · Grades PK-5 · 555 students
ELA 63%Math 82%Science 86%
#182 of 1,256 in North Carolina
3
Jefferson Elementary 80.1
Cleveland County Schools · Grades PK-5 · 425 students
ELA 64%Math 76%Science 77%
#250 of 1,256 in North Carolina
4
Union Elementary 50.0
Cleveland County Schools · Grades PK-5 · 424 students
ELA 47%Math 69%Science 64%
#628 of 1,256 in North Carolina
5
Washington Elementary 49.1
Cleveland County Schools · Grades PK-5 · 386 students
ELA 53%Math 63%Science 62%
#640 of 1,256 in North Carolina
6
James Love Elementary 35.9
Cleveland County Schools · Grades PK-5 · 356 students
ELA 46%Math 55%Science 67%
#805 of 1,256 in North Carolina
7
Elizabeth Elementary 29.6
Cleveland County Schools · Grades PK-5 · 581 students
ELA 43%Math 57%Science 57%
#885 of 1,256 in North Carolina
8
Township Three Elementary 24.2
Cleveland County Schools · Grades PK-5 · 541 students
ELA 46%Math 50%Science 54%
#952 of 1,256 in North Carolina

Middle schools

2 schools in Shelby, best first
1
Crest Middle 72.1
Cleveland County Schools · Grades 6-8 · 833 students
ELA 62%Math 62%Science 68%
#129 of 460 in North Carolina
2
Shelby Middle 31.4
Cleveland County Schools · Grades 6-8 · 591 students
ELA 45%Math 49%Science 48%
#316 of 460 in North Carolina

High schools

3 schools in Shelby, best first
1
Cleveland ECHS 94.2
Cleveland County Schools · Grades 9-13 · 214 students
ELA 98%Math 94%Science 94%
#30 of 512 in North Carolina
2
Crest High 60.8
Cleveland County Schools · Grades 9-12 · 1,101 students
ELA 62%Math 74%Science 71%
#201 of 512 in North Carolina
3
Shelby High 29.0
Cleveland County Schools · Grades 9-12 · 790 students
ELA 54%Math 45%Science 52%
#364 of 512 in North Carolina

Combined schools

4 schools in Shelby, best first
1
Cleveland Innovation 82.7
Cleveland County Schools · Grades K-12 · 164 students
ELA 79%Math 66%Science 79%
#34 of 194 in North Carolina
2
Pinnacle Classical Academy 78.6
Pinnacle Classical Academy · Grades K-12 · Charter · 1,165 students
ELA 73%Math 65%Science 75%
#42 of 194 in North Carolina
3
North Shelby 65.7
Cleveland County Schools · Grades PK-12 · 77 students
ELA 47%Math 75%
#67 of 194 in North Carolina
4
Turning Point Academy 8.5
Cleveland County Schools · Grades 6-12 · 148 students
ELA 15%Math 5%Science 7%
#178 of 194 in North Carolina

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